Hakeem Olajuwon (born January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria) is an American retired professional basketball player. From 1984 to 2002, he played in the National Basketball Association for the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors. He led the Rockets to back to back championships in 1994 and 1995. In 2008, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2016, he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 meters), Olajuwon is considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. He was nicknamed "The Dream" after he dunked so effortlessly that his college coach said that it "looked like a dream".