How many assists did Hakeem Olajuwon have in 1996-97?
2361996-97 Regular Season
Hakeem Olajuwon recorded 236 assists in the 1996-97 regular season, 69th in the NBA.
- 5th-best of Hakeem Olajuwon's 18 seasons on file; the high is 291 in 1992-93.
- Down 21 from 257 in 1995-96.
- 12% of the Houston Rockets' assists that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%. | 3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%. | FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | ||
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| 1984-85 |  HOU | 1,692 | 974 | 111 | 99 | 220 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 61.3 | 56.4 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 1,597 | 781 | 137 | 134 | 231 | 52.6 | 0.0 | 64.5 | 56.0 |
| 1986-87 | HOU | 1,755 | 858 | 220 | 140 | 254 | 50.8 | 20.0 | 70.2 | 55.4 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 1,805 | 959 | 163 | 162 | 214 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 69.5 | 55.5 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 2,034 | 1,105 | 149 | 213 | 282 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 69.6 | 55.2 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 1,995 | 1,149 | 234 | 174 | 376 | 50.1 | 16.7 | 71.3 | 54.1 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 1,187 | 770 | 131 | 121 | 221 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 54.9 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 1,510 | 845 | 157 | 127 | 304 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 76.6 | 55.3 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 2,140 | 1,068 | 291 | 150 | 342 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 77.9 | 57.7 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2,184 | 955 | 287 | 128 | 297 | 52.8 | 42.1 | 71.6 | 56.5 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 2,005 | 775 | 255 | 133 | 242 | 51.7 | 18.8 | 75.6 | 56.3 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 1,936 | 784 | 257 | 113 | 207 | 51.4 | 21.4 | 72.4 | 55.8 |
| 1996-97 | HOU | 1,810 | 716 | 236 | 117 | 173 | 51.0 | 31.3 | 78.7 | 55.8 |
| 1997-98 | HOU | 772 | 460 | 143 | 84 | 96 | 48.3 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 53.1 |
| 1998-99 | HOU | 945 | 478 | 88 | 82 | 123 | 51.4 | 30.8 | 71.7 | 55.9 |
| 1999-00 | HOU | 455 | 274 | 61 | 41 | 70 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 61.6 | 48.4 |
| 2000-01 | HOU | 689 | 431 | 72 | 70 | 88 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 52.6 |
| 2001-02 |  TOR | 435 | 366 | 66 | 74 | 90 | 46.4 | 0.0 | 56.0 | 47.8 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%