Stephen Robert "Steve" Scheffler (born September 3, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA. He is left handed.

Scheffler attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he played under head coach Gene Keady. During his Freshmen season, he got limited minutes coming off the bench, while appearing in 16 games and averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds a game. After his Freshmen season, Steve played in twice as many games during his Sophomore season. He dramatically improved his scoring and rebounding, with averages of 6.8 points and 4.2 rebounds a game, while boasting a .708 field goal percentage, which became a Big Ten single-season record. He helped lead the Boilermakers to a Big Ten Conference title, along with Seniors Todd Mitchell and Everette Stephens, a sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, making it to the Sweet Sixteen, and onto a 29-4 record after losing to a Mitch Richmond-led Kansas State team.

Scheffler's Junior season showed just as much improvement as his Sophomore season. Averaging 13 points and 6 rebounds a game, he also improved his free-throw percentage with a .776 accuracy, while holding a .667 field goal percentage. With key players gone from the prior season, Scheffler carried the Boilers to a 15-16 record in a highly competitive and stacked conference. He was named the team MVP and an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. After the 1988-89 season, Steve was selected as a reserve Center on the Gold Medal U.S. Team in the World University Games in West Germany.

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