Timothy Eugene Legler (born December 26, 1966) is an American former professional

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player who played in the

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(NBA). He is currently an

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basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

College career

Legler attended

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, where he became an Academic All-American and scored 1,699 career points in four seasons for the men's basketball team. He was named to the First Team All-Big 5 (1987) and All-MAAC teams (1987 and 1988). Legler's 3.40 GPA earned him a place on the 1988 GTE Academic All-American Team. He was a career 43 percent three-point shooter. Legler led La Salle to the 1987

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championship game at

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as well as the 1988 NCAA tournament. He was inducted into the

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in 1995 and the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1997.

NBA career

Legler went undrafted in the

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and went to play basketball in Europe. After playing a few seasons in Europe, he came back to the United States and played in the

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(CBA) with the Omaha Racers. He led Omaha to a CBA championship while leading the league in scoring. Legler played in the NBA at the

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position from 1989 to 2000. He is probably known most as a player in

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, where he played four seasons (two with the

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and two with the renamed

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) from 1995 to 1999. His best NBA season was in 1995–96, when he ranked first in the league in both three-point field goal percentage and true shooting percentage, ranked second in turnover ratio, and won the 1996

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during All-Star Weekend. He holds the record for a 3-round aggregate of (23, 22 and 20 out of 30 each) 65 points (out of 90). Legler was well known as an accurate three-point shooter and made 260 of his 604 attempts from that range in his career, an accuracy of 43 percent. This figure ranks fifth on the all-time list, behind only

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, and

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. Legler also played for the

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, and

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. His career ended due to a recurring knee problem. During his 10 seasons in the league, Legler made a little over $5.1 million in salary. Legler was one of three NBA players to finish a season shooting better than 50 percent from the field, better than 50 percent from the three-point line, and better than 80 percent from the free-throw line (the others were

and

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Post-NBA career

Legler currently appears regularly on the

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'' and various shows on

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. He has worked at the network since 1999. Legler was considered a front-runner for the vacant La Salle head coaching job in 2018, but the position was ultimately given to Ashley Howard.

Personal life

Legler also attended

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and St. Mary's Catholic School in

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. In 2002, he earned an

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from the

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at the

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. He is married to Christina (Fuller) who is a former

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. Legler has two children with his ex-wife Jennifer and resides in the Philadelphia area. An Issue That Follows the NBA Like a White Shadow
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Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Legler, Tim 1966 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in France American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. Dallas Mavericks players Denver Nuggets players Disney people ESPN people Golden State Warriors players La Salle Explorers men's basketball players Limoges CSP players National Basketball Association broadcasters Omaha Racers players Phoenix Suns players Rochester Flyers players Shooting guards Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia Undrafted National Basketball Association players Utah Jazz players Washington Bullets players Washington Wizards players Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni