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The Florida Gators were up big in the fourth quarter of their win over North Florida on Thursday, yet fans had one big request for head coach Todd Golden.

They wanted to see Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager at 7-foot-9, make his collegiate debut, as chants of "We want Ollie!" swept through the arena.

Golden granted the vociferous crowd’s wish with 2:09 left to play in the game when he inserted Rioux. In Rioux’s two minutes of action, he didn’t even touch the ball because of the attention he commanded.

"It felt great," Rioux said. "The support from everybody was amazing, even on the bench and even the fans. I think everybody supported me. I’m very grateful."

Rioux’s appearance lit the whole arena up. Even No

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