Theodore P. Aceto

Basketball, Baseball

Ted Aceto, who lettered four times in basketball and three times in baseball while at Bucknell, scored 1,118 points during his career on the hardwood and helped the Bison earn their only two trips ever to the NCAA Tournament in 1987 and 1989. On the baseball diamond, he was a first team All-East Coast Conference shortstop as a senior, when he led the league and ranked 12th in the nation with a .444 batting average. His .408 career average still stands as a Bucknell record. Following graduation in 1989, he played two years in the New York Mets organization. (Bucknell Hall of Fame Class of 2000)