It isn't often that NBA legend looks short, but 7-foot-9 Florida freshman ... when he competed for AAU basketball for the French Phenoms and stood a staggering 6-foot-10 at age 12.

WEST LAFAYETTE - You might assume Purdue men's ... you're able to be 7 foot and handle the ball and do different things -- pass, shoot -- you're obviously a great player," Kaufman-Renn said.