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  • Michael Olowokandi
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Born: Apr 3, 1975
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 270  lbs. / 122,5  kg.
College: U. of Pacific
Years Pro: 9

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2003-04:
Tied his season high with four blocks in 31 minutes Nov. 29 at Dallas ... Missed three games (Nov. 22-25-26) with tendinitis in his right knee... Came off the bench Nov. 18 vs. Denver and Nov. 21 at Cleveland... Netted eight points in a season-high 32 minutes Nov. 11 vs. Seattle... Scored a season-high 14 points with four blocks Nov. 1 vs. Toronto... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds Oct. 29 vs. Milwaukee... Went over the 10,000-career-minute mark Nov. 11 vs. Seattle... Signed a multi-year contract on July 16.

2002-03:
Averaged 12.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.19 bpg and 3.0 mpg in starting all 36 games in which he played for the L.A. Clippers... Registered three 20-point games and 16 double-figure rebound games... Led the team in blocked shots 18 times... Recorded 11 point/rebound double-doubles... Played 17 games of 40 or more minutes... Blocked at least five shots on four occasions... Missed a total of 41 games due to a sprained left knee after missing just nine games (out of 296) over the previous four seasons... Originally placed on the Injured List with a sore left knee on Dec. 1 and again on Jan. 31 for the same injury... Underwent arthroscopic exploratory surgery on his left knee on Feb. 23... Tied his career high with 20 rebounds and added a team-high 19 points in 45 minutes, just missing the first 20-20 game of his career, Nov. 3 vs. Detroit... Tallied a season-high 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in a team-high 45 minutes Nov. 18 at Golden State... Moved into third place on the Clippers' all-time blocked shot list with his 478th block, passing Gar Heard Nov. 22 at Denver... Snared 18 rebounds to go along with 17 points and four blocked shots Dec. 16 vs. San Antonio... Became just the sixth player to grab 2,500 rebounds in a Clippers uniform Jan. 2 at Dallas.

2001-02:
Averaged 11.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 32.1 minutes in 80 games played (79 starts)...converted 384-886 FG (.433) and 117-188 FT (.622)...ranked 14th in the NBA in blocks and 15th in rebounding...averaged 16.5 points and 9.6 rebounds over the last 23 games of the season...recorded six 20-point games in his last 12 starts...12/29/01 vs. Boston, pulled down a career high-tying 20 rebounds, to go with six points and two blocks...1/2/02 at Sacramento, recorded 13 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks in 35 minutes...1/13/02 at Toronto, in 41 minutes, recorded 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks...1/18/02 vs. Cleveland, contributed 19 points and 11 boards in 34 minutes...1/21/02 vs. Denver, tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks in 36 minutes...1/28/02 at Memphis, recorded 27 points and eight rebounds...1/31/02 at San Antonio, notched 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks...2/2/02 at Atlanta, scored 18 points to go with 14 rebounds and a block...2/3/02 at Boston, in 44 minutes, recorded 27 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks...3/8/02 at Chicago, poured in a career-high 30 points to with 16 rebounds and three blocks...3/18/02 vs. Houston, tallied 26 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in 39 minutes...3/25/02 vs. San Antonio, scored 26 points to go with 17 rebounds in 46 minutes of action...3/26/02 at Sacramento, tallied 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks in 33 minutes played...3/30/02 vs. Utah, scored 28 points in 41 minutes played...4/7/02 vs. Denver, notched six blocks to go with 23 points in 40 minutes of work...

2000-01:
Averaged 8.5 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.32 blocks and 25.9 minutes in 82 games (82 starts)...converted 308-708 FG (.435)...ranked 30th in the NBA in blocks (1.32)...11/2/00 vs. Vancouver, in 35 minutes, tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks...11/10/00 vs. Atlanta, recorded 14 points, six rebounds and four blocks...11/20/00 vs. New Jersey, recorded 14 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes...11/24/00 at Seattle, in 39 minutes, tallied 10 points and 15 rebounds...12/9/00 at Minnesota, in 29 minutes, recorded 10 points and 15 rebounds...1/10/01 vs. Denver, contributed 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 33 minutes...1/12/01 at Minnesota, in 31 minutes, recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots...1/18/01 vs. Boston, tallied 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in 36 minutes...1/31/01 at San Antonio, contributed 14 points, a career-high seven blocks and six rebounds...2/5/01 vs. Chicago, scored 21 points to go with six rebounds and two blocks...2/7/01 at Golden St., in 32 minutes, recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks...2/24/01 vs. Portland, scored 24 points to go with nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks...3/20/01 vs. Philadelphia, notched 12 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 38 minutes...3/22/01 vs. Houston, in 31 minutes, recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and four blocks...4/13/01 vs. Minnesota, in 40 minutes played, tallied 10 points, 19 rebounds and one blocked shot...

1999-2000:
Averaged 9.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 31.2 minutes in 80 games (77 starts)...missed 2 games on the season due to a sore left knee...pulled down 10+ rebounds 24 times...12/8/99 at Atlanta, pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds to go with 17 points and 3 blocks...12/30/99 at Houston, for the second time in the season, recorded a career-high 6 blocks...1/8/00 vs. Indiana, racked up 24 points, was 6-10 at the FT line and added 17 rebounds in 35 minutes played...1/13/00 at New Jersey, had a career-high 4 assists...best rebounding average came in January with 10.0 rpg...led the team in rebounds 31 times and in blocks 43 times...recorded 20 double-doubles for the season...2/12/00 in the Schick Rookie Challenge, recorded 6 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 15 minutes...3/28/00 vs. Dallas, his best game of the season, recorded career-highs in minutes (46), points (27), FGs (10-19), FTs (7) to go along with 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot...month of March was his highest scoring month of the season, averaging 11.4 ppg during that stretch...4/8/00 at Dallas, only played 21 minutes due to an ejection, the first of his NBA career...4/14/00 at Phoenix, in 37 minutes scored 15 points, hit 5-6 FT, snatched 12 rebounds and blocked 4 shots...

1998-1999:
Averaged 8.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.22 blocks in 28.4 minutes per game in 45 contests (36 starts)...named to the NBA's All-Rookie Second Team...led the team in rebounds 19 times and in blocks 22 times...pulled down 10+ rebounds 15 times...recorded 7 points-rebounds double-doubles...missed 5 games (2/27/99-3/10/99) while on the injured list due to a sprained left ankle...finished the season ranked 1st among rookies in rebounding, 2nd in blocked shots and 11th in scoring...5/4/99 at Utah, scored 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while blocking 2 shots in 42 minutes played...4/21/99 at Vancouver, recorded 16 points, a then career-high 17 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks in 43 minutes...3/26/99 at Seattle, scored a team-high 16 points (8-12 FG) along with 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in 39 minutes...2/10/99 at Vancouver, contributed 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks in 33 minutes off the bench...began the month of April on a tear, scoring in double figures six straight games while averaging 8.5 rebounds and .477 FG during that stretch...

COLLEGE:
Attended Newlands Manor School in East Sussex, England, and Brunel University in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, where he participated in track and field, cricket and rugby...He transferred to Pacific and, after two years of steady improvement, blossomed into a big-time NBA prospect in 1997-98 when he played in 33 games and averaged 22.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 2.88 blocks per game, leading the Big West Conference in each category...He ranked 18th in the NCAA in scoring, 12th in rebounding and field goal percentage (.608) and ninth in shotblocking...He led Pacific in scoring 25 times and rebounding 30 times, reaching double figures in scoring 31 times and rebounding 25 times...He set a conference record by winning Big West Player of the Week honors five times...


Personal

  • Earned a degree in economics from Pacific
  • Born in Lagos, Nigeria and attended Newlands Manor School in East Sussex, England, and Brunel University in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
  • While at Brunel, participated in track and field, cricket and rugby
  • On his 20th birthday, opened a library copy of Peterson Guide to American Colleges and Universities and Pacific was the first page he turned to. He then called the basketball office and asked if they would accept him, being a seven footer
  • Michael's father, Ezekiel, is a Nigerian diplomat

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  • Feature story: Ready to Thrive (December 2003)
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