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, in Ada, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball 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 and Seattle 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 named Big Ten MVP (1990), Jim Rowinksi (1984) and Glenn 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]

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External links

* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schefst01.html Steve Scheffler's Basketball Reference Page]