CAREER HIGHS POINTS:
15 vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
REBOUNDS: 9 vs. Northwestern (2/25/12)
ASSISTS: 3
vs. Lafayette (12/7/11)
STEALS:
3
vs.YSU (11/23/11)
BLOCKS: 3
vs. Indiana (BTT) (3/8/12)
MINUTES: 31
vs. Northwestern (2/25/12)
FIELD GOALS:
5, four times
last vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
FG ATTEMPTS:
10, twice last @ Ohio State (1/25/12)
FG PERCENTAGE:
1.000 (5-5), twice
last vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
3-POINTERS: 2
2011-12 • FRESHMAN
High School
In his first season with the program, Travis played in all 32 games and started 16 as his high energy and athleticism made an immediate impact…earned the team’s Scrappiest Player Award…averaged 4.4 ppg and tied for second on the team with 4.2 rpg…elevated his play at the end of the season posting 7.2 ppg and a team-high 5.2 rpg while shooting 63.6 percent over the final five games of 2011-12 while posting career highs in points and rebounds…led the team in rebounding in nine games on the year, six in Big Ten play… scored in double-figures in five games and had seven or more rebounds in eight…scored a careerhigh 15 points on 5-of-5 from the floor and 5-of-7 at the foul line and added six rebounds in the final regular season game vs. No. 13 Michigan (3/4)… grabbed a career-best nine rebounds to go with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in a season-high 31 minutes vs. Northwestern (2/25)…posted eight boards vs. Minnesota (1/15) and Ohio State (1/25)…had 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Lafayette (12/7)… scored all 10 of his points in the second half, hitting a pair of threes, and added eight rebounds vs. No. 2 Kentucky (11/19)…made his first career start and posted a team-high tying seven rebounds in the season-opener vs. Hartford (11/12)…posted 10 points and six rebounds at Saint Joseph’s (11/26).
Tabbed as the top prospect in Minnesota for the class of 2011…a three-star recruit according to ESPN.com and Rivals.com…averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game in his senior season, his first injury free campaign since he was 15…led Class 4A Chaska to a 24-5 record and into the Minnesota Section 2 Finals…considered team’s defensive stopper…team also included Wichita State signee Jake White…averaged 12 ppg and 8 rpg for a Chaska team that went 17-12 and advanced to the section finals in his junior season... recorded a triple-double on the year…missed his sophomore year and 12 games in his junior year due to a back injury that caused him to have to wear a brace continually for seven months…team captain his senior year…he played on the Minneapolis based AAU 43 Hoops team coached by NBA veteran Chris Carr.
PERSONAL Full name is Ross John Travis…born Jan., 9, 1993…the son of John and Debbie Travis…has an older sister, Brittany, who played two years at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.)…his cousin, Jonah Travis, is a sophomore forward for Harvard and another cousin, Marcus Travis, played at North Dakota State…suffered blindness in his left eye for four months and missed most of his fifth and sixth grade seasons after being shot in the eye with a BB gun...would like to pursue a career in music production.
CAREER STATISTICS
vs. Kentucky (11/19/11)
3PT ATTEMPTS: 5 vs. Kentucky (11/19/11)
3PT PERCENTAGE:
1.000 (1-1) vs. Lafayette (12/7/11)
FREE THROWS: FT ATTEMPTS:
7, twice last vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
FT PERCENTAGE:
5 vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
.714 (5-7) vs. Michigan (3/4/12)
OFF THE COURT FAVORITES: Athlete: Michael Jordan Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Food: Cheese burger and pizza TV Show: CSI: Miami Actor: Will Smith Hobbies: Music production Book: 36 Strategies of the Martial Arts Movie: Coach Carter Actress: Megan Good Person I most admire: Chris Carr
TOTAL YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 2011-12 32 16 574 17.9 57 127 .449
3-POINT REBOUNDS FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOTAL AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL POINTS AVG 4 24 .167 24 50 .480 57 78 135 4.2 69 3 13 24 8 16 142 4.4
YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FG FGA PCT 2011-12 18 8 322 17.9 27 60 .450
FG FGA PCT 0 4 .000
TRAVIS’ BIG TEN CAREER STATISTICS
FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOTAL AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL POINTS AVG 16 24 .667 31 35 66 3.7 37 2 7 10 1 7 70 3.9
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