The NBA had never seen anything like Manute Bol when he was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the second round of the 1985 draft. He stood 7-foot-7 but had the weight of a few wet napkins. His ...

If only his extreme height and unsurpassed skill at blocking shots in basketball were taken into consideration, Manute Bol would garner attention as one of the most intriguing players in pro ...

Interior defense in the NBA is a tough job. It gets even tougher when an entire team sets its sights on you. That was the fate of the late Manute Bol in 1985–86, courtesy of the Boston Celtics — or ...

Manute Bol, who may have been born between 1946 and 1962, became one of the best shot-blockers in NBA history thanks to his 2.31m height.. Kevin Mackey, the coach who recruited Manute Bol (7ft 7in), ...

Manute Bol, a lithe 7-foot-7 shot-blocker from Sudan who spent 10 seasons in the NBA and was dedicated to humanitarian work in Africa, died Saturday. He was 47. Bol died at the University of Virginia ...

Phoenix Suns coach Frank Vogel has a fond memory of Manute Bol from when he fell in love with basketball. Vogel said his first ever pro athlete autograph as a 12-year-old in 1985 came when he ...

The Washington Post has a comprehensive obituary of former Washington Bullet Manute Bol, once the tallest player in the NBA. Among many other things, it answers the question of why the other ...

The body of Manute Bol lay in an 8-foot-long, specially built casket in the vast splendor of the ornate Washington National Cathedral. There couldn't have been a more appropriate setting for a man who ...