Aaron Best (basketball)

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Aaron Best
No. 3Trefl Sopot
Position Shooting guard
League PLK
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 school Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute
(Toronto, Ontario)
College Ryerson (2011–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 BC Juventus
2017–2018 Raptors 905
2018–2019 Riesen Ludwigsburg
2019–2020 PAOK
2020–2021 Boulazac
2021–2022 Raptors 905
2022 Hamilton Honey Badgers
2022–2023 London Lions
2023–present Trefl 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.

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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. [1]

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. [2]

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. [3]

Hamilton Honey Badgers (2022–present)

On April 26, 2022, Best signed with the Hamilton Honey Badgers of the CEBL. [4]

London Lions (2022–2023)

On August 13, 2022, he has signed with London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). [5]

Trefl Sopot (2023–present)

On July 25, 2023, he signed with Trefl Sopot of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). [6]

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. [7]

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References

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  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.
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  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.