 Aiken with Seton Hall in 2021 | |
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| Born | December 14, 1996 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 1 |
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Bryce Aiken (born December 14, 1996) is an American basketball player. He previously played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates of the Big East Conference and the Harvard Crimson.
Raised in Randolph, New Jersey, Aiken played basketball during his freshman year at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, New Jersey. [1] While attending Pope John, he became friends with National Basketball Association player Kyrie Irving. For his sophomore year, Aiken transferred to The Patrick School, Irving's former team, in Hillside, New Jersey. [2] He averaged 10.8 points per game as a senior and helped his team to a 64–18 record over three years, including a runner-up finish at the City of Palms Classic. On the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit, he played for the PSA Cardinals. [3] On October 8, 2015, Aiken committed to play college basketball for Harvard over offers from Miami (Florida) and Seton Hall. He was a consensus four-star recruit and was ranked among the top 100 players in the 2016 class by 247Sports and ESPN. [4]
As a freshman, Aiken was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Ivy. His 14.5 points per game average was the highest for a Harvard freshman since 1988. [5] He averaged 14.1 points per game as a sophomore. [6] Aiken suffered a left knee injury in loss to Columbia on February 2, 2018 that required offseason surgery. He missed the nonconference section of his junior season before returning on January 21, 2019 against Howard and finished with 16 points. [7] On February 8, Aiken scored a career-high 44 points in a 98–96 triple overtime win over Columbia. [8] As a junior, Aiken averaged 22.2 points, 2.9 rebounds. and 2.6 assists per game on a team that finished 19–12 and lost to NC State in the second round of the NIT. He was named to the First Team All-Ivy League. Coming into his senior season, Aiken was named to the Naismith and Bob Cousy Award watchlists. [9] He scored his 1,000th career point on November 22 in a 82–74 win over Holy Cross and finished with 32 points, hitting 5 of 7 three-pointers. [10] Aiken played just seven games during the 2019–20 season before being sidelined with a season-ending injury. Aiken averaged 16.7 points and 1.7 assists per game in those seven games. On April 9, 2020, Aiken announced that he would transfer to Seton Hall for his senior season, choosing the Pirates over Maryland, Michigan and Iowa State. [11]
After an injury-plagued senior season, Aiken took advantage of the additional year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] He sprained his ankle in Seton Hall's season-opening loss to Louisville on November 27, and was ruled out for two weeks. [13] On January 15, 2022, he sustained a concussion during a 73-72 loss to Marquette and was ruled out indefinitely. [14] On March 2, Aiken was officially announced to be out for the season. He averaged 14.5 points and 2.7 assists per game. [15]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Harvard | 26 | 9 | 27.8 | .395 | .349 | .884 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 14.5 |
| 2017–18 | Harvard | 14 | 8 | 27.7 | .375 | .235 | .807 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .3 | .0 | 14.1 |
| 2018–19 | Harvard | 18 | 17 | 32.8 | .434 | .398 | .855 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .0 | 22.2 |
| 2019–20 | Harvard | 7 | 6 | 25.6 | .412 | .361 | .872 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .0 | 16.7 |
| 2020–21 | Seton Hall | 14 | 0 | 14.4 | .319 | .270 | .889 | .9 | 1.5 | .4 | .0 | 5.7 |
| Career | 79 | 40 | 26.4 | .399 | .340 | .856 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .8 | .0 | 14.8 | |
Aiken's father, Daryl, ran track and field for the University of Connecticut, where Aiken's mother, Diana, was a gymnast. His two older brothers played college basketball: Kyle for Lincoln University and Julian for Assumption College. [16]
Harold Tommy Amaker Jr. is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also coached for the University of Michigan and Seton Hall University. He played point guard and later served as an assistant coach at Duke University under Mike Krzyzewski. An All-American player, Amaker set numerous records and earned many honors and awards. He took Seton Hall to the post season in each of his four seasons as their coach, helped Michigan win the National Invitation Tournament the year after a probationary ban from postseason play, and had the three highest single-season win totals in the history of Harvard basketball, the school's first six Ivy League championships and first NCAA tournament victory.
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