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Travarus Bennett (born 1979 in Rosedale, Mississippi) is a basketball player who has played professionally in Europe and the North American minor leagues. He played collegiately at the University of Minnesota.

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He has had success in his European career. He led the Irish league in steals in the 2003-04 season, and won the Swiss Ligue Nationale de Basketball Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005 while playing for BBC Nyon. [1] [2] He also played for the Vermont Frost Heaves in the ABA. He also played in Germany and France.... In his first season in Germany, he averaged 18 pts, 6 rebs, 2 stls, and 3 assists for USC Heidelberg. His second season in Germany was in Tübingen, with Walter Tigers....

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References

  1. ↑ Litt, Rob. "Where are they now? Travarus Bennett." Gopher Illustrated, March 24, 2004. http://minnesota.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=280758
  2. ↑ "Swiss LNA Basketball." http://www.eurobasket.com/sui/d1.asp
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