Tom Scheffler

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Tom Scheffler

| image =

| width =

| caption =

| number = 50

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 240

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|27}}

| birth_place = St. Joseph, Michigan

| nationality = American

| high_school = {{nowrap|St. Joseph (St. Joseph, Michigan)}}

| college = Purdue (1973–1977)

| draft_year = 1977

| draft_round = 6

| draft_pick = 117

| draft_team = Indiana Pacers

| career_start = 1977

| career_end = 1991

| years1 = 1977–1979

| team1 = Scavolini Pesaro

| years2 = 1979–1981

| team2 = Liberti Treviso

| years3 = 1982–1983

| team3 = Lugano Tigers

| years4 = 1983–1984

| team4 = Le Mans

| years5 = {{nbay|1984|full=y}}

| team5 = Portland Trail Blazers

| years6 = 1985–1986

| team6 = Lugano Tigers

| years7 = 1986

| team7 = Aris

| years8 = 1986–1988

| team8 = Pau-Orthez

| years9 = 1988

| team9 = Snaidero Caserta

| years10 = 1988–1990

| team10 = Gran Canaria

| years11 = 1990–1991

| team11 = Pau-Orthez

| highlights =

French League champion (1987)

| bbr = schefto01

| letter = s

}}

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.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/schefto01.html Tom Scheffler Basketball-History.com] page accessed June 21st, 2007

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.[http://www.elan-bearnais.fr/palmares/histoire/scheffler/Tom_Scheffler.htm Tom Scheffler in ÉB Pau-Orthez history] page accessed June 21st, 2007

Scheffler's younger brother, Steve Scheffler, also starred at Purdue University and played for the Seattle SuperSonics.[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_scheffler/bio.html Steve Scheffler NBA bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123102225/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/steve_scheffler/bio.html |date=2008-01-23 }} page accessed June 21st, 2007

Post career

In his post-career days, Scheffler settled in Lugano, Switzerland where he runs an English school.[http://www.worldwide.edu/ci/switzerland/schools/38071.html Tom Scheffler in the Worldwide Classroom directory] page accessed August 16th, 2007