Ace Custis

Ace Custis also known as Adrian L. Custis born May 24th, 1974 is one of the most popular athletes in Virginia Tech history. Ace became the third men's basketball player to have his jersey retired when his career ended in 1997. Custis became the third player in Virginia Tech basketball to surpass the 1,000-mark in both points and rebounds. He finished with 1,706 points and 1,777 rebounds, joining Hall of Famers Chris Smith and Bill Matthews in that category. Custis made the all-conference team in two different leagues during his time at Tech. He was All-Metro Conference as a sophomore and was selected to the All-Atlantic 10 team his junior and senior seasons. During his senior year, he was a finalist in voting for the Naismith Award which goes to the National Player of the Year. And Custis accomplished all of this while sustaining two knee injuries during his four year career at Virginia Tech. After college Custis played with the Dallas Mavericks during the 1997-1998 season before suffering a third knee injury during the pre-season. After his recovery he went on to be considered one of the best players playing in Asia where he has won the Arab Club Championship, the Asian Cup Championship, and the Philippines Championship. Custis currently plays for the team Panasonic in Japan.

References

* [http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/jerseys/custis.html Virginia Tech: Ace Custis]

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