Michael Olowokandi
- Actor
Michael Olowokandi, who only played basketball recreationally before
enrolling at the University of Pacific in 1995...He was the Clippers'
starting center for most of his rookie season..The 7-1, 265-pound
Olowokandi was born in Lagos, Nigeria... First Pick in the 1998 NBA
draft. Earned a degree in economics from Pacific Born in Lagos, Nigeria
and attended Newlands Manor School in East Sussex, England, and Brunel
University in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England While at Brunel,
participated in track and field, cricket and rugby Michael's father,
Ezekiel, is a Nigerian diplomat On his 20th birthday, opened a library
copy of Peterson Guide to American Colleges and Universities and
Pacific was the first page he turned to. He then called the basketball
office and asked if they would accept him, being a seven footer.