Reid Travis

Reid Travis (born November 25, 1995)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic 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.

Reid Travis
Travis with the Kentucky Wildcats in 2019
No. 8 – Shimane Susanoo Magic
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1995-11-25) November 25, 1995
Minneapolis, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolDe La Salle
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
College
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2020Medi Bayreuth
2020–presentShimane Susanoo Magic
Career highlights and awards

High school career
Reid shooting over Karl-Anthony Towns at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game

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]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 48   Rivals: 36  ESPN: 27
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    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 Cardinal at power forward, but suffered a season-ending stress fracture in his left leg prior to a game against Texas on December 19th. 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

    After 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]

    Travis signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League on June 29, 2020.[13]

    Career statistics
    Legend
      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
    Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
    2014–15 Stanford 281223.1.489–.4595.6.4.9.36.2
    2015–16 Stanford 8832.8.557–.4807.1.8.8.612.8
    2016–17 Stanford 272730.1.579.000.6528.9.5.5.217.4
    2017–18 Stanford 353534.0.527.295.6758.71.3.7.119.5
    2018–19 Kentucky 322828.6.537.269.7327.2.9.4.711.2
    Career 13011029.4.539.284.6417.6.8.6.313.7

    Personal life

    Travis was born in Minneapolis and has two brothers and two sisters. His brother, Jonah, played basketball at Harvard from 2011-15 and his cousin, Ross, played basketball at Penn State and is now a tight end in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts.

    References
    1. http://www.nbadraft.net/players/reid-travis
    2. http://epkzone.com/2014allamericangames/media/2014AllAmericanGamesBoxScores.pdf
    3. Dauster, Rob (May 30, 2018). "Reid Travis to withdraw from draft, transfer". NBC Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
    4. "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
    5. "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams announced". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
    6. "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.
    7. "USBWA NAMES 2017-18 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS". sportswriters.net. March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
    8. "Pac-12 POW, Week 16". pac12.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
    9. http://gostanford.com/news/2018/4/6/mens-basketball-travis-to-test-nba-draft-process.aspx
    10. Hale, Jon (July 22, 2019). "Former Kentucky basketball star Reid Travis signs with professional team in Germany". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
    11. Lupo, Nicola (July 22, 2019). "Reid Travis signs with Medi Bayreuth". Sportando. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
    12. Varney, Dennis (March 26, 2020). "Catch up with 36 ex-Cats playing pro basketball in leagues outside the NBA". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
    13. "Reid Travis goes in Japan to sign with Shimane Susanoo Magic". Sportando. June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2020.


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