#6 Steve Scheffler Forest Hills Northern 6’9 C

Steve Scheffler graduated from FHN in 1986 and even my 8th grade basketball coach couldn’t stop him in the paint. The big lefty was trouble for opponents here and at Purdue for Gene Keady.

Drafted 39th overall by the Charlotte Hornets, he played 7 seasons in the NBA, averaging 1.9 points. After seeing action in 50 games over his first 3 years with Charlotte, Sacramento and Denver, he played in 124 more over the next 5 years as a SuperSonic and ended his career in Seattle. In the 1996 NBA Finals, he saw action against Michael Jordan’s Bulls. Scheffler’s brother, Tom, played at Purdue and then with the Portland TrailBlazers during the 1985-86 season.

Copyright 1996 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)

SEATTLE – JUNE 12: Steve Scheffler #55 of the Seattle SuperSonics battles for a rebound in Game Four of the 1996 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls at Key Arena on June 12, 1996 in Seattle, Washington. The Sonics won 107-86.