Travis Diener
 Diener with Dinamo Sassari in 2010 | |
| No. 7 – Vanoli Cremona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 1, 1982 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American / Italian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Goodrich (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) |
| College | Marquette (2001–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall |
| Selected by the Orlando Magic | |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 34, 12, 27, 7 |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | Orlando Magic |
| 2007–2010 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2010 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2010–2014 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2017–present | Vanoli Cremona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Travis Lyle Diener (/ˈdiːnər/ DEE-nər;[1] born March 1, 1982) is an American-Italian professional basketball player for Vanoli Cremona in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He also holds Italian citizenship, and has played for the Italian national team at EuroBasket 2013.
Career
Diener played collegiately at Marquette University, and was a member of the Golden Eagles team that reached the NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2003. Diener was one of three future NBA players from that Golden Eagles team; the others were Dwyane Wade and Steve Novak.
Following his college career at Marquette, he was a second-round draft choice (38th overall) of the Orlando Magic in the 2005 NBA Draft.
Diener made his NBA debut on December 2, 2005, playing 12 minutes and scoring three points in a loss against the Memphis Grizzlies.[2]
On June 19, 2007, the Indiana Pacers signed Diener (who was a free agent) to a three-year deal reportedly worth $4.86 million.[3]
On July 6, 2009, Diener exercised his player option to remain with the Pacers for the 2009-10 NBA season. He was waived by Indiana and signed by the Portland Trail Blazers in March 2010.[4]
In August 2010, he was signed by Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
In May 2013, he acquired Italian citizenship through his wife, who is of Italian descent. This allowed him to join the Italian national basketball team.[5][6]
In 2014, Diener retired from professional basketball,[7] after which he became director of player personnel at Marquette University.[8] His jersey number 12 was retired by Dinamo Sassari.[9]
In July 2017, Diener came out of retirement to sign with Vanoli Cremona.[10] He re-signed with the club in July 2018.[11]
NBA career statistics
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Orlando | 23 | 0 | 10.7 | .420 | .439 | .833 | .9 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 3.8 |
| 2006–07 | Orlando | 26 | 0 | 11.1 | .425 | .360 | .800 | .7 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 3.8 |
| 2007–08 | Indiana | 66 | 21 | 20.5 | .370 | .318 | .901 | 1.7 | 3.8 | .5 | .1 | 6.9 |
| 2008–09 | Indiana | 55 | 0 | 13.1 | .413 | .390 | .800 | 1.6 | 2.2 | .5 | .1 | 3.7 |
| 2009–10 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | .167 | .200 | .000 | .5 | 1.0 | .8 | .0 | .8 |
| 2009–10 | Portland | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | .250 | .200 | .500 | .2 | .8 | .2 | .0 | .6 |
| Career | 179 | 21 | 14.9 | .388 | .353 | .847 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .4 | .1 | 4.8 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |
Notes
- ↑ http://www.nba.com/global/intl_player_pronunciation_070426.html
- ↑ Orlando Magic at Memphis Grizzlies Box Score
- ↑
- ↑ "Trail Blazers sign Travis Diener" (Press release). Portland Trail Blazers. March 3, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ↑ Travis Diener Becomes Italian Citizen
- ↑ Travis Diener Archived 2013-09-11 at the Wayback Machine.. FIBA.com.
- ↑ "Travis Diener retires at 32". Sportando.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ Hunt, Michael (June 11, 2014). "Travis Diener joins Wojo's staff at Marquette". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ "Emanuele e Travis Diener, dopo di loro nessun altro 12" (in Italian). Lanuovasardegna.it. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Basket, Travis Diener torna in campo. A Cremona ritrova Drake e Sacchetti" (in Italian). Repubblica.it. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ "Travis Diener officially re-signs with Vanoli Cremona". Sportando. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com
- Travis Diener at Basketball-Reference.com
- Lega Basket Serie A Player Profile