Tschogl attended Hilltop High School in Chula Vista, California, where he played basketball for the Lancers and graduated in 1968. As a junior, he set the school record with 24 rebounds in a win against Escondido in January 1967. He was named the Metro League MVP after leading the league in scoring with 19.4 points per game. Tschogl repeated as the Metro League MVP as a senior and received scholarship offers from over 45 school, ultimately committing to UC Santa Barbara. He was a three-year starter at UCSB.
Tschogl was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the fourth round of the 1972 NBA draft and played with the team during the presason. He scored eight points in eight minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers in a at The Forum. The next night, the Warriors played the Lakers again at the San Diego Sports Arena. In Tschogl's homecoming, he recorded six points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes in the 120–113 loss, twice blocking Jim McMillian. Tschogl was released the next day.
After working as a house painter and playing amateur basketball in San Diego, Tschogl signed a free agent deal with the Atlanta Hawks in February 1973. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in August 1974 as the first acquisition of new general manager Pat Williams.

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