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With 2:09 left, Florida coach Todd Golden sent 7-foot-9 redshirt freshman Olivier Rioux into a 104-64 win over North Florida, drawing a thunderous ovation and making him the tallest person ever to play college basketball. Fans had chanted We Want Ollie throughout the O’Connell Center, and teammates celebrated as the 19-year-old Canadian checked in. Rioux didn’t touch the ball but soaked in the moment, smiling as even an Ospreys forward compared heights. Golden said the debut rewarded Rioux’s patience after a redshirt season and would come in late-game blowouts.

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