At hindi siya nagbibiro dahil darating na ang kanyang pamalit na import na may pangalang Ace Custis sa pansamantalang import na si Roselle Ellis kapag natapos na ito sa pinaglalaruang Japanese league.
"We don’t have any problems with Roselle. He’s a hard worker and has a good attitude. But he’s small. We may be winning at the moment but what we really want is an import who’ll be able to match up well against the likes of Art Long of San Miguel Beer and Randy Holcomb of Talk N Text," ani Caidic.
Ang 6’7 na si Custis ay kasalukuyang naglalaro sa Japanese league at malamang makarating sa bansa sa kalagitnaan ng buwan.
"The elimination round of the Japanese league ends in mid-March. If his (Custis‚) team does not make it to the next phase, he’ll plane in a play with us. If his team moves on to the next round, we’ll just have to wait a little longer," anipa ni Caidic.
Si Custis ay naglaro ng college ball sa Virginia Tech University at naging bahagi ng Dallas Mavericks noong 1997. Noong1999 naman, naglaro ito sa Pennsylvania Valleydawgs sa USBL bago lumipat sa Grand Rapid Hoops sa Continental league at Tampa Bay Thunder Dawgs sa ABA.
Nakapaglaro din ang 30 anyos na si Custis sa Aspac Texmaco team ng Indonesia at Al Riyadh Sporting sa Lebanon. (Ulat ni ACZaldivar)