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Canadian basketball player (born 1992)
Aaron Best
No. 3 – Trefl Sopot
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolEastern Commerce Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)
CollegeRyerson (2011–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017BC Juventus
2017–2018Raptors 905
2018–2019Riesen Ludwigsburg
2019–2020PAOK
2020–2021Boulazac
2021–2022Raptors 905
2022Hamilton Honey Badgers
2022–2023London Lions
2023–presentTrefl Sopot
Career highlights and awards

Aaron Best (born September 1, 1992) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Ryerson.

College career

Best played at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and he graduated in 2016. At his last season he had 17,8 points and 7,4 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Best started his professional career with the Lithuanian club BC Juventus. He has also played with the Raptors 905 in the G-League and Riesen Ludwigsburg in Germany. On September 2, 2019, he signed with Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki. Best signed with Boulazac of the LNB Pro A on July 28, 2020.

Second stint with Raptors 905 (2021—2022)

On December 30, 2021, Best was acquired via available player pool by the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.

Hamilton Honey Badgers (2022–present)

On April 26, 2022, Best signed with the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the CEBL.

London Lions (2022–2023)

On August 13, 2022, he has signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL).

Trefl Sopot (2023–present)

On July 25, 2023, he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

National team

Best was picked in the preliminary squad of Canada for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup completing multiple legs, but he was ultimately cut from the final roster.

References

  1. Στον ΠΑΟΚ ο διεθνής Καναδός Aaron Best paokbc.gr
  2. "Boulazac signs Edgar Sosa and Aaron Best". Sportando. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  4. "Honey Badgers Sign Raptors 905 Guard Best". CEBL.com. April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  5. "London Lions sign Aaron Best". Sportando. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. "Trefl signs Aaron Best". eurobasket. July 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  7. "29 ATHLETES INVITED TO ATTEND SENIOR MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP basketball.ca". Archived from the original on 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2020-01-13.

External links

Trefl Sopot current roster
  • Head coach: Tabak
  • Assistant coaches: Soja
  • Alonso
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