14-year-old Canadian basketball star now taller than everyone in the NBA
One Canadian teenager has a claim few other basketball players can make: he’s already taller than everyone in the NBA.
Meet 14-year-old Jeremy Gohier, who’s now up to 7-foot-6 after a three-inch growth spurt since we last clocked his height in September 2024.
Gohier found himself back on the international stage this week, competing for Team Canada in the U16 AmeriCup, where they fell to the United States in the gold medal game.
Gohier was the youngest player on the roster, but it’s nothing he’s not used to.
“Nothing scares me about that because I was always the youngest on my basketball team, so I’m confident,” said Gohier in an interview with FIBA. “It’s pretty good for my age and everything, but like it’s my level, so that’s why I’m hereā¦ to compete.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 7ā6 14 year old, Jeremy Gohier šØš¦
First look for Gohier playing up in competition/age. Still incredibly raw as a player, but fun flashes here and there for the giant out of Laval pic.twitter.com/oRMYMvSG9p
— nbadraftpoint (@nbadraftpoint) June 4, 2025
Along with the 7-foot-4 Zach Edey, who was a first-round pick in last year’s NBA Draft to the Memphis Grizzlies, and the 7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux, who won a NCAA national championship as a redshirt freshman with the Florida Gators this past year, Canada certainly has no shortage of tall athletes to choose from in their player pool for the next generation.
Edey is the tallest active NBA player, with both Bol Bol and Victor Wembenyama measuring in at 7-foot-3. Given that Gohier’s likely still got some growing to do, he’s likely going to have a few inches on all of them if he ever makes it professionally, though Rioux might have him beat. Gheorghe MureČan is the tallest player in league history at 7-foot-7.
“Sometimes, well, I’d like to be [shorter], like to disappear, but I prefer to be [tall] and play my sport,” Gohier said.
Gohier’s height isn’t necessarily an automatic bucket as you might think, though. In six games at the AmeriCup, he put up a total of 15 points on 7-of-15 shooting in 64 minutes of action, coming off the bench. He also picked up 26 rebounds, a steal, and three blocks.
In any case, if Gohier keeps growing on and off the court, this probably won’t be the last time you hear his name.
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