Tom Scheffler (born October 27, 1954) is an American former professional
basketball player.
Career
Born in
St. Joseph, Michigan, Scheffler played collegiately at
Purdue University before spending most of his career in Europe playing in
Italy,
Spain, Greece, Switzerland, and France. His only stint in the NBA was in the 1984–85 season when he played 39 games as a 12th man for Portland.
Scheffler's most notable successes came during his time with
ÉB Pau-Orthez in France where his contribution resulted in Orthez winning the
French basketball Championship in 1986 and 1987.
Scheffler's younger brother,
Steve Scheffler
Stephen Robert Scheffler (born September 3, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is left-handed.
College career
Scheffler attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he p ...
, also starred at
Purdue University and played for the
Seattle SuperSonics.
Post career
In his post-career days, Scheffler settled in
Lugano,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
where he runs an English school.
Tom Scheffler in the Worldwide Classroom directory
page accessed August 16th, 2007
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scheffler, Tom
1954 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Greece
American expatriate basketball people in Italy
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
Aris B.C. players
Basketball players from Michigan
CB Gran Canaria players
Centers (basketball)
Élan Béarnais players
Indiana Pacers draft picks
Juvecaserta Basket players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Liga ACB players
Lugano Tigers players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
People from St. Joseph, Michigan
Portland Trail Blazers players
Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players
Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
American men's basketball players