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Travis Trice
- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 22/01/93
- Place of Birth: Springfield, Ohio (USA)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 183
- Weight (KG): 80
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: Michigan State (2011–2015)
- NBL DEBUT: 8/10/16
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 17/02/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Cairns 2017 | Brisbane 2018
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Trice was born on January 22, 1993 in in Springfield, Ohio (USA) to Travis, Sr. and Julie Trice. His mother Julie’s pregnancy marked the abrupt end of her successful high school track career and a potential athletics scholarship to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She later said, “People were telling me I should get a abortion after I got pregnant. People have been saying ‘No, no, no, no, no’ to him forever.” She had her son at about 18 years of age, while she was a senior in high school and her husband was still attending college.
In Julie’s 41st week of pregnancy, Travis’ heartbeat flatlined and she was immediately rushed in for a C-section operation. According to Washington Post, Trice was born with “the umbilical cord tangled around his ankles,” but survived.
Trice and attended Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, where he played under his father, Travis Trice Sr. He averaged 16.5 points per game as a sophomore in 2009, garnering all-district and all-conference honours. The guard saw considerable improvement in the junior year that followed. In his third season playing for Wayne, Trice averaged 22.1 points, 4.9 assists, and 4.2 steals, shooting 43% from long range. He would be named district underclassman of the year on two occasions and conference player of the year. He also was a third-team All-State honoree. Trice saw even more success as a senior in 2011.
After averaging 23.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 steals, and 3.3 rebounds in his final season in a Wayne uniform, he was named Gatorade Ohio Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year. The point guard also earned first-team All-State and District Player of the Year accolades. He shot .481 from the field and .425 on three-pointers. Trice’s contributions helped the Warriors reach a 22-2 record and a district finals appearance by the end of the season. He went on to become the school’s all-time leading scorer, recording a total of 1,555 points representing the Warriors.
Trice’s small size came across as the biggest drawback. However, Michigan State men’s basketball head coach Tom Izzo began recruiting him after noticing him on Branden Dawson’s AAU team. Dawson, who would later become Trice’s teammate with the Spartans, was a far more touted prospect.
FAMILY: Trice is the son of Travis Trice, Sr., who played two years of basketball with Purdue and Butler. Trice’s father is currently the head coach at his son’s alma mater, Huber Heights’ Wayne High School.
His younger brother D’Mitrik Trice plays basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team.
Trice, Jr.’s grandfather, Bob Pritchett, competed at the same level for Vincennes University and Old Dominion. On April 29, 2008, Pritchett was inducted into the Old Dominion University Sports Hall of Fame.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Travis Trice made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 23 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
On August 5, 2016, Trice signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2016/17 NBL season. On November 27, 2016, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 91–80 win over the New Zealand Breakers.
In 26 games for the Taipans, he averaged 14.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game and at season’s end he was named Taipans team MVP.
On July 5, 2017, Trice signed with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2017/18 NBL season.
On July 21, 2021, Trice signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2021/22 NBL season however due to his refusal to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. He was later released by the Hawks on September 21, 2021.
Travis Trice played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Cairns Taipans and the Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 15.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 52 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 25 | Brisbane | 9-19 (8) | 27 | 805.8 | 417 | 98 | 138 | 13 | 85 | 35 | 3 | 58 | 41 | 140 | 327 | 43% | 39 | 106 | 37% | 98 | 118 | 83% | 54% | 49% | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 25 | 674.9 | 370 | 77 | 85 | 17 | 60 | 31 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 124 | 294 | 42% | 39 | 104 | 38% | 83 | 103 | 81% | 54% | 49% | 31 | Totals | 52 | 1481 | 787 | 175 | 223 | 30 | 145 | 66 | 7 | 95 | 75 | 264 | 621 | 42.5% | 78 | 210 | 37.1% | 181 | 221 | 81.9% | 55% | 49% | 32 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 25 | Brisbane | 9-19 (8) | 27 | 29.8 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 43% | 1.4 | 3.9 | 37% | 3.6 | 4.4 | 83% | 54% | 49% | 32 |
| 2016-17 | 24 | Cairns | 15-13 (2) | 25 | 27.0 | 14.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 11.8 | 42% | 1.6 | 4.2 | 38% | 3.3 | 4.1 | 81% | 54% | 49% | 31 | Total | 52 | 28.5 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 42.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.1% | 1.5 | 4.0 | 81.9% | 55% | 49% | 32 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
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NBA EXPERIENCE
Trice, who ranked in the top 100 players while in college, went undrafted in 2015 and joined the Miami Heat for 2015 NBA Summer League.
On September 22, 2015, he signed with the New York Knicks. However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 23 after appearing in two preseason games. On November 2, 2015, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of New York. In 51 games for Westchester in 2015–16, he averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
After first season in the NBL Trice returned to the Westchester Knicks for a second stint. In nine games for the Knicks, he averaged 21.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.
Trice then played for the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League team in Las Vegas. In 27 games for the Bullets, he averaged 15.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.1 assist and 1.3 steals per game.
He then returned to Australia to play with the Brisbane Bullets for the 2017/18 season. On July 31 2018, Trice signed a training camp contract with the Milwaukee Bucks but was waived by the Bucks two months later. Trice was sent to play with the teams G League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd.
On January 16, 2019, Trice was traded to Austin Spurs.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Lebanon - Champville SC (2018) | Turkey - Tofaş (2019), Galatasaray (2020–2021) | France - SIG Strasbourg (2019–2020) | Italy - Germany Brescia (2020) | Poland - Śląsk Wrocław (2021-2022) | Spain - Murcia (2022–2023) | China - Xinjiang (2023–2024) | Puerto Rico - Criollos de Caguas (2024)
On March 6, 2018, Trice signed with Champville SC of the Lebanese Basketball League for his first year playing in Europe.
On April 2, 2019, Tofaş of the Basketball Super League announced that they had signed Trice. He played in Turkey for 3 months before moving to France in July to play with SIG Strasbourg of the LNB Pro A.
On January 15, 2020, he signed with Germany Brescia of the Lega Basket Serie A.
On December 29, 2020, Trice signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). The following season he signed with the Illawarra Hawks in the NBL but prior to the season beginning he exited his contract due to not wanted to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. He signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League to play the 2021/22 season a month later. There, he led the club to its first domestic championship in 20 years, while being awarded MVP both for the regular season and the finals.
Trice played with Criollos de Caguas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional from March to July in 2024. He was voted league MVP at the end of season.
COLLEGE
Travis Trice suited up for Michigan State from 2011 through 2015 after verbally committing to the Spartans on August 4, 2010, despite receiving offers from Butler, Creighton, Dayton, Minnesota, Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Penn State, and Richmond, and he formally signed with the program during the November 2010 signing period.
On October 30, 2011, Trice made his debut for Michigan State in a exhibition game against Ferris State University, a Division II school in the field of basketball, and the guard recorded 7 points and 4 rebounds in 18 minutes.
Trice made his first official appearance with the team on November 11, 2011, in a Carrier Classic showdown vs North Carolina, and he played 20 minutes but went 1-of-8 from the field to finish with 4 points in that opener.
As a freshman in 2011-12, he appeared in 32 games and averaged 17.2 minutes, 4.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.8 assists while shooting .381 from the field and .405 on 3-pointers, leading Big Ten freshmen in 3-point percentage, while his season included a 20-point game against Central Connecticut State on December 7 and additional double-figure outings versus Texas Southern (11 points) and Iowa (10 points).
In 2012-13, Trice played 27 games (18.6 minutes per game) and averaged 4.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while shooting .320 from the floor and roughly 40% from three-point range, but his season was interrupted by two separate concussion absences, and he still produced multiple double-figure games including 12 points against Purdue (January 5) and 12 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (December 5) while recording a career-high six steals against Wisconsin on March 7.
During his junior season in 2013-14, Trice appeared in 36 games and made eight starts, lifting his production to 7.3 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game while shooting .420 overall and .434 from three-point range, which matched the year he shot 43.4 percent on 3-pointers, third best in the Big 10, and he posted a season-high 19 points in the NCAA Tournament second round against Delaware by going 7-of-8 from the field while also scoring 17 points against Iowa on March 6.
As a senior in 2014-15, Trice Jr, enjoyed a breakout season as Michigan State’s Team MVP (team vote) and a Third Team All-Big Ten honoree, leading the Spartans in scoring at 15.3 points per game while dishing out team-high 197 assists (5.1 per game) and ranking among the Big Ten’s assist-to-turnover leaders, and he also reached 1,000 career points in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals against Ohio State to become the 47th player in Michigan State history to hit that mark.
That senior campaign included a career-high 27 points at Nebraska (with 23 in the second half) and another 27-point night on Senior Night vs Purdue, plus other notable highs such as 26 points vs Maryland, 25 points vs Navy in the season opener, and back-to-back NCAA Tournament statement games with 23 points vs Virginia (including 13 straight in the first half) and 24 points in the Sweet 16 win over Oklahoma, and after Michigan State defeated the Louisville Cardinals in the Elite Eight (an overtime win in which he had 17 points and five assists), Trice was named East Region Most Outstanding Player as the Spartans advanced to the 2015 Final Four.
Across four seasons at Michigan State (2011-12 to 2014-15), Trice played in 134 games with 41 starts and finished with 1,135 career points, helped his class compile a 112–38 record, and ranked among the program’s long-range volume leaders by tying for fifth in Michigan State career 3-pointers made (202) while also finishing fifth in career 3-point attempts (512).
AWARDS
BSN Most Valuable Player (2024)
- PLK Most Valuable Player (2022)
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PLK champion (2022)
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PLK Finals MVP (2022)
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All-PLK Team (2022)
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Third-team All-Big Ten (2015)
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