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| Hakeem Olajuwon (Click Photo For More Information) |
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- Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield , MA, in 2008.
- Selected in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Led the Houston Rockets to the 1994 and 1995 NBA Championships, earning Finals MVP honors both seasons - - and also appeared in the 1986 NBA Finals
- Is one of only eight players in NBA history with more than 20,000 points and 12,000 rebounds in his career
- Is the NBA s all-time leader with 3,830 career blocked shots
- Named 1993-94 NBA MVP and NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 1992-93 and 1993-94
- Named to the All-NBA First Team six times (1986-87 to 1988-99, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97), the All-NBA Second Team three times (1985-86, 1989-90, 1995-96) and the All-NBA Third Team three times (1990-91, 1994-95, 1998-99)
- Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times (1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1993-94) and the All-Defensive Second Team four times (1984-85, 1990-91, 1995-96, 1996-97)
- Appeared in 145 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 25.9 ppg, 11.2 rpg, 3.2 apg, 3.26 bpg and 1.69 spg
- Played in 12 NBA All-Star Games (1985-1990, 1992-1997), starting 8 times and averaging 9.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg and 1.92 bpg
- Led the NBA in blocked shots twice (1989-90, 1992-93) and in rebounds twice (1988-89, 1989-90)
- Received the NBA Sportsmanship Award for the Midwest Division in 1999-2000
- Scored his 25,000th career point, recording a game-high 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 3 blocked shots, against the Utah Jazz on 4/1/99
- Blocked his 3,500th career shot, registering a team-high 20 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots, in an 84-75 win over the Denver Nuggets on 3/9/99
- Became the first player in NBA history to accumulate both 2,000 blocks and 2,000 steals with a steal
- Scored his 24,000th career point, recording 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 2/26/98
- Played in his 1,000th career game, posting 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocked shots, against the Washington Wizards on 2/24/98
- Shares the NBA Playoffs record for most blocks in a game with 10 against the L.A. Lakers in Game 2 of the 1990 Western Conference first round
- Named to the 1984-85 NBA All-Rookie Team, was runner-up in the Rookie of the Year voting after averaging 20.6 ppg, 11.9 rpg and 2.68 bpg
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