Aaron Michael Falzon (born May 19, 1996) is a Maltese professional basketball player for

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of the

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. He also plays on the Malta national basketball team. He played college basketball for the

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and

Quinnipiac Bobcats The Quinnipiac Bobcats are the 21 sports teams representing Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Bobcats compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, joining on ...

High school career

Falzon graduated from

Northfield Mount Hermon School Northfield Mount Hermon School, often called NMH, is a co-educational preparatory school in Gill, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association. Present day NMH offers nearly 200 courses, including AP and ...

in 2015. As a senior, he was named

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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.

Recruiting

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

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

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, 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

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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. He scored 24 points against

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. He averaged 7.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his only season at Quinnipiac.

Professional career

On September 14, 2020, Falzon signed his first professional contract with Etoile Angers Basket of the

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. On December 4, 2020, Falzon signed a one-season contract with

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of the

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(BBL). He averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On August 9, 2021, Falzon signed with the

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of the

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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.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Northwestern , 32 , , 29 , , 24.5 , , .383 , , .354 , , .717 , , 3.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , .3 , , 8.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;", Northwestern , 3 , , 0 , , 6.7 , , .000 , , .000 , , – , , .7 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .3 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;", Northwestern , 28 , , 10 , , 16.0 , , .349 , , .375 , , .853 , , 1.7 , , .5 , , .3 , , .2 , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;", Northwestern , 17 , , 4 , , 15.5 , , .313 , , .317 , , .833 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .4 , , .3 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Quinnipiac , 30 , , 16 , , 24.0 , , .394 , , .348 , , .850 , , 2.9 , , .7 , , .6 , , .5 , , 7.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", 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 Tevin Alexander Falzon (born November 19, 1992) is a Maltese-American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Palestrina of the Italian Serie B Basket. He played college basketball for the Sacred Heart Pioneers. He is also a member of the ...

References

External links

Quinnipiac Bobcats bioNorthwestern Wildcats bio
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