Kenny Travis

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Kenny Travis
Personal information
Born (1965-02-06) February 6, 1965 (age 59)
Fresno, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolEdison (Fresno, California)
College Fresno City (1983–1985)
New Mexico State (1985–1987)
NBA draft 1491: 6th round, 115th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Position Guard / forward
Number21
Career history
1988 Fresno Flames (WBL)
1988 Purefoods Hotdogs (PBA)
1992–1995 San Miguel Beermen (PBA)
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Kenny Travis (born February 6, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player.

Career

A junior college standout, Travis played two years at New Mexico State from the 1985–86 to 1986–87 season. In his final year, he averaged 20.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 steals with a 46.4% hit from the three-point range. Those statistics convinced the Los Angeles Lakers to choose him in the sixth round of the 1987 NBA draft. [1]

Travis played for the Fresno Flames in the World Basketball League in the summer of 1988. [2] He later played in the Philippine Basketball Association that same year, and spent four more seasons in the PBA from 1992 to 1995, while playing for San Miguel Beermen.

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