<P> In basketball and gridiron football , a fingertip - to - fingertip measurement is used to determine the player 's wingspan , also called armspan . This is called reach in boxing terminology . The wingspan of 16 - year - old BeeJay Anya , a top basketball Junior Class of 2013 prospect who now plays for the NC State Wolfpack , was officially measured at 7 feet , 9 inches across , one of the longest of all National Basketball Association draft prospects , and the longest ever for a non-7 - foot player . The wingspan of Manute Bol , at 8 feet 6 inches ( 2.59 m ) , is ( as of 2013 ) the longest in NBA history , and his vertical reach was 10 feet 5 inches ( 3.18 m ) . </P>
<P> In basketball and gridiron football , a fingertip - to - fingertip measurement is used to determine the player 's wingspan , also called armspan . This is called reach in boxing terminology . The wingspan of 16 - year - old BeeJay Anya , a top basketball Junior Class of 2013 prospect who now plays for the NC State Wolfpack , was officially measured at 7 feet , 9 inches across , one of the longest of all National Basketball Association draft prospects , and the longest ever for a non-7 - foot player . The wingspan of Manute Bol , at 8 feet 6 inches ( 2.59 m ) , is ( as of 2013 ) the longest in NBA history , and his vertical reach was 10 feet 5 inches ( 3.18 m ) . </P>
who has the longest wingspan in nba history
who has the longest wingspan in nba history
Manute Bol
Manute Bol