Player Profile
Hakeem Olajuwon | 34
Position:  C
Born: 01/21/63
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 255  lbs. /  115,7  kg.
College - Houston '84

 2002-03 Statistics
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  TEAM G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
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Career Highlights

  • Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
  • Is one of only eight players in NBA history with over 20,000 points and 12,000 rebounds in his career
  • Is the NBA s all-time leader with 3,830 career blocked shots
  • Passed Oscar Robertson for seventh on the NBA’s all-time scoring list 12/16/02 vs. Washington with his 26,711th point
  • Passed Oscar Robertson for ninth on the NBA all-time minutes played list 3/7/02 at Dallas with 43,886 minutes
  • Named 1993-94 NBA MVP in 1994 and NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1992-93 and 1993-94
  • Named to the All-NBA First Team six times (1986-87 to 1988-99, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97), the All-NBA Second Team three times (1985-86, 1989-90, 1995-96) and the All-NBA Third Team three times (1990-91, 1994-95, 1998-99)
  • Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times (1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1993-94) and the All-Defensive Second Team four times (1984-85, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1996-97)
  • A member of the Houston Rockets' 1994 and 1995 back-to-back NBA champion teams, earning Finals MVP honors both seasons, and also appeared in the 1986 NBA Finals
  • Has appeared in 145 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 25.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 3.26 bpg and 1.69 spg
  • Has played in 12 NBA All-Star Games (1985-1990, 1992-1997), starting 8 times and averaging 9.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 1.92 bpg
  • Led the NBA in blocked shots twice (1989-90, 1992-93) and in rebounds twice (1988-89, 1989-90)
  • Received the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the Midwest Division in 1999-2000
  • Scored his 25,000th career point, recording a game-high 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots, against the Utah Jazz on 4/1/99
  • Blocked his 3,500th career shot, registering a team-high 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, in an 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets on 3/9/99
  • Became the first player in NBA history to accumulate both 2,000 blocks and 2,000 steals with a steal against Seattle on 11/20/99
  • Closed the 1997-98 season as the Rockets' all-time franchise leader in points, rebounds (12,199), blocked shots, steals (1,895) and ranks 3rd in assists (2,771)
  • Scored his 24,000th career point, recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 2/26/98
  • Played in his 1,000th career game, posting 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocked shots, against the Washington Wizards on 2/24/98
  • Notched his 14th career triple-double, with 22 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, against the L.A. Clippers on 3/4/97
  • Shares the NBA Playoffs record for most blocks in a game with 10 against the L.A. Lakers in Game 2 of the 1990 Western Conference first round
  • Recorded the third quadruple-double in NBA history, with 18 points, 16 rebounds, 11 blocked shots and 10 assists, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/29/90
  • Shares the NBA Finals record for most blocks in a game with 8 against the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the 1986 NBA Finals
  • Named to the 1984-85 NBA All-Rookie Team, was runner-up in the Rookie of the Year voting after averaging 20.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg and 2.68 bpg
Personal

  • Added the "H" to his first name on April 9, 1991
  • Became a United States citizen on April 1, 1993
  • Has four brothers, Kaka, Akins, Taju and Afis, and a sister, Kudi
  • Speaks French and four different Nigerian dialects
  • Married on August 8, 2000 to Dalia Asafi in Houston
  • Has three daughters, Abisola, Rahmah and Aisha
  • His first sports were soccer and handball
  • Olajuwon translates into "always being on top"
  • Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame on January 27, 1999
Articles Featuring Hakeem
Aug. 7, 2001: Olajuwon Arrives A Raptor
Aug. 7, 2001: Hakeem Olajuwon Press Conference Transcript
Aug. 2, 2001: Raptors Acquire Olajuwon From Rockets
Aug. 2, 2001: Olajuwon Means Raptors Dream Big
Hakeem Encylopedia Table of Contents

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2002-03 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Pointsnull 52 vs. Denver 4/19/90
 Field Goals Madenull24 vs. Denver 1/30/97
 Field Goals Attemptednull40 vs. Denver 1/30/97
 Three Point Field Goals Made null1 25 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Attemptednull2 9 Times
 Free Throws Madenull17 vs. Utah 1/10/93
 Free Throws Attemptednull20 vs. Orlando12/17/89
 Offensive Reboundsnull15 @ New York 2/14/85
 Defensive Reboundsnull22 @ Detroit 2/27/90
 Total Reboundsnull25 5 Times
 Assistsnull12 @ Golden State 12/01/94
 Stealsnull8 3 Times
 Blocksnull12 2 Times
 Minutes Playednull53 vs. Seattle 3/10/87
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 84-85 HOU 82 82 35.5 .538 .000 .613 5.40 6.50 11.90 1.4 1.21 2.68 2.85 4.20 20.6
 85-86 HOU 68 68 36.3 .526 .000 .645 4.90 6.60 11.50 2.0 1.97 3.40 2.87 4.00 23.5
 86-87 HOU 75 75 36.8 .508 .200 .702 4.20 7.20 11.40 2.9 1.87 3.39 3.04 3.90 23.4
 87-88 HOU 79 79 35.8 .514 .000 .695 3.80 8.30 12.10 2.1 2.05 2.71 3.08 4.10 22.8
 88-89 HOU 82 82 36.9 .508 .000 .696 4.10 9.40 13.50 1.8 2.60 3.44 3.35 4.00 24.8
 89-90 HOU 82 82 38.1 .501 .167 .713 3.60 10.40 14.00 2.9 2.12 4.59 3.85 3.80 24.3
 90-91 HOU 56 50 36.8 .508 .000 .769 3.90 9.80 13.80 2.3 2.16 3.95 3.11 3.90 21.2
 91-92 HOU 70 69 37.7 .502 .000 .766 3.50 8.60 12.10 2.2 1.81 4.34 2.67 3.80 21.6
 92-93 HOU 82 82 39.5 .529 .000 .779 3.50 9.60 13.00 3.5 1.83 4.17 3.20 3.70 26.1
 93-94 HOU 80 80 41.0 .528 .421 .716 2.90 9.10 11.90 3.6 1.60 3.71 3.39 3.60 27.3
 94-95 HOU 72 72 39.6 .517 .188 .756 2.40 8.40 10.80 3.5 1.85 3.36 3.29 3.50 27.8
 95-96 HOU 72 72 38.8 .514 .214 .724 2.40 8.40 10.90 3.6 1.57 2.88 3.43 3.40 26.9
 96-97 HOU 78 78 36.6 .510 .313 .787 2.20 7.00 9.20 3.0 1.50 2.22 3.60 3.20 23.2
 97-98 HOU 47 45 34.7 .483 .000 .755 2.50 7.30 9.80 3.0 1.79 2.04 2.68 3.20 16.4
 98-99 HOU 50 50 35.7 .514 .308 .717 2.10 7.40 9.60 1.8 1.64 2.46 2.78 3.20 18.9
 99-00 HOU 44 28 23.8 .458 .000 .616 1.50 4.80 6.20 1.4 .93 1.59 1.66 2.00 10.3
 00-01 HOU 58 55 26.6 .498 .000 .621 2.10 5.30 7.40 1.2 1.21 1.52 1.40 2.40 11.9
 01-02 TOR 61 37 22.6 .464 .000 .560 1.60 4.40 6.00 1.1 1.21 1.48 1.61 2.40 7.1
 Career 1,238 1,186 35.7 .512 .202 .712 3.30 7.80 11.10 2.5 1.75 3.09 2.96 3.50 21.8
 Playoff 145 140 39.6 .528 .222 .719 3.20 7.90 11.20 3.2 1.69 3.26 2.92 3.90 25.9
 All-Star 12 8 22.5 .409 1.000 .520 3.20 4.70 7.80 1.4 1.25 1.92 2.17 2.60 9.8

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