His father, Jean-Francois, is 6-8, mother Anne Gariepy 6-2 and older brother Emile 6-9, so imagine the looks at family outings.
This has been said before, but the young man looks stronger at 18 than than Manute Bol and the other super-giants ever looked. Also, it was cool to read that Myreon Jones was there coaching up the guards.
"Rioux is one of three first-year UF bigs on campus, along with wildly athletic 6-11 forward Rueben Chinyelu (transfer from Washington State) and 6-10 Sam Alexis (Tennessee-Chattanooga), both of whom are expected to play high minutes in the rotation, along with two returning sophomores in 6-11 Alex Condon and 6-10 Thomas Haugh coming off terrific rookie collegiate seasons. Viktor Mikic, a 6-11, 235-pound center from Serbia, was recently signed and joined the fold this week. That's six bigs ahead of him." I really hope Rioux can maximize his potential here....but have you ever seen a larger team at UF? WOW.
All of this with Micah on the bench. I saw Reuben is listed as a sophomore. All of these bigs with eligibility.
Any idea when summer workouts are over and we get to see the before and after photos? Always love seeing the transformation
I'm sitting here looking at my 8 foot doorway and imagining his hair brushing the top when he walks through, or ducking a bit. Surreal.
Time for another O'Dome remodel. They're gonna have to raise the doorways from the locker room to the court.
It is a little surreal when talking with people that all. I spoke with Tacko Fall several times when he as being recruited. It is unsettling. And Olivier is even taller.
