Steve Lingenfelter

{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1958)}}

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

{{Infobox NBA biography

| name = Steve Lingenfelter

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 225

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|06|10}}

| birth_place = Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S.

| high_school = Bloomington Jefferson
(Bloomington, Minnesota){{cite news |title=Lingenfelter knocks 'em out |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99591295/lingenfelter-knocks-em-out/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=The Minneapolis Star |date=6 December 1975 |page=12A |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

| college =

• Minnesota (1976–1978)
• South Dakota State (1979–1981)

| draft_year = 1981

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 44

| draft_team = Washington Bullets

| career_start = 1981

| career_end = 1990

| career_number = 50, 25

| career_position = Power forward

| years1 = 1981–1982

| team1 = Tropic Udine

| years2 = {{nbay|1982|start}}

| team2 = Washington Bullets

| years3 = 1983–1984

| team3 = Wisconsin Flyers

| years4 = {{nbay|1983|end}}

| team4 = San Antonio Spurs

| years5 = 1985–1988

| team5 = Pepper / Cuki Mestre

| years6 = 1989

| team6 = Irge Desio

| years7 = 1989–1990

| team7 = Pau-Orthez

| highlights =

• CBA Newcomer of the Year (1984)
• First-team All-NCC (1980)

}}

Steven Rodney Lingenfelter (born June 10, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" power forward, he played collegiately at for the Minnesota Golden Gophers before transferring to South Dakota State University.{{cite news |title=Little contract snag waylaid SDSU big man |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99591278/little-contract-snag-waylaid-sdsu-big/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Argus-Leader |date=6 August 2006 |page=8 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}{{cite news |author1=Bob Schranck |title=Lingenfelter ready for shot at the big time |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99591362/lingenfelter-ready-for-shot-at-the-big/ |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=Star Tribune |date=15 July 1982 |page=31 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}

Lingenfelter played two seasons (1982–84) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Washington Bullets and San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 1.0 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.{{cite basketball-reference |id=l/lingest01 |name=Steve Lingenfelter |accessdate=September 1, 2007}}