BIO: Travis Leslie was born in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
Travis Leslie made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 27 years of age. He scored 12 points in his first game.
Travis Leslie is a American professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez of the LNB Pro A.
He is a 6’4″, 205 lb shooting guard out of the University of Georgia.
Leslie attended Columbia High School, in Decatur, Georgia, where he played basketball.
Travis Leslie played one season in the NBL. He averaged 12.2 points, 5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 8 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2017-18 | 28 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 8 | 211.2 | 98 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 87 | 45% | 10 | 26 | 38% | 10 | 12 | 83% | 53% | 51% | 25 | Totals | 8 | 211 | 98 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 87 | 44.8% | 10 | 26 | 38.5% | 10 | 12 | 83.3% | 53% | 51% | 25 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2017-18 | 28 | Sydney | 11-17 (7) | 8 | 26.4 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 45% | 1.3 | 3.3 | 38% | 1.3 | 1.5 | 83% | 53% | 51% | 25 | Total | 8 | 26.4 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 44.8% | 0.1 | 38.5% | 1.3 | 3.3 | 83.3% | 53% | 51% | 25 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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Travis Leslie was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers with pick #47 in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Leslie played 10 games in the NBA. He averaged 1.4 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 0.5 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 23, 2011: Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (47th pick) of the 2011 NBA Draft.
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March 2, 2012: Assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the G-League.
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March 11, 2012: Recalled from the Bakersfield Jam of the G-League.
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March 29, 2012: Assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the G-League.
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April 23, 2012: Recalled from the Bakersfield Jam of the G-League.
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October 30, 2012: Waived by the Los Angeles Clippers.
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March 10, 2013: Signed a 10-day contract with the Utah Jazz.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 74% | 82% | 89% | 86% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 87 | 44.8% | 10 | 26 | 38.5% |
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2011-12 | 21 | LA Clippers | SG | 10 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 36% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 4 | 9 | 44% | 39% | 36% | Total | 10 | 0 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 36% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44% |
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2011-12 | 21 | LA Clippers | SG | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 36% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 44% | 39% | 36% | Total | 10 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 36% | 0.4 | 0.9 | 44% |
Leslie joined JSF Nanterre for the 2013–14 French LNB Pro A season, but he left the club before the season began and signed in France with ASVEL Basket, where he remained until being waived on 13 January 2014.
Leslie joined BC Šiauliai in January 2014 for the Lithuanian LKL season, then moved within Lithuania to Lietuvos rytas after signing on 23 July 2014, playing the 2014–15 season with the Vilnius club and earning LKL All-Star recognition during that period.
He joined Medi Bayreuth on 14 August 2015 for the 2015–16 Basketball Bundesliga season in Germany, then returned to France in November 2017 after signing with Levallois Metropolitans for the rest of the 2017–18 Pro A season, where he averaged 12.3 points per game with the team.
Leslie stayed in France for further Pro A stints with Boulazac Basket Dordogne (2018–19), Élan Béarnais (2019–20), and Champagne Châlons-Reims (2020–21), signing with Pau-Lacq-Orthez on 20 June 2019 and joining Châlons-Reims on 15 July 2020 as part of his continued run in the league.
He joined Leones de Ponce on 9 September 2021 for the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional season and later moved to Spain’s Liga ACB after signing with Real Betis on 20 December 2021 for the 2021–22 season.
Leslie joined Legia Warszawa on 30 July 2022 for the 2022–23 Polish Basketball League season, then moved to Kuwait after signing with Kazma on 24 September 2023, producing 21.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game across 11 games in the 2024 FIBA West Asia Super League Gulf League and adding 19.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game in three games at the WASL Final 8 later in 2024.
He joined Astros de Jalisco in 2024 before signing in Lebanon with CS Maristes on 28 December 2024 to continue his career in the Lebanese Basketball League.
Leslie played college basketball at Georgia from the 2008-09 season through the 2010-11 season, beginning his career during a 12–20 campaign that included a midseason coaching change from Dennis Felton to interim head coach Pete Herrmann.
As a freshman in 2008-09, Leslie appeared in 26 games and made four starts, logging 371 minutes (14.3 minutes per game) while totaling 165 points (6.3 per game) on 71-for-159 shooting (44.7%), going 0-for-3 on three-pointers, and making 23-of-40 free throws (57.5%).
In that 2008-09 season, he added 102 total rebounds (3.9 per game) with 40 offensive rebounds and 62 defensive rebounds, along with 16 assists, 21 steals, 13 blocks, 27 turnovers, and 31 personal fouls, and he posted a season-high 23 points against Loyola Chicago in the second game of the season before being ruled out for the remainder of the year in late February to focus on academics.
In 2009-10, Leslie played under first-year head coach Mark Fox as Georgia finished 14–17 overall and 5–11 in SEC play, and he started all 31 games while averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game across 913 minutes (29.5 minutes per game).
Across those 31 starts in 2009-10, he totaled 458 points on 169-for-347 shooting (48.7%), hit 6-of-11 from three-point range, and went 114-of-155 at the free-throw line (73.5%), while adding 212 rebounds (96 offensive, 116 defensive), 78 assists, 40 steals, 30 blocks, 82 turnovers, and 65 fouls.
As a junior in 2010-11, Leslie again started every game (33 starts in 33 appearances) and produced 476 points (14.4 per game) and 237 rebounds (7.2 per game) while playing 1,062 minutes (32.2 minutes per game), with shooting splits of 177-for-360 (49.2%), 13-for-43 on three-pointers (30.2%), and 109-of-136 at the line (80.1%).
In that 2010-11 season he also recorded 97 assists (2.9 per game), 40 steals (1.2 per game), 20 blocks (0.6 per game), and 71 turnovers, and he was named second-team All-SEC as Georgia went 21–12 overall and 9–7 in league play, earned an NCAA Tournament bid, and finished the year with him at 1,099 career points and 551 career rebounds in the program’s career lists at the time.
During the 2010-11 run, Georgia climbed into the national rankings for the first time in several years, and Leslie reached the 1,000-point milestone during the regular season before helping the Bulldogs reach the NCAA Tournament, where they were eliminated in the Round of 64 by Washington (68–65).
On March 2, 2011 against LSU, Leslie logged a 14-point, 10-rebound line with four assists and four steals in 34 minutes, and during SEC play he also drew attention for an athletic tip-dunk of his own missed three-pointer in January 2011 against Kentucky.
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