AARON

BEST

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6’4” (193cm)

WEIGHT: 187 lbs (85kg)

BIRTHDATE: January 9, 1992 (Scarborough, ON)

HIGH SCHOOL: Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute (Toronto, ON)

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: Ryerson University (2016)

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed in 2020 CEBL Free Agency

YEARS PRO: 4

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


2021:

Played for the Canadian Seniors Men’s National Team. Averaged 25 minutes, 15.5 points and 3 rebounds in 4 games played in the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers...


2020-21:

Signed to play with Boulazac Basket Dordogne in France. Averages 11.4 points, 26 minutes, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game...


2019-20:

Averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game for POAK Thessaloniki … Scored a season-high 26 points and recorded 4 steals against Panathinaikos on October 19 …  Scored 10 or more points in 16 games … Grabbed 5 or more rebounds on 8 separate occasions …


2018-19:

Averaged 7.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for Riesen Ludwigsburg … Scored in double-digits on 13 different occasions … Grabbed a season-high 7 rebounds on September 29 against Fraport SKY and again on January 6 against Telekom Bsk … Shot 50% or better from 3-point range in 13 different games …


2017-18:

Averaged 7.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.6 minutes per game for Raptors 905… Scored a season-high 23 points to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals on April 6 against Erie Bay … Played over 30 minutes in 17 games, including 40 minutes on 2 separate occasions … Had 8 games with 5 or more rebounds … Season-high 7 assists against Grand Rapids on November 26 …


2016-17:

Averaged 7.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 57 games for Juventus … Recorded 2 season-highs (21 points, 6 rebounds) against Siauliai on October 8 … Had 9 games with 10+ points … Had 9 games with 5+ rebounds.


COLLEGIATE CAREER


2015-16:

Averaged 17.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Named a CIS second-team All-Canadian, OUA first-team all-star and Male Athlete of the Year ... Finishes his career third all-time in scoring and sixth all-time in rebounding at Ryerson... Had 10 or more points in 10 games and 20 or more points in five games ... Scored a season-high 30 points in a 105-82 win over Laurier on February 5 ... Recorded three double-doubles in conference play ... Had a game-high 21 points in a 73-68 win over Carleton in the OUA Wilson Cup Championship on March 12 …


2014-15:

Averaged 14.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game … Named an OUA first-team all-star for the second time in his career ... Played in all 19 regular season and six playoff games in his fourth season ... Finished second in team scoring ... Had a career year from three-point territory, connecting 41 times from beyond the arc to lead the Rams ... Was second on the team in rebounds per game ... Scored a season-high 30 points twice ... Named the Boston Pizza Male Athlete of the Week twice ... Was a member of Team Canada at the FISU Games tournament in Gwangju, South Korea …


2013-14:

Averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game … Played a career-high 638 minutes in his third season with the Rams and started all but one of the squad’s 22 games while averaging 29 minutes per game … Finished second in team scoring and rebounding ... Scored a season-high 20 points on January 18 against Ottawa …



2012-13:

Averaged 15.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists … Named an OUA East first-team all-star ... Scored a career-high with 34 points in a win over McMaster on December 1 … Grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a loss to Toronto on February 15 ... Recorded four double-doubles on the year: 13 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Brock on November 30; 24 points and 10 rebounds in a win over York on January 19; 21 points and 11 rebounds in a win over York on February 1; 12 points and 19 rebounds in a loss to Toronto on February 15 ... Reached double digits in scoring in nine of the team's 12 second half games and in 14 games overall ... Named the Boston Pizza Male Athlete of the Week on January 14 ... Named team MVP and won the Male Athlete of the Year award …


2011-12:

Averaged 12.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists in his rookie season … Named the Eyeopener Male Rookie of the Year ... Earned OUA East all-rookie honours ... Second on the team and 11th in the OUA with a 52.4 field goal percentage ... Shot 85.7 percent from the free-throw line and 48.8 percent from behind the arc ... Had three games with 20 or more points and six games with 10 or more points ... Scored a season-high 25 points while at York on January 20.

CAREER PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS

Totals
Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021 Team Canada 4 100 62 8-14 13-25 7-8 5 7 12 2 15 - 1 2
2020-2021 Boulazac Basket Dordogne 5 131 57 19-43 9-24 10-13 3 8 11 6 14 - 5 11
2019-20 PAOK Thessaloniki 34 789 328 46-95 61-145 53-81 26 85 111 35 86 4 26 34
2018-19 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 36 646 253 40-80 42-115 47-64 43 51 94 26 74 3 19 31
2017-18 Raptors 905 52 1329 406 61-124 71-191 71-87 25 104 129 87 109 2 35 61
2016-17 Juventus-LKSK Utenos 57 1105 409 112-239 45-140 50-69 74 109 182 55 89 4 18 69
Totals 188 4100 1515 286-595 241-640 238-322 176 364 540 211 387 13 104 208
Averages
Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2021 Team Canada 4 25 15.5 0.571 0.52 0.875 1.3 1.8 3 0.5 3.8 - 0.3 0.5
2020-2021 Boulazac Basket Dordogne 5 26 11.4 0.442 0.375 0.769 0.6 1.6 2.2 1.2 2.8 - 1 2.2
2019-20 PAOK Thessaloniki 34 23.3 9.6 0.484 0.42 0.654 0.8 2.5 3.3 1 2.5 0.1 0.8 1
2018-19 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 36 17.9 7 0.5 0.365 0.734 1.2 1.4 2.6 0.7 2.1 0.1 0.5 0.9
2017-18 Raptors 905 52 25.6 7.8 0.492 0.372 0.816 0.5 2 2.5 1.7 2.1 0 0.7 1.2
2016-17 Juventus-LKSK Utenos 57 19.4 7.2 0.469 0.321 0.724 1.3 1.9 3.2 1 1.6 0 0.3 1.2
Totals 188 21.8 8.1 0.481 0.377 0.739 0.9 1.9 2.9 1.1 2.1 0.1 0.6 1.1
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