Victor Wembanyama is a well known commodity at this point, but one seemingly-unanswered question remains: how tall is he really? In just two seasons, we’ve already gotten conflicting reports. For the 2023-24 season, the NBA’s official roster page had him listed at 7’4”, but then he suddenly shrunk to 7’3” for the 2024-25 season. And that was all after he had been listed as 7’3.5” ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft.
It’s probably safe to assume he didn’t grow then shrink an inch in the span of a year, but regardless, it was been generally accepted that his height is being underreported (just ask Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is not a small person himself). However, too many images have surfaced lately that show the Spurs (or NBA, whoever takes official measurements) aren’t fooling anyone anymore. First, there was the team’s official team photo taken back in March.
2024-25 San Antonio Spurs Team Photo Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
Let’s use Charles Bassey (#28) as a reference. He was listed as 6’10” last season, and the top of his head roughly aligns with Wemby’s mouth. A human skull is generally considered to be 1/7 to 1/8 the height of a person’s total body height depending on shape. Since Wemby’s head seems to be more round than oval, we’ll be conservative and go with 1/8, making his head (minus the hair) approximately 11 inches tall if we go with his initial measurement of 7’4”.
At the same time, the bottom of the chin to the mouth is considered about a quarter the height of the skull, so about 2.75” in Wemby’s case. That leaves us approximately 8.25” left, and add that to Bassey’s height of 6’10”, and that places Wemby at approximately 7’6.25”. Even if you want to be generous and say Bassey is reaching the bottom of his nose, Wemby would still be about 7’5”.
But that is all based on a far away photo you have squint or zoom way into to see and me doing some quick googling of human body proportions (which may or may not apply to superhumans like Wemby), so lets look at some more up-close proof. Even more recently was Stephon Castle’s Rookie of the Year ceremony, where all three prior Spurs ROY’s were present. That included David Robinson (7’1”), Tim Duncan (6”11”) and Wemby, who was towering over them all.
San Antonio Spurs Stephon Castle Named Rookie Of The Year Photos by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via Getty Images
Of course, you could point out that Duncan is not exactly known for his posture (although she seems to be standing up pretty straight here), or that The Admiral may have lost an inch or two with age, but Wemby is still clearly more than the proposed 3-4 inches taller. In fact, going with the bottom of the nose again, that puts him right back in 7’6” territory, and that’s while going conservative and assuming Robinson has “shrunk” to 6’11”. There’s also Castle to consider, who is listed as 6’6”. Ignoring the hair, the top of his head is at roughly the middle of Wemby’s neck. I don’t even want to do the math if we run with Wemby’s estimated skull height of 11” PLUS a couple of inches of neck ... okay fine, we’re getting into 7’7” territory.
Finally, the latest proof that the Spurs are likely underreporting Wemby’s height comes with a bit of a scale to go by.
This is Wemby with fellow Frenchman and 2025 draft prospect Maxine Raynaud just yesterday, courtesy of KENS 5’s Jeff Garcia. Raynaud was officially listed as 7’.25” at the draft combine last week. Again, if you go by skull proportions, the top of the nose is considered the middle of the head, so once again you have to give Wemby another 5.5 inches on Raynaud, taking him back up towards 7’7”, and you don’t even have to take my word for it! I was ready to start doing more math based on the height of the bricks, but another guy used an actual simulator that, based on these pictures, says if Raynaud is 7’0.25”, then Wemby is 7’7”.
At this point, Wemby’s height has become both a curiosity and hilarious joke. Folks were already laughing that the Spurs actually had him listed as an inch shorter this season than last, but now there’s too much evidence to keep up the charade. Wemby towering over his tallest teammate, his predecessors and now a player who has been officially measured in the last week speaks for itself. With all this evidence, 7’5” seems on the low end for Wemby, but it’s probably the shortest they could list him without being laughed off the stage.