Treveon Graham

Treveon Graham's Biography

Treveon Graham, born on October 28, 1993 is an established basketball player whobegan his journey towards becoming an American basketball professional, at St. Mary’s Ryken High School in Leonardtown, Maryland. Under the coaching of Dave Tallman, he made his mark as an impressive player, with an average of an impressive 21.5 points and 12 rebounds per game during his senior year. This led to him being named to the Washington Post All-Met team for the Washington D.C. area. His high school stint saw him considering several universities including Boston College, Clemson, Cincinnati, Cleveland State, and Northeastern, before opting for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where he was coached by Shaka Smart.

As a freshman at VCU, Graham quickly became an integral part of the Rams’ lineup, garnering an average of 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. His promising first year caught the attention of Sports Illustrated and he was considered their pick as the “breakout sophomore”. This prophesy became a reality when Graham came back even stronger in his sophomore season, boasting an impressive 15.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in his new role as a full-time starter. His sophomore performance was recognized widely, earning him a spot on the second team All-Atlantic 10.

After his sophomore year, Graham’s performance earned him a place in USA Basketball’s team for the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia. He started five games for Team USA and averaged 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. His steady rise to fame continued, and before the start of the 2013-14 season, he was named first team preseason All-Atlantic 10 while his team, VCU, was earmarked as the preseason favorite to win the league. A key highlight of the season was a magnificent early-season win against 25th ranked Virginia with Graham leading all scorers with 22 points including a game-winning three-pointer in the last second.

Graham’s senior year in 2014-15 saw him averaging 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds in 33 games. Despite nursing a persistent ankle injury, Graham was relentless, leading VCU in scoring, rebounding, and three-pointers made. He was also the leading scorer during the Atlantic 10 tournament where VCU won their first conference tournament despite being the fifth seed. His college career concluded with averages of 13.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in every game.

Post college, Graham went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, but quickly caught the eye of the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League. He signed with the Utah Jazz in August 2015 but got waived in October after featuring in only two preseason games. Graham moved on to join the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League where he averaged 15.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.

In July 2016, Graham teamed up with the Orlando Magic White Team for the Orlando Summer League and the Utah Jazz for the Las Vegas Summer League. Subsequently, he signed with the Charlotte Hornets, where he scored his first NBA points. By June 2018, he had become a free agent and signed with the Brooklyn Nets.

Joys with the Nets were short-lived as he suffered a hamstring injury and was afterward sent to the Golden State Warriors as an exchange for Kevin Durant. Graham was subsequently traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and then to the Atlanta Hawks in January 2020.

In January 2022, Graham was picked up by the Long Island Nets from the waivers. He then signed with the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) in May 2023. After his CEBL journey, Graham joined with the Detroit Pistons, Motor City Cruise before eventually signing with the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+ in February 2024. Graham with his sharp shooting and defense skills has proved himself to be an adaptive and valuable player at every level.