Travis was born on May 26, 1993, in
Omaha, Nebraska. He attended
Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School where he played on the basketball team for four years and was named first-team All-State, All-Metro and to the
Lincoln Journal Star's Super-State Team. He averaged 24.9 points, 5.0 assists and 8.9 rebounds as a
senior and set the school records for career, single-season and single-game points, totaling 1,680 in his career. He also played baseball, football and soccer. ==College career==