• Categories

    • Top 10 Tallest Basketball Players Ever

    by admin in Basketball Records | Comments Off on Top 10 Tallest Basketball Players Ever

    When we think about basketball players,the first thing comes into the mind is the height,because so many tall players are involve in the game, even some of them can certainly be called giants as they  are  extraordinarily tall than an average basketball player.Here we have a list of the tallest players ever in the history of basketball.

    1.Suleiman Ali Nashnush

    Suleiman Ali Nashnush was the tallest player ever in the history of basketball,he is included in the list of those 13 tallest people who managed to reach the height of eight ft or more than eight ft.He played basketball for Libya and his height was measured at 8 ft 0.5 inches  before his death in 1991.

    2.Alexander Sizonenko

    Alexander Sizonenko was the second tallest person to ever play basketball professionaly.He was the tallest Soviet basketball player,measured at 7 ft 10.1 inches.He played basketball for Spartak Leningrad,Budivelnyk Kyiv and Soviet team but he could not continue playing basketball as his enormous growth was causing disruption in agility.

     3.Sun Ming Ming

    This Chinese player is third on the list of tallest basketball players.He is currently playing in Chinese Basketball Association.The 7 ft 9 inches tall Ming was declaired eligible to start a career in NBA,but not selected in 2005 NBA draft,despite having a brief tryout with Los Angeles Lakers.

    4.Ri Myung Hun

    Ri Myung Hun was born in 1967,he played professional basketball for North Korea.He was measured at 7 ft 8.5 inches and listed fourth in tallest player in basketball history.

    5.George Bell

    George Bell is a former basketball player from United States,he played for Biola University,Harlem Wizards and Harlem Globetrotters show teams.This 7 ft 8 inches tall former player is now working as a sheriff in Virginia.

    6.Paul Sturgess

    Paul Sturgess is an Englishman,came to study at Mount State University,United States on a 5 years basketball scholarship.With the height of 7 ft 8 inches,he is known to be one of the tallest basketball player ever to play college basketball in United States.

    7.Kenny George

    Kenny George is a 7 ft 8 inches tall former college basketball player, played basketball for University of North Carolina at Asheville. Due to a foot injury,he had not been able to continue playing basketball since 2008.

    8.Gheorghe Muresan

    Gheorghe Muresan is a former Romanian basketball player.With the height of 7 ft 7 inches,he is claimed to be the tallest NBA player(along with Manute Bol).He started his professional basketball career in 1992 and played till 2007.

    9.Manute Bol

    Manute Bol was a 7 ft 7 inches tall professional basketball player.He was one of the tallest players ever to appear in NBA,tied as a tallest NBA player with Gheorghe Muresan.He was believed to be a tall person naturally,unlike some other players who grew abnormally due to overactivated pituitary gland.

    10.Slavko Vranes

    Slavko Vranes is a 7 ft 6.5 inches tall Montenegrin basketball player. He has been selected for a number of teams including New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers since the start of  his career in 1997.




    Related posts

    Comments are closed.