The 7-foot-9-inch freshman from the University of Florida brushed past the ladder that other players were using to cut down his piece of the basketball net after the Gators' national championship win.

Florida freshman sensation Olivier Rioux, who is listed at 7-foot-9, grabbed the scissors off the top of the ladder and stood on his tippy toes as he reached up to cut a piece of net after the ...

Florida's 7-foot-9 center, Olivier Rioux, didn't need the ladder like everyone else, though, using his 8-foot wingspan to calmly grab the scissors from the top of the ladder and cut off his piece ...

The 7-foot-9 center showed off his impressive standing reach during the celebration. As is customary for the NCAA Tournament’s winning team, Florida brought out a ladder to cut down the nets.

Probably because he towers over everyone with his 7-foot-9 frame. The video of Rioux cutting down the net is comical. The kid is taller than the ladder being used by the other players and coaches.

The 7-foot-9 big man cut down the net without a ladder. Heck, the freshman from Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, did not even need to stretch much to cut down his portion of the net.

Rioux, who started playing basketball at age 5, was 6 feet tall by the age of 8 and 7 feet tall before entering seventh grade. Rioux, who goes by “Oli,” entered Florida as a preferred walk-on ...

Olivier Rioux doesn't need your ladder. On Sunday, after Florida topped Tennessee 86-77 to win the SEC tournament title, the team's freshman center showed off his impressive size. When it was time ...

But when you're 7-foot-9, you don't need a ladder to reach up and cut the nets with a pair of scissors. Check out the video and be in awe like we are of Rioux being tall: ...