Former Sooner Olajuwon cut from Chicago Sky roster

By Oklahoma Daily Staff

Former U. Oklahoma basketball player Abi Olajuwon was waived from the WNBA’s Chicago Sky on Friday, head coach and general manager Steven Key announced.

Olajuwon was the last remaining WNBA player with Sooner ties.

Former teammates and fellow 2010 draft picks Nyeshia Stevenson and Amanda Thompson were cut earlier in the season. Stevenson was dropped from the Phoenix Mercury roster during the preseason and Thompson was waived from the Tulsa Shock lineup after appearing in seven games, averaging 1.6 points in seven minutes per game.

Olajuwon is also the daughter of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.

She was selected with the 28th pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, becoming the second out of three OU players to be chosen in the draft. The Los Angeles native played in six games this season, averaging one point in five minutes of play.

Last season with the help of Olajuwon, who started all 38 games, the Sooners reached their first back-to-back Final Fours in program history.

“This was a great learning experience for Abi,” Key said. “Her time with the Sky will benefit her basketball career down the road.”

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