Aaron Michael Bruce was born on 19 December 1984 and is an Australian former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball League.
20 Facts About Aaron Bruce
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Aaron Bruce played college basketball for Baylor University before playing in the NBL for the Adelaide 36ers and the Sydney Kings.
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In 2002 and 2003, Aaron Bruce attended the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, where he played for the program's basketball team in the South East Australian Basketball League.
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Aaron Bruce signed a National Letter of Intent with Baylor University in November 2003.
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Aaron Bruce started all 28 games and led the team with 34.8 minutes per game, finishing as the nation's top-scoring freshman with 18.2 points per game.
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Aaron Bruce was named freshman All-America by Basketball Times, Rivals.
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Aaron Bruce was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year by Kansas City Star, San Antonio Express-News and ESPN.
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Aaron Bruce was named All-Big 12 honourable mention by league coaches and Associated Press, earned Academic All-Big 12 second team honours, named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honour Roll for fall 2005, and voted the Big 12's "Most Underrated Player" by opposing conference players in a poll taken by Sports Illustrated.
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Aaron Bruce averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game on the season.
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Aaron Bruce was named an honourable mention All-Big 12 selection for the third straight year and was named to the Spring 2007 Big 12 Commissioner's Honour Roll.
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Aaron Bruce averaged 11.3 points, 3.4 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game on the season.
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Aaron Bruce finished his college career as one of just four Bears ever to surpass 1,000 career points and 300 career assists.
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Aaron Bruce scored 22 points in his first NBL game and averaged 10 points and five assists for the season.
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In 2009, Aaron Bruce took a career break in the United States, and in August 2010, he earned his undergraduate degree from Baylor University.
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In December 2010, Aaron Bruce returned to Adelaide to work out with the 36ers.
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Aaron Bruce spent the summer of 2003 playing for the Australian junior national team that won gold at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece.
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Aaron Bruce was a member of the Australian Under-21 national team in 2004.
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Aaron Bruce went on to play for the Australian Boomers that tied for ninth place at 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.
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Aaron Bruce's mother was a national-level swimmer while two of his uncles, Des and Stephen Ryan, played in the Australian Football League.
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Aaron Bruce has two younger brothers, Cameron and Shaun, both of whom are basketball players.