Travis Trice Jr. (born January 22, 1993) is an American professional
basketball
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player for
UCAM Murcia
UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Baloncesto, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as UCAM Murcia, is a professional basketball team based in Murcia, Spain. It plays their home games at Palacio de Deportes.
History
Founded in 1985 u ...
of the Spanish
Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
. He played college basketball for the
Michigan State Spartans
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, leading his team in points during the
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. He attended
Wayne High School in
Huber Heights, Ohio
Huber Heights is a suburb of Dayton in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its origins trace back to the now- defunct Wayne Township, which was settled in the early-mid 1800s. Wayne Township was incorporated as the City of Hu ...
, where he played under his father, Travis Trice Sr.
Early life
Trice was born on January 22, 1993, to Travis Sr. and Julie Trice. Julie's pregnancy marked the abrupt end of her successful high school track career and a potential athletics scholarship to
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...
.
She later said, "People were telling me I should get an abortion after I got pregnant. People have been saying 'No, no, no, no, no' to him forever."
She had her son at about 18 years of age, while she was a senior in high school and her husband was still attending college.
In Julie's 41st week of
pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops ( gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb). A multiple pregnancy involves more than one offspring, such as with twins.
Pregnancy usually occurs by sexual intercourse, but ca ...
, her son's heartbeat
flatline
A flatline is an electrical time sequence measurement that shows no activity and therefore, when represented, shows a flat line instead of a moving one. It almost always refers to either a flatlined electrocardiogram, where the heart shows no el ...
d and she was immediately rushed in for a
C-section
Caesarean section, also known as C-section or caesarean delivery, is the surgical procedure by which one or more babies are delivered through an incision in the mother's abdomen, often performed because vaginal delivery would put the baby or ...
operation. According to ''
Washington Post
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'', Trice was born with "the
umbilical cord
In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the navel string, birth cord or ''funiculus umbilicalis'') is a conduit between the developing embryo or fetus and the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is physiologic ...
tangled around his ankles," but survived.
Trice fell in love with
basketball
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at a young age, but also actively played
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
and
football
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in his childhood. He said, "I liked baseball, but I didn't like all the standing around."
Trice officially began basketball in middle school, after watching his friends play on the team.
He played
quarterback
The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...
in middle school football, but was strongly compared to his friend
Braxton Miller
Braxton Marcellus Miller (born November 30, 1992) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was their starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013, before moving to the wide receiver posit ...
. His mother recalled the situation to the ''
Detroit Free Press
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'', "No, you aren't big enough. No, you aren't quick enough. You're a good middle school quarterback, but not as good as your best friend."
Miller would go on to play football at a high level for the
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree ...
.
High school career
Trice attended
Wayne High School in
Huber Heights, Ohio
Huber Heights is a suburb of Dayton in Montgomery and Miami counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its origins trace back to the now- defunct Wayne Township, which was settled in the early-mid 1800s. Wayne Township was incorporated as the City of Hu ...
. He averaged 16.5 points per game as a sophomore in 2009, garnering all-district and all-conference honors. The guard saw considerable improvement in the junior year that followed. In his third season playing for Wayne, Trice averaged 22.1 points, 4.9 assists, and 4.2 steals, shooting 43% from long range. He would be named district underclassman of the year on two occasions and conference player of the year. He also was a third-team All-State honoree. Trice saw even more success as a senior in 2011. After averaging 23.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 steals, and 3.3 rebounds in his final season in a Wayne uniform, he was named
Gatorade Ohio Boys' Basketball Player of the Year. The point guard also earned first-team All-State and District Player of the Year accolades. He shot .481 from the field and .425 on
three-pointers
A three-point field goal (also 3-pointer, three, or trey) is a Field goal (basketball), field goal in a basketball game made from beyond the three-point line, a designated arc surrounding the basket. A successful attempt is worth three points, i ...
. Trice's contributions helped the Warriors reach a 22–2 record and a district finals appearance by the end of the season. He went on to become the school's all-time leading scorer, recording a total of 1,555 points representing the Warriors.
Upon completion of his high school years, Trice was listed as a three-star recruit by
Rivals.com
Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting in the United States. The network was started in 1998 and employs more than 300 personnel.
History
Rivals.com was founded in 1998 by Jim Heckma ...
.
Scout.com
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gave him two stars, while
ESPN
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ranked him as the 55th best point guard in the Class of 2011. Rivals scout Brian Snow commented on his strong play with his
Amateur Athletic Union
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(AAU) program, "Trice is the huge x-factor for them. In the semi-finals there is absolutely no way that SYF gets past King James if not for the play of Trice. He was making shots, getting to the rim, and setting up teammates very well."
Trice's small size came across as the biggest drawback. However, Michigan State men's basketball head coach
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo (, ); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Izzo has led the Spart ...
began recruiting him after noticing him on
Branden Dawson
Branden James Dawson (born February 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. A native of Gary, Indiana, he attended Lew Wallace High School and played college basketball for the Michigan ...
's AAU team. Dawson, who would later become Trice's teammate with the Spartans, was a far more touted prospect.
Izzo commented on Trice, who stood 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) and 160 lbs (73 kg) at the time, saying he was "too skinny" and "too small." He also said, "He was too this and too that. But, unbelievable family, a dad who's a coach, just an ability to win."
Trice verbally committed to Michigan State on August 4, 2010, despite receiving offers from
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some a ...
,
Creighton,
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
,
Minnesota
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,
Northern Iowa
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,
Northwestern,
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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, and
Richmond
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* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
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* Richmond, California, ...
.
His family had visited the
university
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in the days prior and heard from Izzo that Trice would likely be a significant part of the team as a freshman. The point guard said to the ''
Lansing State Journal
The ''Lansing State Journal'' is a daily newspaper published in Lansing, Michigan, owned by Gannett.
Overview
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'', "I took it as hard work pays off, and I'm a hard worker. Throughout the whole day I (thought) this is too good to be true...I got to spend time with the (players) and watched them work out. I was like 'Man, I could see myself here.'"
Gary native and five-star forward Dawson committed to the same program on August 5 as well.
College career
![Kendall Marshall Travis Trice](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Kendall_Marshall_Travis_Trice.jpg)
On October 30, 2011, Trice made his debut for
Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
in an exhibition game against
Ferris State University
Ferris State University (FSU or Ferris) is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan. It was founded in 1884 and became a public institution in 1950. Ferris is the ninth-largest institutions of higher education by enroll ...
, a
Division II school in the field of basketball. The guard recorded 7 points and 4 rebounds in 18 minutes. After the Spartans topped the Bulldogs with a score of 85-58, coach
Tom Izzo
Tom Izzo (, ); born January 30, 1955) is an American college basketball coach who has been the head coach at Michigan State University since 1995. On April 4, 2016, Izzo was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Izzo has led the Spart ...
commented on his freshmen's play. About Trice, he said, "Today I jumped Travis a little bit. I watched
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Texas Southern University (Texas Southern or TSU) is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas. The university is one of the largest and most comprehensive historically black college or universities in the USA with nearly 10,000 ...
, the most he had scored in a single college basketball game until that point in time. However, on December 7 of the same year, in a home contest vs Central Connecticut, he broke that record, adding 20 points despite not being a starter. Izzo noted, "When you really look at it, Trice looked good...give Travis credit." He would hold the number as his season-high scoring performance. He suffered from a brain infection as a freshman that drained his energy and caused him to sleep 12 hours a day.[
In December 2013, trainer Quinton Sawyer removed a blister on Trice's foot. When the pain didn't subside, it was discovered that there was another blister underneath it. "As soon as I cut that one open, I felt great," Trice said. He shot 43.4 percent on 3-pointers as a junior, third best in the Big 10.
As a senior, Trice enjoyed a breakout season, averaging a team-high 15.3 points per game and dished out team-high 197 assists. He helped lead Michigan State to the Final Four that year. Trice was a Third Team All-Big Ten honoree. After defeating the ]Louisville Cardinals
The Louisville Cardinals (also known as the Cards) are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Co ...
in the Elite Eight, Trice was named East Region Most Outstanding Player.[
]
Professional career
2015–16 season
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Trice joined the Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Southe ...
for 2015 NBA Summer League
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Ten teams participated in the week-long Orlando Pro Summer League a ...
. On September 22, 2015, he signed with the New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
. However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 23 after appearing in two preseason games. On November 2, 2015, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks
The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks typically play their home games at Westchester County Center in Whit ...
of the NBA Development League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...
as an affiliate player of New York. In 51 games for Westchester in 2015–16, he averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
2016–17 season
On August 5, 2016, Trice signed with the Cairns Taipans
The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Conventio ...
for the 2016–17 NBL season. On November 27, 2016, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 91–80 win over the New Zealand Breakers
The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...
. On February 12, 2017, he was recognised for his standout season by claiming the Cairns Taipans MVP. In 26 games for the Taipans, he averaged 14.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. On February 28, 2017, Trice was acquired by the Westchester Knicks
The Westchester Knicks are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in White Plains, New York, and are affiliated with the New York Knicks. The Knicks typically play their home games at Westchester County Center in Whit ...
, returning to the franchise for a second stint. In nine games for the Knicks, he averaged 21.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.
2017–18 season
On July 5, 2017, Trice signed with the Brisbane Bullets
The Brisbane Bullets are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) based in Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland. They competed from 1979 to 2008, and returned to th ...
for the 2017–18 NBL season. Prior to joining the Bullets, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
' Summer League team in Las Vegas
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. In 27 games for the Bullets, he averaged 15.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
On March 6, 2018, Trice signed with Champville SC
Champville SC ( ar, نادي الشانفيل الرياضي) is a Lebanese basketball team from Dik El Mehdi, Lebanon, which competes in the Lebanese Basketball League.
History
In Game 4 of the 2011–2012 Finals, Champville defeated Anibal Z ...
of the Lebanese Basketball League
The Lebanese Basketball League is the top-tier professional men's basketball league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB).
Currently, the leagu ...
.
2018–19 season
On July 31, Trice signed a training camp contract with the Milwaukee Bucks
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. On September 17, 2018, Trice was waived by the Bucks. Trice was added to the opening night roster of the Wisconsin Herd
The Wisconsin Herd are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and are affiliated with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Herd play their home games at Oshkosh Arena.
History
On June 29, 2016, it was annou ...
on November 1, 2018.
On January 16, 2019, Trice was traded to Austin Spurs
The Austin Spurs are an American basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cedar Park, Texas, and are affiliated with the San Antonio Spurs. The team plays their home games at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. The team has made the postseason in 8 ...
.
On April 2, 2019, Tofaş
Tofaş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, who was the founder of Koç Ho ...
of the Basketball Super League
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announced that they had signed Trice.
2019–20 season
On July 21, 2019, Trice signed with SIG Strasbourg
Strasbourg Illkirch-Graffenstaden Basket, most commonly known as SIG Basket or SIG Strasbourg, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Strasbourg. The club, founded in 1929, competes domestically in the French Pro A League, and ...
of the LNB Pro A
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. On January 15, 2020, he signed with Germani Brescia of the Lega Basket Serie A
The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier le ...
.
2020–21 season
On December 29, 2020, Trice signed with Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
of the Turkish Basketball Super League
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(BSL).
2021–22 season
On July 21, 2021, Trice signed with the Illawarra Hawks
The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) is an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home game ...
for the 2021–22 NBL season. He was later released by the Hawks on September 21, 2021.
On October 18, 2021, he has signed with Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...
of the Polish Basketball League
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. He led the club to its first domestic championship in 20 years, while being awarded MVP both for the regular season and the finals.
Career statistics
College
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, style="text-align:left;", 2011–12
, style="text-align:left;", Michigan State
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, 32 , , 0 , , 17.2 , , .381 , , .405 , , .576 , , 1.8 , , 1.8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 4.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2012–13
, style="text-align:left;", Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
, 27 , , 0 , , 18.6 , , .320 , , .403 , , .720 , , 1.6 , , 1.9 , , .9 , , .0 , , 4.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2013–14
, style="text-align:left;", Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
, 36 , , 8 , , 22.3 , , .420 , , .434 , , .818 , , 1.6 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 7.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2014–15
, style="text-align:left;", Michigan State
Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...
, 39 , , 33 , , 33.6 , , .397 , , .369 , , .715 , , 3.2 , , 5.1 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 15.3
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career
, 134 , , 41 , , 23.6 , , .390 , , .395 , , .715 , , 2.1 , , 2.9 , , .9 , , .1 , , 8.5
Personal
Trice is the son of Travis Trice Sr., who played two years of basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
with Purdue
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and Butler
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. Trice's father is currently the head coach at his son's alma mater, Huber Heights' Wayne High School. On March 28, 2015, Trice Sr. led them to an Ohio High School Athletic Association
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(OHSAA) Division I title, with a victory over Westerville South High School
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. When he was in high school himself, growing up in Princeton, Indiana
Princeton is the largest city in and the county seat of Patoka Township, Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,301 at the 2020 United States Census, and it is part of the greater Evansville, Indiana, Metropolitan Area.
Hi ...
, he was one of the best point guards in the Class of 1990. At Butler, he would play under Barry Collier and Thad Matta
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, turning down offers to play with Tim Duncan
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at Wake Forest and for John Calipari
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and with Marcus Camby Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to:
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Places
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at . Trice Sr. declined a scholarship offer from Lute Olson
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at the University of Arizona
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T ...
primarily because superstar Khalid Reeves
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R ...
had accepted just before. His younger brother D'Mitrik Trice plays basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
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team.
Trice Jr.'s grandfather, Bob Pritchett, competed at the same level for Vincennes University
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and Old Dominion
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*The Old Dominion, a nickname for the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia
** Colony of Virginia
*Old Dominion University, a public university in Norfolk, Virginia
**Old Dominion Monarchs, the athletic teams represe ...
. On April 29, 2008, Pritchett was inducted into the Old Dominion University
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Sports Hall of Fame. With the Monarchs, he scored 1,188 career points in 50 games, also breaking the school's single-game scoring record against the Richmond Professional Institute
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, with 67 points. Pritchett was brought up in Princeton, Indiana, the same city as his son-in-law, Travis Trice Sr. Trice, Jr's uncle, his mother's brother, Matt Pritchett, played left tackle
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at the United States Naval Academy
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from 2005 to 2006. His father's cousin, Jackie Young, is one of the most coveted high school recruits in the nation, competing for Princeton High School in Princeton, Indiana
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Hi ...
. She chose to play basketball for Notre Dame.
References
External links
Travis Trice
at nbadleague.com
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1993 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American expatriate basketball people in France
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Brisbane Bullets players
Cairns Taipans players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball players
People from Huber Heights, Ohio
Point guards
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Tofaş S.K. players
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