Travis Releford (born February 22, 1990) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
AEK Larnaca
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of the
Cypriot Division A. He played
college basketball
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at the
University of Kansas
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and has previously represented the
United States
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at the international level.
High school career
Releford attended
Bishop Miege where he was a two-time high school All-American. As a senior, he averaged 24.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists, earning the Eastern Kansas League (EKL) and Gatorade Player of the Year after guiding the Stags to a 19–3 record.
College career
After graduating, Releford attended the
University of Kansas
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where he was a starter his junior and senior seasons. In five seasons at Kansas, he won five Big 12 regular-season titles, three league tournament titles, advanced to four Sweet 16s, two Elite Eights, one Final Four and was 158–27 with KU. He ended his college career with 965 points and ranked 10th all-time in games played (138) and tied for 27th in steals (114) in school history.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the
2013 NBA draft, Releford signed with
Okapi Aalstar
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Okapi is a long-time participant o ...
of the
Ethias League
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Through 2014, for sponsorship reasons, the league was previously ...
on June 28, 2013. In 42 games, he averaged 7.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, helping them win the supercup and make it to league final. Releford also played 3 games in the
EuroChallenge
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where he had averages of 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
A year later, Releford signed with the
Mississauga Power
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of the
Canadian league, where he averaged 21.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 15 games. On February 11, 2015, he left Mississauga to play for
Maccabi Kiryat Gat of Israel.
On October 31, 2015, Releford was selected by the
Idaho Stampede
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in the third round of the 2015
NBA Development League
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draft. On November 13, he made his debut for Idaho in a 110–106 loss to the
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
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, recording four points, one rebound, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 23 minutes off the bench. On January 6, 2016, he was waived by Idaho after averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 16 games. On March 15, he signed with the
Niagara River Lions
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of the
NBL Canada
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.
On October 14, 2016, Releford signed with Polish club
Siarka Tarnobrzeg
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. On February 27, 2017, he moved to
Wilki Morskie Szczecin
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for the rest of the season.
On November 6, 2017, Releford signed with
Limburg United
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Founded in 2014, the club plays in the BNXT League, the first tier of basketball in Belgiu ...
of the
Belgian League
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. In 2018, he signed in Cyprus with
AEK Larnaca
AEK Larnaca FC ( el, AEK; for short Αθλητική Έvωση Κίτιον Λάρνακας , translit=''Athletiki Enosi Kition Larnakas'', "Athletic Union Kition of Larnaca") is a Cypriot professional football club based in Larnaca. The club ...
.
Personal life
The son of Venita Vann, Releford is the second-oldest child in a family of four boys and two girls, including his younger brother,
point guard
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Trevor Releford, whom he has previously faced on the court.
He graduated from Kansas with a degree in African and African American studies.
References
External links
Kansas Jayhawks bioTravis Relefordon USBasket.com
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1990 births
Living people
AEK Larnaca B.C. players
American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
American expatriate basketball people in Canada
American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Israel
American expatriate basketball people in Poland
American men's basketball players
Siarka Tarnobrzeg (basketball) players
Basketball players from Kansas City, Missouri
Bishop Miege High School alumni
Helsinki Seagulls players
Idaho Stampede players
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players
Limburg United players
Maccabi Kiryat Gat B.C. players
Mississauga Power players
Niagara River Lions players
Okapi Aalstar players
Shooting guards
Sudbury Five players
Wilki Morskie Szczecin players