Aaron Craig Fuller (born December 3, 1989) is an American professional

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player for

Fuerza Regia de Monterrey The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (''Monterrey Royal Force'' in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home ga ...

of the

Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional The National Professional Basketball League ( or LNBP) is the top professional basketball league in Mexico. The league was founded in 2000 with 10 teams. Despite its short history, the LNBP has established itself as the one of the most important ...

(LNBP). He played

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for the

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and the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

before playing professionally in Portugal, New Zealand, Mexico, the Philippines, Luxembourg, Israel, and Uruguay.

High school career

Fuller attended

Mesa High School Mesa High School is a public high school in Mesa, Arizona, United States. Mesa High School currently accommodates grades 9–12 as part of Mesa Public Schools. Mesa High School is the oldest high school in Mesa, Arizona, and is home of the Jackr ...

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, where he earned all-state and all-conference honors as a junior and senior. As a senior in 2007–08, he averaged 24.5 points, 10.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocked shots per game, as he led Mesa to a 17–11 record and an East Valley Region championship. He was named East Valley Region Player of the Year and East Valley Tribune Player of the Year, and was named Player of the Year for Class 4A-5A in Arizona by the ''Arizona Republic''.

College career

As a freshman for

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in 2008–09, Fuller appeared in 32 games with 19 starts, while averaging 4.0 points and 2.7 points per game. He scored a season-high 16 points against

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on January 24. As a sophomore in 2009–10, Fuller earned All-

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Honorable Mention honors after averaging 9.7 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds in 30 games (22 starts). He posted a team-best six double-doubles and led Iowa in rebounding a team-best 14 times, including 12 of the last 16 games. On February 16, he recorded career-highs of 30 points and 13 rebounds against

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. On April 9, 2010, Fuller announced his decision to leave the Hawkeyes basketball program in order to move closer to home and his family. Less than a month later, on May 4, he signed with

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and subsequently redshirted the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations. As a redshirted junior in 2011–12, Fuller suffered a labral tear in his left (shooting) shoulder in October, and in December he suffered one in his right shoulder. He was later ruled out for the rest of the season in January due to the injuries, opting to have season-ending surgery to deal with the labrum tear in his left shoulder. Shooting with his non-preferred right hand for most of the season, he was second on the Trojans team in scoring (10.6) and first in rebounding (5.9). As a senior in 2012–13, Fuller's role was dramatically reduced as he started just six games and averaged 14.7 minutes per game. He scored a season-high 15 points against

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and finished the season with averages of 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 32 games. At the Trojans' annual awards banquet on April 9, he received the John Rudometkin Award for giving 110% effort throughout the season.

College statistics

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Professional career

U.D. Oliveirense (2013–2014)

On September 20, 2013, Fuller signed with

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of Portugal for the 2013–14 LPB season. He appeared in all 20 games for Oliveirense in 2013–14, averaging 18.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Taranaki Mountainairs (2015)

In January 2015, Fuller signed with the

Taranaki Mountainairs The Taranaki Airs are a New Zealand basketball team based in New Plymouth. The Airs compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at TSB Stadium. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Steelformers Airs. Te ...

for the

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. On April 14, he was named co-Player of the Week for Round 2 alongside

Southland Sharks The Southland Sharks are a New Zealand basketball team based in Invercargill. The Sharks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Stadium Southland. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the SBS Bank So ...

forward

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. In the Mountainairs' final game of the season on June 28 against the

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, Fuller set an NBL record for points scored in a game with 54 on 25-of-34 shooting. He also recorded a season-high 19 rebounds in a two-point loss to the Rangers, and subsequently earned Round 13 Player of the Week honors. In 18 games for Taranaki, he averaged a league-leading 28.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, and earned All-Star Five honors. Despite his great season, the Mountainairs failed to win a game in what was just the fourth winless season for an NBL team in league history.

Fuerza Regia (2015–2017)

On September 22, 2015, Fuller signed with

Fuerza Regia The Fuerza Regia de Monterrey (''Monterrey Royal Force'' in English) is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). They currently play their home gam ...

of Mexico for the 2015–16 LNBP season. On November 26, he had a season-best game with 22 points and 7 rebounds in a loss to

Soles de Mexicali The Soles de Mexicali (English: ''Mexicali Suns'') is a Mexican professional basketball team based in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, playing in the Northern Division of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). The team was founde ...

. He later scored 19 points against Abejas de Guanajuato on January 17, and had an 18-point game on February 11 against

Panteras de Aguascalientes Panteras de Aguascalientes (English: ''Aguascalientes Panthers'') is a Mexican professional basketball team that is based in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. They play in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). Their home arena is Gimnasi ...

. In 35 games for Fuerza, he averaged 6.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. In August 2016, Fuller re-signed with Fuerza Regia for the 2016–17 season. In 25 games, he averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

NLEX Road Warriors (2017)

On May 19, 2017, Fuller signed with the

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as an import for the

2017 PBA Governors' Cup The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Governors' Cup, also known as the 2017 Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the third and last conference of the 2016–17 PBA season. The tournament started on July 19 and ended ...

. In 11 games for the Road Warriors, he averaged 22.6 points, 17.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

Racing (2018)

In January 2018, Fuller joined Luxembourgian club

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of the

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. In 10 games, he averaged 30.0 points, 14.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Return to NLEX Road Warriors (2018)

In August 2018, Fuller re-joined the

for the 2018 PBA Governors' Cup as an injury replacement for

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Hapoel Galil Elyon (2018–2019)

On November 29, 2018, Fuller signed with the Israeli team

Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Galil Elyon ( he, הפועל גליל עליון), also known as Hapoel Nofar Energy Galil Elion for sponsorship reasons, is an Israeli basketball club. The team competes in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli b ...

of the

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

, replacing

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. In 8 games played for Galil Elyon, he averaged 13.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.

Soles de Mexicali (2019)

On January 22, 2019, Fuller signed with Mexican team

for the Liga Americas. In three games, he averaged 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

Return to Fuerza Regia (2019)

In February 2019, Fuller re-joined

for the rest of the LNBP season. In 18 games, he averaged 6.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Blackwater Elite (2019)

In August 2019, Fuller joined

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of the

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for the East Asia Super League Terrific 12 and the

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. He was replaced by

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for the Terrific 12 tournament due to an ankle injury. He made his debut for the team in the Governors' Cup, but was later replaced again by Blakely due to not being 100%.

Fuerza Regia and Malvín (2019–2021)

Between November 2019 and November 2020, Fuller played for

in the LNBP. In March 2021, Fuller joined

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of the

Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (abbreviated as LUB; English: ''Uruguayan Basketball League'') is the most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uruguayan Bas ...

. Between September and November 2021, Fuller once again played for Fuerza Regia.

TNT Tropang Giga (2021–2022)

On December 25, 2021, Fuller joined the

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for the

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as a replacement for the injured

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. He was released in March 2022 after sustaining a calf injury. He averaged 17.4 points, 16.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 2.6 blocks per contest.

Seventh season with Fuerza Regia (2022)

In July 2022, Fuller re-joined Fuerza Regia for a seventh season.

Urunday Universitario and Gigantes de Guayana (2023)

In February 2023, Fuller joined

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of the

(LUB). In March 2023, Fuller joined

Gigantes de Guayana Gigantes de Guyana is a basketball club based in Puerto Ordaz, Bolívar State, Venezuela that plays in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. Established in 2008, the team's home games are played at Hermanas Gonzalez Gymnasium where there is capacity for 3,000 ...

of the

Venezuelan SuperLiga The Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto, commonly known as the SPB, is the Venezuelan first division national professional basketball league. Founded in 1974 as the Liga Especial de Baloncesto, it adopted the name Liga Profesional de Baloncesto i ...

Eighth season with Fuerza Regia (2023–present)

In August 2023, Fuller re-joined Fuerza Regia for an eighth season.

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