Paul Sturgess is only 22 years old but he is the tallest player in college basketball. This 7'8" giant hails from Loughborough, England. As of 2010 he plays for the Mountain State West VA University basketball team. He wears size 21 shoes and can touch the rim of the basketball hoop when on his tiptoes. According to the Vancouver Sun "Sturgess was just 5 feet 6 as a 14-year-old and, like most youngsters in England, played soccer. But he went on an amazing growth spurt in high school and when he graduated, he was 7-2. Sturgess reached 7-5 1/2 when he arrived in the United States three years ago and believes he's topped out now. Sturgess' father is 6-9 and was a cricket player in England, and his mother is 5-9. The family was assured his height was natural and nothing was wrong with his pituitary gland, and he began playing basketball seriously. "When I was 15, 16, I got picked for the (British) national team, and I realized I could actually use my size to my advantage," Sturgess said, "so I started working hard, and I'm at a good school now, and just waiting for my chance to improve myself." Sturgess began his college career at Florida Tech and after an unhappy year there, moved on to Brevard Community College in Florida. He had some offers last summer to play professionally in Europe but chose to get his college degree in the United States. "It would make my mom proud of me to get my degree," he said. "I went to Brevard with the hope of going to NCAA Division I, but I <b>...</b>
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