Travis James Peterson (born May 18, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Lietuvos rytas of the Lithuanian League.
He attended Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona which is where he was born and raised.
[1] Born in Glendale, Arizona, Peterson averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game under head coach Drew Tutt at Mountain Ridge High School.
[2] Peterson earned a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at Samford University under head coach Jimmy Tillette.
He played with Rilski Sportist for two consecutive seasons (2008–2010), where he continued to dominate the league as the leading rebounder and finished 3rd in scoring.
He was awarded MVP of the Balkan league for the second season in a row and led his team to a 2nd-place finish for the National Cup.
Peterson played for BC Hoverla in Ivanov-Frankovsk, Ukraine, until 2014, when he signed for Spanish team Río Natura Monbús.
[10] In 46 LKL games played for rytas, Peterson averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 40.7 percent from 3-point range.