Clyde Drexler

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Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and the commissioner of the Big3 3-on-3 basketball league. Nicknamed "Clyde the Glide", he played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), spending a majority of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers before finishing with the Houston Rockets. He was a ten-time NBA All-Star and named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams. Drexler won an NBA championship with Houston in 1995, and earned a gold medal on the 1992 United States Olympic team known as "The Dream Team". He was inducted twice into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2004 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the "Dream Team".[2] Drexler is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players and greatest shooting guards of all time.[3][4]

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Clyde Drexler
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Drexler at the University of Houston
Personal information
Born (1962-06-22) June 22, 1962 (age 61)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High schoolSterling (Houston, Texas)
CollegeHouston (1980–1983)
NBA draft1983: 1st round, 14th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1983–1998
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number22
Coaching career1998–2002
Career history
As player:
19831995Portland Trail Blazers
19951998Houston Rockets
As coach:
19982000Houston
2001–2002Denver Nuggets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points22,195 (20.4 ppg)
Rebounds6,677 (6.1 rpg)
Assists6,125 (5.6 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 Barcelona Team competition
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place1992 Portland[1]Men's basketball
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