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Travis Lyle Diener ( ;〔http://www.nba.com/global/intl_player_pronunciation_070426.html〕 born March 1, 1982) is a retired American professional basketball player. He also holds Italian citizenship, and has played for the Italian national team. ==Biography== Diener played collegiately at Marquette University, and was a member of the Golden Eagles team that reached the 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 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.〔(Orlando Magic at Memphis Grizzlies Box Score )〕 On June 19, 2007, the Indiana Pacers signed Diener (who was a free agent) to a three-year deal reportedly worth $4.86 million.〔( )〕 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. 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.〔(Travis Diener Becomes Italian Citizen )〕〔(Travis Diener ). FIBA.com.〕 In 2014, Diener retired from professional basketball, after which he became director of player personnel at Marquette University. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Travis Diener」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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