Aaron Fuller
| No. 21 – Taranaki Mountainairs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | NBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 3, 1989 Mesa, Arizona |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mesa (Mesa, Arizona) |
| College |
Iowa (2008–2010) USC (2011–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
| Pro career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | U.D. Oliveirense (Portugal) |
| 2015–present | Taranaki Mountainairs (New Zealand) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Aaron Fuller (born December 3, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Taranaki Mountainairs of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the University of Iowa and the University of Southern California before moving to Portugal to play professionally.
High school career
Fuller attended Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona 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.[1]
College career
As a freshman for Iowa in 2008–09, Fuller appeared in 32 games with 19 starts, while averaging 4.0 points and 2.7 points per game.[1] He scored a season-high 16 points against Penn State on January 24.[2]
As a sophomore in 2009–10, Fuller earned All-Big Ten 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 Michigan.[3]
On April 9, 2010, Fuller announced his decision to leave the Hawkeyes basketball program in order to move closer to home and his family.[4] Less than a month later, on May 4, he signed with USC and subsequently redshirted the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.[5]
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.[6][7] 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).[1]
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 UCLA and finished the season with averages of 4.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 32 games.[8][9] At the Trojans' annual awards banquet on April 9, he received the John Rudometkin Award for giving 110% effort throughout the season.[10]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Iowa | 32 | 19 | 17.2 | .364 | .297 | .440 | 2.7 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 4.0 |
| 2009–10 | Iowa | 30 | 22 | 24.4 | .477 | .200 | .676 | 6.2 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 9.7 |
| 2011–12 | USC | 18 | 18 | 29.2 | .515 | .000 | .631 | 5.9 | .4 | .9 | .4 | 10.6 |
| 2012–13 | USC | 32 | 6 | 14.7 | .505 | .000 | .667 | 3.6 | .2 | .4 | .3 | 4.1 |
| Career | 112 | 65 | 20.3 | .465 | .269 | .636 | 4.4 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 6.6 | |
Professional career
2013–14 season
Fuller went undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft. On September 20, 2013, he signed with U.D. Oliveirense of Portugal for the 2013–14 LPB season.[11] He appeared in all 20 games for Oliveirense and averaged 18.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
2014–15 season
In January 2015, Fuller signed with the Taranaki Mountainairs for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season.[12] On April 14, 2015, he was named co-Player of the Week for Round 2 alongside Southland Sharks forward Tai Wesley.[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Aaron Fuller Bio". usctrojans.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Aaron Fuller Game-by-Game Stats – 2008–09". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Juncaj, Gjon (February 17, 2010). "Notebook: Wolverines accomplish a couple of feats with win at Iowa". MichiganDaily.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Brown, Rick (April 9, 2010). "Iowa basketball's leading Big Ten scorer Aaron Fuller leaves team". USAToday.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Holmes, Baxter (May 4, 2010). "Trojans announce signing of Iowa transfer Aaron Fuller". LATimes.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Holmes, Baxter (January 18, 2012). "USC's Aaron Fuller could have shoulder surgery next week". LATimes.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (January 20, 2012). "Aaron Fuller Injury: USC Forward To Have Shoulder Surgery". SBNation.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Aaron Fuller Game-by-Game Stats – 2012–13". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Player Stats – Aaron Fuller". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fontan & Wise Named USC Basketball's Team MVPs for 2012-13 Season". usctrojans.com. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Aaron Fuller agrees with Oliveirense". Court-Side.com. September 20, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ Hills, Murray (January 27, 2015). "Taranaki Mountain Airs coach confident new import Aaron Fuller fits the bill". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "WESLEY AND FULLER ARE JOINT PLAYER’S OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.