Pinging The Portal: UC In Contact With Hofstra Guard Aaron Estrada

CINCINNATI — The Bearcats are targeting a recent foe to join them in the Big 12. Multiple reports have UC basketball in contact with Hofstra guard Aaron Estrada (20.2 Pts, 5.5 Reb, 4.3 Ast).

The 2022-23 CAA Player of the Year faced Cincinnati in this year's NIT and was a dynamic scoring presence for the Pride.

He's won conference POTY in consecutive seasons since transferring from Oregon. The 6-foot-4 efficient force has been top-three among All-CAA players in effective field goal percentage over the past two years for Hofstra.

To lead a conference in shots and stay that efficient is a good sign that he could have success in a Power Five return. On top of that, he was 11th among CAA players in assist rate in 2022-23.

Estrada is On3's sixth-best transfer this cycle.

⚜️ Available Transfer ⚜️

Aaron Estrada
🏆Ball Guard🏆
Hofstra
**1 Year of Eligibility Remaining**

20 PPG | 6 RPG | 4 APG | 48 FG% | 37 3P%@Aaron4PF_ @NJHoopRecruit #transferportal #Hofstra https://t.co/RWBTKH7cil
— Transfer Tapes (@TransferTapes) April 4, 2023

Hofstra transfer Aaron Estrada has heard from the following schools since entering the transfer portal:

Alabama
Temple
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Seton Hall
Arizona
Cincinnati
Florida State
Kansas State
Washington State
NC State
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Georgetown

Estrada averaged… pic.twitter.com/8IHp89gU5l
— Dushawn London (@DushawnLondon1) April 5, 2023

40 Piece for Aaron Estrada tonight. pic.twitter.com/MmLEHPnIxI
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) January 27, 2023

Remember the name. Aaron Estrada.

That’s why he was the CAA Player of the Year last season.

27 points. 4 rebounds. 5 assists. Hofstra comes back to beat Princeton at Jadwin, 83-77.pic.twitter.com/KTgAWdQYoN
— Mid-Major Madness (@mid_madness) November 8, 2022