Ace Custis
Virginia State (assistant) | |
| 2014–2019 | Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant) |
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| 2019–present | Virginia Tech (staff) |
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Adrian "Ace" Custis (born May 24, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He last played in Japan with the
Al Riyadi where he won a championship. Ace graduated from Virginia Tech and won the 1995 NIT championship. In 1997, Ace was an NCAA All-American.[1] In 2007, Ace was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame; his #20 jersey was retired and hangs alongside the NBA shooting great Dell Curry. Techhoops, a basketball publication, named Ace Custis one of the 10 greatest players ever in Virginia Tech history.[2]
Custis was an assistant coach with the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team from 2014 to 2019. He is a native of Eastville, Virginia and resides in Fruitland, Maryland.[3]
In 2019 he was hired as the coordinator of basketball relations at Virginia Tech. In 2020 he was promoted to special assistant to the head coach.[4]
References
- ^ In the Fold
- ^ Ace Custis 10 Greatest VT Players of All Time
- ^ "Adrian Custis Bio - Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics". www.easternshorehawks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26.
- ^ "Custis tabbed special assistant to the head coach at Virginia Tech". 2 September 2020.
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