Reid Travis (born November 25, 1995) is an American professional

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player for Sun Rockers Shibuya of the B.League. He played college basketball for the

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. He began his college career with the

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, where he was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the

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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. Travis was ranked in the top 50 in nation's recruits in 2014. He was considering

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, and

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before choosing Stanford. He also played football his first three years in high school before focusing on basketball his senior year.

College career

In 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

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, 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. 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. He was also named First Team All-District 20 by the NABC and the District IX All-District Team by the USBWA. 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. Travis declared for the

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, but did not sign with an agent; opting instead to return for his redshirt-senior year. On May 30, he announced he was withdrawing from the draft but transferring from Stanford. On June 20, 2018, Travis announced that he would transfer to and play for the

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. In his only season at Kentucky, Travis averaged 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Travis joined the

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for the 2019 NBA Summer League. On July 22, 2019, Travis signed his first professional contract with

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of the

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. He averaged 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game when the season was suspended. On June 29, 2020, Travis signed with

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of the B.League. On October 17, 2023, Travis signed with the

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, but was waived the next day. On October 28, 2023, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants. However, on February 19, 2024, he was waived by the Mad Ants. On March 19, 2024, Travis signed with Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Travis was born in

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and has two brothers and two sisters. His brother, Jonah, played basketball at

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from 2011 to 2015, his brother, Jalen, played football at

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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.

References

External links

Stanford Cardinal Bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Travis, Reid 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Japan American men's basketball players Basketball players from Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School (Minneapolis) alumni Indiana Mad Ants players Levanga Hokkaido players Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Medi Bayreuth players Power forwards Shimane Susanoo Magic players Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen Sun Rockers Shibuya players