Overview
- Rioux’s two-handed dunk in the final minute made him the tallest player ever to score a basket in college basketball, according to multiple outlets.
- CJ Ingram fed a bounce pass for the slam, triggering a loud ovation after students had chanted for Rioux to enter.
- The 19-year-old Guinness-recognized tallest teenager had logged brief appearances earlier this season and first scored on a free throw against Merrimack.
- Coach Todd Golden called the play "pretty special" and has limited Rioux to short stretches late in decisive games given Florida’s depth and his stamina.
- No. 23 Florida moved to 7-4 with the 102-61 rout of Saint Francis, led by Xaivian Lee’s 18 points, Alex Condon’s 14, and Rueben Chinyelu’s 12 points and 11 rebounds.