Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2022-23: Captain ...Started all 28 games ... Averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in team-high 32.9 minutes ... Had 77 assists, 50 steals, and six blocks ... Shot 47.4% from floor (126 of 266) and 63.4% from free throw line (72 of 112) ... First on team in minutes (921), minutes per game, three-point field goals made (40) and attempted (118), free throws made (71) and attempted (112), points (363), points per game, defensive rebounds (155), rebounding average, assists, and steals ... Second in field goals made (126), attempted (266), and percentage ... Scored in double digits in 22 games, including two games of 20-or-more points ... At least three rebounds in all 28 games with 10-or-more twice ... Multiple assists in 19 games with season-high seven twice ... At least one steal in 25 games with season-high five twice ... Season-high 25 points against Vassar ... Had 23 points and season-high five steals against Western New England ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll six times ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year ... D3hoops.com All-Region Second Team ... NABC All-District Second Team ... All-ECAC First Team ... 

2021-22: Captain ... Played 27 games, all as starter ... Averaged 11.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in team-high 31.5 minutes ... Had 84 assists, 10 blocks and 55 steals ... Shot 48.6% from floor (107 of 220) and 72.8% from free throw line (59 of 81) ... First on team in steals ... Second in rebounding average, assists and blocks ... Third in points (301), rebounds (151), field goals attempted and field goals made ... First on team in three-point field goal attempts (80) and second in three-point field goals made (28) ... Third in free throw attempts ... Scored in double digits in 14 games, including four games of 20-or-more points ... Season-high 26 points against Nichols in NCAA Tournament First Round ... Had 19 points and season-high 10 rebounds at Clarkson ... Season-best nine assists at Wesleyan in NCAA Tournament Second Round win ... Season-high seven steals at St. Lawrence ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll twice ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year ... All-ECAC First Team ... D3hoops.com All-Region First Team ... NABC All-District Second Team ...

2020-21: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... 

2019-20: Started all 29 games ... Averaged 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds in 31.2 minutes ... Had 96 assists, 12 blocks and 62 steals ... Led team in minutes, rebounding average, assists and steals ... Led team in scoring three times … At least 10 points in 17 games, including career-high 22 points in NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Led team in rebounding 10 times … At least five rebounds in 21 games, including career-high 10 in Liberty League Tournament Final ... One double-double … At least three assists in 20 games with career-high eight once ... Multiple steals in 19 games with career-high seven once ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll three times ... ECAC Division III North Player of the Month once (January) … All-Liberty League Second Team … Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year … 

2018-19: Played 25 games, starting 14 ... Averaged 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 23.1 minutes per game ... Had 50 assists, 24 steals and six blocked shots ... Made 53 of 121 (.438) field goals, 14 of 54 (.259) three-pointers and 38 of 51 (.745) free throws ... Second on team in steals ... Double digit points in five games, including two with 16 points ... Multiple assists in 14 games, including season-high seven once ... Season-high seven rebounds twice ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll once ... 

High School: Three years of varsity basketball (point guard), all as starter ... Two-year captain ... All-Middlesex League twice ... League Most Valuable Player in 2017-18 ... Comcast Tournament MVP in 2017 ... MBCA All-Senior Boys Team ... Boston Globe and Boston Herald Notable Mention in 2016-17 ... MBCA All-Academic Boys Team ... Team won 2016-17 Comcast Tournament ... Team won two League Championships ... Team was 56-10 in career ... Two years on varsity soccer (center midfield) ... Started as senior ... Team won 2017 League Championship ... Played in Sectional Finals ... Garnet D. Baltimore Scholarship ...

Personal: Undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering ... Mechanical Engineering graduate major ... Intern at CHA Consulting Inc. ... Olympia (RPI Athletics Honor Society) ... Zeta Psi Fraternity (scholarship chair) ... Active volunteer ... Son of Theresa Aceto-Black and Angelo Black ... Uncle swam at North Carolina State ... Uncle played football at Army.

On attending Rensselaer: "The mix of academics and athletics is second to none, and with a great engineering field and basketball team, I felt that Rensselaer was the perfect spot for me." - July 2019

"I attended Rensselaer for the perfect combination of athletics and academics. The engineering field at RPI had a phenomenal reputation, and with a competitive athletic scene, especially on the basketball court, I knew RPI would be a great fit for me." - September 2020

"It was the perfect mix of academics and athletics. It had an engineering school that caught my eye, and I was excited to see what the basketball program had to offer." - July 2022

Benefits of undergraduate community: "Some benefits of being part of the undergraduate community include things like Greek life, extracurricular activities, and varsity sports events. There is also a ton of help from a numerous amount of faculty all over campus at almost all times of day, making it easy to reach out and collaborate with any subject deemed necessary." - July 2019

"Being part of the undergraduate community gives you a platoon of benefits. There is extra help opportunity throughout campus, no matter the major. You can also enjoy extracurricular's like club soccer and basketball, or even STEM related clubs." - September 2020

"Being a part of the undergraduate community is super helpful while dealing with rigorous coursework, and there are always plenty of extracurriculars to partake in outside of just academics." - July 2022