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Aaron Falzon
Aaron Michael Falzon (born May 19, 1996) is a Maltese professional basketball player for Besancon Avenir Comtois (BesAC) of the Nationale Masculine 1. He also plays on the Malta national basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and Quinnipiac Bobcats.[2][3] High school careerFalzon graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in 2015. As a senior, he was named NEPSAC AAA player of the year. He led NMH to a 26–9 record and averaged 17.7 points per game while grabbing 6.1 rebounds per game.[4] He also made 114 3-pointers during his senior year. RecruitingFalzon finished high school as a 4-star recruit and the 75th ranked player in the class of 2015 according to ESPN.[5]
College careerNorthwesternAs a freshman (2015–2016) Falzon played in all 32 games and started in 29 contests. He made a total of 63 3-pointers, the second most ever by a Northwestern freshman. In his debut, Falzon scored 20 points, which is a school record by a freshman in his debut. As a sophomore (2016–2017) Falzon played in only 3 games before redshirting and having season ending knee surgery.[6] As a redshirt sophomore (2017–2018) played in only 28 games due to injury and started in 10 of those games. He shot 37.5% from the 3-point line while averaging 5.5 points a game. Against Minnesota, Falzon scored 8 points without registering a field goal attempt as he shot 8–8 from the free throw line. During his final year as a Wildcat (2018–19) Falzon was once again limited due to injury. He played in only 17 contests and started only 4 games. He scored a career high 21 points against Indiana after only scoring 6 points in 3 games prior to the game. He finished the season averaging 3.9 points per game.[2] QuinnipiacFalzon committed to Quinnipiac as a graduate transfer in the spring of 2019.[7] He scored 24 points against Monmouth.[8] He averaged 7.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his only season at Quinnipiac.[9] Professional careerOn September 14, 2020, Falzon signed his first professional contract with Etoile Angers Basket of the Nationale Masculine 1.[9] On December 4, 2020, Falzon signed a one-season contract with Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League (BBL).[10] He averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On August 9, 2021, Falzon signed with the Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga.[11] On July 31, 2024, Falzon signed with Besancon Avenir Comtois (BesAC) of the Nationale Masculine 1.[12] National team careerFalzon has represented Malta in several international tournaments. He participated in the 2021 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries and helped Malta win bronze. Falzon had a 38-point game against Gibraltar and averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He was named to the All-Star Five.[13] Career statistics
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Personal lifeAaron's brother is basketball player Tevin Falzon.[14] References
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