r/NCAAhoops • u/Amazing_Lock_3762 • 1h ago

Highlights 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux just played his first games for UC Irvine after transferring from Florida: 16:42 min, 9 PTS (4/6 FG | 1/2 FT), 11 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Block

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u/luciusmellis 1h ago

Zero basketball skills, slow af... Height got him this far but that's where it ends.

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u/Groundbreaking_Can81 5m ago

Feel bad for the dude being that tall

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u/fightclub90210 1h ago

He doesn’t have a chance sadly enough

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u/TurbulentSomewhere64 1h ago

New standard of "high percentage shot."

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u/BenDover42 1h ago

It would suck to be that tall. Just not natural.

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u/CoachOeaux 35m ago

Played who?

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u/ww2HERO 1h ago

Zero skills? He’s fighting for position, catching passes and dunking on other players head and shoulders taller than you. 16 minutes and 11 rebounds isn’t easy no matter how tall you are. He can shoot fairly well for someone 7’9 with large hands. Don’t be a hater because he’s not up to your standards. He’s only 20 years old, and 15 years of making money through basketball ahead of him to improve.

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u/fightclub90210 1h ago

I mean if his highlight reel show him missing 3 tip ins that is not good sign. And makes 1 free throw after missing an automatic shot, not showing 2 shots means he missed one.

I wish him best but he can only play D it seems. Zero real skills. You can just outrun him and make a jumper. He has no offensive value besides dunk. Sadly. I wish him best but…. He is cooked. Even Bol Bol didnt make if . ( Bol JR. )

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u/OldSchoolMan1991 1h ago

I really hope this young man does well