Travis Daniels (basketball)

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Travis Daniels
Travis Daniels.jpg
Daniels in 2020
Free agent
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born (1992-01-25) January 25, 1992 (age 30)
Eutaw, Alabama
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolRussellville (Russellville, Alabama)
College
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016Phoenix Galați
2016–2017Balkan Botevgrad
2017Leones de Santo Domingo
2017–2019Rethymno Cretan Kings
2019Edmonton Stingers
2019–2020Kolossos Rodou
2020Edmonton Stingers
2020–2021Keravnos
2021Saskatchewan Rattlers
2021Iraklis Thessaloniki
Career highlights and awards

Travis Daniels (born January 25, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for Shelton State CC and Mississippi State. He has played professionally in Canada, the Dominican Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece.

High school career[]

As a senior at Russellville Daniels averaged 10.7 points and 7.7 rebounds. He led his team to a 24-10 record and won the Region 5A-1 championship before losing in the Elite 8 in the AhSAA Class 5A playoffs. He was also named honorable mention for Class 5A by the Alabama Sports Writers' Association and was tabbed to the Willis Valley Shootout and Regional All-Tournament teams.

College career[]

Daniels played college basketball for the Shelton State Community College from 2012 to 2014 and for Mississippi State from 2014 to 2016.

Professional career[]

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Daniels joined Phoenix Galați of the Liga Națională.[1] On November, he left Phoenix Galați and joined Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian league.[2] He was voted as the Bulgarian Cup MVP. On May 21, 2017, he joined Leones de Santo Domingo until the end of the season.[3]

On August 2, 2017, Daniels joined Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[4] During his first season with the club, he averaged 8.8 points and 5 rebounds per game. He made his best appearance with Rethymno against Lavrio, having 18 points 7 rebounds and 1 assist. On June 22, 2018, he renewed his contract until 2019.[5]

After a brief stint in Canada for the Edmonton Stingers, Daniels returned to Greece and signed with Kolossos Rodou on August 8, 2019. Daniels averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 19 games before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to the Stingers for its second season.[6] Daniels averaged 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game with Edmonton. On September 29, 2020, he signed with Keravnos of the Cypriot league.[7]

Daniels joined Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League in 2021. In 14 games, he averaged 11.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game. On October 5, 2021, Daniels signed with Iraklis of the Greek Basket League.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rookie Travis Daniels inks with Phoenix Galati". sportando.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Travis Daniels (ex Phoenix Galati) signs at Balkan". eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Leones de Santo Domingo lands Travis Daniels, ex Balkan". eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Travis Daniels inks with Rethymno". sportando.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ^ "Rethymno inks Carlton Guyton, keeps Travis Daniels". sportando.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Van Diest, Derek (July 6, 2020). "Travis Daniels anxious to get on court with Stingers after solid season in Greece". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  7. ^ Katsaros, Antonis (September 29, 2020). "Travis Daniels (ex Edmonton) agreed terms with Keravnos". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  8. ^ Mammides, Chris (October 5, 2021). "Iraklis add Daniels to their roster, ex Saskatchewan". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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