Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon
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Personal information
Born	January 21, 1963 (age 50); Lagos, Nigeria
Career information
College	Houston
NBA Draft	1984 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Pro career	1984–2002
Career history
	Houston Rockets (1984–2001); Toronto Raptors (2001-2002);
Career highlights and awards
	2x NBA Champion (1994, 1995); 3x NBA MVP (1993); 12x All-Star (1985-1990, 1992-1997); 2x NBA Finals MVP (1993, 1994); 6x All-NBA First Team Selection (1986-1988, 1992-1993, 1996); 3x All-NBA Second Team Selection (1985, 1989, 1995); 3x All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1994, 1998); 5x NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection (1986-1987, 1989, 1992-1993); 4x NBA All-Defensive Second Team Selection (1984, 1990, 1995–1996); NBA All-Rookie Team (1984); NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team;
Career statistics
Points	26,946 (21.8 ppg)
Rebounds	13,747 (11.1 rpg)
Blocks	3,830 (3.1 bpg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	Basketball Hall of Fame

Hakeem Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a retired Nigerian-American basketball player. 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.

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