Standing taller than every NBA player, at just 14 years old, Jeremy Gohier is a living, growing mystery on the basketball court. Could he actually become the tallest player in the history of the game? If you think your teenage growth spurts were something, wait until you meet the Canadian prodigy signing autographs over everyone’s heads—literally.
A Giant Among Giants—And He’s Still Growing
Jeremy Gohier isn’t just tall—he’s taller than Victor Wembanyama, who reaches a notable 2.24 meters (that’s about 7’4″ for the metric-impaired among us), and every current NBA player. The kicker? Jeremy is only 14 years old. And he’s apparently not done stretching upward: in just the past year, he has grown by 11 centimeters. For context, that’s the kind of leap that makes grown basketball hopefuls weep with envy… or perhaps relief that they don’t have to shop for his jeans.
More Than Just Height—Living in the Spotlight
When you’re this tall, you can forget about blending into a crowd. Whether on the street, in a shopping mall, or just grabbing groceries, Jeremy knows what it means to have all eyes fixed on you—literally and figuratively. He has learned to cope with this, even though sometimes he wishes he could just be another anonymous face in the world. “Everywhere I go, everyone looks at me. I’d like to be 1.80 m tall. Sometimes, I’d like to disappear, but I prefer to be as tall as I am and play basketball,” he shares. It takes maturity to say that at any age, but especially as a 14-year-old in extra-long sweatpants.
Despite an unusual adolescence, Jeremy does have inspiring role models. He looks up (if that’s possible) to NBA superstars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic—two players who know all about high expectations, on and off the court.
Stepping Up: A Young Career on the Rise
Already a basketball player in his own right, Jeremy hasn’t just stuck to local games. Last summer, he competed in the Americup U16, despite being two years younger than most of his teammates and rivals. Representing Canada, he helped the team reach the final—the only downside was the scoreboard sticking at zero for him in that match, as the team was soundly beaten by the United States.
Yet, Jeremy more than held his own in the competition as a whole:
2.5 points per game (with an accuracy of 46.7%)
4.3 rebounds per game
0.5 blocks every game
0.2 assists on average
All this while playing just 10.6 minutes per game. Not bad for a middle schooler facing much older competition!
Nature, Nurture, and Not Quite Gigantism
So how did Jeremy get so tall? Genetics, with a playful twist (and no science-fiction involved). His parents are not unusually tall—his father stands at 1.83 meters and his mother at 1.70 meters—but members of his extended family tip the scales higher, with a grandfather at 1.96 meters and a relative at a sky-scraping 2.10 meters.
Medical studies have ruled out gigantism. Jeremy’s extraordinary height is simply a familial pattern, albeit one that has everyone checking their family tree for missing basketball stars. His mother remembers cradling a two-year-old who already measured 1.20 meters, and by age nine, young Jeremy was coming home from school at 1.70 meters tall—with torn trousers because nothing lasted long enough to keep up with his growth. “The teacher told us he was playing on his knees with his classmates to keep up with them,” his mother recalls.
Not that Jeremy’s family isn’t a little nervous about the end point: his mother rather hopes he doesn’t reach 2.50 meters. While his journey upward has been unstoppable, there’s no sign of any giant’s curse—just big bones and plenty of ambition.
Future Prospects—And Giant Partnerships?
Looking ahead, Jeremy could form a daunting “twin tower” pairing for Canada’s national team. Imagine him next to Olivier Rioux, a 19-year-old currently at 2.35 meters and playing for the Florida Gators in the NCAA. Such a duo would be enough to make any opposing guard consider a career change.
In conclusion, Jeremy Gohier is a story in progress—a basketball prodigy still writing (or perhaps outgrowing) his own legend. For now, he seems content, living life head and shoulders (and then some) above the rest. The basketball world is watching, and so is everyone else—unless you’re looking up at clouds, that is.
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