University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2024-25 (Sophomore)

• Made 31 appearance with 21 starts.
• Averaged 26.5 minutes per game.
• Connected on 94-of-180 field goal attempts for a .522 clip.
• Hit 18-of-54 treys for a .333 rate.
• Averaged 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.
• Finished eighth in the America East with 3.2 assists (100 total)
• Was fourth on the circuit with a 2.1 assists/turnover ratio
• His 31 steals slotted 19th in the conference.

2023-24 (Freshman)

• Led UMBC with four assists in just 10 minutes in his first career game at Louisville (11/6). Also added 4 boards.
• Paced UMBC with two steals against Marist (11/11).
• Scored a career high 12 points on 5-of-5 fga,  all in the second half versus Penn St-York. (11/14/23). Also hit his first career trey and threw down his first career dunk.
• Registered 8 points, 3 reb and 3 assists against Loyola Maryland (11/19/23)
• Scored a career and team-high 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Maryland (11/21/23)
• Made his first career start against Lehigh and scored 6 points and added five boards in 24 minutes.
• Grabbed a career-best 9 rebounds and dished a career-high 5 assists at Morgan State (12/6/23).
• Handed out a career-high nine assists versus Towson (12/9/23).
• Named the America East Rookie of the Week (12/11)
• Scored 8 points in 10 minutes off the bench versus American as he drained 2-of-3 treys .
• Recorded 7 points and 4 assists at Vermont.
• Tied his season-high with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting at UMass Lowell (1/13/24)
• Followed that up with 15 points on 6-10 shooting versus Maine (1/18/24)
• Came up with a season-high three steals versus New Hampshire (1/20/24)
• Had 10 points, 4 boards, 4 assists, and three steals at UAlbany (2/3/24).
• Produced a career-high 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Also tied a season-best with three treys.
• Tied his career high with ten boards at Maine (2/22/22)

PRIOR TO UMBC

• Valentine, a four-year player at Mount St. Joseph, helped direct the Gaels to a combined record of 80-14 over his final three seasons. 
• He was named to the Baltimore Catholic First Team after the squad captured the 2023 BCL regular season and tournament titles. 
• Valentine scored 18 points and added seven assists against St. Frances in the MIAA A Conference final, which was held at UMBC’s Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. 
• Ace averaged 13.2 points, 5.5 assists and four rebounds to make the jump to the All-Metro First Team after earning Second Team honors as a junior.

PERSONAL

• Plans to major in Economics
• Son of Kacy and Craig Valentine. Mother, Kacy, played basketball at Georgetown and Father, Craig played at Towson. Has a sister, Tori, who is on the track & field squad at Towson.
• Favorite food is french toast.
• Enjoys the music of Rylo Rodriguez.
• Roots for the Milwaukee Bucks