- Steve Scheffler
Infobox NBA Player
name = Stephen Robert Scheffler
nickname = The Chef
caption = Steve Scheffler
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = 250
position = Center-Forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1967|9|3
birth_place = Grand Rapids,Michigan
college =Purdue University
draft = 39th overall
draft_team =Charlotte Hornets
draft_year = 1990
career = 1990-1998
former_teams =Charlotte Hornets (1990–1991)Sacramento Kings (1991–1992)Denver Nuggets (1991–1992,1997–1998)Seattle SuperSonics (1992–1997)
career_end = 1998|Steve Scheffler (born
September 3 1967 , inAda, Michigan ) is a retired American professionalbasketball player.Scheffler was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the
1990 NBA Draft . He played for the Hornets,Sacramento Kings ,Denver Nuggets andSeattle SuperSonics in 7 years in the NBA he was a 12th man and played in 178 games and (starting 8) and averaged 1.9 points in 5.3 minutes per game and shot 55.8% from the floor and was an excellent mid range jumpshooter. Scheffler was a member of the Sonics when they reached the 1996 NBA Finals and played briefly in 4 of the 6 games with the home crowd at KeyArena going wild when he entered the court. Scheffler was known as a player who had the ability to excel in Summer League games against young players and NBA journeymen, but then struggled getting his shot off against NBA regular season competition. [ [http://www.charlotte.com/bobcats/story/716118.html Clippers' move good news for Bobcats' cause] page accessed July 17, 2008]Scheffler played collegiately at
Purdue University , where he concluded his career as the NCAA's all-time leader in career field goal percentage. He is one of three Purdue players to have been namedBig Ten MVP (1990), Jim Rowinksi (1984) andGlenn Robinson (1994) being the others. [http://woodenaward.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/keady_gene00.html] He was embraced as a fan favorite in Seattle for his rare appearances and stellar efforts at scoring in late-game blowout situations [http://www.nba.com/sonics/history/Sonics_35th_Anniversary-38976-51.html] .Steve Scheffler also had an older brother named
Tom Scheffler (6'10"/210cm) who played 39 games as a 12th man for Portland in the 1985-86 season. [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_scheffler/bio.html Steve Scheffler NBA bio] page accessed June 21st, 2007]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schefst01.html Steve Scheffler's Basketball Reference Page]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.