Florida centre Olivier Rioux becomes tallest-ever college basketball player at 236cm

Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at half-time Thursday night to get 236-centimetre centre Olivier Rioux in the game.

Golden relented with 2:09 to play – and made history in the process – after chants of “We Want Ollie” swept through the O’Connell Center.

Rioux became the…