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Hakeem Olajuwon is hoping to see his Cougars do what he couldn't in the 1980s and win a national championship.
Cameras caught NBA and Houston legend Hakeem Olajuwon not being allowed to celebrate with the Cougars on the court.
A viral video of Houston basketball legend Hakeem Olajuwon getting denied entry into the court after the Cougars win over ...
Hakeem Olajuwon had spent his entire life playing basketball with shoes that didn't quite fit. Back in Nigeria, where he grew up, finding a sneaker that could fit a person his size was next to ...
Hakeem Olajuwon has been sitting courtside at Houston Cougars games and players appreciate the legend showing them so much ...
Following the win, a video circulated showing Hakeem Olajuwon—a legend in both Cougars and Rockets basketball—being refused ...
Florida basketball's Rueben Chinyelu has looked up to Hakeem Olajuwon his entire life. Monday night, he'll play in front of ...
Hakeem Olajuwon's game was built on precision. Footwork was smooth, his post-game was skillful, and defenders couldn't keep up. He was the full embodiment of a big man during his era. But in today's ...
Phi Slama Jama was the moniker given to Houston’s men’s basketball team during the 1982-83 season, with the label later ...
The Houston legend was involved in an unfortunate and awkward incident on Saturday night at the Alamodome after his alma mater eliminated Duke in the Final Four stage of the tournament. Following the ...
Houston reached the NCAA title game in consecutive seasons in 1983 and 1984 during the Phi Slama Jama era but lost a pair of ...
Phi Slama Jama, a nickname coined by Houston Post sports reporter Thomas Bonk in 1983, was the University of Houston men’s basketball teams from 1981 to 1984, who never won a title but made ...