Travis Diener

Travis Diener

No. 12   Dinamo Sassari
Point guard
Personal information
Date of birth	March 1, 1982 (1982-03-01)
Place of birth	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Marquette
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
Orlando Magic (2005–2007) Indiana Pacers (2007–2010) Portland Trail Blazers (2010) Dinamo Sassari (2010–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Travis Lyle Diener (born March 1, 1982 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA. In August 2010, he was signed by Dinamo Sassari (Italian Lega A).

Biography

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.

On June 19, 2007, the Indiana Pacers signed Diener (who was a free agent) to a three-year deal reportedly worth $14.86 million.

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.

Family

Diener's family has a storied basketball history, with many of his relatives coaching or playing at prominent universities:

• His sister Brittney played basketball for NCAA D-II Lewis University.
• His sister Rachel played basketball for Saint Louis University.
• His cousin Drake played basketball for DePaul University.
• His cousin Drew played basketball for Saint Louis University and is currently the head coach of the men's basketball team at Cardinal Stritch University.
• His cousin Derek played basketball and handball at West Point.
• His cousin Shane Grube was a walk-on guard at Marquette University before transferring to D-III Lakeland College.
• His high school (Goodrich High School) basketball coach was his uncle Dick Diener.
• Another uncle, Tom Diener, is the former boys basketball coach at Milwaukee Vincent, where he won five state titles, tied for the most of any coach in Wisconsin high school basketball history. He currently is the head coach at Milwaukee Hamilton High School.

In high school, Travis Diener was a USA Today Player of the Year: 2000 All-America High School Baseball as a pitcher and a shortstop.

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	.0	4.8

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2009–10	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

External links

• Travis Diener at NBA.com
• Travis Diener at Basketball-Reference.com