Travis Warech

Travis Warech (born July 5, 1991) is an American-German-Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Saint Michael's and Ithaca before playing professionally in Germany and Israel.

Travis Warech
No. 21 – Ironi Nahariya
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueIsraeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1991-07-05) July 5, 1991
Pine Brook, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican / Israeli / German
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolMontville (Montville, New Jersey)
College
  • Saint Michael's (2009–2012)
  • Ithaca (2012–2013)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha
2014–2015Riesen Ludwigsburg
2015Hamburg Towers
2015–2017Rasta Vechta
2017–2018Maccabi Ashdod
2018–2019Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2019–presentIroni Nahariya
Career highlights and awards

Early life and college career

Warech was born and raised in the Pine Brook section of Montville, New Jersey, and is Jewish.[1][2] Warech attended Montville Township High School where he was a three-year letter winner for the Mustangs. Warech was named team MVP and served as team captain during his junior and senior seasons.[3]

Warech played college basketball for the Saint Michael's College's Purple Knights and the Ithaca College's Bombers. In his senior year at Ithaca, he averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He earned a spot on the All-Empire 8 Second Team.[3]

Professional career

Germany (2013–2017)

On October 18, 2013, Warech started his professional career with BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha of the German ProA.[4] On April 8, 2014, Warech recorded a career-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds in a 90–80 win over Crailsheim Merlins.[5] In 29 games played for Gotha, he averaged 9.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

On June 27, 2014, Warech signed a two-year deal with Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German BBL.[6]

On October 29, 2015, Warech signed a one-year deal with Hamburg Towers.[7] However, on December 9, 2015, he parted ways with Hamburg and joined Rasta Vechta for the rest of the season.[8] Warech helped Rasta Vechta promote to the German BBL as the 2016 ProA Runner-up. In 26 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 7.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, shooting 41.4 percent from 3-point range.

Israel (2017–present)

On August 15, 2017, Warech signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season.[9] On May 3, 2018, Warech recorded a season-high 19 points, along with three rebounds and two steals in an 85–65 blowout loss to Hapoel Jerusalem.[10] Warech helped Ashdod reach the 2018 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Quarterfinals.

On June 20, 2018, Warech signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva.[11] On April 7, 2019, Warech recorded a season-high 21 points, shooting 7-of-12 from the three-point range, along with three assists in a 97–88 loss to Maccabi Ashdod.[12] Warech helped Be'er Sheva reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by Hapoel Jerusalem in the Quarterfinals. In 29 games played for Be'er Sheva, he averaged 8.5 points and 2.7 rebounds, shooting 42.6 percent from three-point range.

On June 19, 2019, Warech signed with Ironi Nahariya for the 2019–20 season.[13]

Maccabiah Games

In July 2017, Warech participated in the 2017 Maccabiah Games and helped the USA Men's basketball team win the tournament and earn a gold medal.[14]

References
  1. "Travis Warech: "The No-Brainer of the Year"". Sports Rabbi. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. "World Maccabiah Games blends Jewish identity, sports". Dailyrecord.com. 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  3. "Travis Warech - Men's Basketball - Ithaca College Athletics". athletics.ithaca.edu. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  4. "Montville's Warech living his dream playing professional basketball in Germany". usatodayhss.com. December 31, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  5. "Crailsheim Merlins 80 at BiG Oettinger Rockets Gotha 90". RealGM.com. April 8, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. "MHP Riesen Ludwisgburg announces Travis Warech". Sportando.basketball. June 27, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  7. "Die Towers schnappen sich einen erfahrenen Erstliga-Profi". abendblatt.de (in German). October 29, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  8. "Suche erfolgreich: RASTA verpflichtet Travis Warech". abendblatt.de (in German). December 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. "Travis Warech signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.basketball. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  10. "Winner League, Game 28: Hapoel J-M Vs Maccabi Ashdod". basket.co.il. May 3, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  11. "רכש ראשון לעולה החדשה: טראוויק ווריק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 20, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  12. "Winner League, Game 25: Be'er Sheva Vs Ashdod". basket.co.il. April 7, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  13. "Travis Warech signs with Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.basketball. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  14. "Chasin and Warech Win Gold at 20th Maccabiah Games". athletics.ithaca.edu. July 25, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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