Traylor was a McDonald's All-American the same year as Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter and Paul Pierce.

Standing 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) and weighing in excess of 300 pounds (140 kg), he joined a frontcourt for the Wolverines that included Maurice Taylor and Maceo Baston in 1995.

During his freshman year, Traylor broke his arm in a car accident while out with teammates and recruiting prospect Mateen Cleaves who eventually went to rival Michigan State, won the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and was named the Most Outstanding Player playing with a sprained ankle.

[6][7] (In addition, Garrity was traded to Phoenix by the Mavericks for future Hall of Famer Steve Nash).

[11] Traylor played in Turkey for Antalya Kepez Belediyesi, in Italy with the Lega Basket Serie A club NSB Napoli,[12] in Mexico for Halcones UV Xalapa, and in Puerto Rico with the Cangrejeros de Santurce and Vaqueros de Bayamón.

[16] On May 11, 2011, Traylor had been talking to his wife Raye on the phone; the connection was suddenly lost, so she alerted team officials to investigate.

Traylor was found dead at his apartment in Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, of an apparent massive heart attack.