#21 AARON RHOOMS

Position: Forward

Height: 6'5"

Weight: 220 lbs

Birthdate: April 26, 2002

Hometown: Mississauga, Ontario

High School: Lincoln Prep

College: Ryerson University

  • Personal

    • Born in Toronto, Ontario.
    • His father Ronald Rhooms played basketball at Martin Grove Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke.
    • Favorite number is 12.
    • Basketball journey started with a local Oakville AAU at age nine.
    • Became a member of Uplay Canada, one of the top AAU programs in Canadian basketball.
    • Awarded a ROPSSAA Academic Award (2017-18).
    • Played high school ball at St. Martin Catholic Secondary School — won All-Catholic MVP as the best player performing player in this school division.
    • Two-time junior basketball MVP.
    • All Peel Region academic award winner in 2018.

  • Professional Career

    • Selected by the Scarborough Shooting Stars in the 2nd round, 10th overall in the 2022 U Sports Draft out of Ryerson University.

  • Collegiate Career

    • Received the Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy as the U SPORTS Rookie of the Year. 
    • Won the OUA Rookie of the Year.
    • Made the OUA First-Team All-Star.
    • Was also named to the All-Rookie Team.
    • Among the categories that stood out among his conference competitors were points per game (19.3), rebounds per game (7.9), and field goal percentage (52.7), placing him 10th in each regard. 
    • His career-best 28-point outing against Laurentian, a game in which he shot 61.1% from the field, was his last of seven 20+ point games on the year and capped off a season in which he never scored fewer than 12 points. 
    • Averaged 24 points over his last four games to close out the 2021-22 season. 

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