Canadian basketball player (born 1992)
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.[ 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]
References
^ Στον ΠΑΟΚ ο διεθνής Καναδός Aaron Best paokbc.gr
^ "Boulazac signs Edgar Sosa and Aaron Best" . Sportando . July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020 .
^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions" . gleague.nba.com . December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021 .
^ "Honey Badgers Sign Raptors 905 Guard Best" . CEBL.com . April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022 .
^ "London Lions sign Aaron Best" . Sportando. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ "Trefl signs Aaron Best" . eurobasket. July 25, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023 .
^ "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
Head coach: Tabak
Assistant coaches: Soja
Alonso