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==Career==
Drexler graduated from [[Sterling High School (Houston)|Sterling High School]] in [[1980]] [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISD/portal/article/front/0,2731,20856_67359489_94477637,00.html]. Drexler attended the [[University of Houston]], where, alongside [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[Larry Micheaux]], he made up the "''[[Phi Slamma Jamma]]''" basketball fraternity, known for the aerial exploits of its members. Despite being heavily favored, Houston lost the 1983 NCAA finals against underdog [[North Carolina State]]. "Phi Slama Jama" is credited as being the original dunkadelic team of college basketball.
He was selected a surprisingly low 14th overall in the [[1983 NBA Draft]] by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. He helped lead that team to the [[NBA Finals]] in 1990 and 1992, with the help of young and talented teammates, such as [[Terry Porter]], [[Jerome Kersey]], [[Buck Williams]] and [[Clifford R. Robinson|Clifford Robinson]]. In 1992 he served for the U.S. [[Olympic Games|Olympics]] basketball team, nicknamed ''[[Dream Team (basketball)|The Dream Team]]'', and won a gold medal in the process. He finished second to Michael Jordan in [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player]] voting in [[1991-92 NBA season|1991-92]]. He went head-to-head with Jordan in the NBA Finals that same season, also falling short, as Jordan and the [[Chicago Bulls]] went on to repeat as champions.
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