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Hakeem Olajuwon

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Born: 1963-01-21
From: Lagos, Nigeria
Gender: Male
Height: 213.00 m
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Akeem OlajuwonAkeem Abdul Olajuwon

Biography

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, nicknamed "the Dream," is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets and, in his last season, the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 1994 and 1995. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

Awards & Nominations33 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Great Immigrants Award

2008
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1999
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1997
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1997
🏆 Won

Best NBA Player ESPY Award

1996
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1996
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1996
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All-NBA Team

1995
🏆 Won

Best NBA Player ESPY Award

1995
🏆 Won

Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

1995
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1994
🏆 Won

NBA Most Valuable Player Award

1994
🏆 Won

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

1994
🏆 Won

Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award

1994
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1994
🏆 Won

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

1993
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1993
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1993
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1991
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1991
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1990
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1990
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1989
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1988
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1988
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1987
🏆 Won

All-NBA Team

1986
🏆 Won

NBA All-Defensive Team

1985
🏆 Won

NBA All-Rookie Team

1985
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Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1984
🏆 Won

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

1983
🏆 Won

1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

🏆 Won

FIBA Hall of Fame

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