Truesdale, who is the second leading scorer in Bulldog history as of 2011–12, amassed 1,661 points and 688 rebounds in 109 games. His teams finished 58–55 for a.513 winning percentage. The Bulldogs finished 26–1 at home over Truesdale's junior and senior seasons. An especially notable statistic is that 313 of his 688 rebounds were on the offensive end. His freshman year he came off of the bench, averaging 2.3 points per game behind leading scorers Felipe de las Pozas and Louie Gilbert. His sophomore year began the prolific scoring for which he became known. Installed as a starter for 19 of the 28 games, Truesdale averaged 13.1 points per game, second on the team behind de las Pozas. In a February 5, 1983 game with eventual national championNC State, Truesdale scored a game-high 21 points. Truesdale posted his highest field goal percentage in his sophomore campaign at 53.2%. In his junior season, Truesdale became the focal point of the Bulldog offense, averaging a career high 22.0 points per game, good enough for fourth all-time on The Citadel's list. Truesdale scored 617 points in the 1983–84 campaign, trailing only his effort in his senior season in Bulldog record books. This season resulted in his first Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Award. Notable games in his junior season included a January 9, 1984 meeting with in which he scored a career- and game-high 41 points. He finished 22 of 28 from the free throw line, including 13 of 15 in the first half as the Thundering Herd attempted to contain him with fouls. The game was particularly heated as Marshall head coachRick Huckabay had told media he thought the Southern Conference should eject The Citadel and military rival VMI in order to improve the conference's RPI ranking, among other disparaging remarks. In front of an especially rowdy Corps of Cadets at McAlister Field House, the Bulldogs upended Marshall 84–76. This game kicked off a 22–game home win streak for the Bulldogs that extended through Truesdale's senior season. Also during his junior season, Truesdale scored a game-high 26 points in a February 4, 1984 match-up with top ranked North Carolina as part of the North–South Doubleheader, which featured college teams from North and South Carolina. Truesdale's senior season saw him average 21.5 points per game, with a career and all-time Bulldog high of 624 points. Regan earned his second Southern Conference Men's BasketballPlayer of the Year Award, one of only ten players with this honor in the sixty-year history of the award. He was also named an Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. This season was also the last for legendary Bulldog coach Les Robinson before he took the job at East Tennessee State
Statistics
Scoring
Season
GP-GS
FGM-A
Points
PPG
1981–82
24–0
22–52
54
2.3
1982–83
28–19
149–280
366
13.1
1983–84
28–28
225–477
617
22.0
1984–85
29–29
242–474
624
21.5
Total
109–76
683–1283
1661
15.2
Career Statistics
Min
3FG
3FGA
Pct.
FT
FTA
Pct.
Off Reb
Def Reb
Reb
A
TO
Blocks
Stls
2934
8
41
.195
377
498
.757
313
375
688
173
242
28
130
Professional career
After his college career, Truesdale played two years in the Continental Basketball Association, one season each with the Kansas City Sizzlers and the Savannah Spirits. He then played a season in New Zealand followed by a season with the World Basketball League's Memphis Rockers.
Player recognition
The records section is accurate through the 2011–12 season.
Honors
Honored Jersey January 23, 2010 Citadel Hall of Fame Twice Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year Honorable Mention AP All-American
Records
;Category, place on Citadel list Points, Career, 2nd – passed by Cameron Wells on January 3, 2011 held record for nearly 24 years. Scoring Average, Career, 6th Field Goals, Career, 2nd Field Goals Attempted, Career, 2nd Free Throws Made, Career, 3rd Free Throws Attempted, Career, 6th Offensive Rebounds, Career, 2nd Defensive Rebounds, Career, 6th Rebounds, Career, 2nd Double-doubles, Career, 1st 30–Point Games, 2nd Steals, Career, T-7th Minutes, Career, 10th Points, Season, 1st Points, Season, 2nd Scoring Average, Season, 4th Scoring Average, Season, 6th Field Goals, Season, 1st Field Goals, Season, T–2nd Field Goals Attempted, Season, 2nd Field Goals Attempted, Season, 4th Free Throws Made, Season, 7th Free Throws Attempted, Season, 5th Free Throws Attempted, Season, 8th Offensive Rebounds, Season, 1st Offensive Rebounds, Season, 2nd Offensive Rebounds, Season, 8th Defensive Rebounds, Season, 2nd Rebounds, Season, 2nd Rebounds, Season, 4th Steals, Season, 10th Points, Game 2nd Points, Game T-5th Free Throws Made, Game T-1st 46 games with more than 20 points 73 games with more than 10 points
