Travis Walton (basketball)

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Travis Walton
Agua Caliente Clippers
Position Assistant coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987 (age 37)
Lima, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight189.2 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio)
College Michigan State (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–2012
Position Guard
Coaching career2014–present
Career history
As player:
2009 Lugano Tigers
2010–2011 Ratiopharm Ulm
2011 Dakota Wizards
2012 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012 Canton Charge
As coach:
2014–2017 Idaho Stampede / Salt Lake City Stars (assistant)
2017–present Agua Caliente Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2009)

Travis Walton (born August 24, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player, and assistant coach with the Agua Caliente Clippers. Previously, he was an assistant coach with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Michigan State University. In 2009, he was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Travis was born in Lima, Ohio, to Lakita and Nathaniel Walton. Walton played four consecutive years in Lima for Lima Senior. He was also recruited by Marquette.

Walton played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 NBA Summer League. He then played in Europe in Switzerland and Germany. Walton played in the NBA D-League for the Dakota Wizards in 2011. In 2012, he played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Canton Charge.

According to a report from ESPN's "Outside the Lines," in 2010 Walton allegedly struck a female bar patron twice on the face, with the force of the blow knocking her off her barstool. Walton was charged with assault and battery, but the case was dismissed on April 10, 2010.

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