Connecticut Sun | |
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Position | Assistant Coach |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Houston, Texas | July 6, 1988
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) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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]