Treveon Graham

Treveon Graham

Graham shoots a free throw in a game in November 2013
No. 21 – Salt Lake City Stars
Position Shooting guard
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1993-10-28) October 28, 1993
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school St. Mary's Ryken
(Leonardtown, Maryland)
College VCU (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Idaho Stampede / Salt Lake City Stars
Career highlights and awards

Treveon Graham (born October 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

High school career

Graham played high school basketball at St. Mary's Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland, where as a senior he was named to the Washington Post All-Met team for the Washington D.C. area after averaging 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game.[1] Graham chose to play for coach Shaka Smart at VCU after also considering Boston College, Clemson, Cincinnati, Cleveland State and Northeastern.[2]

College career

As a freshman, Graham became a part of the Rams' regular rotation and averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. Prior to the start of his sophomore season, he was chosen by Sports Illustrated as the most likely "breakout sophomore" in the nation, based on statistical analysis of his performance in limited minutes as a freshman.[3] Graham's performance did improve significantly in his second season, raising his averages to 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds as a full-time starter.[2] His performance was good enough to earn him second team All-Atlantic 10 honors.[4]

After his sophomore season, Graham was chosen for USA Basketball's entry to the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. He started 5 games for Team USA, averaging 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.[5]

Prior to the 2013–14 season, Graham was named first team preseason All-Atlantic 10 as VCU was named the preseason favorite to win the league.[6] VCU entered the season ranked 14th in the preseason AP Poll. The Rams scored a key early season road victory, beating 25th ranked Virginia on November 12 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Graham led all scorers with 22 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with just over a second remaining.[7]

As a senior in 2014–15, Graham averaged 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds in 33 games.[8] Despite being affected by a lingering ankle injury for large parts of the season, Graham helped VCU in many ways. He lead VCU in scoring, rebounding, and three-pointers made. He was also their leading scorer during the A-10 tournament where VCU won their first conference tournament in the Atlantic 10 despite qualifying as the fifth seed.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Graham joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[9] On August 17, 2015, Graham signed with the Utah Jazz.[10] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 20 after appearing in two preseason games.[11] On November 1, he signed with the Salt Lake City Stars/Idaho Stampede as an affiliate player.[12] On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 110–106 loss to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, recording 21 points, six rebounds and one steal in 38 minutes.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "2010-11 Winter All-Met". Washington Post. April 8, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Treveon Graham VCU athletic bio". VCU Rams. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ Winn, Luke (September 5, 2012). "Treveon Graham, Andre Hollins to make impact in sophomore season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Wyatt, Crews, Weber, Christon Claim Top Men's Basketball Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Twenty-Seventh World University Games -- 2013". USA Basketball. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ "VCU Picked to Win A-10 Men’s Basketball; 21 Players Earn Preseason Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. October 8, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Raphielle (November 12, 2013). "Treveon Graham’s three-pointer the difference as VCU beats Virginia (VIDEO)". NBCSports.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Treveon Graham Stats". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Spurs Announce 2015 Summer League Rosters for Utah & Las Vegas". NBA.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jazz Sign Free Agent Treveon Graham". NBA.com. August 17, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jazz Waive Bryce Cotton and Treveon Graham". NBA.com. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Idaho Stampede Finalize 2015 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Walker Blocks Six Shots, McDaniels Scores 16 in Vipers’ 110-106 Home Opener Win". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

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