Travis Diener
Travis Lyle Diener is an American-Italian former professional basketball player who last played for Vanoli Cremona in the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He also holds Italian citizenship, and has played for the Italian national [basketball team|Italian national team] at EuroBasket 2013.
Career
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 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 to a three-year deal reportedly worth $4.86 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.
In August 2010, he was signed by Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.
In May 2013, he acquired Italian citizenship through his wife, who is of Italian descent. This allowed him to join the Italian national basketball team.
In 2014, Diener retired from professional basketball, after which he became director of player personnel at Marquette University. His jersey number 12 was retired by Dinamo Sassari.
In July 2017, Diener came out of retirement to sign with Vanoli Cremona. He re-signed with the club in July 2018.