1. Travis Wear began his pro career with the New York Knicks after going undrafted in 2014.
19 Facts About Travis Wear
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Travis Wear played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins.
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Travis Wear attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California where he was a two-time California Interscholastic Federation State champion in 2007 and 2008.
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Travis Wear had a career-high 13 rebounds in a loss against St John's on February 5,2012.
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Travis Wear scored a career-high 23 points in a win at Colorado on January 12,2013.
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Travis Wear came off the bench in his first six games before returning to the starting lineup.
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Travis Wear scored a season-high 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting in UCLA's win over Stanford in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals.
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At the team's annual banquet at the end of the season, Wear was presented with the Elvin C Ducky Drake Memorial Award as the team member who exhibits tremendous competitive spirit, inspiration and unselfish contributions.
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Travis Wear thought he had a chance to be selected in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft, but he went undrafted.
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Travis Wear played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2014 NBA Summer League, and was signed by the New York Knicks on September 9,2014.
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The Knicks' roster already had 15 players with guaranteed contracts, and Travis Wear was a longshot to make the team.
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Travis Wear missed the final 12 games of the season with the injury.
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Travis Wear finished his rookie season averaging 3.9 points and 2.1 rebounds in 51 games.
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On October 7,2015, Travis Wear signed with Gipuzkoa Basket of the Liga ACB.
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On September 1,2016, Travis Wear signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, but was waived on October 12 after appearing in two preseason games.
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Travis Wear played with the Lakers in the 2017 summer league, and again joined the NBA team for their training camp.
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Travis Wear spent most of the season with the NBA G League South Bay Lakers.
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Travis Wear signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on March 2,2018.
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Travis Wear's father played college basketball at Fresno State and Cal State Fullerton and professionally overseas.