Travis Releford (born February 22, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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 ...

of the Cypriot Division A. He played

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at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. Tw ...

and has previously represented the

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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

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

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of the

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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

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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

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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

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in the third round of the 2015

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draft. On November 13, he made his debut for Idaho in a 110–106 loss to the

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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

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of the

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. On October 14, 2016, Releford signed with Polish club

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. On February 27, 2017, he moved to

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for the rest of the season. On November 6, 2017, Releford signed with

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of the

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. In 2018, he signed in Cyprus with

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,

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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 bio

Travis Releford
on USBasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Releford, Travis 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