Former walk-on who has earned a scholarship for his senior season ... Will supply depth in the back court ... Has impressed coaches with his work ethic ... Good student who is an outstanding teammate ... Joined the team over the summer of 2004 ... Missed most of the 2004-05 season due to tendonitis in his knees and received a medical redshirt ... Transferred from Oxnard College in California but is a native of Blacksburg.
2006-07: Appeared in 12 games for the Hokies ... Played six minutes against Coppin State ... Made his first career three-pointer for a career-high three points ... Logged five minutes against West Florida ... Grabbed a career-high two boards ... Made his first collegiate block ... Played two minutes against Montana ... Played two minutes against Appalachian State, grabbing one steal and one board ... Logged one minute against Seton Hall, two minutes against Campbell and one minute against Virginia ... Played one minute against Boston College ... Saw action against Miami ... Played one minute in the ACC Tournament opener against Wake Forest ... Saw action against Southern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
2005-06: Appeared in five games for the Hokies in 2005-06 ... Played three minutes against Radford ... Hit the only shot he took for his first points in a Hokie uniform ... Played in the final minute against Marshall ... Grabbed a defensive rebound ... Played a career-high nine minutes against Morgan State ... Played in the final minute against North Carolina A&T ... Collected first career assist and first career steal ... Saw limited action at James Madison.
2004-05: Joined the team in the fall as a walk-on ... Saw his only action of the season against Bethune-Cookman after suffering from patellar tendonitis in the left knee ... Received a medical redshirt.
Junior College: Averaged 13 points and six rebounds per game at Oxnard College.
High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Bob Trear at Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg, Va. ... First-team all-district and all-region as a junior and senior and second-team all-state as a senior ... Team was VHSL AA state runner-up as a junior ... Also was district and region champ in the high jump at BHS ... Was named Outstanding Senior Athlete for Basketball at Blacksburg.
Personal: Marcus Alexander Travis ... Born Aug. 24, 1984, in Blacksburg, Va. ... Son of Reginald and Charlene Travis ... Has one older sister and a younger brother and sister ... Both parents are graduates of Virginia Tech ... Majoring in business management and is on schedule to graduate in December.
Year | G | GS | MP | FGM-Att | Pct. | 3PTM-Att | Pct. | FTM-Att | Pct. | Reb. | Avg. | A | TO | Blk | ST | TP | Avg. |
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2004-05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2005-06 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | .000 | 0-0 | .000 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
2006-07 | 12 | 0 | 25 | 1-5 | .200 | 1-5 | .200 | 0-0 | .000 | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 |
2007-08 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 2-3 | .667 | 1-2 | .500 | 1-2 | .500 | 10 | 1.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.7 |
Career | 27 | 1 | 72 | 4-9 | .444 | 2-7 | .286 | 1-2 | .500 | 14 | 0.5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0.4 |