26 Facts About Luke Travers

Luke Jacob Travers was born on 3 September 2001 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League.

Luke Travers made his debut for the Perth Wildcats in the National Basketball League in 2019 and went on to be selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 56th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft.

Luke Travers joined Melbourne United in 2023 and then joined the Cavaliers in 2024.

Luke Travers was born in the Perth southern suburb of Rockingham.

Luke Travers attended Port Kennedy Primary School and Willetton Senior High School.

Luke Travers played basketball for the Rockingham Flames as a junior and was childhood friends with AFL player Luke Jackson.

Luke Travers made his senior debut for the Rockingham Flames in the State Basketball League in 2017.

Luke Travers saw action in five games and totaled five points.

Luke Travers was an integral player for the Flames in 2019, starting a number of games but often used as the sixth man off the bench.

Luke Travers was named the SBL Most Improved Player.

In 2018, Luke Travers helped break a 17-year drought for Western Australia, winning gold at the Under 18 National Championships.

Luke Travers played four games during the season and was a member of the Wildcats' championship-winning squad in March 2020.

Luke Travers joined the Cockburn Cougars in 2020, where he averaged 17.8 points, 14.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in five games during the West Coast Classic.

Luke Travers was replaced in the starting line-up by Jarred Bairstow midway through the season, with Travers later stating he got complacent in the role and was forced to work his way back into starting contention.

On 1 July 2021, Luke Travers signed with the Mandurah Magic for the rest of the 2021 NBL1 West season.

On 24 April 2022, Luke Travers declared for the 2022 NBA draft.

Luke Travers was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 56th overall pick.

Luke Travers joined the Cavaliers for the 2022 NBA Summer League, where he averaged 6.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks in five games.

Luke Travers helped the Wildcats return to the finals by recording 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in the regular-season finale against the Sydney Kings.

Luke Travers parted ways with the Wildcats on 30 March 2023.

On 17 April 2023, Luke Travers signed a three-year deal with Melbourne United.

Luke Travers played in each of Cleveland's five games, averaging 7.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.

Luke Travers appeared in all four preseason games for the Cavaliers.

In 2018, Luke Travers represented Australia at the Under-17 FIBA World Cup in Argentina and won gold at the Under-16 FIBA Asia Championship in China.

Luke Travers had 22 points, eight rebounds, three assists, four steals and two blocks for Australia in their title-clinching victory over China and was named in the all-tournament second team.

Luke Travers is the son of Karl and Sam and he has an older brother and a sister.