Tom Scheffler (born October 27, 1954) is an American former professional

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player.

Career

Born in

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, Scheffler played collegiately at

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before spending most of his career in Europe playing in

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, 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 ...

, also starred at

and played for the

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Post career

In his post-career days, Scheffler settled in

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where he runs an English school.Tom Scheffler in the Worldwide Classroom directory
page accessed August 16th, 2007

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