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American basketball player (born 2003) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aidan Mahaney (born August 5, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference.
UConn Huskies | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Big East Conference |
Personal information | |
Born | August 5, 2003 |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Campolindo (Moraga, California) |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Mahaney grew up in Lafayette, California and attended Campolindo High School.[1] He started on the varsity team as a freshman and averaged 16 points per game as the Cougars won the Division II state championship.[2] Mahaney averaged 19.4 points per game during his sophomore season.[3] As a senior, he averaged 17.2 points, 3.9 assists, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game and was named the Bay Area News Group Player of the Year.[4] Mahaney was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Saint Mary's over offers from California, Stanford, and Princeton.[5][6]
Mahaney entered his freshman season with Saint Mary's coming off the bench as a reserve guard.[7] He made his college debut in SMC's season opener against Oral Roberts and scored 25 points in 26 minutes played.[8] Mahaney became the team's starting point guard one month into the season.[9] Mahaney scored 18 total points and 16 points in the second half and overtime in a 78–70 win over 12th-ranked Gonzaga.[10] As a freshman, he averaged 13.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, and two assists per game and was named first-team All-WCC team and WCC All-Freshman team.
In his sophomore season, Mahaney helped lead the Gaels to WCC regular season and tournament titles. In the WCC championship game against Gonzaga, Mahaney scored 23 points as St. Mary’s won 69-60. Mahaney averaged 13.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while garnering first team All-WCC honors. Following the end of the season, Mahaney announced he was entering the NCAA transfer portal.[11]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022–23 | Saint Mary's | 35 | 26 | 30.5 | .428 | .400 | .718 | 2.1 | 2.0 | .9 | .1 | 13.9 |
2023–24 | Saint Mary's | 34 | 34 | 33.3 | .386 | .355 | .813 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .8 | .1 | 13.9 |
Career | 69 | 60 | 31.9 | .407 | .375 | .763 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .8 | .1 | 13.9 |
Mahaney's older brother, Carter, plays college basketball at Northern Arizona.[13]
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