STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford junior forward Reid Travis, a two-time First Team All-Pac-12 and NABC First Team All-District selection, has announced he will declare himself eligible for the 2018 NBA Draft. Travis will not sign with an agent, leaving the option open to return for his final year of eligibility with Stanford for the 2018-19 season.
"Reid is an exceptional player and an even better person," Stanford's Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball, Jerod Haase, said. "Reid has established himself as one of the premiere forwards in all of college basketball. This is a great opportunity for him to go through the process and be evaluated by some of the best minds in the game. We are thrilled for him as he has put himself in a very enviable position with a remarkable skill set and an unbelievable work ethic. We will do our due diligence as a coaching staff to help Reid make an educated decision at the end of the process."
Travis will be allowed to work out for NBA teams prior to the draft and will be eligible for selection to the NBA Draft Combine May 16-20. He will have until May 30 to decide to either remain in the NBA Draft or withdraw and return to Stanford for his final year of collegiate eligibility.
Travis, a third-year captain, is one of three individuals in Stanford history with to record at least 1,400 points and 700 rebounds in less than 100 career games. The junior has played 98 career games. He ranks 16th on Stanford's career scoring list with 1,427 points and 10th on Stanford's career rebounding chart with 758 rebounds.
Travis completed his junior season ranked third in the Pac-12 in both scoring (19.5 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg). He ranked in the top-three in the Pac-12 in 10 categories overall, including free throw attempts (first, 243), field goal attempts (first, 474), total points (second, 682), free throws made (second, 164), total field goals made (second, 250), scoring (third, 19.5), double-doubles (third, 16), offensive rebounds per game (third, 3.0), rebounding (third, 8.7) and total rebounds (third, 306).
The forward posted the fifth-best scoring total in a season in school history this past year with 682 points. His 306 rebounds this past season ranked seventh all-time. Travis' 250 field goals ranked third, his 243 free throw attempts ranked fourth and his 164 free throws made ranked 10th on Stanford's single-season lists.
Travis, who missed the final 22 games of the 2015-16 season with a leg injury, had his medical hardship petition granted by the NCAA last May. He has one year of NCAA eligibility remaining.
Stanford completed the 2017-18 season with a 19-16 overall record and an 11-7 mark in the Pac-12 in 2017-18. The Cardinal, which made its first postseason appearance in three years, tied for third place in the conference. It was Stanford's highest finish and most conference victories in 10 seasons.