John Mark Tschogl (born April 25, 1950) is a retired American

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small forward who played three seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlanta Hawks (1972–74) and the

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(1974–75). He was drafted by the

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during the 1972 NBA draft, but was waived before the start of the season. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara. Tschogl attended Hilltop High School in

Chula Vista, California Chula Vista (; ) is the second-largest city in the San Diego metropolitan area, the Largest cities in Southern California, seventh largest city in Southern California, the List of largest California cities by population, fifteenth largest city ...

, where he played basketball for the Lancers and graduated in 1968. As a junior, he set the school record with 24 rebounds in a win against Escondido in January 1967. He was named the Metro League MVP after leading the league in scoring with 19.4 points per game. Tschogl repeated as the Metro League MVP as a senior and received scholarship offers from over 45 school, ultimately committing to UC Santa Barbara. He was a three-year starter at UCSB. Tschogl was drafted by the

in the fourth round of the 1972 NBA draft and played with the team during the presason. He scored eight points in eight minutes against the

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in a at The Forum. The next night, the Warriors played the Lakers again at the

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. In Tschogl's homecoming, he recorded six points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes in the 120–113 loss, twice blocking Jim McMillian. Tschogl was released the next day. After working as a house painter and playing amateur basketball in San Diego, Tschogl signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Hawks in February 1973. He was traded to the

in August 1974 as the first acquisition of new general manager Pat Williams.

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