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		Olajuwon was considered the top amateur prospect in the summer of 1984 over fellow collegians and future NBA stars Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton, and was selected first overall by the Rockets in the 1984 NBA Draft.
		Olajuwon, who endorsed a sneaker made by Spalding which retailed for $35, is one of the very few known players in any professional sport to endorse a sneaker not from Nike, Reebok, Adidas, or other high retail brands.
		Olajuwon was still recognized as one of the league's elite centers despite his strict observance (e.g., fasting during daylight hours) of Ramadan, which occurred during the NBA season during virtually all of his career and is usually a handicap for Muslim athletes.
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Hakeem_Olajuwon (4534 words)

	Hakeem Olajuwon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Olajuwon posted astonishing playoff numbers of 37.5 ppg and 16.8 rpg, plus a record for points in a 4 game playoff series (150)[2], the Rockets nonetheless were eliminated in the first round by the Dallas Mavericks 3-1.
		Olajuwon's Rockets finally won a championship during the 1994 NBA Finals in an epic seven-game series against the New York Knicks, the team of one of his perennial archenemies, Patrick Ewing.
		Olajuwon was still recognized as one of the league's elite centers despite his strict observance (e.g., fasting during daylight hours) of Ramadan, which occurred during the NBA season during virtually all of his career and is usually a handicap for Muslim athletes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon (3570 words)

	hakeem the dream (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Olajuwon was the third of six children and acquired the basic values that pushed him to succeed from his parents, who were middle-class and owned a cement business in Lagos, Nigeria.
		Olajuwon's high school, the Muslim Teachers College, was an entry in the basketball tournament at the All-Nigeria Teachers Sports Festival in Sokoto -- but Olajuwon was on the handball team.
		In 1982, Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler were on a Houston squad that made it to the NCAA semifinals but lost 68-63 to the North Carolina Tar Heels, led by James Worthy and Michael Jordan.
	www.famousmuslims.com /hakeem.htm (2328 words)

	Hakeem Olajuwon Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Olajuwon was not highly recruited and was merely offered a visit to the university with the intention of working out for the coaching staff based on a recommendation from a friend of Lewis' who had seen Olajuwon play.
		Olajuwon returned from that summer a different player and in his sophomore and junior years he helped the Cougars advance to consecutive NCAA championship games, where they lost to North Carolina State in 1983 and a Patrick Ewing led Georgetown team in 1984.
		Olajuwon was still recognized as one of the league's elite centers despite his strict observance (e.g., fasting during daylight hours) of Ramadan, which occurred during the NBA season during virtually all of his career and is usually a handicap for Muslim athletes.
	hakeem-olajuwon.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Hakeem_Olajuwon (5087 words)

	Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigeria ...player profiles by Interbasket
		"Akeem," as he was known by back them, was part of "Phi Slama Jama" - the dunking fraternity of the University of Houston in the early 1980s.
		He'll be lumped with players like Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Charles Barkley, not that there is anything wrong with that group, but the Dream deserves to be mentioned in the breath of the basketball gods; the Michael Jordans, the Larry Birds, the Magic Johnsons..
		Olajuwon was married to Dalia Asafi on August 8, 1996.
	www.interbasket.net /players/olajuwon.htm (537 words)

	Hakeem Olajuwon - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Olajuwon, Hakeem, born in 1963, Nigerian-born professional basketball player, acclaimed for his defensive abilities and considered one of the...
		The most valuable player (MVP) of the National Basketball Association Championship Finals is chosen annually by a vote of a panel of sports writers.
		Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (born Akeem Abdul Olajuwon on January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former professional basketball player whose best seasons were with the Houston Rockets of the National...
	encarta.msn.com /Hakeem_Olajuwon.html (175 words)

	Game #13 - NC State-Hou
		It was a contest between the high-flying No. 1 Houston's Phi Slamma Jamma duo of Akeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler and No. 6-ranked NC State, a team which had lost 10 games during the season.
		Olajuwon got on a roll, and led his team to a 52-46 lead.
		Houston's Akeem Olajuwon racked up 20 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks after a 21, 22, 8 semifinal, but the Cougars were just 10-for-19 from the line.
	www.baseball-statistics.com /Greats/Century/Games/NC-Hou.htm (331 words)

	HickokSports.com - Biography - Hakeem Olajuwon
		Olajuwon and 7-foot Ralph Sampson, known as the "Twin Towers," led the Rockets into the NBA finals in 1986, when they lost to the Boston Celtics in six games.
		Olajuwon was named Defensive Player of the Year again, but finished second to San Antonio's David Robinson in regular season MVP voting.
		Olajuwon is the NBA career leader in blocked shots, with 3,830, and he ranks seventh all-time in scoring.
	www.hickoksports.com /biograph/olajuwonhakeem.shtml (630 words)

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		Olajuwon hit a pair of free throws with 5:21 remaining in the period to tie the score at 17, and the duo scored six of the Rockets' next 10 points as well, giving Houston a 27-25 lead with 2:09 left.
		Olajuwon ended the first two periods with 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Sampson and guard Robert Reid had 10 points each.
		Olajuwon scored from close in, a basket that was matched by Seattle's Kevin Williams.
	www.duke.edu /~ggh1/seahou6.txt (1021 words)

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		Akeem Olajuwon and Houston's defense were too much for the Seattle SuperSonics to handle Thursday night as the Rockets breezed to a 102-84 victory.
		The 7-foot Olajuwon scored 22 of his 33 points in leading Houston to a 23-point halftime lead.
		Olajuwon hit 14 of 20 shots, made 5 of 6 free throws, pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds and blocked 4 shots.
	www.duke.edu /~ggh1/seahou3.txt (346 words)

	The house Akeem Olajuwon helped design - Houston Rockets star center's home outside of Houston Ebony - Find Articles
		"I wanted it to be casual but elegant," says Olajuwon, an occasional artist who worked with Houston architect John McGee to create a one-story house, which, despite its contemporary feel, is reminiscent of the one in the Suruler section of Lagos, Nigeria, where he and his five siblings were reared by Muslim cement merchants.
		Olajuwon has come a long way since he lived in that house and played in the nearby soccer field and on the narrow streets of Lagos.
		Olajuwon's own oil paintings hang in the metropolitan townhouse that is his former residence.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n5_v46/ai_10405330/pg_2 (838 words)

	Sporting News: History of the NCAA College Basketball Tourney
		When Patrick Ewing and Akeem Olajuwon walked to the center circle for the opening tip of the 1984 NCAA championship game, the situation was familiar even if the opponent was not.
		Olajuwon also was quiet on offense, taking just five shots and scoring 12 points in Houston's overtime struggle.
		It was little consolation to Olajuwon that he had played Ewing to a standstill on the backboards (both centers had nine rebounds) and outscored his rival, 15-10.
	www.sportingnews.com /archives/ncaa/1984.html (1352 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Olajuwon,
		Olajuwon Holdings Purchases 63 Denny's Restaurants; Franchisee to Operate Over 100 Denny's.
		Hakeem Olajuwon follows Islamic custom of prearranged marriage, weds 18 year old.
		Good enough to dream; after two NBA titles, Hakeem Olajuwon is running out of worlds to conquer.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Olajuwon, (419 words)

	Olajuwon’s feats continue to amaze UH mentor Lewis
		Olajuwon’s demolition or Robinson and the Spurs was the third time in five games he’s scored more than 40 points this series.
		Lewis expected Olajuwon to become an outstanding player at the NBA level, particularly in the areas of defense and shot blocking.
		Olajuwon’s offensive game, in fact, is so unstoppable one almost feels sorry for Robinson as he tries to defend it.
	www.panews.com /sportsbobwest/local_story_159205122.html/resources_printstory (996 words)

	News -- Akeem Olajuwon's N3.5bn basketball academy for Abuja
		IGERIAN born American basketball legend, Akeem Olajuwon, is to establish a N3.5 billion basketball academy in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Abuja.
		Akeem wrote us some months back and we replied that we were prepared to co-operate with him with a view of seeing the proposal come into reality," the chairman pointed out.
		Bwari said that it was a pride for the people of the area council to have the project sited in their area and assured the U. S.-based former basketball legend of his council's full cooperation to see that the proposal became a reality.
	odili.net /news/source/2005/jan/10/6.html (416 words)

	The American Muslim (TAM)
		Long considered a physical marvel since his days at the University of Houston, his aesthetic and productive play—highlighted by his Houston Rockets’; back-to-back NBA titles—earned him a place among the game’s best.
		Olajuwon’s high school, the Muslim Teachers College, was an entry in the basketball tournament at the All-Nigeria Teachers Sports Festival in Sokoto—but Olajuwon was on the handball team.
		After the Rockets won a coin flip with the Portland Trail Blazers for the first pick in the 1984 NBA Draft—one year before the institution of the Draft Lottery—Houston selected Olajuwon.
	theamericanmuslim.org /tam.php/features/print/olajuwon_hakeem_abdul (546 words)

	NBA.com: Hakeem Olajuwon Bio
		Hakeem Olajuwon was a force in the middle for 18 NBA seasons.
		The man called "Hakeem the Dream" had now developed a set of patented moves involving great footwork with ball and head fakes with either his back to the basket or facing opponents abusing defenders.
		The Rockets' all-time leader at the time of his retirement in a host of categories, including points, rebounds, steals, and blocked shots (All-time NBA leader with 3, 830) had his jersey No. 34 retired on Nov. 9, 2002.
	www.nba.com /history/players/olajuwon_bio.html (2412 words)

	Hakeem Olajuwon - ArmchairGM - Sports Wiki, Sports Blog, Sports Resource, Sports Community, Sports 2.0
		Hakeem Olajuwon was a legitimate two-way threat, being effective on both ends of the floor.
		Olajuwon was also a prolific rebounder, averaging 11.1 rebounds per game in his career, and leading the league in rebounding twice.
		Despite stellar play from Olajuwon during his first few seasons in the league, the Rockets had settled into mediocrity since the team's trip to the NBA Finals in 1986--Houston didn't win a playoff series from 1988 through 1992.
	www.armchairgm.com /index.php?title=Hakeem_Olajuwon (841 words)

	The house Akeem Olajuwon helped design - Houston Rockets star center's home outside of Houston Ebony - Find Articles
		"I wanted it to be casual but elegant," says Olajuwon, an occasional artist who worked with Houston architect John McGee to create a one-story house, which, despite its contemporary feel, is reminiscent of the one in the Suruler section of Lagos, Nigeria, where he and his five siblings were reared by Muslim cement merchants.
		Olajuwon has come a long way since he lived in that house and played in the nearby soccer field and on the narrow streets of Lagos.
		Olajuwon's own oil paintings hang in the metropolitan townhouse that is his former residence.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n5_v46/ai_10405330?lstpn=search_sampler&lstpc=search&lstpr=external&lstprs=other&lstwid=1&lstwn=search_results&lstwp=body_middle (822 words)

	JoBS: The Twin Tower Dilemma
		The most prominent set of Towers were Houston's of the mid 1980's, which featured two number one picks in Ralph Sampson and Akeem Olajuwon.
		If two big men are better than one, the more games that both Sampson and Olajuwon play, the lower the defensive rating should be; for instance, this would imply that the 103.1 rating (letter a on the left) below should match up with the number 3, where both Sampson and Olajuwon played 82 games.
		They are pretty comparable to Robinson's and Olajuwon's, though slightly less impressive in the later years.
	www.rawbw.com /~deano/articles/aa062597.htm (1772 words)

	Olajuwon Is No.1 Pick in College Draft
		The 7-foot Olajuwon, the nation's top rebounder, wearing a fl suit, a tuxedo shirt and a red bow tie, then stepped to the podium, where Charley Thomas, the Rockets' owner, and his daughter, Nancy, presented him with a Rocket uniform number 34.
		Of the nine underclassmen in the draft, three - Olajuwon, Jordan and Barkley - were among the first five players taken.
		Michael Young, a 6-7 forward and Olajuwon's teammate, was expected to go much higher than his selection of No. 24 by the Boston Celtics.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/sports/basketball/062084bkn-jordan.html (1076 words)

	HOOPSWORLD.com \| NBA News and Information \| powered by Basketball News Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Clyde Drexler was the hometown favorite, but when Hakeem (then “Akeem”) Olajuwon joined him the Cougars knew they had something special.
		Olajuwon was sidelined with an injury late in the season, which presented Clyde with the opportunity to carry the team until the big guy returned.
		He scored 41 points to Olajuwon’s 40 in a game five win as the Rockets came back from a 1-2 deficit in the first round to beat Utah 3-2.
	www.hoopsworld.com /cgi-bin/news/exec/view.cgi?archive=59&num=15257 (1238 words)

	Famous Muslims - Hakeem Olajuwon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hakeem the Dream was known for being a devout Muslim.
		Was the first player in NBA history to accumulate both 2,000 blocked shots and 2,000 steals in a career
		Olajuwon signed with the Toronto Raptors in 2001 but retired the following year.
	famousmuslims.muslimonline.org /hakeem-olajuwon.html (433 words)

	Houston Cougars
		Akeem "the Dream" Olajuwon and his Phi Slamma Jamma fraternity brothers from Houston supposedly ushered in the 21st century of basketball when they crushed Louisville Saturday in the NCAA semifinals.
		The Cougars lost because of Charles, his Wolfpack teammates, a near-perfect game plan by State coach Jim Valvano and a return to some old fashioned, 20th century basketball virtues, like blocking out, taking charges and sinking free throws.
		I believe He is." Olajuwon became the first player on a losing team to be named the NCAA tournament's MVP since 1966, when Utah's Jerry Cahmbers won.
	www.stanford.edu /~alief/ncaa83.html (753 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - 1983 Houston Cougars
		This was the famous Phi Slamma Jamma team that dunked all over opponents and featured two future NBA Hall of Famers in Akeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler.
		The Cougars hit a few bumps in the road early, losing two in a row in December, but turned it on and ripped off 26 straight wins after a nine-point loss to Virginia.
		Despite the loss, Olajuwon was named the Most Outstanding Player after scoring 41 points and grabbing 40 rebounds in the Final Four.
	sports.espn.go.com /chat/sportsnation/story?page=NCAA1983Houston&print=true (299 words)

	TIME.com: A 16th Flag in Sight -- Jun. 9, 1986 -- Page 1
		Not far removed from the soccer plains of Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon on occasion is inclined during warm-up drills to kick the basketball smartly back to the shooter.
		As Kareem (Abdul-Jabbar) dissolves more and more into Akeem, and new-and- improved human beings like Chicago's Michael Jordan and Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins burst in full flight on the N.B.A., both Bird's stature and the wonder of it have increased.
		As preposterous as it is to think that the world's best basketball player could be a white man with a blue collar, the consensus is approaching unanimity.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,961543,00.html (650 words)

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