Tallest College Basketball Players in 2026-27: Every 7-Footer in Division I
Olivier Rioux of UC Irvine is the tallest player in college basketball in 2026-27 at 7’9″. Behind him are two players at 7’5″, Gabe Dynes of Louisville and Trent Burns of Missouri, and two at 7’4″. In all, our database lists 212 men’s Division I players at 7 feet or taller this season, plus 31 in Division II, 5 in Division III and 4 in junior college. This page ranks the 35 tallest and counts the rest.
Tallest college basketball players at a glance
| Tallest | Olivier Rioux, 7’9″, UC Irvine |
|---|---|
| Division I players at 7 feet or taller | 212 |
| Players at 7’2″ or taller | 35 |
| From outside the United States | 135 of 212 |
| Conference with the most | Big Ten |
| Tallest in Division II | Bol Kuir, 7’3″, Glenville State |
| Tallest in Division III | Luke Jones, 7’5″, Manchester |
| Last checked | 9 October 2026 |
The 35 tallest players in Division I
Every men’s Division I player listed at 7’2″ or taller on a 2026-27 roster. Heights are the listed heights from school rosters and RealGM; most have not been independently measured.
| # | Player | Height | School | Conference | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivier Rioux | 7’9″ | UC Irvine | Big West | Canada |
| 2 | Gabe Dynes | 7’5″ | Louisville | Atlantic Coast | United States |
| 3 | Trent Burns | 7’5″ | Missouri | Southeastern | United States |
| 4 | Daniel Jacobsen | 7’4″ | Purdue | Big Ten | United States |
| 5 | Mathok Majok | 7’4″ | Charleston Southern | Big South | South Sudan |
| 6 | Andrew McKeever | 7’3″ | Iowa | Big Ten | United States |
| 7 | Assane Mbaye | 7’3″ | Florida A&M | Southwestern Athletic | Senegal |
| 8 | Filip Malesevic | 7’3″ | Arizona State | Big 12 | Serbia |
| 9 | Luigi Suigo | 7’3″ | Villanova | Big East | Italy |
| 10 | Marcus Møller | 7’3″ | Michigan | Big Ten | Denmark |
| 11 | Maxim Klitschko | 7’3″ | East Carolina | American | Ukraine |
| 12 | Symon Ghai | 7’3″ | Northwestern | Big Ten | South Sudan |
| 13 | Anton Bonke | 7’2″ | Michigan State | Big Ten | Vanuatu |
| 14 | Christian Reeves | 7’2″ | Kansas | Big 12 | United States |
| 15 | Conrad Luczynski | 7’2″ | Central Michigan | Mid American | Poland |
| 16 | Dorin Buca | 7’2″ | Rutgers | Big Ten | Italy |
| 17 | Ethan Taylor | 7’2″ | Michigan State | Big Ten | United States |
| 18 | Fabian Flores | 7’2″ | DePaul | Big East | Spain |
| 19 | Isaiah Miranda | 7’2″ | Grambling State | Southwestern Athletic | United States |
| 20 | Ivan Njegovan | 7’2″ | Ohio State | Big Ten | Croatia |
| 21 | Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje | 7’2″ | Duke | Atlantic Coast | United States |
| 22 | John Bol | 7’2″ | UCF | Big 12 | South Sudan |
| 23 | Leo Curtis | 7’2″ | Nebraska | Big Ten | Iceland |
| 24 | Malick Kordel | 7’2″ | Minnesota | Big Ten | Germany |
| 25 | Motiejus Krivas | 7’2″ | Arizona | Big 12 | Lithuania |
| 26 | Moustapha Thiam | 7’2″ | Michigan | Big Ten | Senegal |
| 27 | Noah Amenhauser | 7’2″ | Long Beach State | Big West | United States |
| 28 | Obinna Ekezie, Jr. | 7’2″ | Louisville | Atlantic Coast | Nigeria |
| 29 | Peteris Pinnis | 7’2″ | Oregon State | Pacific 12 | Latvia |
| 30 | Rrezon Elezaj | 7’2″ | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | Turkey |
| 31 | Samet Yigitoglu | 7’2″ | Indiana | Big Ten | Turkey |
| 32 | Wesly Rosa | 7’2″ | Creighton | Big East | Cape Verde |
| 33 | Will Berg | 7’2″ | Wichita State | American | Sweden |
| 34 | Zachariah Trezvant | 7’2″ | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | England |
| 35 | Zvonimir Ivisic | 7’2″ | Illinois | Big Ten | Croatia |
Players at the same height are listed alphabetically. The other 177 Division I 7-footers, at 7’1″ and 7’0″, are in the 7-Foot Prospect Database, where you can sort and filter all of them.
How many 7-footers play college basketball?
We count 212 in men’s Division I for 2026-27. Most are exactly 7 feet tall on the roster:
| Listed height | Division I players |
|---|---|
| 7’9″ | 1 |
| 7’5″ | 2 |
| 7’4″ | 2 |
| 7’3″ | 7 |
| 7’2″ | 23 |
| 7’1″ | 53 |
| 7’0″ | 124 |
With about 360 Division I programs, that works out to fewer than one 7-footer per team. Our count only includes players born in 2001 or later, so an older graduate student could be missing, and it leans toward inclusion when a player is listed at 7’0″ by one source and 6’11” by another.
Where college 7-footers come from
135 of the 212 are listed with a country other than the United States. After the United States (77), the most common countries are Australia (10), Canada (9), South Sudan (9), Senegal (9), Germany (8) and Serbia (7). American colleges now recruit tall teenagers from all over the world, which is why the top of the table reads like a world map.
The tallest players outside Division I
- Division II: 31 players at 7 feet or taller, led by Bol Kuir (7’3″, Glenville State), Erik Madrid (7’2″, Oklahoma Baptist), Lachlan Clague (7’2″, McKendree).
- Division III: 5 players, led by Luke Jones (7’5″, Manchester), who is as tall as anyone in Division I except Rioux.
- Junior college: 4 players, led by Alberto Mariuzzo (7’2″, Weatherford College) and Zenon Papanidis (7’2″, State Fair CC (MO)).
- Women’s Division I: Stephanie Okechukwu of Texas Tech is listed at 7’1″. See our list of the tallest women in basketball.
Coverage of lower divisions is thinner than Division I, so these counts are a minimum.
Which of them are NBA prospects?
Height gets a player on this list; it does not make him a prospect. The college 7-footers who appear in early 2027 mock drafts include Luigi Suigo, Motiejus Krivas, Moustapha Thiam, Sayon Keita, Malachi Moreno and Matas Vokietaitis, and Duke’s Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje leads the 2028 class. Our rankings explain where each one stands:
- 2027 NBA draft center rankings
- 2028 NBA draft center rankings
- 7-footers who changed schools in the transfer portal
- Tallest college players by conference
Related lists: tallest NBA players in 2026-27 and tallest high school players in America.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the tallest college basketball player in 2026-27?
Olivier Rioux of UC Irvine, who is listed at 7’9″. He transferred from Florida in 2026.
How many 7-footers are there in college basketball?
Our database lists 212 men’s Division I players at 7 feet or taller for 2026-27, plus 31 in Division II, 5 in Division III and 4 in junior college.
Who is the second-tallest player in college basketball?
Gabe Dynes of Louisville and Trent Burns of Missouri are both listed at 7’5″, four inches shorter than Rioux. Luke Jones of Division III Manchester is also listed at 7’5″.
Which conference has the most 7-footers?
The Big Ten. See our breakdown of the tallest college players by conference.
See every college 7-footer
All 212 Division I players, with height, birth year, country, school and source, are in our database. Use the search box to look up a school or a conference.
Sources: school rosters and RealGM, compiled in the Low Key NBA 7-Foot Prospect Database. Listed heights; players born in 2001 or later. The video above shows Olivier Rioux in high school and is from Courtside Films. Last checked 9 October 2026.