Stanford basketball is about to get some star energy in its group of oldsters.
Aziz Olajuwon, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon, told Rivals on Saturday that he has dedicated to the Cardinal over a group of finalists that included Cincinnati, Vanderbilt and his father’s alma mater of Houston.
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He additionally reportedly had affords from Virginia, Xavier, TCU, Virginia Tech, and others.
The 6-foot-6 Olajuwon is rated by Rivals as a four-star recruit at small ahead and because the No. 62 total participant within the 2026 class, in accordance to the Rivals Industry Ranking. When requested to present his personal scouting report, here is what he instructed Rivals:
“I’d say my game is a mix of versatility, competitiveness and IQ. I can shoot the ball, score, create for others and impact the game on both ends of the floor. I have fun playing defense and rebounding, I take pride in doing whatever my team needs, whether that’s leading, defending or making the right play.”
While Olajuwon’s title was naturally going to appeal to some curiosity, he actually raised his profile this summer season with robust showings on the EYBL Circuit and the NBPA Top 100 Camp, per The Athletic. He additionally has performed internationally for his mom’s homeland of Canada, averaging 7.6 factors in 14.4 minutes per sport for the fifth-place finishers on the FIBA U19 World Cup.
Olajuwon is becoming a member of a Stanford program that had a stable Year 1 within the ACC below newcomer head coach Kyle Smith, going 21-14 with an 11-9 convention document. The staff will likely be hard-pressed to change graduated senior Maxime Raynaud, although, who earned All-ACC honors with 20.2 factors and an ACC-best 10.6 rebounds per sport.