Reid Travis (born November 25, 1995)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He began his college career with the Stanford Cardinal, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the Pac-12.
 Travis with the Kentucky Wildcats in 2019 | |
| No. 22 – Sun Rockers Shibuya | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 25, 1995 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | De La Salle (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2020–2023 | Shimane Susanoo Magic |
| 2023–2024 | Indiana Mad Ants |
| 2024 | Levanga Hokkaido |
| 2024–present | Sun Rockers Shibuya |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
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During Reid's senior year, he led the Islanders to their third straight state title while averaging 26.1 points and 9 rebounds. He participated in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game playing 14 minutes scoring 8 points with 5 rebounds helping the West win over the East 105–102.[2]
Travis was ranked in the top 50 in nation's recruits in 2014. He was considering Minnesota, Duke, and Michigan State before choosing Stanford.
He also played football his first three years in high school before focusing on basketball his senior year.[3]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Reid Travis PF |
Minneapolis, MN | De La Salle HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 8, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48 Rivals: 36 ESPN: 27 | ||||||
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College career
editIn Travis's freshman year, he played in 28 games and started in 12 of them. He averaged 6.2 points and 5.6 rebounds.
In his sophomore year, Travis started the first 8 games for the Cardinal at power forward, but suffered a season-ending stress fracture in his left leg prior to a game against Texas on December 19. He averaged 12.8 points and 7.1 rebounds in his abbreviated season. He applied for and was granted a medical redshirt in February.
In his third year, as a redshirt-sophomore, Travis started all 27 games; averaging 17.4 points and a career high 8.9 rebounds per game. At the end of the year, he was selected by Pac-12 coaches for the All-Pac-12 first team.[4]
His fourth year, he started all 35 games; averaging 19.5 points and averaging 8.7 rebounds while shooting only .295% (18–61) from behind the arc. Travis received First team All-Pac-12 honors for the second straight year.[5] He was also named First Team All-District 20 by the NABC[6] and the District IX All-District Team by the USBWA.[7] On December 17, he recorded his 1,000th point for the Cardinal against San Francisco where he scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and shot 11–18 from the field. He was named Pac 12 player of the week on February 6 after scoring 33 points, including 23 in the first half, along with nine rebounds to lead Stanford to a 94–78 win over Washington.[8]
Travis declared for the 2018 NBA draft, but did not sign with an agent; opting instead to return for his redshirt-senior year.[9] On May 30, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft but transferring from Stanford.[3] On June 20, 2018, Travis announced that he would transfer to and play for the University of Kentucky. In his only season at Kentucky, Travis averaged 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[10]
Professional career
editAfter going undrafted in the 2019 NBA draft, Travis joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2019 NBA Summer League. On July 22, 2019, Travis signed his first professional contract with Medi Bayreuth of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11] He averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game when the season was suspended.[12]
On June 29, 2020, Travis signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League.[13]
On October 17, 2023, Travis signed with the Indiana Pacers,[14] but was waived the next day.[15] On October 28, 2023, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants.[16] However, on February 19, 2024, he was waived by the Mad Ants.[17]
On March 19, 2024, Travis signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League.[18]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Stanford | 28 | 12 | 23.1 | .489 | – | .459 | 5.6 | .4 | .9 | .3 | 6.2 |
| 2015–16 | Stanford | 8 | 8 | 32.8 | .557 | – | .480 | 7.1 | .8 | .8 | .6 | 12.8 |
| 2016–17 | Stanford | 27 | 27 | 30.1 | .579 | .000 | .652 | 8.9 | .5 | .5 | .2 | 17.4 |
| 2017–18 | Stanford | 35 | 35 | 34.0 | .527 | .295 | .675 | 8.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 19.5 |
| 2018–19 | Kentucky | 32 | 28 | 28.6 | .537 | .269 | .732 | 7.2 | .9 | .4 | .7 | 11.2 |
| Career | 130 | 110 | 29.4 | .539 | .284 | .641 | 7.6 | .8 | .6 | .3 | 13.7 | |
Personal life
editTravis was born in Minneapolis and has two brothers and two sisters. His brother, Jonah, played basketball at Harvard from 2011 to 2015, his brother, Jalen, played football at Princeton from 2020 to 2023, and his cousin, Ross, played basketball at Penn State and was a tight end in the NFL for six different teams.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Reid Travis". NBADraft.net. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Dauster, Rob (May 30, 2018). "Reid Travis to withdraw from draft, transfer". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "2016–17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams announced". Pac-12 Conference. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "National Association of Basketball Coaches Announces 2017–18 Division I All-District Teams" (PDF) (Press release). National Association of Basketball Coaches. March 13, 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2018.
- ^ "USBWA NAMES 2017–18 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS". sportswriters.net. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ "Pac-12 POW, Week 16". pac12.com. February 26, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Travis to Test NBA Draft Process". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Hale, Jon (July 22, 2019). "Former Kentucky basketball star Reid Travis signs with professional team in Germany". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 22, 2019). "Reid Travis signs with Medi Bayreuth". Sportando.basketball. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ Varney, Dennis (March 26, 2020). "Catch up with 36 ex-Cats playing pro basketball in leagues outside the NBA". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 29, 2020). "Reid Travis goes in Japan to sign with Shimane Susanoo Magic". Sportando.basketball. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana Pacers Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Mad Ants announce 2023 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023-2024 Indiana Mad Ants Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ "#22 リード・トラビス選手 新規入団のお知らせ". Levanga.com (in Japanese). March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.