[2] Legler attended La Salle University,[1] where he became an Academic All-American and scored 1,699 career points in four seasons for the men's basketball team.

Legler also played for the Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, and Golden State Warriors.

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 seventh on the all-time list[3] His career ended due to a recurring knee problem.

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.