He was twice named Southern Conference Player of the Year, is the second-leading scorer in The Citadel Bulldogs basketball history, and continues to hold several records at the school.
His freshman year he came off of the bench, averaging 2.3 points per game behind leading scorers Felipe de las Pozas and Louie Gilbert.
Truesdale scored 617 points in the 1983–84 campaign, trailing only his effort in his senior season in Bulldog record books.
Notable games in his junior season included a January 9, 1984 meeting with Marshall in which he scored a career- and game-high 41 points.
This season was also the last for legendary Bulldog coach Les Robinson before he took the job at East Tennessee State Scoring Career Statistics
After his college career, Truesdale played two years in the Continental Basketball Association, one season each with the Kansas City Sizzlers and the Savannah Spirits.