Chris Engler
# Chris Engler

Chris Engler (born March 1, 1959) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Engler was drafted from the University of Wyoming by the Golden State Warriors in the third round of the 1982 NBA draft. Engler began his collegiate career with the Minnesota Golden Gophers before transferring to Wyoming. Engler played two seasons with the Warriors, then subsequently had short stints with the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, and Portland Trail Blazers before staying with the Nets for the final two seasons of his NBA career. Engler finished with career averages of 1.8 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game.

He is currently a part-time Lawyer and full-time Social Studies teacher at Stillwater Area High School.

## Career statistics

### NBA

**Regular season**

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982–83 | Golden State | 54 | 1 | 6.8 | .404 | – | .313 | 1.9 | .2 | .1 | .3 | 1.5 |
| 1983–84 | Golden State | 46 | 1 | 7.8 | .398 | – | .609 | 2.1 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.7 |
| 1984–85 | New Jersey | 7 | 0 | 10.9 | .438 | – | .556 | 3.9 | .0 | .3 | .6 | 2.7 |
| 1984–85 | Chicago | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | .500 | – | – | .7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| 1984–85 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | – | – | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 |
| 1986–87 | Portland | 7 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | – | 1.000 | 1.1 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.6 |
| 1986–87 | Milwaukee | 5 | 0 | 9.6 | .250 | – | 1.000 | 3.2 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 1.4 |
| 1986–87 | New Jersey | 18 | 0 | 7.2 | .516 | – | .667 | 1.8 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 2.2 |
| 1987–88 | New Jersey | 54 | 0 | 7.4 | .409 | – | .886 | 1.8 | .3 | .2 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Career | Career | 195 | 2 | 7.2 | .411 | – | .677 | 2.0 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 1.8 |

**Playoffs**

| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.000 | – | – | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
