The tallest basketball players known at the professional level are generally listed at about 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) , with several non‑NBA players reported at that height.

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For major leagues like the NBA, the record height is a bit lower but still enormous.

  • The tallest officially recognized NBA player ever is Gheorghe Mureșan , measured at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).
  • Manute Bol is also widely listed at 7 ft 7 in , though some measurements put him slightly shorter than Mureșan.
  • Outside the NBA, players like Yasutaka Okayama have been listed around 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) , showing that the absolute tallest players slightly exceed NBA records.

So if the question is simply “how tall is the tallest basketball player,” the best current general answer is: around 7 ft 9 in (about 2.36 m) , with the tallest NBA players peaking at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).

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