Clyde Drexler
Birth Name:
Clyde Austin Drexler
Birth Place:
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- At the time of his retirement, he joined Oscar Robertson and John Havlicek as one of the only players in NBA history to top 20,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists
- Was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
- Was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004
- Played basketball as a forward at the University of Houston, teaming up with Hakeem Olajuwon and Larry Micheaux to form a formidable front line
- Was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1983
- Played with the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers for nearly a dozen seasons before he was traded to the Houston Rockets in 1995
- Known for his high-flying swoops to the basket on the basketball court
- After retiring from the NBA, he became the head coach at his alma mater, the University of Houston
- Was a member of the gold-medal-winning 1992 U․S․ Olympic Dream Team
- When he was traded to the Houston Rockets, he reunited with college teammate Hakeem Olajuwon