Jawann Oldham (born July 4, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who played center.

Oldham was born in Chicago and grew up in Seattle, where he attended Cleveland High School and Seattle University, with 1,530 points and 965 rebounds during his college career, after which he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft.

[1] In his NBA career, Oldham played in 329 games and scored a total of 1,455 points, playing for the Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and Indiana Pacers.

Oldham won gold as part of the US basketball team at the 1979 Summer Universiade.

[1][2] He was instrumental in founding the Korean Basketball League in South Korea and the Continental Basketball Association in China in the 1990s, and developed and coached for the bj league in Japan; the Jawann Oldham Professional Development Basketball Academy operates in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.