The towering 7-foot-9 player who captured global media attention in college basketball is Olivier Rioux. Hailing from Canada and recognized previously by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest teenager, Rioux joined the college basketball ranks as a redshirt freshman center. When he checked into a game for his team, he officially broke the historic record to become the tallest person ever to play in a regular-season US college basketball game, drawing massive cheers and widespread media fascination from fans and sports analysts alike.