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He was a two-time All-Ivy first-team selection as a guard on the men's basketball team, earning the honor in both 1965 and 1966. He also received honorable mention on the Converse All-America team in 1966. DeLuca is one of only three Cornell basketball players to earn All-Ivy basketball first-team honors more than once. He was captain of the 1966 team that went 15-9 and finished second in the Ivy League for the second consecutive season. He graduated ranked eighth on the all-time career points list (956). He had 20 games in which he scored 20 or more points. His best game in a Cornell jersey was in 1966 when he scored 30 points in an 86-77 win over defending Ivy champ Princeton, the Big Red's first win over the Tigers in eight years. DeLuca also scored in double figures in 49 of the 72 games in which he played over his career. He was invited to try out with the Baltimore Bullets of the NBA following his senior season. The former Schenectady, N.Y., resident graduated from Schenectady High School (formerly Linton HS), and he makes his home in Okatie, S.C.
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