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 **High School:** Goodrich H.S.\\ **High School:** Goodrich H.S.\\
 **Drafted By:**  Orlando Magic\\ **Drafted By:**  Orlando Magic\\
 +**Agency:** The Neustadt Group\\
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 The only Pacers' player with more steals (26) than turnovers in 2008-09, he averaged one turnover every 34.2 minutes on the floor and his assists-to-turnover ratio of 5.81-to-1 would have been the best in the NBA, had he met the league minimums…he played in just eight of the Pacers' first 24 games and totaled 22 points in his first 10 appearances…he then scored 10+ points in consecutive games, hitting 7-12 FGS, 6-9 3-pt FGS and 3-3 FTS in games at Philadelphia, 12/20, and vs. New Jersey, 12/23…in those two games, he totaled more points (23) than he had in his first 10 combined…he would score in double figures just two more times the rest of the season, including a season-high 18 points at Sacramento, 3/3…against the Kings, he shot 5-6 from 3-pt range and 6-8 from the floor overall…in his last 13 appearances his best outing was a seven-point effort vs. Dallas, 3/20…in that game with the Mavericks, he shot 2-3 from beyond the 3-pt arc and hit 1-2 FTS…in a three-month span from 12/17 through 3/21, he made appearances in 42 of 47 games and had at least one assist in all but four of those games…though he played more than 600 fewer minutes than he had the previous year, he had just nine fewer steals…his 26 thefts in 2008-09 featured a season-high three in the Pacers' win at Minnesota, 2/3…that was one of just four games in which he had multiple steals…after committing two turnovers in the game at Utah, 1/12, he would have just one miscue in his next 12 games combined…in those 12 games, he logged a total of 161 minutes and registered an assists-to-turnover ratio of 30-to-1…his 122 assists on the season included a season-high eight at Utah, 1/12, and he handed out four or mre assists 15 times…he had at least five assists in each outing of a three-game span from 2/17 to 2/20…in those three games, he totaled 17 assists with just three turnovers in 59 minutes…after having no blocked shots in his 49 appearances for the Orlando Magic in 2005-06 and 2006-07, he has blocked nine shots in two seasons with the Pacers, including five in 2008-09…he had three blocked shots in his final nine appearances of the season, including one in the final game vs. Milwaukee, 4/15.  The only Pacers' player with more steals (26) than turnovers in 2008-09, he averaged one turnover every 34.2 minutes on the floor and his assists-to-turnover ratio of 5.81-to-1 would have been the best in the NBA, had he met the league minimums…he played in just eight of the Pacers' first 24 games and totaled 22 points in his first 10 appearances…he then scored 10+ points in consecutive games, hitting 7-12 FGS, 6-9 3-pt FGS and 3-3 FTS in games at Philadelphia, 12/20, and vs. New Jersey, 12/23…in those two games, he totaled more points (23) than he had in his first 10 combined…he would score in double figures just two more times the rest of the season, including a season-high 18 points at Sacramento, 3/3…against the Kings, he shot 5-6 from 3-pt range and 6-8 from the floor overall…in his last 13 appearances his best outing was a seven-point effort vs. Dallas, 3/20…in that game with the Mavericks, he shot 2-3 from beyond the 3-pt arc and hit 1-2 FTS…in a three-month span from 12/17 through 3/21, he made appearances in 42 of 47 games and had at least one assist in all but four of those games…though he played more than 600 fewer minutes than he had the previous year, he had just nine fewer steals…his 26 thefts in 2008-09 featured a season-high three in the Pacers' win at Minnesota, 2/3…that was one of just four games in which he had multiple steals…after committing two turnovers in the game at Utah, 1/12, he would have just one miscue in his next 12 games combined…in those 12 games, he logged a total of 161 minutes and registered an assists-to-turnover ratio of 30-to-1…his 122 assists on the season included a season-high eight at Utah, 1/12, and he handed out four or mre assists 15 times…he had at least five assists in each outing of a three-game span from 2/17 to 2/20…in those three games, he totaled 17 assists with just three turnovers in 59 minutes…after having no blocked shots in his 49 appearances for the Orlando Magic in 2005-06 and 2006-07, he has blocked nine shots in two seasons with the Pacers, including five in 2008-09…he had three blocked shots in his final nine appearances of the season, including one in the final game vs. Milwaukee, 4/15. 
  
 +===== Indiana Pacers / Portland Trail Blazers =====
 ===2009-2010=== ===2009-2010===
 +{{ :men_s_basketball:diener_blazers_gsw.jpg|}}
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 On July 6, 2009, Diener exercised his player option to remain with the Pacers for the 2009-10 NBA season. However, due to a left big toe injury sustained in late September and ensuing surgery, Diener saw limited action: 4 games for a total of about 25 minutes, in which he averaged 0.8 ppg and 1.9 apg. He was waived by Indiana on February 28. Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird had this to say about Diener: //"We want to thank Travis for his time with us... Unfortunately, he struggled with injuries while with us and that held him back. He's a tough player who I'm sure will contribute somewhere in the NBA. We wish him the best."// On July 6, 2009, Diener exercised his player option to remain with the Pacers for the 2009-10 NBA season. However, due to a left big toe injury sustained in late September and ensuing surgery, Diener saw limited action: 4 games for a total of about 25 minutes, in which he averaged 0.8 ppg and 1.9 apg. He was waived by Indiana on February 28. Pacers President of Basketball Operations Larry Bird had this to say about Diener: //"We want to thank Travis for his time with us... Unfortunately, he struggled with injuries while with us and that held him back. He's a tough player who I'm sure will contribute somewhere in the NBA. We wish him the best."//
  
 Diener was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers on March 2 so he could replace Steve Blake, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Furthermore, he would occupy Portland's 15th active roster spot and appear in 5 games totaling about 26 minutes and averaging 0.6 points and 0.8 assists per game. Diener was signed by the Portland Trail Blazers on March 2 so he could replace Steve Blake, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Furthermore, he would occupy Portland's 15th active roster spot and appear in 5 games totaling about 26 minutes and averaging 0.6 points and 0.8 assists per game.
  
-===== Italy =====+===== Dinamo Sassari (Italy=====
 {{ :men_s_basketball:diener_dinamo_sassari_2010-11.jpeg?150x225}} {{ :men_s_basketball:diener_dinamo_sassari_2010-11.jpeg?150x225}}
  
-Before deciding on taking his talents overseas, Diener had discussed possible deals with the Bulls, Cavaliers and Bucks. He finally deciding on signing with Dinamo Sassari, a team based on the island of Sardinia, which was preparing for a move up to Italy's top basketball league, Lega Basket A.+===2010-11=== 
 +Before deciding on taking his talents overseas, Diener had discussed possible deals with the Bulls, Cavaliers and Bucks.  
 + 
 +He finally decided to sign with Dinamo Sassari, a team based on the island of Sardinia, which was preparing for a move up to Italy's top basketball league, Lega Basket Serie or Serie A1.
  
 Diener on his new team: //"From everything I've heard, it's a first-class organization. The city itself, it's on an island, and it's absolutely beautiful. I'm looking forward to going over there."// Diener on his new team: //"From everything I've heard, it's a first-class organization. The city itself, it's on an island, and it's absolutely beautiful. I'm looking forward to going over there."//
  
-For the 2010-11 season, Travis saw action in all 28 games, averaging 13.2 points and 4.6 assists over 31.7 minutes per game. He was second in the league in assists per game and made the Lega Basket A All-Star First Team.+For the 2010-11 season, Travis saw action in all 28 games, averaging 13.2 points and 4.6 assists over 31.7 minutes per game. He was second in the league in assists per game and made the Lega Basket Serie A All-Star First Team.
  
 +===2011-12===
 He was extended an offer to continue to play for Dinamo during the 2011-12 season. He was extended an offer to continue to play for Dinamo during the 2011-12 season.
  
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