Manute Bol is often remembered as the towering 7'7" figure who patrolled the NBA's paint with a shot-blocking prowess few could match. However, what most fans conveniently overlooked was the ...

Life was far from easy, but it was here that fate intervened in the form of Manute Bol. A towering figure in both height and heart, Bol was a former NBA player who returned to his roots to give back.

Boston Celtics assistant coach Sam Cassell told ESPN that African basketball has developed to the point where players from ...

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Muresan and Bol are the only two players in NBA history to stand at 7-foot-7 or taller. Muresan played seven years in the NBA, averaging 9.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, while Bol played ...

This Date in History: 35 years ago, Manute Bol blocked 15 shots in a win over Atlanta. He is currently tied for the second-most blocks in a game in NBA history (1/25/1986) ...

If Rioux played in the NBA, he would be the tallest player in league history by two inches, topping the 7-foot-7 Manute Bol and Utah's own 7-foot-6 Shawn Bradley. Caleb Turner covers Real Salt ...

It's the most blocks ever in a single playoff game by a Grizzlies rookie, and just two off the NBA rookie record set by Manute Bol in 1986. Edey had a strong finish to the regular season on the glass, ...

Drexler had told ESPN: "For a while, there was only the big guys - Manute Bol, [Dikembe] Mutombo, Hakeem. Now, you've got smaller guys [in the mold of] Luol Deng. "You've got a bunch of other guys ...