Education
Releford attended Bishop Miege where he was a two-time high school All-American. After graduating, Releford attended the University of Kansas where he was a starter his junior and senior seasons.
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Travis Releford
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He played college basketball at the University of Kansas and has previously represented the United States at the international level 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. After going undrafted in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft, Releford signed with Okapi Aalstar of the Ethias League on June 28, 2013.
Releford also played 3 games in the EuroChallenge where he had averages of 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
A year later, Releford signed with the Mississauga Power 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 Idaho Stampede in the third round of the 2015 National Basketball Association Development League draft. On January 6, 2016, he was waived by Idaho after averaging 4.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 16 games.
Achievements
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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 Staggs to a 19-3 record. 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. 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.
