| Name: | Hakeem Olajuwon |
| Occupation: | Basketball Player |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birth Day: | January 21, 1963 |
| Age: | 62 |
| Birth Place: | Lagos - Nigeria |
| Zodiac Sign: | Aquarius |
| DOB in Roman: | I.XXI.MCMLXIII |
Hakeem Olajuwon
Hakeem Olajuwon was born on 21 January 1963(62 years old) in Nigeria. Hakeem Olajuwon is Basketball Player, Zodiac sign - Aquarius. More detail about Hakeem Olajuwon given below.
About Hakeem Olajuwon
After leading the Houston Rockets to NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, he was awarded Finals MVP. He was a 12-time NBA All-Star, a member of the All-NBA First Team six times, and the NBA MVP in 1994. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as well as the FIBA Hall of Fame.
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, is a former Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He has been nicknamed the "dream" of his basketball career after being sunk so easily that his college coach said it "sounded like a dream." From 1984 to 2002, he played the National Basketball Association center for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets consecutively to NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008 he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016, he was introduced into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon came from his hometown to compete at the University of Houston under the guidance of head coach Guy Lewis. His college career for Cougars included three trips to the Final Four. Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection in the 1984 NBA Draft, a draft that included Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and John Stockton.
| Born | January 21, 1963, Lagos, Nigeria |
| NBA draft | 1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1, Houston Rockets |
| Listed weight | 255 lb |
| Nationality | Nigerian / American |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in |
| College | Houston (1981–1984) |
| High school | Muslim Teachers College, (Lagos, Nigeria) |
Trivia
He was especially known for his defense, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award twice, leading the NBA in blocks 3 times, and retiring with 3,830 career blocks.
Hakeem Olajuwon before fame
He didn't start playing basketball until he was 15.
Achievement of Hakeem Olajuwon
He was especially known for his defense, winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award twice, leading the NBA in blocks 3 times, and retiring with 3,830 career blocks.
Salary 2020
Not known
Net Worth 2020
$200 Million
Hakeem Olajuwon family life
In 1996, he married Dalia Asafi in an arranged marriage. Abi, Aisha, and Rahmah are their three daughters. Abi spent two years in the WNBA with the Chicago Sky and Tulsa Shock after playing collegiate basketball at Oklahoma.
Associations of Hakeem Olajuwon
Clyde Drexler, a fellow Hall of Famer, was his teammate on the Houston Rockets from 1995 to 1998.
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