AARON BEST

Position: Guard

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 187 lbs

Birthdate: January 9, 1992

Hometown: Scarborough, Ontario

High School: Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute

College: TMU (formally Ryerson) '15

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


Career average 9.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23.7 minutes per game over 342 games



2023-24: Averaged 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 28.2 minutes over 45 games in the Polish Basketball League with the Trefl Sopot …  Played at least 20+ minutes in 43 of 45 games and over 30+ minutes in 20 games ...  Scored in double-digits on 26 different occasions … Had a season high 32 points on February 9 against Spójnia Stargard, while also grabbing seven rebounds … Ranked Top 25 POW for round 26 …  Recorded three double-doubles in conference play … Competed in two games with the Canadian Men’s National Team at the FIBA Americup Qualifier averaging 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 23.5 minutes … Returning for second CEBL season signing to play for Devan Blair and the Scarborough Shooting Stars … 


2022-23: Averaged 11.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 23.7 minutes over 36 games with the London Lions in the British Basketball League … Played 20+ minutes on over 25 different occasions … Had a season high 28 points on April 9 against Manchester Giants, and grabbed six rebounds … Shot perfect from the line in 10 games … Competed in two BBL Cup games … Qualified for the Eurocup with the London Lions … Averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 21.8 minutes over 18 games with the Lions in the Eurocup … Competed for team Canada in seven World Cup games averaging 10.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.1 rebounds, and 19.7 minutes … Signed to play for Coach Kārlis Muižnieks of the Trefl Sopot in the Polish Basketball League … 


2022: Averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 26.6 minutes in five games with the Hamilton Honey Badgers … Made CEBL debut June 25 at Scarborough, scoring six points and grabbing seven rebounds … Scored a team-leading 22 points in the Honey Badgers' win July 29 at Niagara that clinched the CEBL’s top seed … Scored 14 points including nine in the fourth quarter to seal Hamilton’s semifinal playoff victory August 12 at Ottawa … Scored 15 points to go along with three rebounds and a steal in Hamilton’s CEBL Final victory August 14 over Scarborough … Led Hamilton in fourth-quarter scoring in both of its playoff games … Participated in training camp with the Canadian Men’s National Team in June ahead of FIBA World Cup Qualifier games … Signed to play for Coach Ryan Schmidt and the London Lions of the British Basketball League in England for the 2022-23 season. 


2021-22: Averaged 10 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists in 27.5 minutes per game for Raptors 905 in 31 games … Scored 10+ points in 18 games, including seven consecutive, from February 12 to March 10 … Scored season high 24 points in a 130-115 win over Wisconsin Herd on March 23 … Recorded two double-double games in points and rebounds … Played over 30 minutes in 14 games.


2020-21: Signed with Boulazac in July 2021 and averaged 11.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 26.4 minutes per game … Scored 10+ points in 16 games … Played over 30+ minutes in eight games … Scored a season high 21 points on two separate occasions against Roanne … Grabbed a season-high six rebounds on two separate occasions.


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 four steals against Panathinaikos on October 19 …  Scored 10 or more points in 16 games … Grabbed five or more rebounds on eight 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 seven rebounds on September 29 against Fraport SKY and again January 6 against Telekom Bsk … Shot 50 per cent or better from three-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 four rebounds, five assists and two steals April 6 against Erie Bay … Played over 30 minutes in 17 games, including 40 minutes on two separate occasions … Had eight games with five or more rebounds … Season-high seven 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, six rebounds) against Siauliai October 8 … Had nine games with 10 or more points … Had nine games with five or more rebounds.


UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE 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 ... Finished 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 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Treft Sopot 45 1269 535 118-222 64-189 107-136 51 145 196 92 145 9 36 72
2022-23 London Lions (EuroCup) 18 392 134 30-56 14-37 32-42 10 33 43 15 45 0 11 18
2022-23 London Lions 36 854 424 79-141 61-149 83-111 22 84 106 75 80 4 30 40
2022 Hamilton 5 133 64 16-35 8-27 8-16 8 11 19 7 13 0 2 7
2021-22 Raptors 905 31 854 311 68-126 41-124 31-42 52 112 164 57 96 9 17 30
2020-21 Boulazac 28 740 312 62-119 45-130 53-72 29 43 72 46 73 3 21 41
2019-20 POAK 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 342 8111 3176 632-1237 452-1247 535-720 340 777 1116 513 810 38 215 403

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2023-24 Trefl Sopot 45 28.2 11.9 .532 .339 .787 1.1 3.2 4.4 2.0 3.2 0.2 0.8 1.6
2022-23 London Lions (EuroCup) 18 21.8 7.4 .536 .378 .762 0.6 1.8 2.4 0.8 2.5 0.0 0.6 1.0
2022-23 London Lions 36 23.7 11.8 .560 .409 .748 0.6 2.3 2.9 2.1 2.2 0.1 0.8 1.1
2022 Honey Badgers 5 26.6 12.8 .457 .296 .500 1.6 2.2 3.8 1.4 2.6 0.0 0.4 1.4
2021-22 Raptors 905 31 27.5 10.0 .540 .331 .738 1.7 3.6 5.3 1.8 3.1 0.3 0.5 1.0
202-21 Boulazac 28 26.4 11.1 .521 .346 .736 1.0 1.5 2.6 1.6 2.6 0.1 0.8 1.5
2019-20 POAK Thessaloniki 34 23.3 9.6 .484 .420 .654 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.0 2.5 0.1 0.8 1.0
2018-19 MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg 36 17.9 7.0 .500 .365 .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 .492 .372 .816 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.7 2.1 0.0 0.7 1.2
2016-17 Juventus-LKSK Utenos 57 19.4 7.2 .469 .321 .724 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.0 1.6 0.0 0.3 1.2
Totals 342 23.7 9.3 .511 .362 .743 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.5 2.4 0.1 0.6 1.2

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS


TOTALS

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2011-12 TMU 16 378 201 45-83 21-43 48-56 22 25 47 21 33 5 19 25
2012-13 TMU 20 618 306 87-156 26-85 54-75 39 102 141 33 46 5 28 49
2013-14 TMU 22 638 233 60-110 25-81 38-51 30 103 133 34 56 6 22 49
2014-15 TMU 19 542 278 51-90 41-90 53-64 24 81 105 28 44 10 23 33
2014-15 TMU 16 484 284 63-112 37-85 47-57 32 86 118 29 26 6 12 39
Totals 93 2660 1302 306-551 150-384 240-303 147 397 544 145 205 32 104 195

AVERAGES

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FG 3FG FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2011-12 TMU 16 23.6 12.6 .542 .488 .806 1.3 1.6 2.9 1.3 2.1 0.3 1.2 1.6
2012-13 TMU 20 30.9 15.3 .557 .306 .702 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.7 2.3 0.3 1.4 2.5
2013-14 TMU 22 29.0 10.6 .545 .309 .745 1.4 4.7 6.1 1.5 2.5 0.3 1.0 2.2
2014-15 TMU 19 28.5 14.6 .566 .456 .828 1.3 4.3 5.6 1.5 2.3 0.5 1.2 1.7
2015-16 TMU 16 30.3 17.8 .563 .435 .825 2.0 5.4 7.4 1.8 1.6 0.4 0.8 2.4
Totals 93 28.6 14.0 .555 .391 .792 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.6 2.2 0.3 1.1 2.1
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