Jawann Oldham

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Jawann Oldham

Oldham (left) taking a hook shot for the Knicks in 1986 against Hakeem Olajuwon of the Houston Rockets
Personal information
Born	(1957-07-04) July 4, 1957 (age 67) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Cleveland (Seattle, Washington)
College	Seattle (1976–1980)
NBA draft	1980: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career	1980–1996
Position	Center
Number	45, 51, 33, 44, 32, 50, 55, 22
Career history
As player:
1980	Denver Nuggets
1980–1981	Montana Golden Nuggets
1981–1982	Houston Rockets
1983–1986	Chicago Bulls
1986–1987	New York Knicks
1987–1988	Sacramento Kings
1989–1990	Santa Barbara Islanders
1990	Orlando Magic
1990	Los Angeles Lakers
1991	Indiana Pacers
1991–1992	Tulsa Zone
1992–1993	Oklahoma City Cavalry
1993	Capitanes de Arecibo
1995–1996	Chicago Rockers
As coach:
2005–2006	Oita Heat Devils
Career highlights and awards
CBA blocks leader (1992) Third-team Parade All-American (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,455 (4.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,353 (4.1 rpg)
Blocks	546 (1.7 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Jawann Oldham (born July 4, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played center. After being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round (41st overall) of the 1980 NBA draft, he went on to play in ten National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons for eight teams.

Oldham was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, where he attended Cleveland High School and Seattle University, with 1,530 points and 965 rebounds during his college career, after which he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft.^[1]

In his NBA career, Oldham played in 329 games and scored a total of 1,455 points, playing for the Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers. He was the last Bulls player to wear #33 before Scottie Pippen.

Oldham won gold as part of the US basketball team at the 1979 Summer Universiade.^[1][2]

He was instrumental in founding the Korean Basketball League in South Korea and the Continental Basketball Association in China in the 1990s, and developed and coached for the bj league in Japan; the Jawann Oldham Professional Development Basketball Academy operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.^[1][3]