TOP 10 TALLEST BASKETBALL PLAYER IN HISTORY

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10 Tallest Players Ever 10. Gheorghe Mureşan – Romania Height : 7 ft 7 in The NBA took interest in him and he was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 1993 NBA Draft. Gheorghe played in the NBA from 1993 to 2000 showing signs of a promising career that was derailed by injuries. 9. Kenny George-U.S.A Height-7'7 Kenny George Jr. is an American basketball player. Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for his college team, the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs, and is one of the tallest players in basketball history. He averaged 12.4 points and 7.0 rebounds for the Bulldogs in his last season. The Big South’s defensive player of the year, he led them to a school-record 23 wins. 8. Paul "Tiny" Sturgess-England Height-7’7.26 Paul Sturgess (born November 25, 1987) is an English professional basketball player. He was officially measured by Guinness World Records in November 2011 at 7 ft 7.26 in (2.3180 m) and 325 lb (147 kg). Sturgess was the tallest ever college basketball player in the United States and is the tallest professional basketball player in the world. Paul “Tiny” Sturgess was “drafted” by the Harlem Globetrotters in August 2011 and is the tallest ever to play for the team. 7. Neil Fingleton-England Height-7’7.56 (born 18 December 1980) is an English actor and former basketball player. He is also the tallest British-born man at 7 ft 7.56 in (232.6 cm) in height and among the 25 tallest men in the World. This title has been confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records in the summer of 2007. 6. Manute Bol – Sudan Height : 7 ft 7 3/4 was a Sudanese-born basketball player and political activist. At 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, he was one of the tallest men ever to play in the National Basketball Association, along with Gheorghe Mureşan. He was officially measured and listed at 7 feet, 6 3/4 inches tall in the Guinness Book of World Records. 5. Yasutaka Okayama-Japan Height-7'8 Yasutaka Okayama (born November 29, 1954 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) was the tallest basketball player drafted in National Basketball Association history. This 7’8″ center was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the 10th pick of the eighth round of the 1981 Draft, although he did not sign with them. He represented Japan between 1979 and 1986 before he retired in 1996. 4. Ri Myung Hun – North Korea Height-7’8.5 Ri Myung-Hun, also known as Michael Ri is a former North Korean basketball player. Once proclaimed to be the tallest living human being in the world, he stands 7’8½” (2.35m) tall and once planned to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the 1990s. 3. Sun Ming Ming – China Height : 7 ft 9 in Sun Ming Ming is a Chinese basketball player. Mingming stands 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) and weighing 370 lb (168 kg). 2. Alexander Sizonenko- Ukraine Height-7'10 He was measured by Guinness World Records at 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) and named the world's tallest man in 1991. 1.Suleiman Ali Nashnush – Libya Height-8'.05 Suleiman Ali Nashnush is one of seventeen individuals in medical history to reach or surpass eight feet in height. He was a Libyan basketball player and actor.