Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach | Second Season
- Email:
- a.olajuwon@tcu.edu
Abi Olajuwon is in her fourth season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at TCU in 2021-22. In addition to her role as recruiting coordinator, Olajuwon also works with the TCU post players.
| THE ABI OLAJUWON FILE | |
| Hometown | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Education | Oklahoma • bachelor's degree |
| COACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| Season | School, Position |
| 2018-present | TCU, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator |
| 2017-18 | Eastern Michigan, assistant coach/recruiting coordinator |
| 2016-17 | Eastern Michigan, assistant coach |
| 2014-16 | Cal State Fullerton, assistant coach |
| PLAYING EXPERIENCE | |
| Season | School/Team |
| 2011 | Tulsa Shock (WNBA) |
| 2010 | Chicago Sky (WNBA) |
| 2010-12 | Various Overseas Teams |
| 2006-10 | Oklahoma |
Olajuwon came to TCU after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan, including serving as the Eagles' recruiting coordinator in 2017-18.
In both of her seasons, the Eagles signed the MAC's top recruiting class. In 2017-18, with Olajuwon as the recruiting coordinator, EMU had a roster with four true freshmen, a redshirt freshman and four transfers. Those players accounted for over 70 percent of EMU's scoring, including true freshman Courtnie Lewis who averaged 15.0 points per game and was a MAC All-Freshman Team selection.
Prior to EMU, Olajuwon began her coaching career at Cal State Fullerton where she was an assistant coach for two seasons. While with the Titans, Olajuwon had a big impact on another freshman, helping Michelle Berry lead the Big West with 12 double-doubles while averaging 14.5 points and 9.1 rebounds on her way to Big West All-Freshman honors.
Olajuwon, a 2010 Oklahoma graduate, played in the 2009 and 2010 Women's Final Four, and won Big 12 Championships in 2007 and 2009. As a senior in 2009-10, she started all 38 games at center, averaging 10.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Olajuwon and fellow TCU assistant coach Britney Brown were teammates for one season at Oklahoma. Brown was and senior and Olajuwon was a freshman in 2006-07.
Olajuwon, the daughter of hall of fame center Hakeem Olajuwon, was a third-round pick by the Chicago Sky in the 2010 WNBA Draft and played for the Sky as a rookie before signing to play with the Tulsa Shock in 2011. In addition to the two WNBA stops, Olajuwon played overseas for clubs in Hungary, Romania, Isreal, Croatia, France, Brazil, China and Spain in a three-year professional playing career.
A Los Angeles native, Olajuwon starred at The Marlborough School where she won three state championships. After her senior season in 2006, Olajuwon was named a McDonald's All-American as well as a WBCA and USA Today All-American.
