Travis Warech (טרוויס ווריק; born July 5, 1991) is an American-German-Israeli professional

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player who last played for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the

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. He played

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for Saint Michael's and

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, before playing professionally in Germany and Israel.

Early life and college career

Warech was born and raised in the Pine Brook section of

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, and is Jewish. Warech attended

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, where he was a three-year letter winner for the Mustangs. Warech was named team MVP and served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons. Warech played college basketball for the

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's Purple Knights and the

Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college in Ithaca, New York. It was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music and is set against the backdrop of the city of Ithaca (which is separate from the town), Cayuga Lake, waterfalls, and go ...

's Bombers. In his senior year at Ithaca, he averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. He earned a spot on the All-

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Second Team.

Professional career

Germany (2013–2017)

On October 18, 2013, Warech started his professional career with BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha of the German

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. On April 8, 2014, Warech recorded a career-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 90–80 win over

Crailsheim Merlins The Crailsheim Merlins, for sponsorships reasons named Hakro Merlins Crailsheim, is a professional basketball club based in Crailsheim, Germany. Established in 1986, the club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the highest professional leag ...

. In 29 games played for Gotha, he averaged 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.0 steals per game. On June 27, 2014, Warech signed a two-year deal with

Riesen Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

of the German BBL. On October 29, 2015, Warech signed a one-year deal with

Hamburg Towers Hamburg Towers, for sponsorship reasons named Veolia Towers Hamburg, is a professional basketball team, based in Hamburg, Germany. The Towers are currently playing in the Basketball Bundesliga, after promoting from the ProA in 2019. Founded in 2 ...

, and he played seven games with the team. However, on December 9, 2015, he parted ways with Hamburg and joined

Rasta Vechta Sports Club Rasta Vechta is a German basketball club based in Vechta, Lower Saxony. The club plays in the ProA, the second tier of professional Basketball in Germany. Founded in 1979, the club spent the majority of its history in the lower-tie ...

for the rest of the season. Warech helped Rasta Vechta promote to the German BBL as the 2016 ProA Runner-up. In 26 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 7.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, shooting 41.4 percent from 3-point range.

Israel (2017–present)

On August 15, 2017, Warech signed with the Israeli team

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

for the 2017–18 season. On May 3, 2018, Warech recorded a season-high 19 points, along with three rebounds and two steals in an 85–65 blowout loss to

Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's leadi ...

. Warech helped Ashdod reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals. On June 20, 2018, Warech signed a one-year deal with

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

. On April 7, 2019, Warech recorded a season-high 21 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the three-point range, along with three assists in a 97–88 loss to

. Warech helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by

in the Quarterfinals. In 29 games played for Be'er Sheva, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.7 rebounds, shooting 42.6 percent from three-point range. On June 19, 2019, Warech signed with

Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nahariya Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל עירוני נהריה; ) known for sponsorship reasons as Ironi Rain Nahariya () is a professional basketball club based in city of Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in t ...

for the 2019–20 season. He averaged 7.6 points per game. On July 28, 2020, Warech returned to Hapoel Be'er Sheva. On July 14, 2022, he has signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the

Maccabiah Games

In July 2017, Warech participated in the 2017 Maccabiah Games and helped the USA Men's basketball team win the tournament and earn a

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. He played on the team with among others

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and

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References

External links

Ithaca bio

Saint Michael's bio

RealGM profile

Eurobasket profile

Instagram page
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