Dylan Travis (born May 26, 1993) is an American basketball player who is a member of the United States men's national 3x3 team. He played college basketball at Midland, Iowa Central, and Florida Southern.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1993 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Daniel J. Gross (Bellevue, Nebraska) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven |
| 2017–2018 | Scanplus Baskets |
| 2018 | Western Port Steelers |
| 2019 | Waverley Falcons |
Early life
editTravis was born on May 26, 1993, in Omaha, Nebraska.[1] He attended Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School where he played on the basketball team for four years and was named first-team All-State, All-Metro and to the Lincoln Journal Star's Super-State Team.[2][3] He averaged 24.9 points, 5.0 assists and 8.9 rebounds as a senior and set the school records for career, single-season and single-game points, totaling 1,680 in his career.[2] He also played baseball, football and soccer.[2]
College career
editTravis began his collegiate career with the NAIA-level Midland Warriors, playing in 25 games with 7.0 points per game during the 2012–13 season.[2] He then transferred to Iowa Central Community College in 2013 and started 28 of 32 games, recording an average of 18.3 points per game.[4] He was the team's scoring leader and placed sixth overall in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC), receiving first team All-Region and All-Region Tournament honors.[2]
Travis transferred a second time in 2014 to the Florida Southern Moccasins, being the team's sixth man and ending the season with 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game; he helped them compile an overall record of 36–1 with a national championship win over IUP, contributing 18 points in the game.[5] He entered the 2015–16 season with a new head coach, the fourth different head coach he played under in four years.[6] That season, he had the first triple-double in school history and ended with an average of 21.5 points per game.[2][6]
Professional career
editTravis was eligible for the 2016 NBA draft, but was not selected.[1] In August 2016, he signed his first professional contract with the German club Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven in the 1. Regionalliga.[7] In one season there, he averaged 14.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[8] He joined third-tier club Scanplus Baskets in ProB for the following season, but was released not long after.[8]
Travis signed with the Western Port Steelers of the Australian Big V for the 2018 season, where he averaged 30.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.[8] In 2019, he played for the Waverley Falcons of NBL1 South, appearing in 19 games while averaging 20.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists.[1] The 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Travis returned home to the U.S., accepting a job as a special education teacher for Westside High School in Omaha, where he also helped coach the basketball team.[3]
In a nine-year span of playing basketball, Travis played for nine different head coaches.[9]
3x3 career
editWhile at Westside, Travis was asked by a friend, Trey Bardsley, to try out 3x3 basketball.[3] He participated in several tournaments and later was chosen as one of 16 players competing for spots on the national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] He played for 3Ball Omaha and helped them to the national championship in 2021, then helped them re-appear in the championship in 2022.[4]
Travis first played for the national team at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup, winning the gold medal over Puerto Rico.[4] In 2023, he played for Team Miami at several events, including the USA Basketball 3X Nationals where they were undefeated until losing in the finals.[4] He also competed for the national team at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, winning silver, and at the 2023 Pan American Games, winning gold.[4] In 2024, he was named as one of four players on the national team squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics, the first time the U.S. ever had a 3x3 Olympic basketball team, as they did not qualify in 2020.[3][11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dylan Travis". Eurobasket.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dylan Travis". Florida Southern Moccasins.
- ^ a b c d Pospisil, Stu (March 26, 2024). "Omaha Gross grad Dylan Travis to compete in Paris Olympics for Team USA". Omaha World-Herald.
- ^ a b c d e "Dylan Travis". USA Basketball.
- ^ Ducey, Marjie (April 2, 2015). "Gross grad Dylan Travis achieves dream of winning national title". Omaha World-Herald.
- ^ a b Beasock, Ray (January 2, 2016). "Travis excels in elevated role for Florida Southern". Lakeland Ledger.
- ^ "Neuer Spieler für Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven" [New player for Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven]. CNV Medien (in German). August 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c Schmidt-Scheuber, Miles (November 2, 2022). "Dylan Travis Has Come A Long Way From The German Regionalliga To Being On The United States 3×3 National Team With Jimmer Fredette Pursuing Olympic Gold". German Hoops.
- ^ "A Rollercoaster: Dylan Travis' Journey to USA Basketball and 3x3". USA Basketball. November 4, 2022.
- ^ Smith, Rex (February 9, 2020). "Former Gross Catholic standout is shooting for 2020 summer games". WOWT.
- ^ Connell, Jordan (May 23, 2024). "Dylan Travis credits his mom with 3×3 basketball success". WKRG-TV.
- ^ Kendeigh, Andy (April 9, 2024). "Omaha native Dylan Travis makes USA Olympic team". KETV.