| Intro | Basketball player (b. 1996) | ||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 1996 | ||
| Age: | 24 years | ||
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Aaron Michael Falzon (born May 19, 1996) is an American college basketball player for Quinnipiac University and also plays on the Malta national basketball team. Previously, he played at Northwestern University from 2015-2019.
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. He also made 114 3-pointers during his senior year.
Falzon finished high school as a 4-star recruit and the 75th ranked player in the class of 2015 according to ESPN.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aaron Falzon PF |
Newton, MA | Northfield Mount Hermon | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2014 |
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.
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.
Quinnipiac
Falzon committed to Quinnipiac as a graduate transfer in the spring of 2019.
Personal life
Aaron’s brother is basketball player Tevin Falzon.
Career statistics
| 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 | 24.6 | .383 | .354 | .717 | 3.4 | .9 | .3 | .3 | 8.4 |
| 2016-17 | Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .3 | 0.0 |
| 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 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .4 | .3 | 3.9 |
| Career | 80 | 43 | 19.0 | .359 | .350 | .779 | 2.3 | .7 | .3 | .3 | 6.1 | |