Meet the tallest teen in the world at 7'7'

Meet 16 year old Robert Bobroczky who is 7-foot-7, the tallest teen in the world and the second tallest basketball player in the world. 
Bobroczky who was born in Romania, is also only a freshman in high school at Geneva, Ohio’s SPIRE Institute. he moved from Romania where he lived until he was 14, and then played basketball in Italy for two years before moving to the US. He now attends Grand River Academy, an all-boys boarding school.

Along with being so tall, Bobroczky is very skinny and his weight hasn’t been able to catch up to his height. He’s very aware of the need to put on weight, and is making a determined effort to do so.

Bobroczky is already taller than anybody in the NBA, and is the second-tallest basketball player in the world, behind only 7’8″ English pro Paul Sturgess (a former NBA D-League player). 

Bobroczky is a foot taller than LeBron and taller than every player in the NBA.

He dreams of playing in the NBA and studies film of Yao Ming (7’6″), Tim Duncan, and Dirk Nowitzki. He’s a student of the game and is a great student in the classroom with a 4.0 GPA (and is fluent in four languages).

Robert hopes to play in the NBA someday but to do that, he needs to attend more weight. So as soon as classes are done, he heads over to Spire Institute, an elite training center for athletes, where he trains. Robert needs to put on about 40 pounds to be able to play professionally.

I’m mostly trying to get my body stronger and better,” Bobroczky said. ”I’m eating 4,000 calories per day and want to weigh between 220-230 pounds by the end of this season. I’m also working on my speed, mobility and every part of my game,” he told Maxprep.