Trace Cureton
Bio
Trace Cureton is a 6’5” PG/SG (born July 30, 1999) in Stuttgart Germany.
Utah State Career
HONORS
- OCCAC Most Improved Player
- Second-Team All-OCCAC
- Academic All-Mountain West
Pre-Utah State: A two-year player at Sinclair Preparatory Community College in Dayton, Ohio… Earned the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Most Improved Player Award as a sophomore and was a second-team all-OCCAC selection, helping the Tartan Pride post a 21-9 record, including being nationally ranked 11 weeks in a row, peaking at No. 4… Averaged 16.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals, in playing 26.7 minutes per game as a sophomore, while shooting 51.1 percent (190-of-372) from the field, 48.6 percent (36-of-74) from 3-point range and 75.0 percent (78-of-104) at the free throw line… Posted 8.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in playing 20.4 minutes per game as a freshman… Netted 41.9 percent (103-of-246) from the field, including 31.9 percent (15-of-47) behind the 3-point arc, along with 54.9 percent (28-of-51) at the charity stripe.
SEASON (JR): Appeared in 11 games during the year… Averaged 6.6 minutes per game, shooting 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from the floor, 40.0 percent (2-of-5) from behind the 3-point line and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the free throw line… Averaged 1.5 points and 0.6 rebounds per game… Totaled three steals and two assists… Recorded season highs of six points (at SDSU), two rebounds (UNM), one assists (twice), two steals (SJSU) and 13 minutes (twice)… Made his Aggie debut against Weber State, recording one assist in six minutes of action.
SEASON (SR): Appeared in nine games, marking his first career start on Senior Night against Fresno State…Averaged 6.9 minutes per game, shooting 40.7 percent (11-of-27) from the floor, 35.3 percent (6-of-17) from behind the 3-point line and 71.4 percent (5-of-7) from the free throw line… Averaged 2.1 points and 0.9 rebounds per game… Totaled 11 assists and one steal… Recorded several season highs against Utah Valley, logging five points, two assists and one steal… Also tallied season highs of two rebounds (twice) and seven minutes against Union (Tenn.)… Served on the Leadership Council for the team.
SEASON (SR): Appeared in 17 games with six starts… Scored in double figures in three games during the year, including double-digit outings in two of the Aggies’ three MW Tournament contests… Scored a season-high 14 points against Colorado State in the first round of the MW Championships… Averaged 4.8 points per game… Shot 38.5 percent (25-of-65) from the floor, 40.0 percent (14-of-35) from behind the 3-point line and 85.0 percent (17-of-20) at the free throw line… Recorded a season-high four rebounds against Colorado State (3/7) as part of 25 rebounds during the year… Logged a career-high three steals against New Mexico (3/9) in the MW Semifinals as part of 11 steals during the year… Tied his season high of three assists in four games during the year as part of 18 assists during the year… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors.
Professional / Post-Utah State Career
In Australia (Big V), he averaged 20.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game with Wallan.
In Puerto Rico’s LBP, Cureton is a two-time All-Star and set the league’s single-game scoring record with 42 points. He most recently averaged 24.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game with Isabela, after posting 18.4 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game in with Las Marías.
In Mexico, he averaged 22.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game, earning a CIBAPAC All-Star selection.
Career Timeline
- 2014-2015 Utah State Aggies
- 2015-2016 Utah State Aggies
- 2016-2017 Utah State Aggies
- 2018-2019 Wallan Panthers
- 2019-2020 Brujos de Guayama
- 2021-2021 Gigantes de Carolina
- 2021-2022 Vikingos de Las Marías
- 2023-2023 Vaqueros de Agua Prieta
- 2023-2024 Gallitos de Isabela
- 2025-2026 Gallitos de Isabela
Utah State University Aggies Basketball 