Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (/hʌˈkɪm/ /əˈleɪʒu.ɒn/ hay-k-ee-m ə-LAY-zhoo-on; Yoruba: [olaɟuwɔ̃]; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian-American...
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Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Olajuwon is the daughter of former NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon. Her name, Abisola Olajuwon, means "born into wealth and loved...
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once again with the first overall pick, the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon, who would become the cornerstone of the most successful period in...
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wins the award. Since the 2022–23 NBA season, winners receive the Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, named after the two-time defensive player of the year winner...
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led by Patrick Ewing, defeated the University of Houston, led by Hakeem Olajuwon, to win the NCAA championship. The number one picks in the 1984, 1985...
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1995 NBA Finals (section Olajuwon v. O'Neal)
two centers opposing each other: Shaquille O'Neal of the Magic and Hakeem Olajuwon of the Rockets. Going into the series the matchup was compared to the...
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Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Hakeem Muhammad Saeed Hakeem Muri-Okunola Hakeem Nicks Hakeem Noor-ud-Din Hakeem Odoffin Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Oluseyi Hakeem...
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six-time winner), Bill Walton, Magic Johnson (three-time winner), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan (two-time...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant won the award twice. Olajuwon, Durant, Bryant, and James have...
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Basketball in Africa (section Hakeem Olajuwon)
1–3, with its sole win coming against Turkey by a score of 33–23. Hakeem Olajuwon, widely considered to be the best African player of all time, arrived...
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1994 NBA Finals (section Olajuwon vs. Ewing)
games to 3 to win the team's first NBA championship. This matchup was Hakeem Olajuwon's second NBA Finals appearance, his other being in 1986, when Larry...
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eleven total awards) are considered "international players" by the NBA: Hakeem Olajuwon of Nigeria, Duncan of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Nash of Canada, Dirk...
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Clyde Drexler, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray; Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon were both teammates at the University of Houston in the early 1980s...
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coach, daughter of Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963), Nigerian-American basketball player This page lists people with the surname Olajuwon. If an internal...
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Guy Lewis and featured future Hall of Fame and NBA Top 50 players Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler. "Texas' Tallest Fraternity" was especially known...
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but now surreal". Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Defensive Player...
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seen since Hakeem Olajuwon". ClutchPoints. Retrieved April 10, 2022. "Jalen Green Did Something That Hasn't Been Done Since Hakeem Olajuwon Nearly 40 Years...
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James each share a record eleven consecutive first-team selections. Hakeem Olajuwon became the first international player to be named All-NBA in 1985–86...
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sweeping the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight time. As of 2024,...
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surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total career blocked shots, trailing only Hakeem Olajuwon. On March 2, 2007, in a win over the Denver Nuggets at age 40, Mutombo...
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for a player with a game of 10+ blocks is 8 (Andrei Kirilenko and Hakeem Olajuwon). A five-by-five is a performance in which a player accumulates a total...
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Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Hakeem Olajuwon was named NBA Finals MVP. This was also the first time that the Boston...
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NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2008. "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992–93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from...
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won the most block titles, with four. George Johnson, Manute Bol, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Theo Ratliff, Dwight Howard, Anthony...
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anyone else in league history (19), followed by Manute Bol (18). Eaton, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Andrew Bynum are the only players to block 10 or more shots in...
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2020, becoming only the third player, after Michael Jordan (1988) and Hakeem Olajuwon (1994), to win both awards in the same season. In 2021, Antetokounmpo...
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coach at the time of his selection. Dubose, Ben (October 19, 2021). "Hakeem Olajuwon, James Harden, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes among initial NBA 75 list"...
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February 2, 2010 2,000 Blocks – Hakeem Olajuwon (29 years, 33 days) on February 23, 1992 3,000 Blocks – Hakeem Olajuwon (32 years, 298 days) on November...
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Alvin Williams, Jerome Williams and Davis, while former NBA MVP centre Hakeem Olajuwon was signed to provide Carter with good support. The Raptors appeared...
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March 9, 1991, the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon officially changed the spelling of his first name to Hakeem. The Indiana Pacers changed their logo and...
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