 Estrada in 2024 | |
| No. 7 – Motor City Cruise | |
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| Position | Point guard /shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-02-03)February 3, 2001 (age 24) Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
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| College |
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| NBA draft | 2024:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2024–present |
| Career history | |
| 2024–present | Motor City Cruise |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Aaron S. Estrada (born February 3, 2001) is an American professionalbasketball player for theMotor City Cruise of theNBA G League. He playedcollege basketball for theSaint Peter's Peacocks,Oregon Ducks,Hofstra Pride andAlabama Crimson Tide. He is a two-timeCoastal Athletic Association Player of the Year (2022, 2023).
Estrada attendedWoodbury Junior-Senior High School. 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 beatCresskill High School 60–58 to capture their first Group 1 state title. He transferred toSt. Benedict's Prep for his senior year.[1] Estrada was featured in a documentary series called Benedict Men, on the streaming platformQuibi.[2] In July 2019, Estrada committed to playing college basketball forSaint Peter's, choosing the Peacocks overEast Carolina,Robert Morris, andWagner.[3]
Estrada averaged 8.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game as a freshman.[4] He earnedMAAC Rookie of the Year honors.[5] Estrada opted to transfer toOregon after the season, choosing the Ducks overCreighton andSyracuse.[6] 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 toHofstra.[7] After arriving at Hofstra, he focused on losing weight and improving his three-point shooting.[8] On February 5, 2022, Estrada scored a career-high 35 points in a 85–78 overtime win againstJames Madison.[9] He was namedColonial Athletic Association'sPlayer of the Year.[10] 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.[11] He led the2022–23 Pride to a share of the regular season conference championship and advancement into the second round of the2023 NIT, where Hofstra pulled off a first-round upset over regional #1-seedRutgers, 88–86, in overtime. Estrada transferred to Alabama for his final season of eligibility and averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.[12]
After going undrafted in the2024 NBA draft, Estrada signed with theDetroit Pistons on October 7, 2024,[12][13] but was waived on October 17.[14] On October 29, he joined theMotor City Cruise.[15]
| 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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| 2019–20 | Saint Peter's | 28 | 14 | 19.4 | .405 | .340 | .879 | 2.5 | 1.9 | .7 | .0 | 8.1 |
| 2020–21 | Oregon | 9 | 0 | 12.4 | .423 | .214 | .750 | 1.9 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.1 |
| 2021–22 | Hofstra | 32 | 32 | 35.2 | .477 | .330 | .935 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .2 | 18.5 |
| 2022–23 | Hofstra | 31 | 31 | 37.2 | .478 | .368 | .809 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 1.5 | .2 | 20.2 |
| 2023–24 | Alabama | 37 | 37 | 30.9 | .449 | .313 | .847 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | .2 | 13.4 |
| Career | 137 | 114 | 29.8 | .460 | .336 | .863 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 14.4 | |