The two led the Rockets to the 1986 NBA Finals, where they lost in six games to the Boston Celtics. He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". Olajuwon was drafted by the Houston Rockets with the first overall selection of the 1984 NBA draft, a draft that included Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton. His college career for the Cougars included three trips to the Final Four. īorn in Lagos, Nigeria, Olajuwon traveled from his home country to play for the University of Houston under head coach Guy Lewis. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest centers, as well as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Olajuwon was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2016. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA championships in 19. 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.
1997 HOUSTON ROCKETS ROSTER PROFESSIONAL
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon ( / ə ˈ l aɪ ʒ u ɒ n/ Yoruba: born January 21, 1963), nicknamed " the Dream", is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player ( 1983).Consensus first-team All-American ( 1984).2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year ( 1993, 1994).
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