Aaron Black (basketball)
Norman Aaron Black (born December 3, 1996) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He won the PBA Outstanding Rookie award in 2021.[1][2] He is the son of former PBA Best Import Norman Black, who is also the head coach of Meralco.[3][4][5]
| No. 1 – Meralco Bolts | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | PBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 3, 1996 Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ateneo de Manila |
| College | Ateneo de Manila University |
| PBA draft | 2019 Round: 2 / Pick: 18th overall[lower-alpha 1] |
| Selected by the Meralco Bolts | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019 | Quezon City Capitals |
| 2020–present | Meralco Bolts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Notes
- The 2019 draft was composed of two drafts: the Gilas special draft, which consists of 5 players reserved for the Gilas Pilipinas program, and the regular draft. Black was selected as the eighteenth pick of the regular draft.
References
- "PBA: Aaron Black makes history as lowest drafted player to win top rookie honor". cnn.
- "Aaron Black claims Outstanding Rookie plum". Rappler.
- "Aaron Black makes dad Norman proud". www.pba.ph.
- "Norman Black says son Aaron 'didn't get my height, but got my confidence'". Spin.ph.
- "Playing for dad 'different,' 'familiar' for Aaron Black". Rappler.
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