Aaron Falzon
Aaron Michael Falzon is a Maltese professional basketball player for Besancon Avenir Comtois of the Nationale Masculine 1. He also plays on the Malta national basketball team. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and Quinnipiac Bobcats.
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.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 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 Falzon played in only 3 games before redshirting and having season ending knee surgery.As a redshirt sophomore 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 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. He scored 24 points against Monmouth. 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 Nationale Masculine 1. On December 4, 2020, Falzon signed a one-season contract with Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League. 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.On July 31, 2024, Falzon signed with Besancon Avenir Comtois of the Nationale Masculine 1.