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Michael Olowokandi

Age 51 · Nigeria · 213 cm (6'12") · 122 kg · Born Apr 3, 1975 · Pacific

8.0 PPG 6.6 RPG 0.7 APG 548 games 9 seasons
Michael Olowokandi

Career snapshot

9seasons
548games
4,375career pts
9.7PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Clippers · 323 games · 1998-99–2002-03

Position rank · 2005-06

#50PPG rank
#66PER rank
#64WS rank
Among 70 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.3 2002-03 · LAC
RPG 9.1 2002-03 · LAC
APG 1.3 2002-03 · LAC
PER 12.4 2001-02 · LAC
WS 1.6 2001-02 · LAC

Draft

1998
Round 1 · Pick 1
from Pacific

Honors & awards

1×
All-Rookie Team
1998

Career by team

Boston Celtics
2005-06 – 2006-07 · 2 seasons
2.1 PPG 2.2 RPG 0.3 APG
40 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
2003-04 – 2005-06 · 3 seasons
6.1 PPG 5.5 RPG 0.5 APG
137 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1998-99 – 2002-03 · 5 seasons
9.9 PPG 8.0 RPG 0.8 APG
323 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1998-99 LAC 45 36 28.4 8.9 7.9 0.6 0.6 1.2 43.1 0.0 48.3 11.8 -0.3
1999-00 LAC 80 77 31.2 9.8 8.2 0.5 0.4 1.8 43.7 0.0 65.1 10.4 -0.8
2000-01 LAC 82 82 25.9 8.5 6.4 0.6 0.4 1.3 43.5 0.0 54.5 10.0 -0.4
2001-02 LAC 80 79 32.1 11.1 8.9 1.1 0.7 1.8 43.3 0.0 62.2 12.4 1.6
2002-03 LAC 36 36 38.0 12.3 9.1 1.3 0.5 2.2 42.7 0.0 65.7 10.5 -0.2
2003-04 MIN 43 25 21.5 6.5 5.7 0.6 0.4 1.6 42.5 0.0 59.0 11.2 1.2
2004-05 MIN 62 34 19.6 5.9 5.2 0.5 0.2 0.9 45.6 0.0 66.7 10.4 1.2
2005-06 NBA 48 24 19.1 5.0 4.6 0.5 0.5 0.7 44.6 0.0 51.1 — —
2005-06 BOS 16 0 10.4 2.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.4 44.4 0.0 62.5 6.8 -0.1
2005-06 MIN 32 24 23.5 6.0 5.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 44.6 0.0 48.7 8.6 0.4
2006-07 BOS 24 0 9.8 1.7 2.0 0.2 0.3 0.5 41.3 0.0 66.7 4.5 -0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2005 Boston Celtics Minnesota Timberwolves mid season trade From 2005-06 to 2005-06
Jul 2005 Minnesota Timberwolves Boston Celtics season change
Jul 2003 Los Angeles Clippers Minnesota Timberwolves season change

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About Michael Olowokandi

Michael Olowokandi is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in London, he played collegiately for the Pacific Tigers in Stockton, California. Nicknamed "the Kandi Man," Olowokandi was selected as the first overall pick of the 1998 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers. He played professionally until 2007, when he was forced to retire due to severe hernia and knee injuries.