Aaron Best (basketball)

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Aaron Best
No. 3 – Trefl Sopot
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1992-09-01) September 1, 1992 (age 31)
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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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

London Lions (2022–2023)[edit]

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

Trefl Sopot (2023–present)[edit]

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

National team[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  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.
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