Carmelo Travieso

At UMass

Long-range threat, connecting .368 for his career. Finished his UM career with the most made threes (245) in program history. See where that currently ranks.
“When I'm beyond the three-point line, wherever I get the ball, I feel comfortable – anywhere on the court.”¹⁾
Member of the 1,000 Point Club with 1,186. 953 of those points came in his final two seasons.
Workhorse averaged 36.0 minutes a game across his Junior and Senior seasons.
Started 67 of 70 games in those final two seasons, after getting just two starts in his first two seasons.
130 games played in his career. See where that currently ranks in UM program history.

Shared team captain role with Edgar Padilla and Tyrone Weeks.
Atlantic 10 Second Team.
A-10 Defensive Team selection, UM's first.²⁾
NABC All-District First Team selection.
Led the team in scoring at 14.8 ppg.
Logged even more minutes per game, 36.2. Played a total of 1193 minutes, sixth place for most in a single UM season.³⁾
Dished triple digits in assists for the season with 104.
Tried to shoot his way through back spasms against #12 North Carolina (12/20), but finished with a tough 4-21 on the night.
Tied his and the UM record with 8 made threes in the OT loss to Xavier (2/1).
Participated in the NCAA 3-point Shooting Contest at the end of the season.⁴⁾
Summer 1996: Along with Edgar Padilla, played for the Under-22 USA team. Video

Took over as the primary shooting guard.
Atlantic 10 Second Team.
Most Outstanding Player of the A-10 Tournament. Also named to the All-Tournament Team.
All-Region Team, NCAA Tournament East Region.⁵⁾
NABC All-District Second Team selection.
Played 1325 minutes, second-most in UM program history for a single season.⁶⁾ Edgar Padilla played 1351 minutes that same season, for first place on the list.
Made twice as many shots from 3 than 2 (104 to 52). Hit .403 from long range.
The 104 made threes set a new high in UM program history. (Matched by Ricky Harris in 2007-08, surpassed by Luwane Pipkins in 2017-18 with 107.)
Minutes and scoring output rose significantly from Sophomore season.
Scored his career high of 33 at Duquesne (1/20), on a night he shot a UM-program best three point percentage: .875 on 7-8. (Jabarie Hinds matched the .875 on 2/14/2016, also at Duquesne.)
Made another 7 threes in the next game (at Pitt 1/23).
Made 8 threes in the win over Temple (2/11). This also matched UM's all-time record in a game. Scored 26 points on the night.
Won the A-10 Tournament Championship in style, scoring 21 points on 7 made threes versus Temple (3/9), and winning the MOP honor.

Season	G	GS	MP	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	PTS	PPG	ORB	DRB	TRB	RPG	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FO
1993-94	28	0	175	6.3	24	74	.324	13	33	.394	11	41	.268	5	6	.833	64	2.3	5	8	13	0.5	9	9	5	11	8	0
1994-95	32	2	436	13.6	60	168	.357	22	55	.400	38	113	.336	11	23	.478	169	5.3	23	50	73	2.3	33	13	9	23	32	0
1995-96	37	36	1325	35.8	156	366	.426	52	108	.481	104	258	.403	49	77	.636	465	12.6	36	84	120	3.2	79	49	18	58	76	1
1996-97	33	31	1193	36.2	171	463	.369	79	209	.378	92	254	.362	54	76	.711	488	14.8	36	84	120	3.6	104	34	13	67	63	3
Career	130	69	3129	24.1	411	1071	.384	166	405	.410	245	666	.368	119	182	.654	1186	9.1	100	226	326	2.5	225	105	45	159	179	4

2000: Played for Titanes de Morovis in Puerto Rico
1998: Played for Team Puerto Rico in the FIBA World Championships and the Goodwill Games
1997: Played for Team Puerto Rico in the FIBA U22 World Championship⁷⁾

Travieso appeared on the cover of Thayer's alumni magazine, featuring a photo from the February 1995 game vs Louisville.

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2/11/1996, after hitting eight three-pointers in the win over Temple, which tied the UMass single-game record.

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Honorary team established in 1996-97.

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Standing as of the end of the 2020-21 season.

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