Basketball is a sport full of players taller than the average person, which means that some of the tallest players in history have played in the NBA. Few players in the league have surpassed 7-feet ...

Being tall isn't necessary to succeed in the NBA, but it certainly helps. At one point in NBA history, big men ruled the league. George Mikan, standing at 6-foot-10, won four of the first five NBA ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made ...

If Stephanie Okechukwu is officially cleared to play this season, she will make history as the tallest player ever in women’s collegiate basketball — and she’s arriving with both presence and promise.

The tallest person in history, Robert Wadlow, reached 8 feet 11 inches due to pituitary gigantism, far surpassing modern ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game. Golden relented with 2:09 to play — and made ...