Tim Legler

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (February 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Tim Legler

Personal information
Born	(1966-12-26) December 26, 1966 (age 55) Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	John Randolph Tucker (Richmond, Virginia)
College	La Salle (1984–1988)
NBA draft	1988 / Undrafted
Playing career	1988–2000
Position	Shooting guard
Number	23, 22, 18, 20
Career history
1988	Philadelphia Aces
1988–1989	Rochester Flyers
1989	Youngstown Pride
1989–1990	Omaha Racers
1990	Phoenix Suns
1990	Philadelphia Aces
1990	Omaha Racers
1990–1991	Denver Nuggets
1991	Philadelphia Spirit
1991–1992	Omaha Racers
1992	Limoges CSP
1992	Philadelphia Spirit
1992	Utah Jazz
1992–1993	Omaha Racers
1993–1994	Dallas Mavericks
1994–1995	Omaha Racers
1995	Golden State Warriors
1995–1999	Washington Bullets / Wizards
1999	Golden State Warriors
Career highlights and awards
NBA Three-Point Contest champion (1996) CBA scoring champion (1993) 4x CBA All-Star (1990, 1992, 1993, 1995)
Career statistics
Points	1,967 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds	481 (1.6 rpg)
Assists	402 (1.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Timothy Eugene Legler (born December 26, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] He is currently an ESPN basketball analyst and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.

College career[]

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Legler attended La Salle University, where he became an Academic All-American and scored 1,699 career points in four seasons for the men's basketball team. He was named to the First Team All-Big 5 (1987) and All-MAAC teams (1987 and 1988). Legler's 3.40 GPA earned him a place on the 1988 GTE Academic All-American Team. He was a career 43 percent three-point shooter. Legler led La Salle to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament championship game at Madison Square Garden as well as the 1988 NCAA Tournament. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1995 and the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1997.

NBA career[]

This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Legler went undrafted in the 1988 NBA draft and went to play basketball in Europe. After playing a few seasons in Europe, he came back to America and played in the Continental Basketball Association with the Omaha Racers. He led Omaha to a CBA championship while leading the league in scoring.

Legler played in the NBA at the shooting guard position from 1989 to 2000. He is probably known most as a player in Washington, where he played four seasons (two with the Washington Bullets and two with the renamed Washington Wizards) from 1995 to 1999. His best NBA season was in 1995–96, when he ranked first in the league in both three-point field goal percentage and true shooting percentage, ranked second in turnover ratio, and won the 1996 Three-Point Shootout during All-Star Weekend. He holds the record for a 3-round aggregate of (23, 22 and 20 out of 30 each) 65 points (out of 90). He also was a runner up for the Sixth Man of the Year award, which was won by Toni Kukoč of the Chicago Bulls.

Legler was well known as an accurate three-point shooter and made 260 of his 604 attempts from that range in his career, an accuracy of 43 percent. This figure ranks fifth on the all-time list, behind only Steve Kerr, Hubert Davis, Dražen Petrović, and Stephen Curry. Legler also played for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, and Golden State Warriors. His career ended due to a recurring knee problem. During his 10 seasons in the league, Legler made a little over $5.1 million in salary.

Legler was one of three NBA players to finish a season shooting better than 50 percent from the field, better than 50 percent from the three-point line, and better than 80 percent from the free-throw line (the others were Steve Kerr and Detlef Schrempf).

Post-NBA career[]

Legler currently appears regularly on the ESPN programs NBA Shootaround, NBA Fastbreak, "ESPN First Take" and NBA Coast to Coast, and he is a basketball analyst on SportsCenter and various shows on ESPN Radio. He has worked at the network since 1999.

Legler was considered a front-runner for the vacant La Salle head coaching job in 2018, but the position was ultimately given to Ashley Howard.^[2]

Personal life[]

Legler also attended John Randolph Tucker High School in Henrico County, Virginia and St. Mary's Catholic School in Richmond, Virginia. In 2002, he earned an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is married to Christina (Fuller) who is a former Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader. Legler has two children with his ex-wife Jennifer and resides in the Philadelphia area. ^[3] currently incubating another child due very soon. Via lebatardshow

References[]

External links[]

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Tim Legler at IMDb