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Hopin' to play professionally in his adopted home, Olajuwon elected to leave college a year early upon learnin' Rockets would participate in coin flip for 1st overall pick in 1984 NBA Draft. Houston won toss n' selected Olajuwon ahead of future NBA stars Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley n' John Stockton.