Aaron Aban
{{short description|Filipino basketball player}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2021}}
{{Philippine name|Galarrita|Aban}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Aaron Aban
| image =
| caption =
| number = 51
| position = Shooting guard / small forward
| league = PSL
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 185
| team = Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions
| nationality = Filipino
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|8}}
| birth_place = Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
| draft_year_pba = 2006
| draft_round_pba = 1
| draft_pick_pba = 7
| draft_team_pba = Alaska Aces
| college = Letran
| high_school = Liceo de Cagayan University (Cagayan de Oro)
| career_start = 2006
| years1 = 2006–2008
| team1 = Alaska Aces
| years2 = 2008–2009
| team2 = Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants
| years3 = 2009–2010
| team3 = Burger King Whoppers
| years4 = 2010–2016
| team4 = Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters / TNT Tropang Texters / Tropang TNT / TNT KaTropa
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = GlobalPort Batang Pier
| years6 = 2019–2020
| team6 = San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
| years7 = 2022–present
| team7 = Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions
| highlights =
- 6× PBA champion (2007 Fiesta, 2010–11 Philippine, 2011 Commissioner's, 2011–12 Philippine, 2012–13 Philippine, 2015 Commissioner's)
- NCAA Philippines Most Improved Player (2005)
- 2× NCAA Philippines champion (2003, 2005)
}}
Aaron Abril Galarrita Aban (born April 8, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Sta. Rosa Laguna Lions of the Pilipinas Super League. Born in Cagayan de Oro, he graduated his high school at Liceo de Cagayan University and went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in college.
He is a former player of the Letran Knights in the NCAA and the Toyota Otis-Letran Sparks in the Philippine Basketball League. He joined the team in 2002 but after a solid performance in the 2003 NCAA finals grew in success.
He was drafted seventh overall by the Alaska Aces in the 2006 PBA draft. In 2008, he was signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants. During the offseason of 35th season, he was traded to Burger King Titans in exchange of Rey Evangelista. Before the start of the 2010 Fiesta Conference, he was signed by the Talk N' Text Tropang Texters as a free agent.
In 2019, Aban came out from retirement to play for the 2019–20 ABL season, suiting up for San Miguel Alab Pilipinas.
PBA career statistics
{{PBA player statistics legend}}
=Season-by-season averages=
{{PBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2006}}
| align=left | Alaska
| 22 || 5.7 || .292 || .250 || .538 || .8 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 1.6
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2007}}
| align=left | Alaska
| 19 || 8.7 || .396 || .421 || .529 || 1.9 || .1 || .2 || .2 || 2.9
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2008}}
| align=left| Purefoods
| rowspan=2|36 || rowspan=2|17.4 || rowspan=2|.477 || rowspan=2|.365 || rowspan=2|.586 || rowspan=2|2.2 || rowspan=2|.8 || rowspan=2|.3 || rowspan=2|.2 || rowspan=2|5.8
|-
| align=left| Burger King
|-
| align=left rowspan=2| {{pbay|2009}}
| align=left| Burger King
| rowspan=2|27 || rowspan=2|8.8 || rowspan=2|.364 || rowspan=2|.000 || rowspan=2|.700 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|.0 || rowspan=2|2.3
|-
| align=left| Talk 'N Text
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2010}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 61 || 10.4 || .443 || .227 || .595 || 1.6 || .2 || .3 || .0 || 3.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2011}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 19 || 14.9 || .406 || .214 || .727 || 2.4 || .5 || .3 || .0 || 3.3
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2012}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 48 || 9.9 || .458 || .429 || .727 || 1.3 || .2 || .3 || .1 || 2.2
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2013}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 28 || 8.1 || .333 || .312 || 1.000 || 1.1 || .1 || .1 || .0 || 1.3
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2014}}
| align=left | Talk 'N Text
| 38 || 13.0 || .451 || .412 || .455 || 1.2 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.7
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2015}}
| align=left | TNT
| 17 || 10.4 || .354 || .304 || .250 || .8 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 2.5
|-
| align=left | {{pbay|2016}}
| align=left | GlobalPort
| 15 || 17.1 || .511 || .429 || .800 || 2.7 || .3 || .4 || .0 || 4.1
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 330 || 11.2 || .424 || .336 || .610 || 1.4 || .3 || .2 || .1 || 2.9
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References
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- {{cite web
| title = Aaron Aban
| publisher = Alaska Aces
| url = http://www.alaskaaces.com.ph/aaron-aban-41.html
| access-date = January 7, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080130122330/http://www.alaskaaces.com.ph/aaron-aban-41.html| archive-date= January 30, 2008 | url-status= live}}
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{{Letran Knights 2005-2006 NCAA Men's Senior Basketball Champions}}
{{Alaska Aces 2007 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2010-11 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2011-12 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2012-13 PBA Philippine Cup Champions}}
{{Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup Champions}}
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