UMichael Olowokandi (owazalwa ngomhla ka-3 Ephreli 1975) ungumdlali we- basketball wangaphambili waseNigeria.Wazalelwa eLagos, eNigeria futhi wakhulela eLondon, wadlala ngokubambisana kumaPacific Tigers aseStockton, eCalifornia.U-Olowokandi wakhethwa njengokhetho lokuqala jikelele lwe- NBA 1998 yiLos Angeles Clippers .Udlale ngokomsebenzi kwaze kwaba ngu-2007, lapho aphoqeleka khona ukuthi athathe umhlalaphansi ngenxa yokulimala kanzima kwe- hernia nokulimala edolweni. Ngenxa yomsebenzi wakhe ophansi, uthathwa njengomunye wamabhasi okusalungiswa amakhulu emlandweni we-NBA. U-Olowokandi wazalelwa eLagos, eNigeria, njengezibulo ezinganeni ezinhlanu.Uyise, uHezekeli, wayengummeli waseNigeria.Umndeni wakhe wathuthela eLondon ngenkathi eyi-4.U-Olowokandi unesakhamuzi saseNigeria futhi akazange abe nepasipoti yaseBrithani kusukela ngo-2004. U-Olowokandi wabe esengena eBrunel University njengomphathi wezobunjiniyela, lapho ayengumgijimi kwezokugijima nasenkundleni, ikhilikithi, kanye nomanyano wombhoxo.Ube ne-tryout neThames Valley Tigers yeBudweiser Basketball League kodwa wangayithola inkontileka. Ngo-2001, u-Olowokandi nozakwabo eqenjini le-Clippers babamba iqhaza kwi-BasketBowl Challenge eKeystone Lanes eNorwalk, ukuqoqa imali yeLos Angeles Clippers Foundation ne- Children's Hospital Los Angeles.