Steve Scheffler
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Steve Scheffler (born September 3, 1967 in Ada, Michigan), is former 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. In his career, 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. Scheffler was a member of the Sonics when they reached the 1996 NBA Finals and played in 5 of the 6 games.
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.[1] He was embraced as a fan favorite in Seattle for his rare appearances and stellar efforts at scoring in late-game blowout situations [2].
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. Template:1960s-US-hoops-bio-stub