Shooting Stars Sign Veteran Guard Aaron Best
The Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced Thursday that they have signed Aaron Best. The six-foot-four guard recently played in the Polish Basketball League with the Trefl Sopot where he averaged 11.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 28.2 minutes per game through 45 games.
The Scarborough native will have a home court advantage for his second CEBL season. In 2022, Best won a CEBL championship with the Honey Badgers where he averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists over 26.6 minutes per game through five games.
Best played five seasons in Toronto at TMU where he posted a career average of 14.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 29.3 minutes over 114 collegiate games. He made his pro debut in 2016 with BC Juventus of the Lithuanian Basketball League, and has eight years of professional experience playing in over five different leagues. Competing in 30 games with the Canadian National team since 2015, Best also brings both FIBA WorldCup and AmeriCup experience.
Best joins the Shooting Stars just over half-way through their 2024 season. Scarborough is currently 6-6 with eight games remaining including six games at home. They are back on the road at the SaskTel Centre this Friday July 5 where they tip-off against the Saskatchewan Rattlers. The team hosts the Niagara River Lions at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre on Tuesday July 9. For more information on the team, tickets and schedule visit scarboroughshootingstars.ca
About the CEBL
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 75% of its rosters being Canadian and a record 10 players with NBA experience in 2024. Players also bring experience from the NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, NCAA programs, as well as U SPORTS and CCAA. Fourteen players have signed NBA contracts following a CEBL season, and numerous CEBL players attend NBA G League training camps every year. The CEBL season runs from May through August with games broadcast live on CEBL+ powered by BetVictor, TSN, TSN+, RDS, Game+, Next Level Sports & Entertainment and Courtside1891. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.