I didn't realize that the Gators had a 7'9" freshman. Wow, if he develops it certainly will make it tough to go inside on Florida. Big men definitely take longer to develop in most cases, Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanymaya aside. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The world's tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world's tallest college basketball player. Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 freshman who owns a spot in the Guinness record book, is planning to redshirt. Had the popular Canadian played in even one game, he would have burned one of his four seasons of college eligibility. Instead, Rioux will spend the 2024-25 season practicing with teammates and honing his skills -- and will still be a freshman next fall. Gators to redshirt 7-foot-9 freshman Rioux
Basketball recruiting just finished it's early signing period. 1. Duke 2.UCONN 3.Kentucky 4.Notre Dame ....not used to seeing the Irish ranked like this since the hey day of Digger 5.SMU 6.Michigan 7.Houston 8.LSU 9.Iowa State 10. Mississippi State
Congratulations Scott, my Buckeyes were no match last night with their suffocating defense and generous foul line advantage by the officials.
It was a proper a$$ kicking in every phase of the game. Scott's boy's played well, we got work to do before we can compete at that level on the road
Purdue wins a back and forth prizefight against KP's #2 Alabama. Difference was (I think) the crowd and Bama got a little cold string right at the wrong time towards the end of the game. KP I think your kids are going to go far. We were fortunate.
I gotta say I'm surprised. As I said earlier, Buzz's teams are known for starting the season slow, and then rounding into form about midway. Maybe... maybe this year is different???
With the annual roster turnover in basketball, I have trouble trying to figure out college basketball.