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Abi Olajuwon
Connecticut Sun
Assistant Coach
Personal information
Born (1988-07-06) July 6, 1988 (age 36)
Houston, Texas
Nationality American / Nigerian
High school Marlborough School
(Los Angeles, California)
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College Oklahoma (2006–2010)
NBA Draft 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Pro career 2010–2013
Coaching career 2014–present
League WNBA
Career history
As player:
2010 Chicago Sky
2010 SEAT-Lami-Véd Győr
2011 CSM Satu Mare
2011 Tulsa Shock
2011–2012 Hapoel Rishon LeZion
2012 ŽKK Novi Zagreb
2012 BC Castors Braine
2012 Esportivo Ourinhos
2012 Heilongjiang Chenneng
2013 Caja Rural Zamarat
As coach:
2014–2016 Cal State Fullerton (assistant)
2016–2018 Eastern Michigan (assistant)
2018–2022 TCU (assistant)
2023–present Connecticut Sun (assistant)

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 NBA center Hakeem Olajuwon. 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, 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 the University of Oklahoma.

Professional

Olajuwon was drafted 28th overall (third round) by the Chicago Sky in the 2010 WNBA draft. 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 Tulsa Shock 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 Eastern Michigan Eagles.

In May 2018, Olajuwon was added the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs women's basketball coaching staff.

On December 27, 2022, it was announced Olajuwon had been added to the WNBA's Connecticut Sun as an assistant coach.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

College

Source

Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Oklahoma 17 37 48.4% 0.0% 58.3% 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.1 2.2
2007–08 Oklahoma 19 36 40.0% 0.0% 88.9% 3.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 1.9
2008–09 Oklahoma 27 37 31.7% 0.0% 55.0% 2.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 1.4
2009–10 Oklahoma 38 401 50.6% 0.0% 61.7% 7.3 0.5 0.5 0.9 10.6
Career 101 511 47.8% 0.0% 62.1% 4.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 5.1

WNBA

Source

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2010 Chicago 6 0 5.0 .500 .7 .0 .2 .0 .3 1.0
2011 Tulsa 16 0 6.2 .269 1.000 .8 .1 .0 .1 .3 1.0
Career 2 years, 2 teams 22 0 5.9 .313 1.000 .7 .1 .0 .1 .3 1.0
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