Aaron Falzon

Aaron Michael Falzon (born May 19, 1996) is a Maltese professional basketball player for Tachikawa Dice of the B.League. He also plays on the Malta national basketball team.[1] He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and Quinnipiac Bobcats.[2][3]

Aaron Falzon
Tachikawa Dice
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1996-05-19) May 19, 1996
NationalityAmerican / Maltese
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolNorthfield Mount Hermon
(Mount Hermon, Massachusetts)
College
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020Étoile Angers Basket
2020–2021Leicester Riders
2021–2022Traiskirchen Lions
2022-2023Mulhouse Basket Agglomération
2023Kagawa Five Arrows
2023-presentTachikawa Dice
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Malta
Gold medal – first place 2018 San Marino Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Dublin Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Malta Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malta Team

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.[4] 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.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Falzon
PF		 Newton, MA Northfield Mount Hermon (MA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 83

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.[6]

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.[2]

Quinnipiac

Falzon committed to Quinnipiac as a graduate transfer in the spring of 2019.[7] He scored 24 points against Monmouth.[8] He averaged 7.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in his only season at Quinnipiac.[9]

Professional career

On September 14, 2020, Falzon signed his first professional contract with Etoile Angers Basket of the Nationale Masculine 1.[9] On December 4, 2020, Falzon signed a one-season contract with Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League (BBL).[10] He averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. On August 9, 2021, Falzon signed with the Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  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 322924.5.383.354.7173.4.9.3.38.4
2016–17 Northwestern 306.7.000.000–.71.0.0.3.0
2017–18 Northwestern 281016.0.349.375.8531.7.5.3.25.5
2018–19 Northwestern 17415.5.313.317.8331.6.6.4.33.9
2019–20 Quinnipiac 301624.0.394.348.8502.9.7.6.57.8
Career 1105920.3.370.349.7922.5.7.4.36.6

Personal life

Aaron's brother is basketball player Tevin Falzon.[13]

References
  1. "Aaron FALZON". fiba.basketball.
  2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster". nusports.com.
  3. "Bobcats Add Graduate Transfer Aaron Falzon". gobobcats.com. 2019-05-20.
  4. "Bio". Maxpreps.com.
  5. "Aaron Falzon". espn.com.
  6. "Bio". www.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  7. Borges, David (May 20, 2019). "Quinnipiac men add Aaron Falzon, a transfer from Northwestern" (PHP). www.nhregister.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  8. Logue, Ethan (April 2, 2020). "Way too early look at next year's Quinnipiac winter sports". Q30TV. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. "Falzon starts his pro career at Angers". Eurobasket. September 14, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  10. "Falzon is a Rider". bbl.org.uk. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. "Arkadia signs Aaron Falzon". Eurobasket. August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  12. "Guillem Colom lands the MVP award, two Ireland players amongst All-Star Five". FIBA. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2020). "Spilar vonandi betur á Íslandi en hann gerði á móti Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
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