¡°It¡¯s not something he can hide from you. You can¡¯t put on a hat and not be 7-5 anymore.¡±

You heard right. Ollie is 7 foot 5 and at 15 years old he stands as the tallest teenager in the world according to the Guinness World Records.

¡°My mom is 6-2 and my dad is 6-8.¡±

2Height runs in the Canadian big man¡¯s family. Here¡¯s his size 20 shoe, next to my 3humble size 10.

¡°When I was 10, 11, 12, I started growing and it was getting fast. Because like every week I was like getting height. Yeah, I was like taller than every kid in my school.¡±

At 7 foot 5, Ollie is a giant on the basketball court, and of course, that has his 4advantages.

Ollie is not just big. He¡¯s 5talented. He¡¯s a 6phenomenal passer, he can shoot the three and finish at the rim. First-year head coach Jeremy Schiller¡¯s goal is to 7maximize his 8potential.

¡°The biggest thing when you say when you meet him, you know you¡¯re concerned: is he skilled, can he move, what¡¯s his motor like, does he like basketball? Those are the things you¡¯re nervous about when you¡¯re meeting a 7-5 kid and start to work with him. The first thing is he loves basketball. So, that, that¡¯s huge. Some kids are tall and people make them do it.¡±

Rioux is proof that 9embracing what makes you 10unique can help you reach new heights.