Hakeem Olajuwon Career NBA Stats 1984-2001 |
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G |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
PTS |
PPG |
3PTA |
3PTM |
3PT% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% | AST | APG |
REB |
RPG |
BLK |
STL |
1,238 |
20,991 |
10,749 |
51.2 |
26,946 |
21.8 |
124 |
25 |
20.2 |
7,621 |
5,423 |
71.2 |
3,058 |
2.5 |
13,748 | 11.1 |
3,830 |
2,162 |
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon was born on January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the son of Abike and Salaam Olajuwon. Born as Akeem Olajuwon, he grew up in Nigeria playing handball and soccer; he didn’t start playing basketball until his teen years.
Olajuwon attended high school in Nigeria named the Muslim Teachers College. Although he got a late start to playing the game of basketball, he picked up the fundamentals fast his height added to his potential to be a good player. He received an invite from the University of Houston to play college basketball and he accepted. His trip to visit Houston would be his first time in the United States.
Hakeem Olajuwon College Career Stats and Notes
Olajuwon played for the University of Houston from 1981-84. He averaged 13.3 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game during his college career. Olajuwon, along with future NBA teammate and Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler, led the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament title games in 1983 and 1984, but fell short in both contests. Although the Cougars’ lost to North Carolina State in the 1983 title game, Olajuwon was named the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player. During his last year in college, Olajuwon was the SWC Player of the Year and was a consensus First Team All-American.
Awards and Achievements |
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MVP
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All-NBA
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1st Team: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993 1994, 1997 2nd Team: 1986, 1990, 1996 3rd Team: 1991, 1995, 1999 |
All-Star Selections |
1985 1986, 1987 1988, 1989, 1990 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
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Scoring Titles |
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NBA Finals MVP |
1994, 1995 |
Achievements
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1993-94, 1994-95 NBA Defensive Player of the Year 1993, 1994 NBA All Defensive First Team 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994 NBA All Defensive Second Team 1985, 1991, 1996, 1997 Member of 1984-85 NBA All Rookie First Team Member of NBA 50th Anniversary All Time Team Member of NBA 75th Anniversary All Time Team |
Hakeem Olajuwon NBA Career Stats and Notes
Olajuwon was selected 1st overall in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets. He spent 17 seasons with the Rockets making three NBA Finals appearances. It was during the middle of his Rockets' career when Olajuwon went from 'Akeem' to Hakeem. In 2001, the 12- time All-Star was traded north of the border to the Toronto Raptors. He spent one year with the team before retiring. In 2008, Olajuwon was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Hakeem Olajuwon 1993-94 NBA MVP Season
Olajuwon posted 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game and led the Rockets to the top of the Midwest Division and 2nd seed in the West. He was named the 1993-94 NBA MVP for the first time as well as awarded the NBA Defensive Player of the Year honor for the second straight year. Olajuwon had previously lost in the NBA Finals. Although teamed with Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson, they were no match for Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish and Dennis Johnson as the Boston Celtics won 1986 NBA Finals in 6 games. This time he had to go through future Hall of Famers such as Drexler, John Stockton, Karl Malone and Charles Barkley in the West to get back to the championship round. Waiting for him was Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks. This time Olajuwon wouldn’t be denied as he averaged 26.9 points, leading Houston to its first ever NBA title and earning himself the NBA Finals MVP Award.