Alon Abisola Arisicate Ajoke Olajuwon, better known as Abi Olajuwon (born July 6, 1988) is a Nigerian-American basketball coach and former player. Currently, she is an assistant coach for Connecticut Sun in the WNBA. Olajuwon is the daughter of former

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Hakeem Olajuwon Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (; ; born January 21, 1963), nicknamed "the Dream", is a Nigerian Americans, Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played Center (basketball), center in the National Basketball Ass ...

. Her name, Abisola Olajuwon, means "born into wealth and loved by all".

Playing career

High school and college

Born in Houston, Texas, Olajuwon played varsity basketball for her Californian high school, Marlborough School, and helped her team win three consecutive Southern Section titles. Olajuwon was a 2006 McDonald's All-American,Michael Kinney
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, December 6, 2006 and was one of the most prized recruits of the 2006 graduating high school class. She played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma, and ESPN basketball analyst Nancy Lieberman stated before the 2006–07 season that the addition of Olajuwon would help propel the Sooners into contention for the NCAA championship. In 2010, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism and electronic media at Oklahoma University.http://www.emueagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1239 "Abi Olajuwon – Assistant Coach." Official Website of the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
Accessed December 10, 2017.

Oklahoma statistics

Source

Professional

Olajuwon was drafted 28th overall (third round) by the Chicago Sky in the

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. However, she was waived during the season. After being waived, Olajuwon signed with Hungarian SEAT-Lami-Véd Győr, and later played for CSM Satu Mare (Romania). In 2011, Olajuwon returned to the WNBA and was signed by the

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and played there during the 2011 season. During the offseason, she played for Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Israel), ŽKK Novi Zagreb (Croatia), BC Castors Braine (Belgium). Olajuwon was waived by Tulsa Shock before the 2012 season. After being waived she played for Esportivo Ourinhos (Brazil), and Heilongjiang Chenneng (China). Olajuwon finished her career playing for Spanish club Caja Rural Zamarat.

Coaching career

In May 2014, Olajuwon became an assistant coach for the women's basketball team at California State University, Fullerton. On May 20, 2016, Olajuwon was hired as an assistant coach for the women's

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