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Hakeem Olajuwon
Olajuwon signing autographs
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Born
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1963-01-21
)
January 21, 1963
(age 61)
Lagos
, Nigeria
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Nationality
| Nigerian / American
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Listed height
| 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
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Listed weight
| 255 lb (116 kg)
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College
| Houston
(1981?1984)
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NBA draft
| 1984
/ Round: 1 / Pick:
1st
overall
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Selected by the
Houston Rockets
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Playing career
| 1984?2002
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Position
| Center
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Number
| 34
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1984
?
2001
| Houston Rockets
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2001?2002
| Toronto Raptors
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- 2×
NBA champion
(
1994
,
1995
)
- 2×
NBA Finals MVP
(
1994
,
1995
)
- NBA Most Valuable Player
(
1994
)
- 12×
NBA All-Star
(
1985
?
1990
,
1992
?
1997
)
- 6×
All-NBA First Team
(
1987
?
1989
,
1993
,
1994
,
1997
)
- 3×
All-NBA Second Team
(
1986
,
1990
,
1996
)
- 3×
All-NBA Third Team
(
1991
,
1995
,
1999
)
- 2×
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
(
1993
,
1994
)
- 5×
NBA All-Defensive First Team
(
1987
,
1988
,
1990
,
1993
,
1994
)
- 4×
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
(
1985
,
1991
,
1996
,
1997
)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team
(
1985
)
- 2×
NBA rebounding leader
(
1989
,
1990
)
- 3×
NBA blocks leader
(
1990
,
1991
,
1993
)
- No. 34
retired by Houston Rockets
- NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
- Consensus first-team
All-American
(
1984
)
- NCAA rebounding leader
(1984)
- SWC Player of the Year
(1984)
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
(
1983
)
- No. 34
retired by University of Houston
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Points
| 26,946 (21.8 ppg)
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Rebounds
| 13,747 (11.1 rpg)
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Blocks
| 3,830 (3.1 bpg)
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Stats
at Basketball-Reference.com
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Basketball Hall of Fame as player
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FIBA Hall of Fame as player
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Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon
(born January 21, 1963 in
Lagos
,
Nigeria
; pronounced ah-KEEM ah-LAH-zhoo-wahn), formerly
Akeem Olajuwon
, is a retired
Nigerian
-
American
basketball
player. He is considered by some to be the greatest defensive player in basketball history. Hakeem Olajuwon travelled all the way from his home country of
Nigeria
to play basketball in the United States. He won two
National Basketball Association
(NBA)
championships
with the
Houston Rockets
. During his career, he was nicknamed "
The Dream
", often extended to "
Hakeem the Dream
", due to his grace both on and off the court. His best move was called the "Dream Shake". He also called himself "
Little Moses
"
[1]
after one of his biggest idols,
Moses Malone
. He played for the Houston Rockets while Olajuwon played for the University of Houston Cougars men's basketball team.