Milton M. Ticco (September 22, 1922 – January 26, 2002) was an American basketball and minor league baseball player. An All-American basketball player at the University of Kentucky, he played two seasons in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL). Ticco played for Adolph Rupp at Kentucky from 1940 to 1943. Following a stint in the military during World War II, he played both professional basketball and baseball. In the NBL (a precursor to today's National Basketball Association), Ticco played the 1946–47 NBL season with the

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and was named to the All-rookie second team. In his NBL second season, Ticco split time with the

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and Indianapolis Kautskys, finishing the season with the Sheboygan Red Skins. For his career, Ticco averaged 6

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in 60 contests. Ticco played minor league baseball from 1946 to 1952 with the

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and

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organizations.

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