Aaron Estrada (born February 3, 2001) is an American men's

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player for the

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of the

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(CAA) who is two-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year (2022, 2023). He led the 2022–23 Pride to a share of the regular season conference championship and advancement into the second round of the 2023 NIT, where Hofstra pulled a first-round upset over regional #1-seed

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, 88–86, in overtime. Estrada has not declared whether he is returning to NCAA Division I as a graduate-level student.

High school career

Estrada attended

Woodbury Junior-Senior High School Woodbury Junior-Senior High School (WHS) is a comprehensive community middle school and public high school that serves students in sixth through twelfth grades from Woodbury, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the ...

. As a junior, he averaged 21.5 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game. Estrada scored 23 points and made the game-winning foul shots as the Thundering Herd beat

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60–58 to capture their first Group 1 state title. He transferred to St. Benedict's Prep for his senior year. Estrada was featured in a documentary series called Benedict Men, on the streaming platform

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. In July 2019, Estrada committed to playing college basketball for Saint Peter's, choosing the Peacocks over

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, Robert Morris, and

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College career

Estrada averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game as a freshman. He earned MAAC Rookie of the Year honors. Estrada opted to transfer to

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after the season, choosing the Ducks over Creighton and

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. As a sophomore, he averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, shooting 42.3 percent from the field. Following the season, Estrada transferred to

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. After arriving at Hofstra, he focused on losing weight and improving his three-point shooting. On February 5, 2022, Estrada scored a career-high 35 points in a 85–78 overtime win against

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. He was named

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. He repeated as conference player of the year the following season after averaging 20.3 points per game (second in the CAA) while leading Hofstra to a share of the regular season championship.

Career statistics

College

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, 32 , , 32 , , 35.2 , , .477 , , .330 , , .935 , , 5.7 , , 5.0 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , 18.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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References

External links

Hofstra Pride bioOregon Ducks bioSaint Peter's Peacocks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estrada, Aaron 2001 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from New Jersey Hofstra Pride men's basketball players Oregon Ducks men's basketball players Point guards Shooting guards Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball players Sportspeople from Woodbury, New Jersey St. Benedict's Preparatory School alumni Woodbury Junior-Senior High School alumni