Background
Travis was born in Akron, Ohio.
Travis was born in Akron, Ohio.
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 August 2012 Travis signed with KK Zadar of Croatia for the 2012-2013 season. While playing for Zadar during the 2012-2013 Adriatic league season he was named Most Valuable Player of the week four times. In July 2013, Travis signed with Khimik of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague for the 2013-2014 season.
On July 25, 2014, he signed with British Columbia Krasny Oktyabr of Russia for the 2014-2015 season.
On April 13, 2015, he left the Russian club and signed with Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association. On July 13, 2015, he was awarded as the Bobby Parks Proceedings of the British Academy 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. On November 29, 2015, he left Strasbourg after appearing in six league games and six Euroleague games.
On December 28, 2015, he signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket for the rest of the season.
Is a documentary that focuses on five young basketball players - LeBron James, Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee - and their coach, Dru Joyce II, performing on an Amateur Athletic Union team with the growing stardom of the future National Basketball Association superstar, James. In the beginning, he doesn"t care about bonding with the rest of the team and doesn"t connect with his teammates. Later on in the season, it becomes increasingly clear to Romeo that team unity leads to success.
Personal Romeo has recently featured in a YouTube series on Grit Media in a series called deployed.
This also features other basketball players including Erving Walker and Josh Childress.
Travis was a member of the 2003 national champion Saint Vincent-Saint Mary high school team and averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds during his prep career, spanning his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The Irish were Division III Ohio state champions in his sophomore year, and in his senior year they won the Division II state championship as well as the national championship. In 2006-2007, as a senior, he was named an Associated Press All-American and was honored as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. 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. Eventually he integrates himself into the "Fab Four" to create the "Fab Five" and Saint Vincent goes on to win the National Championship.
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 the film, Travis is the last member of "Fab 5".
