Dylan Travis

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Dylan Travis
Personal information
Born (1993-05-26) May 26, 1993 (age 31)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Daniel J. Gross
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Position Guard
Career history
2016–2017 Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven
2017–2018 Scanplus Baskets
2018 Western Port Steelers
2019 Waverley Falcons

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.

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Early life

Travis 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

Travis 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

Travis 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

While 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 men's 3x3 Olympic basketball team, as they did not qualify in 2020. [3] [11] [12]

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  5. ↑ Ducey, Marjie (April 2, 2015). "Gross grad Dylan Travis achieves dream of winning national title" . Omaha World-Herald .
  6. 1 2 Beasock, Ray (January 2, 2016). "Travis excels in elevated role for Florida Southern". Lakeland Ledger .
  7. ↑ "Neuer Spieler für Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven" [New player for Rot-Weiss Cuxhaven]. CNV Medien (in German). August 3, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 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.
  9. ↑ "A Rollercoaster: Dylan Travis' Journey to USA Basketball and 3x3". USA Basketball. November 4, 2022.
  10. ↑ Smith, Rex (February 9, 2020). "Former Gross Catholic standout is shooting for 2020 summer games". WOWT.
  11. ↑ Connell, Jordan (May 23, 2024). "Dylan Travis credits his mom with 3×3 basketball success". WKRG-TV.
  12. ↑ Kendeigh, Andy (April 9, 2024). "Omaha native Dylan Travis makes USA Olympic team". KETV.
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