Nigerian-American basketball coach and former player
Abi Olajuwon
Connecticut Sun
Position
Assistant Coach
League
WNBA
Personal information
Born
(1988-07-06) July 6, 1988 (age 35) Houston, Texas
Nationality
American / Nigerian
Listed height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight
236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school
Marlborough School (Los Angeles, California)
College
Oklahoma (2006–2010)
WNBA draft
2010: 3rd round, 28th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career
2010–2013
Position
Center
Number
21, 34
Coaching career
2014–present
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)
Stats at WNBA.com
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".[1]
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Alon Abisola Arisicate Ajoke Olajuwon, better known as AbiOlajuwon (born July 6, 1988) is a Nigerian-American basketball coach and former player. Currently...
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exchange for Temeka Johnson. February 10: The Shock re-signed Amber Holt, AbiOlajuwon, and Shanna Zolman. February 13: The Shock re-signed Jennifer Lacy. February...
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signed Betty Lennox and waived Chastity Reed. July 21: The Shock signed AbiOlajuwon and waived Marion Jones. July 22: The Shock signed Karima Christmas and...
training camp contract. March 11: The Fever signed Aisha Mohammed and AbiOlajuwon to training camp contracts. April 29: The Fever traded their second-...
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