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Aaron Bright Bio

As a Senior (2014-15): Made 30 appearances and 27 starts in his only season at Saint Mary's ... honorable mention all-WCC selection ... averaged 10.9 points, 3.8 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game ... ranked second in the WCC and 16th nationally in free throw percentage at .879, making 80 of 91 attempts ... finished 7th in the league in assists and 21st in scoring ... also finished 9th in assist-turnover ratio ... third on the team in minutes played with 31.7 per game ... registered 15 double-figure scoring games, which included a season-best 24 at Loyola Marymount ... surpassed 20 points in wins over New Mexico State and at Creighton ... made clutch 3-pointer just before end of regulation at San Diego to force overtime in an eventual double-OT win ... scored a game-high 21 against New Mexico State in his first start as a Gael ... made several clutch shots in road win at Creighton, scoring 19 of his game-high 22 after halftime ... dished season-high 10 assists against Morgan State ... came off the bench in his first game in a Saint Mary's uniform to produce a 10 point, 2 assist performance in the season opener against Cal State LA ... working toward a master's degree in leadership at SMC.

At Stanford University (2010-13): Lettered three seasons at the point guard position at Stanford University ... earned undergraduate degree in science, technology and society in June, 2014 ... suffered a shoulder injury during practice in Nov., 2013, underwent surgery and earned a medical redshirt for the 2013-14 season ... started 54 of his 105 appearances in just more than three seasons ...registered career averages of 8.7 points, 2.9 assists and 25.5 minutes per game under head coach Johnny Dawkins ... 316 career assists ranks 10th in Stanford program history ... named 2012 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Most Outstanding Player as a sophomore in leading Stanford to the tournament title ... registered a career-high 29 points against Illinois State in the tournament's first round ... during the team's five-game NIT title run, he averaged a team-best 16.8 points, while shooting 64.1 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from behind the three-point arc and 88.0 percent from the free throw line ... established career highs of five rebounds twice, seven assists four times, 11 field goals against Illinois State, six 3-point field goals twice, eight free throws three times, two steals 12 times and 42 minutes twice.

At Bellevue High School: A 2010 graduate of Bellevue (Wash.) High School ... four-year letterwinner in basketball ... rated as the No. 135 player overall by Rivals.com ... 2008 MaxPreps.com National Division champions ... member of two-time King County conference championship squad ... guided Bellevue High School to a third-place state finish as a junior, earning first team all-state and league MVP honors ... two-time Seattle Times All-Area team honoree ... two-time King County MVP ... two-time King County conference champions ... averaged 20.9 points, 4.4 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior ... named team MVP as a junior, averaging 18.0 points and 7.0 assists per game ... tabbed a first-team all-league selection and all-state honoree as a sophomore, following up a second-team all-league freshman campaign.

Season / Career Highs
POINTS
SEASON: 24 at LMU (1.3.15) CAREER: 24 at LMU (1.3.15)
REBOUNDS
SEASON: 7 vs. Northeastern (12.22.14) CAREER: 7 vs. Northeastern (12.22.14)

FIELD GOALS
SEASON: 8 at Creighton (12.13.14)
CAREER: 8 at Creighton (12.13.14)

FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
SEASON: 18 2x at USD (2.14.15) CAREER: 18 2x at USD (2.14.15)
3-POINT FIELD GOALS
SEASON: 6 2x at Pacific (1.10.15)
CAREER: 6 2x at Pacific (1.10.15)
3-POINT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS
SEASON: 14 at LMU (1.3.15)
CAREER: 14 at LMU (1.3.15)
FREE THROWS
SEASON: 10 vs. NMSU (11.18.14)
CAREER: 10 vs. NMSU (11.18.14)
FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
SEASON: 11 vs. NMSU (11.18.14)
CAREER: 11 vs. NMSU (11.18.14)
ASSISTS
SEASON: 10 vs. Morgan State (1.6.15)
CAREER: 10 vs. Morgan State (1.6.15)
STEALS
SEASON: 2 4x vs. N'eastern (12.22.14)
CAREER: 2 4x vs. N'eastern (12.22.14)
BLOCKS
SEASON: n/a
CAREER: n/a
MINUTES PLAYED
SEASON: 45 vs. N'eastern (12.22.14) CAREER: 45 vs. N'eastern (12.22.14)

Aaron Bright's Saint Mary's Career Statistics
Total3-PtrF-ThrowsRebounds
SeasonGP-GSMin/AvgFG-FGAPctFG-FGAPctFT-FTAPctOffDefTotAvgPFFOATOBlkStlPtsAvg
2014-1530-27951/31.7102-286.35744-145.30380-91.879954632.18241136801532810.9
Total30-27951/31.7102-286.35744-145.30380-91.879954632.18241136801532810.9

Aaron Bright's Stanford Career Statistics

Minutes Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds
Year gp-gs min avg fg fga pct fg fga pct ft fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast t/o blk stl pts avg
2010-11* 31-8585 18.9 48 139 .345 31 90 .344 32 36 .889 3 26 29 0.9 51 0 61 39 0 13 159 5.1
2011-12* 37-241049 28.4 136 315 .432 71 163 .436 91 115 .791 13 46 59 1.6 70 1 136 84 0 24 434 11.7
2012-13* 30-22 906 30.2 90 259 .347 45 140 .321 54 65 .831 4 35 39 1.3 52 0 103 49 0 14 279 9.3
2013-14* 7-0 135 19.3 10 28 .357 7 18 .389 14 19 .737 0 8 8 1.1 11 0 16 7 0 2 41 5.9
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