Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (/əˈleɪʒu.ɒn/ ə-LAY-zhoo-on; Yoruba: [olaɟuwɔ̃]; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian-American former professional...

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...

once again with the first overall pick, the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon, who would become the cornerstone of the most successful period in...

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...

Robinson, Barkley, Johnson, Duncan, Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone, and Hakeem Olajuwon also won NBA Most Valuable Player awards during their career; Robinson...

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...

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...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, Kobe Bryant, Kawhi Leonard and Kevin Durant won the award twice. Olajuwon, Durant, Bryant, and James have...

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...

but now surreal". Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Hakeem Olajuwon, NBA Defensive Player...

six-time winner), Bill Walton, Magic Johnson (three-time winner), Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan (two-time...

Clyde Drexler, and three-point specialist Tracy Murray; Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon were both teammates at the University of Houston in the early 1980s...

coach, daughter of Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon (born 1963), Nigerian-American basketball player This page lists people with the surname Olajuwon. If an internal...

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...

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...

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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NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved August 4, 2008. "Hakeem Olajuwon Bio: 1992–93". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from...

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...

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...

seen since Hakeem Olajuwon". ClutchPoints. Retrieved April 10, 2022. "Jalen Green Did Something That Hasn't Been Done Since Hakeem Olajuwon Nearly 40 Years...

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,...

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...

won the most block titles, with four. George Johnson, Manute Bol, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning, Theo Ratliff, Dwight Howard, Anthony...

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...

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"...

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...

former Olympic teammate and future NBA Hall of Famer, Pippen joined Hakeem Olajuwon, but on-court chemistry problems emerged, especially with Barkley....

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...

2–5) Pat Riley Hakeem Olajuwon 1995 Houston Rockets (6) (4, 2–2) Rudy Tomjanovich 4–0 Orlando Magic (1) (1, 0–1) Brian Hill Hakeem Olajuwon 1996 Seattle...