Reaching for the Stars: Zikarsky wows at Combine

Australian Next Star Rocco Zikarsky, who has played for the Brisbane Bullets for the past three seasons, is turning heads at the NBA’s Draft Combine, measuring in as the tallest player in this year’s class.

At 7’3” (221 centimetres) without shoes, Zikarsky cut an imposing figure during the Combine in Chicago.

He also had the highest standing reach of any player, at 9’6” (290 centimetres).

7-foot-4 Australian Rocco Zikarsky showing his outrageous 9'6 1/2 standing reach in the standing vertical jump test at the NBA draft combine pic.twitter.com/hyP9WZVTgX

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 13, 2025

Zikarsky boasted an incredible 7’4” wingspan (225 cm) as testing got underway.

The Combine runs from May 11–18, with 75 college and international players in attendance, including NBL stars Lachlan Olbrich, Ben Henshall, Izan Almansa, and Alex Toohey, alongside Zikarsky.

Tallest prospects:
Rocco Zikarsky: 7'3" (221 cm)
Ryan Kalkbrenner: 7'1" (216 cm)
Khaman Maluach: 7'0.75" (214.6 cm)
Maxime Raynaud: 7'0.25" (213 cm)
Vladislav Goldin: 7'0" (213 cm)

Highest standing reach:
Rocco Zikarsky: 9'6.5" (290 cm)
Khaman Maluach: 9'6" (289.6 cm)
Ryan Kalkbrenner: 9'4" (284.5 cm)
Vladislav Goldin: 9'3" (282 cm)
Maxime Raynaud: 9'2" (279.4 cm)