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{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dylan Travis
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| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = [[Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School|Daniel J. Gross]]<br>([[Bellevue, Nebraska]])
| college =
*[[Midland Warriors men's basketball|Midland]] (2012–2013)
*[[Iowa Central Tritons|Iowa Central]] (2013–2014)
*[[Florida Southern Moccasins men's basketball|Florida Southern]] (2014–2016)
| draft_year = 2016
| career_start = 2016
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'''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 Warriors men's basketball|Midland]], [[Iowa Central
==Early life==
Travis was born on May 26, 1993, in [[Omaha, Nebraska]].<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Dylan-Travis/286457|website=[[Eurobasket.com]]|title=Dylan Travis}}</ref> 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.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://fscmocs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dylan-travis/367|publisher=[[Florida Southern Moccasins]]|title=Dylan Travis}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite news|url=https://omaha.com/sports/other/omaha-gross-grad-dylan-travis-to-compete-in-paris-olympics-for-team-usa/article_d2d030f8-eb75-11ee-b55c-8fc8addddaca.html|newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|title=Omaha Gross grad Dylan Travis to compete in Paris Olympics for Team USA|author=Pospisil, Stu|date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> He averaged 24.9 points, 5.0 assists and 8.9 rebounds as a [[Senior (education)|senior]] and set the school records for career, single-season and single-game points, totaling 1,680 in his career.<ref
==College career==
Travis began his collegiate career with the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]]-level [[Midland Warriors men's basketball|Midland Warriors]], playing in 25 games with 7.0 points per game during the 2012–13 season.<ref
Travis transferred a second time in 2014 to the [[Florida Southern Moccasins men's basketball|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 Crimson Hawks men's basketball|IUP]], contributing 18 points in the game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://omaha.com/sports/gross-grad-dylan-travis-achieves-dream-of-winning-national-title/article_b4dbc049-c384-58fc-849d-30ca029463aa.html|newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|url-access=subscription|title=Gross grad Dylan Travis achieves dream of winning national title|date=April 2, 2015|author=Ducey, Marjie}}</ref> He entered the 2015–16 season with a new head coach, the fourth different head coach he played under in four years.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2016/01/02/travis-excels-in-elevated-role-for-florida-southern/27097661007/|newspaper=[[Lakeland Ledger]]|title=Travis excels in elevated role for Florida Southern|author=Beasock, Ray|date=January 2, 2016}}</ref> That season, he had the first [[triple-double]] in school history and ended with an average of 21.5 points per game.<ref
==Professional career==
Travis was eligible for the [[2016 NBA draft]], but was not selected.<ref
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.<ref
In a nine-year span of playing basketball, Travis played for nine different head coaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/news/2022/11/22-3x3-americup-travis-feature|publisher=[[USA Basketball]]|title=A Rollercoaster: Dylan
▲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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://germanhoops.com/2022/11/02/dylan-travis-has-come-a-long-way-from-the-german-regionalliga-to-being-on-the-united-states-3x3-national-team-with-jimmer-fredette-pursuing-olympic-gold/|website=German Hoops|title=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|author=Miles Schmidt-Scheuber|date=November 2, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Dylan-Travis/286457|website=[[Eurobasket.com]]|title=Dylan Travis}}</ref> 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 (Omaha)|Westside High School]] in Omaha, where he also helped coach the basketball team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://omaha.com/sports/other/omaha-gross-grad-dylan-travis-to-compete-in-paris-olympics-for-team-usa/article_d2d030f8-eb75-11ee-b55c-8fc8addddaca.html|newspaper=[[Omaha World-Herald]]|title=Omaha Gross grad Dylan Travis to compete in Paris Olympics for Team USA|author=Pospisil, Stu|date=March 26, 2024}}</ref>
▲In a nine-year span of playing basketball, Travis played for nine different head coaches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usab.com/news/2022/11/22-3x3-americup-travis-feature|publisher=[[USA Basketball]]|title=A Rollercoaster: Dylan Travis’ Journey to USA Basketball and 3x3|date=November 4, 2022}}</ref>
==3x3 career==
While at Westside, Travis was asked by a friend, Trey Bardsley, to try out [[3x3 basketball]].<ref
Travis first played for the national team at the 2022 [[FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup]], winning the gold medal over Puerto Rico.<ref
==References==
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[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:3x3 basketball players at the 2023 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:3x3 basketball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:American men's 3x3 basketball players]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Omaha, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Florida Southern Moccasins men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Guards (basketball)]]
[[Category:Iowa Central Tritons athletes]]
[[Category:Midland Warriors men's basketball]]
[[Category:Olympic 3x3 basketball players for the United States]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
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