Jean Aranguren
Year: 2023
Position: SG
Height: 6-3
Hometown: Valencia, Venezuela
High School: Springfield Commonwealth Academy (Springfield, MA)
AAU Team: NY Jayhawks (NY)

Offers: Boston U, Fairleigh Dickinson, Hofstra, Iona, UMBC

Eligibility: Two years to play

Statistics:
(from sophomore year at Hofstra) - 14.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.2 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.3 bpg; 41% FG, 34% 3-PT, 72% FT per 32.6 mpg with 33 GP
(from freshman year at Iona) - 8.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg; 48% FG, 40% 3-PT, 80% FT per 21.8 mpg with 33 GP

Notable Performances (against D1 competition):
3/8/25 vs. Monmouth: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block; 9-15 FG, 1-2 3-PT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
3/1/25 vs. North Carolina A&T: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals; 8-15 FG, 2-5 3-PT, 2-2 FT in 39 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
2/27/25 @ Stony Brook: 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal; 7-16 FG, 1-5 3-PT, 2-4 FT in 38 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
2/8/25 vs. Stony Brook: 17 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; 6-15 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 3-6 FT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
2/6/25 vs. Northeastern: 35 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block; 9-13 FG, 3-4 3-PT, 14-18 FT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
1/11/25 vs. UNC Wilmington: 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal; 7-15 FG, 5-9 3-PT, 1-1 FT in 37 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
1/9/25 vs. Charleston: 19 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal; 7-17 FG, 4-5 3-PT, 1-1 FT in 36 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
12/29/24 @ Quinnipiac: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block; 7-14 FG, 1-1 3-PT, 8-8 FT in 41 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra) 
12/15/24 vs. Temple: 16 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 3 blocks; 4-15 FG, 1-6 3-PT, 7-10 FT in 40 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
12/9/24 @ Norfolk State: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal; 6-10 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 5-7 FT in 40 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
11/30/24 vs. Tarleton State: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block; 6-14 FG, 4-10 3-PT, 5-8 FT in 37 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
11/19/24 @ Florida State: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal; 4-9 FG, 1-4 3-PT, 5-6 FT in 35 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
11/16/24 @ UMass: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block; 6-19 FG, 2-8 3-PT, 6-7 FT in 38 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
11/8/24 vs. Iona: 18 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal; 6-12 FG, 2-5 3-PT, 4-6 FT in 35 minutes (sophomore year at Hofstra)
2/10/24 @ Canisius: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; 9-12 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 1-2 FT in 26 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
2/8/24 @ Niagara: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists; 4-8 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 5-5 FT in 28 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
1/5/24 @ St. Peter's: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal; 5-6 FG, 2-2 3-PT in 26 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
12/21/23 vs. Colgate: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals; 8-9 FG, 2-3 3-PT, 4-6 FT in 26 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
12/10/23 vs. St. Francis PA: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 2 blocks; 7-9 FG, 3-4 3-PT, 3-5 FT in 23 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
12/6/23 vs. Hofstra: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; 4-5 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 3-4 FT in 26 minutes (freshman year at Iona)
11/21/23 vs. Long Beach State: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; 5-9 FG, 2-4 3-PT, 4-4 FT in 18 minutes (freshman year at Iona)

Now that's more like it! Aranguren seems like a great fit as an international guy, but also someone who can split ball handling duties with Tre (he was 71st nationally in assist rate). Unlike Dinkins though he seems to be more of a presence defensively. He has notably played sizable minutes on two defensive first squads. Tobin's Iona squad will always look to press, but Speedy's Hofstra team was quietly in the top 100 in defensive efficiency (Per KenPom).

Aranguren also brings rebounding to the table on the defensive end. He had a defensive rebounding rate of 16.4% this past year, which is pretty impressive for a guy 6'3". That will fit right in with Autry, who showed great effort on the glass in the second half of the year. He is also a solid free throw shooter, but more importantly has a fairly strong ability to draw fouls (4.6 fouls drawn/40 minutes). No guard on the Revs had a mark 4.0 or better last season.

If there's a concern, it's that he fared poorly against Tier A+B competition, where Aranguren's offensive rating was quite a bit under 100. He wasn't the most efficient in conference play either, but Hofstra had like no one to turn to besides him and Cruz Davis. As shown in the "notable performances" section above, he also showed well against some teams at GW's level this year, such as UNC Wilmington and Charleston. The hope is that he fares better than the CAA transfers did last year.

Welcome to DC Jean!

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