Aaron Scott

Position:
G/F
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Spring, TX
High School:
Legacy the School of Sport Sciences

Last updated March 26, 2024

Honors
- 2024 Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball Magazine's All-Texas Honorable Mention
- 2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
- American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023)
- C-USA Freshman of the Week (Jan 3, 2022, Jan. 10, 2022 and Jan. 24, 2022)

Single Game Highs
Points – 26 vs. Northern Iowa, 11/07/23
Rebounds – 13, twice
Assists – 6, at Tulane, 2/28/24
Steals – 3, twice
Blocks – 6, vs. Fordham, 12/10/23
FG Made – 8, three times
FG Attempts – 15, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/07/23
3 FG Made – 4, twice
3 FG Attempts – 7, three times
FT Made – 6, three times
FT Attempts – 8, twice

Top Career Scoring Games
1. 26, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/07/23
2. 20, vs. UAB, 1/31/24
3. 19, at Tulane, 2/28/24
3. 19, vs. Towson, 11/19/23
3. 19, vs. Louisiana Tech, 03/09/23
6. 18, at Tulsa, 2/7/24
6. 18, at Wichita State, 1/6/24
6. 18, vs. Omaha, 11/11/23
9. 15, vs. Temple, 1/13/24
10. 14, at LSU, 3/19/24
10. 14. at Rice, 3/9/24
10. 14, vs. Angelo St., 11/26/23
10. 14, vs. UAB, 3/30/23
10. 14, at FAU, 1/14/23

2023-24
Played in and started all 34 games...Team captain...Averaged 11.0 points per game, 5.6 rebounds per game and 1.8 assists per game...Made 44 3-pointers on the year, which was more than twice his previous single-season high...Shot 41.9 percent from the foor and 37.0 percent from deep...Was one of UNT's top free throw shooters, making 78.9 percent at the line...Had a single-season career high 45 blocks and matched his career high in steals with 38...Had a 1.22 assist/turnover ratio as he dished out a career-high 61 assists...Scott opened the season with a 26-point performance in a home win over Northern Iowa where he knocked down four 3-pointers...Scored in double figures 18 times after only doing it 16 times total in his first two seasons...Had two 20-point games...Mad two or more 3-pointers 15 times, including a career-high four 3-pointers twice...Entered his junior season as a 60 percent career free throw shooter but made 56-71 (.789) this season...Played 1,026.5 total minutes (30.1 per game)...Had three double-doubles on the year, including an 18-point and 10-rebound performance in a win at Tulsa on Feb. 7...Had a career-high six blocks versus Fordham at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dec. 10...Scored 10 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had six blocks versus Fordham on Dec. 10...Dished out a career-high six assists in a road win at Tulane on Feb. 28...Named the American Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 13, the opening week of the season, after averaging 22 points per game and making 7-13 from deep, it was his first career conference player of the week honor...Named Dave Campbell's Texas Basketball Magazine's All-Texas Honorable Mention

2022-23
Played in and started all 38 games...Averaged 7.0 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game...Led the team with 210 total rebounds...Had a season field goal percentage of 58.4 (101-173)...Averaged 27.2 minutes per contest...The only UNT player to start every game this season...Third on the team in total minutes played with 1,035...Shot 40.8 percent from deep (20-49)...Had 43 total assists on the year...Was second on the team in blocks with 30...Had the third-most steals on the team with 38...Averaged 16 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in the 2023 C-USA Tournament... Scored a career-high 19 points on a perfect 6-6 from the floor and 2-2 from 3-point range in UNT's 74-46 C-USA Tournament quarterfinal win over LA Tech...Averaged 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per NIT game...Scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting in UNT's NIT championship win over UAB...Had the game-winning block in the final seconds of UNT's NIT semifinal win versus Wisconsin...Shot 55.2 percent (16-29) over the five games in the NIT...Led the 2023 NIT in total blocked shots with 10...Averaged 31.4 minutes per NIT game...Had eight total steals in the NIT, which was the second-most on the team...Scored in double figures 14 times and UNT was 11-3 in those 14 games...Scored 13 points and tied his caeer-high with 13 rebounds in UNT's C-USA semifinal game versus UAB...Grabbed 10+ rebounds three times...Had six offensive rebounds at UT Arlington on Dec. 6...Scored in double figures in four straight games from Jan. 5-Jan.14...Played a season-high 42 minutes and 36 seconds in UNT's double overtime win over UAB on Feb. 9...In three games versus LA Tech he was 17-of-19 (.894) from the field and averaged 14 points per game against the Bulldogs...Had a career-high four assists three times...Made a career-high three 3-pointers on three attempts on Jan. 5 at Western Kentucky...Scored 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting at FAU on Jan. 14...Tied his career-high with six made free throws versus UAB on March 10 in C-USA semifinals

2021-22
Played in all 32 games...Conference USA All Freshman Team...Averaged 4.0 points per game (129 total)...Averaged 4.1 rebounds per game (131 total)...Averaged 15.9 minutes per game...Scored a season-high 13 points on Jan. 27 at Southern Miss in a 63-54 win...Grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds on Jan. 20 in a 65-51 win over Charlotte...Had a double-double versus LSU Shreveport on Dec. 4 with 10 points and 12 rebounds...Had three games with double digits rebounds...Four times had five offensive rebounds or more...Won three consecutive C-USA Freshman of the Week honors in January...The first North Texas freshman to earn multiple C-USA Freshman of the Week honors since 2017

High School
Graduated from Legacy the School of Sport Sciences in Spring, TX...Played at Klein Oak HS his freshman-junior year...2021 Conference MVP...2021 First Team Southwest Athletic Interscholastic Conference