Ace Custis

Adrian "Ace" Custis (born May 24, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He last played in Japan with the Wakayama Trians. After a severe knee injury while trying out for the Dallas Mavericks, Ace became known as one of the best power forwards throughout Asia playing in such countries as Lebanon, Japan, Qatar, Indonesia, Syria and the Philippines. Ace made a further name for himself in prestigious clubs such as 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]

Ace Custis
Adrian Custis, 2009
Virginia Tech Hokies
PositionSpecial Assistant to the Head Coach
LeagueAtlantic Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1974-05-24) May 24, 1974
Eastville, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthampton (Eastville, Virginia)
CollegeVirginia Tech (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1997–2012
PositionForward
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1999–2000Grand Rapids Hoops
2005San Miguel Beermen
As coach:
2013–2014Virginia State (assistant)
2014–2019Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant)
2019–presentVirginia Tech (staff)
Career highlights and awards

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
  1. In the Fold
  2. Ace Custis 10 Greatest VT Players of All Time
  3. "Adrian Custis Bio - Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics". www.easternshorehawks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26.
  4. "Custis tabbed special assistant to the head coach at Virginia Tech". 2 September 2020.


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