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Olajuwon, Hakeem

Olajuwon, Hakeem

Olajuwon, Hakeem häkēm´ ōlī´jəwŏn˝ [key], 1963–, Nigerian-American basketball player, b. Lagos. Introduced to basketball at age 15, when he stood 6 ft 9 in. (206 cm) tall, he soon became the center for the Nigerian national team. In 1981–84 he attended the Univ. of Houston, where he led his team three consecutive times to