Curtis Aiken was a two-time captain at Pitt who scored 1,200 points for the team and held the school single-season field goal percentage record from 1986 to 1989.
21 Facts About Curtis Aiken
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On February 8,1983, Curtis Aiken broke Ray Hall's BPS all-time career scoring record with a 37-point performance for Bennett High School against Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts that brought his total to 1,809.
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That year Curtis Aiken was named Western New York boys' basketball player of the year by The Buffalo News.
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Curtis Aiken repeated as a first team All-Western New York selection.
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Curtis Aiken scored 13 points in the 10th annual April 1,1983 McDonald's Capital Classic at the Capital Centre, not to be confused with the 6th annual April 9,1983 McDonald's All-American Boys Game at the Omni Coliseum.
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Curtis Aiken was selected for the Dapper Dan Club's annual all-star basketball game along with guards Bogues, Washington, Antoine Joubert and Steve Alford for the US Team.
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In 2009 as The Buffalo News celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York basketball selections, Curtis Aiken, who was twice an All-WNY first team selection was named to the 1980s All-WNY first team along with Christian Laettner, Gary Bossert, Keith Robinson and Ritchie Campbell He was a first team selection for the All-time All-WNY team along with Laettner, Paul Harris, Bob Lanier and Mel Montgomery.
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On March 4,1983, Curtis Aiken chose Kansas over his other finalists Michigan State, Syracuse and West Virginia, citing the teaching skills of assistant coach Jo Jo White as his primary reason.
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Curtis Aiken scored 1,200 career points and served as two-time captain of Pitt.
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Curtis Aiken was compared to Don Hennon as an exciting short Pitt Panther.
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Curtis Aiken earned the first of two career in-season tournament MVPs for that team in December 1985.
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Curtis Aiken was joined on the tournament team by Charles Smith.
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Curtis Aiken earned MVP of the December 1986 Rainbow Classic Tournament in Honolulu.
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Curtis Aiken led the team to victories over Kansas, Arkansas, and Wisconsin and was joined on the tournament team by Jerome Lane, and Smith.
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Curtis Aiken earned Big East Player of the Week on January 4,1987 for this effort.
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Curtis Aiken worked for Coca-Cola after college until at least 2002.
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When Groat became unable to attend road games in 2017 Curtis Aiken became the sole color commentator for road games.
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When Curtis Aiken first signed on in 2010, he was just a contributing color commentator for home games.
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Curtis Aiken was induction into The Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Curtis Aiken was selected to the 2006 Pitt Panthers 15-man all-centennial team.
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Curtis Aiken was the third selection to the 2009 50th anniversary All-Western New York boys first team by The Buffalo News for his high school career.