So far, the tallest male basketball player in the world is Hassa from Sudan. He is 2.62 meters tall and when he raises his arms, it exceeds the rim by a large margin. In international basketball games, he scores more than 30 points per game. The tallest female basketball player in the world is Gwen Da Lin Ba Ke Man from Englewood, California, USA, who stands at 2.13 meters.
Shortest Player in the World Men's Basketball Championship
In July 1986, during the 10th World Men's Basketball Championship held in Madrid, Spain, the Soviet Union and the United States were competing for the championship. When both teams entered the court, all spectators' attention was drawn to the short player standing amidst the American team with an average height of 2.06 meters. Standing at only 1.60 meters, this short player caught everyone's attention. The audience waited anxiously for the announcer’s introduction. When the announcer introduced this 1.60-meter-tall black player as Tong Bo Ge Si, thunderous applause erupted inside the venue. When it was announced that he was the 14th best male basketball player in the world, the thunderous applause was accompanied by enthusiastic cheers. Tong Bo Ge Si, born in 1965, is a key player on the US team. He is the shortest player in the history of the World Men's Basketball Championships. With good physical fitness, speed, quick reactions, broad vision, clear observation, clever passing, diverse methods, comprehensive skills, and strong ball control, in the last 30 seconds of the match, he confidently controlled the ball until the end of the game with the spirit of daring to fight against taller players, allowing the US team to win the championship of this tournament by a two-point advantage.