- Tom Scheffler
Infobox NBA Player
name = Tom Scheffler
position = Center
height_ft = 6| height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 240
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1954|10|27
birth_place =St. Joseph, Michigan
high_school =
college =Purdue University
draft = 6th round, pick 7
draft_year = 1977
draft_team = Indiana Pacers
career_start = 1977
career_end = 1985
former_teams =
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caption =Tom Scheffler (born
October 27 1954 , inSt. Joseph, Michigan ) is retired American professionalbasketball player.Career
Scheffler played collegiately at
Purdue University before spending most of his career in Europe playing inItaly ,Spain ,Greece ,Switzerland andFrance . His only stint in the NBA was in the 1985-86 season when he played 39 games as a 12th man for Portland. [ [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schefto01.html Tom Scheffler Basketball-History.com] page accessed June 21st, 2007]Scheffler's most notable successes came during his time with
ÉB Pau-Orthez in France where his contribution resulted in Orthez winning the Frenchbasketball Championship in 1986 and 1987. [ [http://www.elan-bearnais.fr/palmares/histoire/scheffler/Tom_Scheffler.htm Tom Scheffler in ÉB Pau-Orthez history] page accessed June 21st, 2007]Tom Scheffler also had a younger brother named
Steve Scheffler who played forSeattle SuperSonics . [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_scheffler/bio.html Steve Scheffler NBA bio] page accessed June 21st, 2007]Post career
In his post-career days, Scheffler has settled in
Lugano ,Switzerland and is running an English school. [ [http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/switzerland/schools/38071.html Tom Scheffler in the Worldwide Classroom directory] page accessed August 16th, 2007]References
External links
* [http://www.elan-bearnais.fr/palmares/histoire/scheffler/Tom_Scheffler.htm Pau Orthez career (French)]
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