Olivier Rioux is a collegiate basketball center for the Florida Gators, a team that competes in the Southeastern Conference. Rioux is in his freshman year, as of March 2025, according to his roster profile on the Gators University website. Rioux attended IMG Academy located in Florida. He is also the tallest teenager and holds a Guinness World Record for being 6-foot-1 at age eight, 6-foot-11 by sixth grade as well as 7 feet before he entered the seventh grade. 247Sports, On3, and Rivals rated him a three-star prospect.
The Gators website further reports that Rioux chose No. 32 because of Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal and his favorite NBA players are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shaquille O’Neal, and Boban Marjanovic.
Olivier Rioux hometown
Olivier Rioux is from Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada according to his roster profile on the Florida Gators website.
Olivier Rioux nationality
Olivier Rioux is a Canadian by nationality, per his official roster.
For his national team, Rioux has played for the Canadian National Team. He has represented them in multiple FIBA tournaments and some of those are the 2024 U18 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2023 U19 World Cup, the 2022 U17 World Cup, and the 2021 U16 Americas Championship. Rioux averaged 4.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game on way to lead his team to a bronze medal at the 2023 U18 FIBA AmeriCup. This also includes his performance of recording 10 points against Venezuela and nine rebounds against Puerto Rico. At the 2021 FIBA U16 Americas Championship, he played six games and averaged 8.3 points and 10.3 rebounds. Rioux attended seven games at the 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup where he averaged 2.7 points and 4.7 rebounds. At the 2023 FIBA U19 World Cup, he appeared in five games and recorded 3.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, according to the Gators website.
FAQs on Olivier Rioux
A. Olivier Rioux is 19 years old as of March 2025.
A. Olivier Rioux stands 7-9 ft tall.
A. Anne Gariepy and Jean-François Rioux are the parents of Olivier Rioux.
