Travis Walton (basketball)

Travis Walton
Agua Caliente Clippers
Position Assistant coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-24) August 24, 1987
Lima, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 189.2 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Lima Senior (Lima, Ohio)
College Michigan State (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2012
Position Guard
Coaching career 2014–present
Career history
As player:
2009 Lugano Tigers
2010–2011 Ratiopharm Ulm
2011 Dakota Wizards
2012 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012 Canton Charge
As coach:
2014–2017 Idaho Stampede / Salt Lake City Stars (assistant)
2017–present Agua Caliente Clippers (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2009)

Travis Walton (born August 24, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player, and assistant coach with the Agua Caliente Clippers. Previously, he was an assistant coach with the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Michigan State University. In 2009, he was selected as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Travis was born in Lima, Ohio to Lakita and Nathaniel Walton. Walton played four consecutive years at Lima for Lima Senior. He was also recruited by Marquette. Walton played for the Detroit Pistons in the 2009 NBA Summer League. Walton played in the NBA D-League for the Dakota Wizards in 2011. In 2012, he played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and the Canton Charge.

According to a report from ESPN's "Outside the Lines," in 2010 Walton allegedly struck a female bar patron twice on the face, with the force of the blow knocking her off her barstool. Walton was charged with assault and battery, but the case was dismissed on April 10, 2010.[1] On January 26, 2018, Walton was placed on administrative leave from his position as an assistant coach with the NBA G League's Agua Caliente Clippers in Ontario, California "pending further investigation" of the 2010 incident.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lavigne, Paula; Noren, Nicole. "OTL: Michigan State secrets extend far beyond Larry Nassar case". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Turner, Broderick (January 26, 2018). "Clippers put G League assistant coach Travis Walton on leave after allegations about assault". LA Times. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
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