2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Aaron Falzon
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 225
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Newton, Mass.
- High School:
- Northfield Mount Hermon
2018-19: Made his first appearance of the season after coming back from a lower body injury and finished with six points after connecting on two 3-pointers in the second half against Chicago State (12/17) ... Racked up 21 points on 6-7 shooting from three-point land, leading the team to a victory over Indiana (1/22) … Contributed six points on 2-3 shooting from beyond the arc against Wisconsin (1/26) ... Scored six points on 2-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc against Rutgers (2/13) ... Recorded five points and a season-high four rebounds vs. Nebraska (2/16)... Had five points and four rebounds against Ohio State (2/20)... Scored 11 with six rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois (3/13) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Battled injuries to see action in 28 contests, including making 10 starts ... Appeared in his first game in a calendar year, coming off the bench to hit three 3-pointers and scoring 11 points in a win over La Salle (11/18) ... Matched a career high with 4 assists in a victory over Sacred Heart (11/24) ... Knocked down four 3-pointers in scoring a season-high 15 points in a win against Chicago State (12/11) ... Matched a season high with four 3-pointers in scoring 12 points at No. 17 Oklahoma (12/22) ... Scored 11 points off the bench vs. Nebraska (1/2) ... Equaled a season high with 15 points in a victory over Minnesota (1/10) ... Matched a team season high with a career-best eight free throws to go along with two steals, two assists, and a blocked shot in win at Minnesota (1/23) ... Tallied 8 straight points off the bench in the second half at Maryland (2/10) ... Contributed 8 points at Rutgers (2/13) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015-16: Appeared in all 32 games, making 29 starts ... Hit 63 3-pointers, the second most ever by a Northwestern freshman, trailing only Sean Wink (86, 1997-98) ... Set a Northwestern record for a freshman in his collegiate debut by scoring 20 points (8-11 FG, 4-6 3-pt FG) in a win over UMass Lowell (11/13), including going 6-for-6 from the field and scoring 15 points in the second half ... Knocked down three 3-pointers in as many attempts over the first four minutes of the game -- giving him seven makes in a row spanning two games -- en route to 13 points in a victory over Fairfield (11/18) ... Recorded a season-high 6 rebounds in a victory over Missouri (11/24) ... Hit five of his first six 3-point field goal attempts on his way to scoring 17 points off the bench in a win over SIUE (12/5) ... Returned to the starting lineup to hit four 3-pointers in scoring 12 points while matching a season high with 6 rebounds in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/15) ... Knocked down a pair of clutch 3-pointers in overtime to help give the Wildcats a win at DePaul (12/19) ... Hit four 3-pointers, including three consecutive in the first half, en route to 12 points in a victory at Nebraska (12/30) ... Matched a season-high with 20 points, including setting a personal best and equalling a team season high with six 3-pointers, in a win at Minnesota (1/9) ... Nailed three 3-pointers and scored a team-high 13 points at No. 7/5 Maryland (1/19) ... Scored 10 points in a victory over Minnesota (2/4) ... Knocked down four 3-pointers and scored 14 points at Michigan (2/24) ... Drained four triples for the second consecutive game en route to scoring 12 points in a win over Rutgers (2/27).
High School: NEPSAC Class AAA Player of the Year and first-team all-league selection as a senior ... Scored a school-record with 45 points in a win over Bridgton Academy ... Knocked down a school single-season record 114 3-pointers in 2014-15 ... Finished his NMH career with 1,078 points ... Competed in Mary Kline Classic, scoring 18 points ... Four-star recruit ... Ranked No. 75 player in the nation for class of 2015 by ESPN.com and No. 92 by Rivals.com ... Team captain ... Averaged 15.4 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists per game as a junior ... All-ISL and All-NEPSAC sophomore year at St. Mark’s school, as well as team MVP ... Second-team All-NEPSAC as a junior ... Helped NMH reach semifinals at national prep championships junior year ... Also played volleyball, soccer and tennis ... Played AAU for Expressions Elite ... High school coach was John Carroll.
Personal: Born Aaron Michael Falzon ... Son of Eric and Dewan Falzon ... Father played college football at Springfield College ... Brother, Tevin, played basketball at Sacred Heart University ... Sister, Madison, is on the rowing team at Syracuse ... Major is Learning and Organizational Change and minor is Business Institutions.
