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{{Short description|American-Italian basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Travis Diener
| image        = Travis Diener.JPG
| caption      = Diener with Dinamo Sassari in 2010
| position     = [[Point guard]]
| number       = 12
| height_m     = 1.85
| weight_kg    = 79
| league       = 
| team         = 
| nationality  = American / Italian
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1982|3|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Fond du Lac, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| high_school  = Goodrich (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
| college      = [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball|Marquette]] (2001–2005)
| draft_year   = 2005
| draft_round  = 2
| draft_pick   = 38
| draft_team = [[Orlando Magic]]
| career_start = 2005
| career_end   = 2020
| career_position = [[Point guard]]
| career_number = 34, 12, 27, 7
| years1       = {{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}
| team1        = [[Orlando Magic]]
| years2       = {{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}
| team2        = [[Indiana Pacers]]
| years3       = {{nbay|2009|end}}
| team3        = [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| years4       = 2010–2014
| team4        = [[Dinamo Sassari]]
| years5       = 2017–2020
| team5        = [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]]
| highlights   = 
* 2× [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner ([[2014 Italian Basketball Cup|2014]], [[2019 Italian Basketball Cup|2019]])
* Italian Cup MVP (2014)
* 2× [[Lega Basket All Star Game|Serie A All-Star]] (2011, 2012)
* [[Lega Basket All Star Game#Three-Point Contest|Serie A Three Point Contest winner]] (2012)
* No. 12 retired by [[Dinamo Sassari]]
* 2× First-team All-[[Conference USA]] (2004, 2005)
* Fourth-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (2001)
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label   = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value   = 854 (4.8 ppg)
| stat2label   = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value   = 243 (1.4 rpg)
| stat3label   = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value   = 432 (2.4 apg)
| medaltemplates   =
| profile      = travis_diener
| bbr          = dienetr01
}}
'''Travis Lyle Diener''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|iː|n|ər}} {{respell|DEE|nər}};<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/global/intl_player_pronunciation_070426.html |title=NBA.com International NBA Players - Pronunciation Guide |website=www.nba.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070503191308/http://www.nba.com/global/intl_player_pronunciation_070426.html |archive-date=2007-05-03}} </ref>  born March 1, 1982) is an American-Italian former professional [[basketball]] player who last played for [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]] in the Italian [[Lega Basket Serie A]] (LBA). 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 Men's Division I Basketball Championship|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 basketball|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]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200512020MEM.html Orlando Magic at Memphis Grizzlies Box Score]</ref>

On June 19, 2007, the [[Indiana Pacers]] signed Diener (who was a free agent) to a three-year deal reportedly worth $4.86 million.<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dienetr01.html <!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/120/ItemID/1259/Default.aspx|title=Trail Blazers sign Travis Diener|date=March 3, 2010|publisher=Portland Trail Blazers|access-date=March 3, 2010|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125182612/http://www.iamatrailblazersfan.com/ArticleDisplay/tabid/120/ItemID/1259/Default.aspx|archive-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref>

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]].<ref>[http://www.brewcityball.com/forums/content.php?613-Travis-Diener-Becomes-Italian-Citizen Travis Diener Becomes Italian Citizen]</ref><ref>[http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/cid_8Xfg3jZMG1QuJnp6pnUWd3.playerID_88066.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8732.teamID_307.html Travis Diener] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911233419/http://www.eurobasket2013.org/en/cid_8Xfg3jZMG1QuJnp6pnUWd3.playerID_88066.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8732.teamID_307.html |date=2013-09-11 }}. FIBA.com.</ref>

In 2014, Diener retired from professional basketball,<ref>{{cite news|title=Travis Diener retires at 32|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/122293/travis-diener-retires-at-32.html|access-date=June 9, 2014|work=Sportando.com}}</ref> after which he became director of player personnel at Marquette University.<ref>{{cite news|title=Travis Diener joins Wojo's staff at Marquette|last= Hunt| first=Michael| url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/262724041.html|access-date=June 12, 2014|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|date=June 11, 2014}}</ref> His jersey number 12 was retired by Dinamo Sassari.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.lanuovasardegna.it/sport/2014/06/11/news/emanuele-e-travis-diener-dopo-di-loro-nessun-altro-12-1.9405781|title=Emanuele e Travis Diener, dopo di loro nessun altro 12|date=11 June 2014|access-date=9 April 2018|language=it|publisher=Lanuovasardegna.it}}</ref>

In July 2017, Diener came out of retirement to sign with [[Vanoli Cremona]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/basket/2017/07/25/news/travis_diener_a_cremona-171621767/|title=Basket, Travis Diener torna in campo. A Cremona ritrova Drake e Sacchetti|publisher=Repubblica.it|language=it|date=25 July 2017|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref> He re-signed with the club in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Diener officially re-signs with Vanoli Cremona |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/280504/travis-diener-officially-re-signs-with-vanoli-cremona.html |website=Sportando |access-date=July 6, 2018}}</ref>

==The Basketball Tournament==
Diener has played for [[Golden Eagles (TBT)|Golden Eagles]] (a team primarily consisting of Marquette alumni) in [[The Basketball Tournament]] (TBT), an annual single-elimination winner-take-all tournament. In five games of [[The Basketball Tournament 2018|TBT 2018]], he averaged 8.6 points, 4.2 assists, and shot 43 percent from the field. Golden Eagles reached the semi-finals before falling to the eventual champions, [[Overseas Elite]].  Diener rejoined the Marquette alumni team for the "Championship Weekend" of [[The Basketball Tournament 2019|TBT 2019]], hitting the deciding three-pointer of a semi-final win over Team Hines,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetournament.com/news/1-golden-eagles-68-1-team-hines-62 |title=#1 Golden Eagles 68, #1 Team Hines 62 |website=thetournament.com |date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> before Golden Eagles fell to [[Carmen's Crew]] (a team primarily consisting of [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] alumni) in the final. In [[The Basketball Tournament 2020|TBT 2020]], he again joined Golden Eagles for its final contests.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/travis-diener-makes-2020-debut-golden-eagles-win |title=Travis Diener Makes 2020 Debut in Golden Eagles Win |website=thetournament.com |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref> During the championship game against Sideline Cancer, Diener made one basket, the winning three-pointer that clinched the championship for Golden Eagles, along with the tournament's $1 million prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetournament.com/news/travis-dieners-only-bucket-game-most-important-one |title=Travis Diener's Only Bucket of the Game is the Most Important One |website=thetournament.com |date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=July 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}

===NBA regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2005}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2005–06 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 23 || 0 || 10.7 || .420 || '''.439''' || .833 || .9 || .7 || .3 || .0 || 3.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2006}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2006–07 Orlando Magic season|Orlando]]
| 26 || 0 || 11.1 || '''.425''' || .360 || .800 || .7 || 1.3 || .2 || .0 || 3.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2007}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| '''66''' || '''21''' || '''20.5''' || .370 || .318 || '''.901''' || '''1.7''' || '''3.8''' || .5 || '''.1''' || '''6.9'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2008}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 55 || 0 || 13.1 || .413 || .390 || .800 || 1.6 || 2.2 || .5 || '''.1''' || 3.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana]]
| 4 || 0 || 6.3 || .167 || .200 || .000 || .5 || 1.0 || '''.8''' || .0 || .8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}}
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 5 || 0 || 5.2 || .250 || .200 || .500 || .2 || .8 || .2 || .0 || .6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 179 || 21 || 14.9 || .388 || .353 || .847 || 1.4 || 2.4 || .4 || .1 || 4.8
{{S-end}}

===NBA Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 NBA Playoffs|2010]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Portland Trail Blazers season|Portland]]
| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0
{{S-end}}

===EuroCup===
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Eurocup Basketball|2012–13]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| [[Dinamo Sassari]]
| 6 || 6 || '''33.1''' || '''.430''' || '''.382''' || .769 || 1.7 || '''8.5''' || .8 || .0 || '''15.2''' || '''17.8'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Eurocup Basketball|2013–14]]
| '''14''' || '''8''' || 26.1 || .370 || .333 || '''1.000''' || '''2.0''' || 5.9 || '''1.0''' || .0 || 7.8 || 11.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 20 || 14 || 28.4 || .396 || .352 || .875 || 1.9 || 6.7 || 1.0 || .0 || 10.0 || 13.3
{{S-end}}

===Domestic leagues===
{{Domestic basketball statistics legend}}{{Domestic basketball statistics|title=LBA Regular season}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A|2010–11]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4| [[Dinamo Sassari]]
| 28 || 28 || 31.7 || 13.2 || .475 || .367 || .812 || '''3.5''' || 4.6 || .0 || 1.2 || 2.5 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A|2011–12]]
| 29 || '''29''' || 32.9 || 14.4 || .503 || '''.417''' || .794 || 3.2 || 5.5 || .0 || 1.1 || '''2.7'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A|2012–13]]
| 29 || '''29''' || '''34.1''' || '''17.2''' || .524 || .397 || '''.845''' || 2.9 || '''7.5''' || .0 || '''1.4''' || 2.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A|2013–14]]
| 27 || 12 || 23.1 || 7.7 || .533 || .329 || .788 || 2.1 || 5.2 || .0 || .6 || 1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2017–18 Lega Basket Serie A|2017–18]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]]
| '''30''' || 7 || 21.4 || 5.0 || .500 || .380 || .824 || 2.4 || 3.7 || .0 || .9 || 1.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018–19 LBA season|2018–19]]
| 29 || 20 || 24.8 || 9.1 || '''.545''' || .383 || .788 || 2.1 || 3.7 || .0 || .9 || 1.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 172 || 125 || 28.0 || 11.1 || .501 || .384 || .811 || 2.7 || 5.0 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.8
{{end}}

{{Domestic basketball statistics|title=LBA Playoffs}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Lega Basket Serie A#Playoffs|2011]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=4| [[Dinamo Sassari]]
| 2 || 2 || 20.5 || 3.0 || .167 || .250 || '''1.000''' || 2.0 || 4.0 || .0 || '''1.0''' || 1.0 
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Lega Basket Serie A#Playoffs|2012]]
| 6 || 6 || 33.2 || 10.8 || .404 || .321 || .000 || '''2.8''' || '''6.3''' || .0 || .3 || '''2.2'''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Lega Basket Serie A#Playoffs|2013]]
| 7 || 7 || '''33.4''' || '''13.1''' || .364 || .300 || .893 || 2.4 || 5.7 || .0 || '''1.0''' || 1.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Lega Basket Serie A#Playoffs|2014]]
| '''9''' || 7 || 26.1 || 7.7 || .375 || .279 || .938 || 1.9 || 5.1 || .0 || .8 || 1.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2018 LBA Playoffs|2018]]
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| [[Guerino Vanoli Basket|Vanoli Cremona]]
| 3 || 0 || 22.7 || 9.3 || '''.875''' || .429 || '''1.000''' || 2.0 || 2.7 || .0 || '''1.0''' || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| [[2019 LBA Playoffs|2019]]
| '''9''' || '''9''' || 25.1 || 9.2 || .469 || '''.444''' || .714 || 2.1 || 4.1 || .0 || .3 || .4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 36 || 31 || 27.8 || 9.5 || .413 || .338 || .864 || 2.3 || 4.1 || .0 || .7 || 1.2
{{end}}

===National team===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;"
|-
! Year
! Competition
! GP
! GS
! MPG
! FG%
! 3P%
! FT%
! RPG
! APG
! SPG
! BPG
! PPG
|- 
| style="text-align:left;"| [[EuroBasket 2013|2013]]
| style="text-align:left;"| [[FIBA EuroBasket]]
| 9 || 0 || 14.1 || .375 || .357 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.7 || .0 || .0 || 3.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Career
| 9 || 0 || 14.1 || .375 || .357 || .0 || 1.0 || 1.7 || .0 || .0 || 3.2 
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{basketballstats|nba=101143|bbr=d/dienetr01}}
* [http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=DIE-TRA-82 Lega Basket Serie A Player Profile]
* [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2013.roundID_8739.teamID_307.playerID_88066.html Travis Diener at FIBA EuroBasket 2013]

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