NIL OPPORTUNITIES
ARRIVAL/ELIGIBILITY
- Will carry two years of eligibility heading into the 2025-26 season... signed with UTC during the Early Signing Period in November 2022.
Chattanooga (2024-25)
2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Champions
2024-25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District
- Appeared in 35 games while making four starts... averaged 13.7 minutes per game... played all five games in the 2025 NIT run... double-digit minutes twice including 15 in semifinal win over Loyola Chicago.
- Finished the season averaging 4.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game... added 0.8 assists, 0.5 blocks and 0.4 steals per contest... scored in double figures five times.
- Scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds during win over Johnson (TN) on November 21, 2024... effort followed a 14-point performance in win at SEMO on November 17, 2024.
- Grabbed five or more rebounds 11 different times during the season... nine or more rebounds five different times... averaged 5.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game during the semifinals and championship round of the NIT.
Chattanooga (2023-24)
- Appeared in three games... averaged 13.5 minutes per game... made debut six games into season against SEMO (11/26) due to injury... played next two before injury resulted into a season-ender.
- Scored 12 points on 5-of-6 FG (2-of-3 3PT) in first extended action at collegiate level at Lipscomb on November 29... added three rebounds and a block in season-high 17 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Hilton Head Prep in South Carolina following his sophomore season in which he competed at Union High School in Virginia.
- The stretch forward led Union HS to its first state title in school history, scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the title game to help defeat East Rockingham, who featured UNC commit Tyler Nikel.
- During his junior season at HHP, Cusano averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and nearly four blocks per game to help lead Hilton Head Prep to a state final four appearance.
- He was named the SCISA 2A Regional Player of the Year which followed VHSCA Group 2A First Team All-State honors the previous season.
PERSONAL
- Born June 23, 2004.
- Exercise Science Major.
