The Tallest Teenager in the WORLD - Olivier Rioux | IMG Academy Basketball
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All of IMG's student-athletes strive to reach the next level, but Olivier Rioux is reaching new heights in a different way. You may have seen this 15-year-old Canadian in the Guinness World Record Book as the Tallest Living Teen in the World, and now he's turning heads on IMG's campus and in the basketball gym. Hear directly from this 7'5" sophomore basketball student-athlete as well as his coaches to see how he's using his height to his advantage in Bradenton, FL.
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He is 7 ft 5, which is considered as a tall giant and his voice is deeper than the ocean.
@zyrishp6380
Жыл бұрын
Hes 7'6 almost 7'7
For his height, he doesn't look thin at all. That's rare...so is being 7'6"
I am only 6’-7” and 67 years old and still get asked every day..”how tall are you, did you play basketball”. It does not get old. 7’-6” is the height of Chuck Nevitt. He played BB at NCSU and Houston Rockets. He has two NBA championship rings. He can stand flatfooted and grab hold of the rim. And a super nice person. Ollie appears to be headed down Chuck’s path. I will be watching his progress and pulling for him.
He’s not lanky like most athletic 7 footers but he’s not as gumpy as a lot of other built 7 footers. He will prolly be good in the nba
@zaedagod
2 жыл бұрын
Like Shawn Bradley he had a pretty long career.
@siulau7498
2 жыл бұрын
Depends on how much he really wants to succeed. He probably has the tools to make it into the NBA but being exceptionally tall usually means it is harder to build strength and move laterally so he will need to build a lot of strength and maximize what he has. It has already been a decade since we have had a true giant actually excel in the NBA.
@andrewwalden8851
2 жыл бұрын
He needs to keep humble thinking ( normal ) , grounded as he gets high up the ranks etc
@joshuareeves1390
2 жыл бұрын
prolly
It does feel for today's basketball (at least in the nba) its way more important foot and recovery speed than super height. Lets hope he can do that.
I had the honor of being in his class for two years, and i must say he really rocks
@doctorllama2507
Жыл бұрын
I also had the honor to be in the same school as him in 6th grade 2017-2018
@fezzik7619
Жыл бұрын
It’s an honor to be in a class with someone because he’s tall?
@maureen3134
Жыл бұрын
He seems like a really good kid.
@Emilio-Esteban
Жыл бұрын
It's an honor to read about how it's an honor to have the honor to honor him with your presence.
Dang that's one big kid. Hopefully he is successful
He has a good physique compared to other teenage 7 footers that are really skinny
@randyfarnsworth7825
2 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t have that over active pituitary look.. the Andre the giant kinda look. He’s just a big kid!😂😂😂
@monkeyb1820
2 жыл бұрын
@@randyfarnsworth7825 Andre actually looked really normal until maybe around early 20s or so. In the more modern era, he would have had surgery to stop the pituitary growth, but it just kept going.
Do NOT overwork young man!!!!! Take dance classes !!!!!!!! Tap, jazz, intro to ballet, and other dance classes will seriously build your coordination. Important he learns his own rhythm before being worked into muscle memory that doesn’t support the longevity of physically active sports career
@jeffthechristian3010
2 жыл бұрын
YES!! All of this - all of this! Ballet and dance will make his mortality so much better.
@B00TYclapperCLUB69
2 жыл бұрын
His coordination is very good for a dude that tall
@TheKlauscat
Жыл бұрын
No, break dancing or Disco…definitely Disco.
@jimmywhitlow2012
Жыл бұрын
Take yoga.
@randyhodder6015
Жыл бұрын
Obviously you aren't a basketball player
This dude is already buffed as hell for his height and age. Can you imagine how he will progress when he will get older
He's 15, so he's still growing.
@forest1361
2 жыл бұрын
Depends if his growth plates are closing
@SarahLeggs
Жыл бұрын
He's probably about done by that age
Kind of like Shawn Bradley - he doesn’t look like a pituitary case like a lot of super tall guys who can hardly walk
Bruh out of context Ramsey sounds hella rude but when you watch these episodes you realise how frikin patient he actually is...
Bro got that tall guy voice as well
Hola from🇪🇸What a Future Star..He MUST WORK HARD pretty HARD amd He will GET IT
For 15, he's amazingly advanced physically. Sounds just like Boban. Will have to work on the usual for guys like him: endurance and strength.
Cool kid Godspeed brother!!!
Good for him he found the right place to train and develop his skills for a long career. Put Daniel Santiago on him to whip him into shape!
Having tall parents and brother hopefully means he doesn't have the dreaded pituitary problem. Don't overwork your body, it's still growing.
@geckoed132
Жыл бұрын
Lol no
Got to get a whole lot more athletic to play in today's NBA. He will be a fun NCAA player to watch though!
The fact that it's all natural growth makes it even more extraordinary.
@bsmr2
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean how else do you grow?
@gregoryvierra6114
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure what people take in order to grow taller. Of course it’s all natural.
@captrockh2055
2 жыл бұрын
Question is, he's only 15, how much taller will he grow? Its gonna be hard on his joints, with growth spurts. Man, I wonder if he was 6foot2 in 3rd grade? lol
@charlemagne6424
2 жыл бұрын
@@bsmr2 Many of the tallest people in the world have a condition called Acromegaly
@crown7394
2 жыл бұрын
@@bsmr2 he means it's not a neural error. His brain doesn't have anything wrong with it, he's just naturally that tall. A true phenomenon.
In case you wonder, that family photo of his was not recently taken. 😂
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
was that like when he was 5?
@recapaman8936
Жыл бұрын
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman he was 12, lol
@xum0007
Жыл бұрын
@@recapaman8936 he was like 7 feet tall nonetheless that is insane at 12! Tallest kid I knew at 12 was 6 feet!
How do you get in a record book in a year that hasn’t even happened yet?
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
In case you missed it after you woke from that long nap Rumpelstiltskin, 2022 started almost 2 months ago & if you know any teen that is taller than 7'5 let GWR know so they can update in the next version of the book
@austinayers2509
2 жыл бұрын
@@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman He now is. Thank you for replying to this. Forgot I even said it.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
@@austinayers2509 hahaha I was just messin with ya with some good old sarcasm, dont take it seriously! ✌☮
the Florida Gators would love to have you come on down to gville...
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
Florida sux
The CAVS are always looking for young big men.. Right now they have Taco Fall at 7'6".. 😁 Go Cleveland!! Tall ball is back...
@aroncampos5720
2 жыл бұрын
Taco is actually 7'5 with no shoes so they the same height.
All basketball facilities should have 8 ft doors.
He got a 5 inch vert 😂
@siulau7498
2 жыл бұрын
He only needs a 0 inch vertical to dunk and could probably get his vertical up to around 20 inches which would be enough for him to windmill dunk
@icy_greanz5779
2 жыл бұрын
No
@RunForPeace-hk1cu
2 жыл бұрын
The last thing he wants is jump and roll his ankle ...He's 15. Big man don't need to jump. They just need to learn how to POST, shoot, and block shots, and grab rebounds. You expect him to dribble like MJ?!? LOL.... Stop laughing at yourself. Yao Ming is his goal.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
which is probably 5 inches longer than yours
There's a teenager in India, 1 yr younger than Rioux, who was 7'10 in 2022 and stands at 8'2 as of writing this comment. Name is Karan Singh.
7'5" tall at 15.....OMG..........He was 5'2" tall at age 5 in Kindergarten!! Thats my height and I'm 35!!!!!!🙄😱😱I mean wow!!!!!
"Dad!! He was as tall as me already when he was in 1st grade!! And the world's heaviest child?! He was heavier than me at age 5!! WHAT??!" My dad "Don't compare yourself to these freaks...!"
He doesn't look 7'5". He looks 7" next to his dad in his family photo.
@J-KMusic
2 жыл бұрын
he looked younger in the picture
@Werewolfoflondon1
2 жыл бұрын
Do not you figure his dad must also have some height?
@jameslinmd
2 жыл бұрын
@@Werewolfoflondon1 ?? Speak any English? He said his dad is 6'8". He looked about 7' in the photo comparing to his dad.
@georockmann7113
2 жыл бұрын
@@jameslinmd I think he was 12 in that picture
@brandonjames1464
2 жыл бұрын
@@georockmann7113 Correct; that picture was taken when he was 6'11 ( at 12 years old).
BETTER be teaching the Sky Hook!!!!!!! Game Over!!!!!
At 7-5 that's scary omg
at 25 yo he would be 7 foot 8 inches atleast so its actually unnormal xd
@maximinusgator6646
2 жыл бұрын
Personally when I think about it I just look at Neil Fingleton because he was 7’5 Somewhere between 13 or 14 and he seem to have a late life growth spurt at the age of 18 which gave him 3 inches
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
@@maximinusgator6646 He was 7'5 at 16 & listed as 7'7.5 when he was 18 at North Carolina at Chapel Hill
I don't care how fit you are. A person that tall will most likely run into ankles and/or knee problems early in their years of competitive sport careers.
15 years old.... what are we feedin these kids!!!
This guy how he's standing holding his basketball's just brought back the scene 2me from One Tree Hill season 4 episode 13 Pictures of you, where Nathan Scott he's doing the same but he's Shirtless & very yummy indeed 😋 big fan of One Tree Hill love the show ❤❤
Take some ballet classes. Improve coordination and balance quite a lot.
Who has dibs on this guy, college wise?
Probably gets mistaken for someone much older.hope he does well
Clemson University needs you hoss. GO TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
🇨🇦👍🏻👏🏻😱😲❤️7'6❤️✅🏀
How neck bigger than head
How tall is #2 in that photo?
Boban Jr
15yo? 7f5in?!
Remember he is not a slave or an animal he is person so his mind has to be build too, school work is important also... 5 years out of the NBA most players are broke!!!!
@NovaScotiaNewfie
Жыл бұрын
IMG is a prep school. The goal is to get him to NCAA so they have to succeed in the classroom.
Is he taller than yao ming ???
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
Yao is 7'6
Only 15 !
I played soccer and fathered my first child at 5
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
let GWR know, you may have the record for the youngest male to have a child & you will have the record for the first male that gave birth, you are a medical oddity
@anherogirl
Жыл бұрын
excuse me..??
🇵🇭👍 😱7'5
All of these coaches acting like they’ve worked with anyone near his size
WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING , SLIDE OUT OF YOUR BED , STEPPING ON A THICK CARPET OR SOFT RUGS WITH EXTRA CUSH , SO YOUR FIRST MOVEMENTS OF THE DAY ARE INSULATIVE CUSHION ON YOUR BACK & JOINTS . IN FACT HAVE A THICK CARPET IN YOUR HOUSE .
he must be popular with girl
His arms look short, I bet his wingspan is 6ft 10
@mizrahimjew9351
2 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too. He reminds me of Porzingis- short arms relative to his tall height.
@B00TYclapperCLUB69
2 жыл бұрын
His neck longer than his head
@user-ix2xh2ol4g
2 жыл бұрын
@@B00TYclapperCLUB69 😂
Hopefully he doesn't need to jump.
He's too tall for the NBA rite??
@reisenauerpierce
2 жыл бұрын
no theres no height limit in the nba
@dhdhdhrrr
2 жыл бұрын
no but he might be too slow, only time will tell
@Werewolfoflondon1
2 жыл бұрын
The fact that his legs reach the floor causes me to be a little apprehensive and wary.
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
@@Werewolfoflondon1 do yours touch the floor or do they always stay up in the air or behind your head?
He’s not going to live that long, maybe 50-60 years old
@Evorage_
22 күн бұрын
Bao Xishun is 7’9 and still alive at 72
I’m just worried about him medically - hopefully whatever pituitary issue he has will be addressed so that he stops growing. Kind of tone deaf that nothing in this vid even addresses his out-of-control growth to this point - instead, it’s just “he’s got a bright basketball future if he works hard” ….. ???
@anyomations3997
2 жыл бұрын
He doesn't have a pituitary issue dude! He's just that tall, his dad is 6'8" and his mom is 6'2"!
Purdue will offer this guy because they love gaint white guys.
@forest1361
2 жыл бұрын
Ik bro lol
Uhh does the voice sound like roids to anybody?
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman
2 жыл бұрын
nope, I am 6'2 with an extremely deep voice, I get compared to Barry White or Richard Sterban from the Oak Ridge Boys all the time & the ladies love to hear me talk especially with my southern accent