Michael Olowokandi

Michael Olowokandi (born April 3 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. Born in Nigeria and raised in England, Olowokandi enrolled in the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, California, and joined their basketball team, despite the fact that he had never played the game before. His senior year, Olowokandi led his team to the NCAA Tournament, and subsequently was drafted with the first overall pick of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, playing there for five seasons before signing with the Timberwolves as an unrestricted free agent before the 2003-04 NBA season.

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