Aaron Abril Galarrita Aban (born April 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions of the

Pilipinas Super League The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines. History The Pilipinas Super League (PSL) was founded in December 2021 by former officials the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, namely its former CEO Ro ...

. Born in

Cagayan de Oro Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated CDO and officially the City of Cagayan de Oro; ; Bukid language, Binukid: ''Ciudad ta Cagayan de Oro''; ; ) is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Regions of the Philippi ...

, he graduated his high school at Liceo de Cagayan University and went to

Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran (), also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. I ...

in college. He is a former player of the

Letran Knights The Letran Knights and Lady Knights are the collegiate varsity teams representing Colegio de San Juan de Letran in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The high school varsity teams are called the ''Squires''. The college's varsity te ...

in the NCAA and the Toyota Otis-Letran Sparks in the

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. He joined the team in 2002 but after a solid performance in the 2003 NCAA finals grew in success. He was drafted seventh overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2006 PBA draft. In 2008, he was signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. During the offseason of 35th season, he was traded to Burger King Titans in exchange of Rey Evangelista. Before the start of the 2010 Fiesta Conference, he was signed by the Talk N' Text Tropang Texters as a free agent. In 2019, Aban came out from retirement to play for the

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, suiting up for

San Miguel Alab Pilipinas San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) was a Filipino professional basketball team which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) under the sponsorship of San Miguel Corporation. The te ...

PBA career statistics

Season-by-season averages

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aban, Aaron 1982 births Living people Alaska Aces (PBA) draft picks Alaska Aces (PBA) players Barako Bull Energy players Basketball players from Misamis Oriental Filipino men's basketball players Letran Knights basketball players Magnolia Hotshots players NorthPort Batang Pier players San Miguel Alab Pilipinas players Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Cagayan de Oro TNT Tropang 5G players 21st-century Filipino sportsmen