Romeo Travis

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Romeo Travis

| image = Romeo Travis.jpg

| caption = Travis as a coach with St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in 2022

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 233

| league =

| team =

| nationality = American / Macedonian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|12|10}}

| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| high_school = St. Vincent–St. Mary (Akron, Ohio)

| college = Akron (2003–2007)

| draft_year = 2007

| career_start = 2007

| career_end = 2021

| career_position = Small forward / power forward

| career_number = 24, 9, 19

| years1 = 2007

| team1 = Cantabria Lobos

| years2 = 2007–2008

| team2 = Ciudad de Huelva

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = ratiopharm Ulm

| years4 = 2009–2010

| team4 = Tigers Tübingen

| years5 = 2010–2011

| team5 = Barak Netanya

| years6 = 2011–2012

| team6 = Hapoel Gilboa Galil

| years7 = 2012–2013

| team7 = Zadar

| years8 = 2013–2014

| team8 = Khimik

| years9 = 2014–2015

| team9 = Krasny Oktyabr

| years10 = 2015

| team10 = Alaska Aces

| years11 = 2015

| team11 = SIG Strasbourg

| years12 = 2016

| team12 = Le Mans

| years13 = 2016

| team13 = Cantù

| years14 = 2016–2017

| team14 = SIG Strasbourg

| years15 = 2017–2018

| team15 = Le Mans

| years16 = 2018

| team16 = Magnolia Hotshots

| years17 = 2019

| team17 = Mono Vampire

| years18 = 2019

| team18 = Magnolia Hotshots

| years19 = 2020–2021

| team19 = Limoges CSP

| highlights =

PBA champion (2018 Governors')
PBA Best Import of the Conference (2015 Governors')
Pro A champion (2018)
Pro A Finals MVP (2018)
All-French Pro A First Team (2018)
All-French Pro A Second Team (2017)
All-French Pro A Third Team (2016)
All-French Pro A Imports Team (2018)
French Cup winner (2016)
All-Croatian League First Team (2013)
All-Croatian League Imports Team (2013)
Balkan League champion (2012)
All-Balkan League First Team (2012)
All-Balkan League Forward of the Year (2012)
All-Balkan League Imports Team (2012)
All-Israeli League Second Team (2011)
MAC Player of the Year (2007)
2× First-team All-MAC (2006, 2007)

}}

Romeo Travis (born December 10, 1984) is an American born naturalized Macedonian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Akron.

High school career

Travis was born in Akron, Ohio. As a high school standout at Akron's St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Travis played alongside LeBron James.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2DB113EF933A15751C0A9609C8B63|title=Akron Is Ultimate Winner In Little Game of What If|last=Ira Berkow|author-link=Ira Berkow|date=February 20, 2006|newspaper=The New York Times|page=9|access-date=February 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111042132/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2DB113EF933A15751C0A9609C8B63|archive-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=dead}} Travis averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds during his prep career, spanning his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The Irish were OHSAA Division III state champions in his sophomore year, and in his senior year they won the Division II state championship.

College career

After graduation, he stayed in his hometown and went on to become the University of Akron's all-time blocked shots leader (161); he also finished ranked seventh on the career scoring chart (1,491) and ninth in career rebounds (783). In 2006–07, as a senior, he was named an Associated Press All-American and was honored as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year.

Professional career

On June 30, 2009, Travis signed with German club Walter Tigers Tübingen for the 2009–10 season.{{cite news|title=Romeo Travis to Tubingen Walter-Tigers|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/77669/romeo-travis-to-tubingen-walter-tigers.html|access-date=August 18, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=June 30, 2009}}

While playing for Hapoel Gilboa Galil Travis was named All-Israeli League Player of the Year, All-Israeli League Forward of the Year, All-Israeli League 1st Team, Israeli League All-Imports Team, All-Balkan League Forward of the Year, All-Balkan League First Team and All-Balkans League All-Imports Team by Eurobasket.com for the 2012 season. Travis was also a member of Israeli Premier League Regular Season Runner-Up and Israeli Premier League All-Star Game for the 2012 season.

In August 2012 Travis signed with KK Zadar of Croatia for the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url= http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/adriatic-league/42166/kk-zadar-lands-romeo-travis.html|title= KK Zadar lands Romeo Travis|publisher= Sportando.net|access-date= September 28, 2012|archive-date= October 23, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060116/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/adriatic-league/42166/kk-zadar-lands-romeo-travis.html|url-status= dead}} While playing for Zadar during the 2012–13 Adriatic league season he was named MVP of the week four times.

In July 2013, Travis signed with Khimik of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web|title= Khimik tab Romeo Travis|url= http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/ukraine/58879/khimik-tab-romeo-travis.html|publisher= Sportando.net|access-date= July 9, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130720034341/http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/ukraine/58879/khimik-tab-romeo-travis.html|archive-date= July 20, 2013|url-status= dead}}

On July 25, 2014, he signed with BC Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014–15 season.{{cite news|title=Krasny Oktyabr lands Romeo Travis|url=http://www.bcredoctober.com/en/news/524/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728194626/http://www.bcredoctober.com/en/news/524/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 28, 2014|access-date=July 26, 2014|work=bcredoctober.com|date=July 25, 2014}} On April 13, 2015, he left the Russian club and signed with Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association.{{cite news|title=Romeo Travis signs with Alaska Aces in the Philippines|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/158229/romeo-travis-signs-with-alaska-aces-in-the-philippines.html|access-date=April 13, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=April 13, 2015}} On July 13, 2015, he was awarded as the Bobby Parks PBA Best Import of the Conference, topping three other candidate imports.

On October 13, 2015, he signed a short-term deal with Strasbourg IG of the French Pro A and EuroLeague.{{cite news|title=Strasbourg pens Travis to short-term deal|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/6el8uqjoic98euts/strasbourg-pens-travis-to-short-term-deal|access-date=October 14, 2015|work=Euroleague.net|date=October 13, 2015}} On November 29, 2015, he left Strasbourg after appearing in six league games and six Euroleague games.{{cite news|title=Travis leaves Strasbourg|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/France/news/429555/Travis-leaves-Strasbourg|access-date=November 29, 2015|work=Eurobasket.com|date=November 29, 2015}} On December 28, 2015, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Objet : Romeo Travis pour suppléer Robert Dozier|url=http://www.msb.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3027&catid=44&Itemid=2|access-date=December 28, 2015|work=msb.fr|date=December 28, 2015|language=fr}}

On August 18, 2016, Travis signed with Italian club Pallacanestro Cantù for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Pallacanestro Cantù officially signs Romeo Travis|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/209809/pallacanestro-cantu-officially-signs-romeo-travis.html|access-date=August 18, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=August 18, 2016}} On November 8, 2016, he parted ways with Cantù after appearing in six games.{{cite news|title=Romeo Travis leaves Pallacanestro Cantù, expected to sign with Strasbourg|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/216778/romeo-travis-leaves-pallacanestro-cantu-expected-to-sign-with-strasbourg.html|access-date=November 8, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=November 8, 2016}} On the same day he signed with his former club SIG Strasbourg for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Romeo Travis de retour à la SIG Strasbourg|url=http://sigstrasbourg.fr/2016/11/romeo-travis-de-retour-a-la-sig-strasbourg/|access-date=November 9, 2016|work=sigstrasbourg.fr|date=November 8, 2016|language=fr}}

On July 7, 2017, Travis signed with his former team Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=ROMEO DE RETOUR AU MSB|url=http://www.msb.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3738&catid=44&Itemid=2|access-date=July 7, 2017|work=msb.fr/|date=July 7, 2017|language=fr}}

On 2018, Travis signed with Magnolia Hotshots for the 2018 and 2019 PBA Governors' Cup.[https://www.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/27371498/the-governors-cup-imports-pba-team The Governors' Cup imports for each PBA team], Richard Dy, ESPN5, August 12, 2019 On November 6, 2018, he recorded a triple-double of 18 points, 20 rebounds and 12 assists in a 103-99 win over the Blackwater Elite.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2018-11-06/Blackwater-Bossings-at-Magnolia-Hotshots/327145|title=Blackwater Elite 99 - Magnolia Hotshots 103|publisher=Basketball RealGM|date=November 6, 2018|accessdate=December 8, 2021}} He scored a career-high 50 points for the Hotshots as they defeat the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in Game 4 of the 2018 Governors' Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/Philippines/2018/1116_1815_1817.asp|title=Barangay Ginebra 108 - Magnolia 112|publisher=EuroBasket|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2020}}{{cite web|last=Pamintuan|first=Carlo|url=https://tv5.espn.com/basketball/pba/story/_/id/25292322/romeo-travis-gets-50-magnolia-ends-ginebra-reign-reach-finals|title=Magnolia eliminates Ginebra, enters finals behind Romeo Travis' 50-point explosion|publisher=ESPN5|date=November 16, 2018|access-date=April 7, 2020}}

On December 28, 2020, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/romeo-travis-signs-with-limoges/|title=Romeo Travis signs with Limoges|date=December 28, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=December 28, 2020}} In his first game with Limoges, he contributed 6 points and 6 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench. However, they were defeated 68-91 by Le Mans.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/France/2021/0115_346_8.asp|title=Le Mans 91 - Limoges 68|publisher=EuroBasket.com|date=January 15, 2021|accessdate=December 8, 2021}}

=The Basketball Tournament=

In 2017, Travis participated in The Basketball Tournament for Ram Nation. The team made it to the Elite 8 before being eliminated by eventual tournament champions Overseas Elite. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on ESPN.{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/players/romeo-travis-0 |title=Romeo Travis {{!}} The Basketball Tournament |website=www.thetournament.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527115141/http://www.thetournament.com/players/romeo-travis-0 |archive-date=2017-05-27}}

National team

Travis was naturalized by the Macedonian Basketball Federation on July 28, 2016 in order to play for the Macedonian national basketball team in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.{{cite news|title=Romeo Travis will play for FYR of Macedonia National Team|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/national-teams/national-teams/208004/romeo-travis-will-play-for-fyr-of-macedonia-national-team.html|access-date=July 29, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=July 28, 2016}}

References

External links

[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Romeo_Travis/37512 Eurobasket.com profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924195843/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6039773/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]

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