Travis Wear
American basketball player (born 1990)
Travis James Wear (born September 21, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He began his pro career with the New York Knicks after going undrafted in 2014.
Wear was an All-American in high school and won a silver medal with United States U-18 national team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in 2008. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins. After playing one season with the Knicks, Wear played with San Sebastián Gipuzkoa BC in Spain for a year before returning to the U.S. to play with the Los Angeles D-Fenders.
High school career
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. As a junior, he averaged 16.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 14.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wear was listed as the No. 17 power forward and the No.
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