Aaron Falzon

Aaron Falzon
Tachikawa Dice
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	May 19, 1996 (age 27)
Nationality	American / Maltese
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school	Northfield Mount Hermon ; (Mount Hermon, Massachusetts)
College	Northwestern (2015–2019); Quinnipiac (2019–2020);
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020	Étoile Angers Basket
2020–2021	Leicester Riders
2021–2022	Traiskirchen Lions
2022–2023	Mulhouse Basket Agglomération
2023	Kagawa Five Arrows
2023–present	Tachikawa Dice
Men's Basketball
Representing Malta

Last updated January 12, 2024

Aaron Michael Falzon (born May 19, 1996) is a Maltese professional basketball player for Tachikawa Dice of the B.League. 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 career

Falzon 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.

Recruiting

Falzon finished high school as a 4-star recruit and the 75th ranked player in the class of 2015 according to ESPN.^[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Falzon PF	Newton, MA	Northfield Mount Hermon (MA)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 13, 2014
Aaron Falzon PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83

College career

Northwestern

As 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]

Quinnipiac

Falzon 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 career

On 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]

National team career

Falzon 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.^[12]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Northwestern	32	29	24.5	.383	.354	.717	3.4	.9	.3	.3	8.4
2016–17	Northwestern	3	0	6.7	.000	.000	–	.7	1.0	.0	.3	.0
2017–18	Northwestern	28	10	16.0	.349	.375	.853	1.7	.5	.3	.2	5.5
2018–19	Northwestern	17	4	15.5	.313	.317	.833	1.6	.6	.4	.3	3.9
2019–20	Quinnipiac	30	16	24.0	.394	.348	.850	2.9	.7	.6	.5	7.8
Career		110	59	20.3	.370	.349	.792	2.5	.7	.4	.3	6.6

Personal life

Aaron's brother is basketball player Tevin Falzon.^[13]

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↑ "Bio". Maxpreps.com.
↑ "Aaron Falzon". espn.com.
↑ "Bio". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
↑ Borges, David (May 20, 2019). "Quinnipiac men add Aaron Falzon, a transfer from Northwestern" (PHP). www.nhregister.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
↑ Logue, Ethan (April 2, 2020). "Way too early look at next year's Quinnipiac winter sports". Q30TV. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
1 2 "Falzon starts his pro career at Angers". Eurobasket. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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↑ "Arkadia signs Aaron Falzon". Eurobasket. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
↑ "Guillem Colom lands the MVP award, two Ireland players amongst All-Star Five". FIBA . August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
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[1] "Aaron FALZON". fiba.basketball.

[nusports_7892-2] 1 2 "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". nusports.com.

[3] "Bobcats Add Graduate Transfer Aaron Falzon". gobobcats.com. 2019-05-20.

[4] "Bio". Maxpreps.com.

[5] "Aaron Falzon". espn.com.

[6] "Bio". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

[7] Borges, David (May 20, 2019). "Quinnipiac men add Aaron Falzon, a transfer from Northwestern" (PHP). www.nhregister.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.

[8] Logue, Ethan (April 2, 2020). "Way too early look at next year's Quinnipiac winter sports". Q30TV. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

[angers-9] 1 2 "Falzon starts his pro career at Angers". Eurobasket. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.

[10] "Falzon is a Rider". bbl.org.uk. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

[11] "Arkadia signs Aaron Falzon". Eurobasket. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[12] "Guillem Colom lands the MVP award, two Ireland players amongst All-Star Five". FIBA . August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[13] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2020). "Spilar vonandi betur á Íslandi en hann gerði á móti Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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