Did St. John’s Miss Out on Hakeem Olajuwon?

The greatest revelation from the 30 for 30 on “Phi Slama Jama” is that St. John’s appears to have missed out on Naismith Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.

In the documentary that aired Tuesday night on ESPN, former Houston captain Eric Davis told the story of how Olajuwon, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, came to be a part of the Houston program that reached three straight Final Fours from 1982-84.

“Hakeem lands at JFK in New York and St. John’s is supposed to meet him,” Davis recalled. “No one’s there. He has three other tickets. One for Louisville, the University of Houston and Providence. He walks outside at JFK and it’s cold.”