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  1.                                  also developed into a 
  2.                                  good offensive player while
  3.                                  at the university, averaging
  4.                                  13.3 points and 10.7
  5.                                  rebounds per game for his
  6. college career. He twice led Houston to the
  7. NCAA finals, only to lose both times -- once 
  8. to Georgetown University and their star 
  9. center, Patrick Ewing. 
  10.  
  11. In 1984, the Houston Rockets made Hakeem
  12. the first pick in the NBA draft. He rewarded 
  13. the Rockets by leading them to the NBA
  14. Finals in the 1985-86 season, in which they
  15. lost to the Boston Celtics. Hakeem and the
  16. Rockets did not return to the Finals until nine
  17. years later.
  18.  
  19. Between visits to the Finals, Hakeem