Giant basketball player was almost as tall as hoop

There is an urban myth that if a player is over seven feet tall, they will make the NBA – but Romanian basketball star Robert Bobroczkyi was so tall he had to stop playing the sport.

Bobroczyki grew to an unbelievable height of 7’7” without having a growth disorder or hormonal disease. Instead, it was simply strong and healthy genetics that ensured he reached such an impressive height.

His father, Zsigmond, was an international basketball player with a height of 7’1″ while his mother Brunhilde was a handball and volleyball player sized at 6’1″. It therefore makes sense that he grew to the enormous size he did – Bobroczyki was 6’2″ at just eight-years-old!

Remarkably, Bobroczyki was taller than his mother when he turned eight, and then he passed his father at age 12. When he reached 7’7″, he made his high school basketball debut in 2017.

Videos were captured of the star and he quickly surged to viral fame, with many fans impressed by his skills despite his towering height. The Romanian reportedly showed off an impressive mid-range jump shot as well as a fine range of passing and vision.

Bobroczyki was recruited by Italian amateur side A.S. Stella Azzurra when he was 14 years old. Thanks to his size and skills, he helped the team secure the under-15 national championship before he decided to move to the United States in 2016.

The Romanian giant moved to Geneva, Ohio where he joined the SPIRE Institute and Academy and became a teammate of future NBA star and Charlotte Hornets point guard LaMelo Ball. While he was tall, Bobroczyki struggled on the court due to his lack of stamina, agility and muscle.

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In order to aid his transition to the faster and physical American basketball, Bobroczyki played limited minutes in his rookie season before making his debut in January 2017. He then went on to became a student at the nearby Grand River Academy in January 2018.

Bobroczyki enrolled at Rochester University in 2020, with the Covid pandemic derailing his college career. He moved to Romania during the pandemic but returned to America and SPIRE in 2021.

But, with a towering height of 7’7”, Bobroczyki has scoliosis – a disorder marked by a lateral curvature of the spine and lower back discomfort experienced at an early age. Doctors’ initial concerns were about health related to his height and whether or not he would stop growing.

However, thankfully, it seems that his growth has stopped – but unfortunately, the size Bobroczyki was blessed with has ultimately hindered him from achieving his NBA dream due to his health problems.