Born: Oct 15, 1985
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.
College: UCLA
Years Pro: 2
Full name is Arron Agustin Afflalo…Has three sisters and two brothers… Majored in sociology at UCLA…Active in the Pistons’ community relations program, did a series of morning interviews to help promote the Pistons Cares Telethon benefitting the Michigan Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation on March 14, 2008…The telethon raised over $400,000 to help grant wishes for youngsters in the greater Detroit area…Teamed with fellow rookie Rodney Stuckey to provide 25 tickets to each Pistons home game last season and donated to charities in the metro Detroit area…Has expanded the program this year creating the “Student Academic Challenge” in conjuction with the Pistons Community Relations Department…He will provide 500 tickets to six games this season for students demonstrating consistent academic achievement.
Background:-
2007-08:Appeared in 75 games (nine starts), averaging 3.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 12.9 minutes per game…In nine starts – Pistons 6-3 in those games – averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 21.1 minutes per game…Saw action in 12 playoff games and averaged 1.2 points, 0.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7.0 minutes per game…Scored a career-playoff high four points twice – vs. Philadelphia (4/29) in the first round and at Orlando (5/7) in the second round… Was the first Pistons rookie since Grant Hill (1994-95) to start a season opener at Miami (11/1) – played in place of Richard Hamilton who missed the game tending to the birth of his son…Scored 10-plus points seven times and led the team in scoring twice…Recorded a career-high 15 points twice [at Miami (3/27) and at Cleveland (4/16)]…Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists at Cleveland (4/16)…Played a career-high 34 minutes at Minnesota (4/1)…Played 20-plus minutes in 15 games – Pistons 13-2 in those games – averaging 7.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 24.6 minutes per game…Averaged 4.1 points and shot 42.4% from the field in home games compared to 3.2 points and 39.2% shooting from the field in away games… Shot 50.0% or better from the field in 30 of his 75 games played…Tallied 5-plus rebounds five times (Pistons 5-0 in those games)…Had back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts at Miami (4/6) and vs. New York (4/8) where he scored 10 points in each game…Enjoyed his best offensive month of the season in April where he averaged 6.2 points per game…DNP-CD seven times.
PRO CAREER:
Drafted: Selected after junior year by Detroit in first round (#27 overall) of 2007 NBA Draft. Career Averages/Milestones: In 75 career NBA games has averages of 3.7 points on .411 (99-241 FG) shooting with 1.8 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 12.9 minutes per game.
COLLEGE:
Year-By-Year Key Notes: Ended his career ranked 17th all-time in UCLA history in scoring with 1,540 points…Ranks second all-time in three-point field goals made (209) and attempted (560).
2006-07 (Junior): Ranked third in the Pac-10 in scoring (16.9 ppg) and three-point field goals per game (2.4), while averaging 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game…Scored 20-plus points 12 times…Matched a career-high with 27 points and set a career-high with eight assists vs. Washington…Also posted 27 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds at West Virginia…Named to the EA Sports Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.3 points in three games…Led the team with 22 points vs. Weber State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament…Sank all 10 free throw attempts on his way to 17 points vs. Pittsburgh in the Sweet Sixteen…Registered 24 points vs. Kansas in the Regional Finals…Tallied 17 points vs. Florida in the Final Four Semifinal game.
2005-06 (Sophomore): Led the team in scoring (15.8 ppg, seventh in the Pac-10), while averaging 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists…Registered 20-plus points 11 times, with a career-high 27 points at Arizona…Tallied 25 points and seven rebounds at California…Scored 23 points vs. Stanford…Posted his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Oregon State…Sank 6-of-9 shots beyond the arc and scored 20 points at Michigan…Posted 15 points in back-to-back games vs. Gonzaga and Memphis in the NCAA Tournament…Earned All-Oakland Region honors…Scored 10 points vs. Florida in the National Championship game.
2004-05 (Freshman): Averaged 10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists and led the team in three-point shooting (.386)…Was one of two players, along with fellow freshman Jordan Farmar, to start every game for the Bruins…Scored in double figures 18 times…Posted a season-high 22 points and tied a season-high nine rebounds at USC…Led the team with 17 points at Notre Dame…Scored 16 points vs. Michigan State…Named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Freshman Team.
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