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.

[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.

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