Chris Engler

{{Short description|American basketball player}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chris Engler

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 245

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|03|01}}

| birth_place = Stillwater, Minnesota

| nationality = American

| high_school = Stillwater
(Oak Park Heights, Minnesota)

| college =

• Minnesota (1977–1979)
• Wyoming (1980–1982)

| draft_year = 1982

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 60

| draft_team = Golden State Warriors

| career_start = 1982

| career_end = 1992

| career_number = 55, 34, 50

| career_position = Center

| years1 = {{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1983|end}}

| team1 = Golden State Warriors

| years2 = {{nbay|1984|full=y}}

| team2 = New Jersey Nets

| years3 = 1984–1985

| team3 = Wyoming Wildcatters

| years4 = {{nbay|1984|end}}

| team4 = Chicago Bulls

| years5 = {{nbay|1984|end}}

| team5 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years6 = 1985–1986

| team6 = Jollycolombani Forlì

| years7 = {{nbay|1986|start}}

| team7 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years8 = {{nbay|1986|full=y}}

| team8 = Milwaukee Bucks

| years9 = {{nbay|1986|end}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}

| team9 = New Jersey Nets

| years10 = 1988–1989

| team10 = Rapid City Thrillers

| years11 = 1991–1992

| team11 = Alvik BK

| highlights =

}}

Chris Engler (born March 1, 1959) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Engler was drafted from the University of Wyoming by the Golden State Warriors in the third round of the 1982 NBA draft.{{cite book |last1=Bradley |first1=Robert D. |title=The Basketball Draft Fact Book: A History of Professional Basketball's College Drafts |date=2 May 2013 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-9069-5 |page=289 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m99DCaqGoQ8C&dq=%22Chris+Engler%22+basketball+-wikipedia&pg=PA289 |language=en}} Engler began his collegiate career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers before transferring to Wyoming. Engler played two seasons with the Warriors, then subsequently had short stints with the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, and Portland Trail Blazers before staying with the Nets for the final two seasons of his NBA career. Engler finished with career averages of 1.8 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game.

He is currently a part-time Lawyer and full-time Social Studies teacher at Stillwater Area High School.