AJ Pestello (Photo Courtesy of Kevin Wilker)
AJ Pestello (Photo Courtesy of Kevin Wilker)
AJ Pestello

11 AJ Pestello

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Cuyahoga Falls
  • High School:
    Stow-Munroe Falls
  • Position:
    Forward
gp 20
pts/g 13.8
fg % 54.7
3pt % 30.0
ft % 44.7
reb/g 6.5
a/g 0.5

2023-24

  • Appeared in and started 20 games
  • Second on the team with 275 points
  • Averaged 13.8 points per game
  • Tied for first on the team with 129 rebounds
  • Dished out 10 assists
  • Made nine three pointers
  • Recorded seven steals
  • First on the team and fourth in the OAC with 31 blocks

Career Bests

  • 22 points (2x) with last vs. Muskingum on Dec. 2, 2023
  • 11 rebounds vs. Penn State Behrend on Nov. 21, 2023
  • Two assists vs. East Texas Baptist at the Don Lane Classic in Lexington, Ky. on Dec. 21, 2023
  • Two three pointers (2x) with last at Capital on Dec. 9, 2023 
  • Three blocks (4x) with last vs. No. 2 John Carroll on Jan. 31, 2024
  • Two steals at No. 14 Mount Union on Jan. 3, 2024

High School

  • Three-year letter winner in basketball
  • All-Ohio second-team selection
  • All-District first-team honoree
  • All-Suburban League first-team selection
  • All-Ohio Academic Team honoree
  • Two-time GABCA Allstar
  • Two-year letter winner in baseball
  • Defensive Player of the Year 
  • Graduated with a 4.3 GPA

Personal

  • Business administration major
  • Son of Anthony and Kelli Pestello
 
This page was last updated on February 19, 2024
Recent Games
Jan 31 at #2 John Carroll L, 102-70
Feb 3 at Otterbein L, 78-59
Feb 7 Ohio Northern W, 90-85
Feb 10 at Wilmington L, 73-71
Feb 14 Heidelberg L, 81-73
Feb 17 at Marietta L, 83-65
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 20 13
Games started 20 13
Minutes 570 352
Minutes per game 28.5 27.1
FG 116-212 74-140
FG Pct 54.7 52.9
3PT 9-30 7-21
3PT Pct 30.0 33.3
FT 34-76 17-38
FT Pct 44.7 44.7
Off rebounds 70 42
Def rebounds 59 37
Total rebounds 129 79
Rebounds per game 6.5 6.1
Personal fouls 46 26
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 10 6
Turnovers 21 10
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.6
Steals 7 3
Blocks 31 20
Points 275 172
Points per game 13.8 13.2
Points per 40 min 19.3 19.5
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 at Cleveland State L, 96-48 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 13
Nov 8 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 100-82 1 26 7-11 63.6 1-2 50.0 3-6 50.0 18
Nov 11 Geneva (Pa.) L, 78-77 1 34 7-16 43.8 0-3 0.0 5-7 71.4 19
Nov 18 at Trine (Ind.) L, 76-70 1 37 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 15
Nov 21 Penn State Behrend L, 80-69 1 37 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 4-8 50.0 14
Nov 29 #3 John Carroll L, 99-93 1 31 8-14 57.1 1-1 100.0 5-8 62.5 22
Dec 2 Muskingum W, 67-62 1 33 9-10 90.0 2-2 100.0 2-5 40.0 22
Dec 9 at Capital L, 94-63 1 20 3-9 33.3 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 10
Dec 13 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 83-78 1 26 4-7 57.1 0-1 0.0 4-6 66.7 12
Dec 16 Otterbein L, 75-67 1 20 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 21 vs. East Texas Baptist W, 85-77 1 33 8-12 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-6 0.0 17
Dec 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-64 1 25 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 8
Jan 3 at #14 Mount Union L, 70-56 1 31 8-19 42.1 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 17
Jan 6 Marietta L, 69-55 1 30 5-11 45.5 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 10 at Ohio Northern L, 86-64 1 23 7-13 53.8 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 17
Jan 13 Wilmington W, 68-62 1 30 7-12 58.3 0-0 - 2-5 40.0 16
Jan 17 at Heidelberg L, 92-70 1 27 5-12 41.7 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Jan 20 at Muskingum L, 76-67 1 23 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Jan 24 #18 Mount Union L, 100-68 1 26 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 11
Jan 27 Capital L, 84-81 1 30 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Jan 31 at #2 John Carroll L, 102-70 1 28 7-10 70.0 1-2 50.0 0-2 0.0 15
Feb 3 at Otterbein L, 78-59 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Ohio Northern W, 90-85 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Wilmington L, 73-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Heidelberg L, 81-73 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Marietta L, 83-65 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 2 at Cleveland State L, 96-48 1 29 1 2 3 1 0 - 1 2 2 0
Nov 8 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) W, 100-82 1 26 3 3 6 0 2 0.0 1 2 3 -
Nov 11 Geneva (Pa.) L, 78-77 1 34 5 4 9 0 0 - 1 0 4 0
Nov 18 at Trine (Ind.) L, 76-70 1 37 4 0 4 0 0 - 0 1 4 -
Nov 21 Penn State Behrend L, 80-69 1 37 6 5 11 1 4 0.3 1 3 3 0
Nov 29 #3 John Carroll L, 99-93 1 31 2 5 7 0 1 0.0 0 1 3 0
Dec 2 Muskingum W, 67-62 1 33 3 4 7 1 1 1.0 0 1 3 0
Dec 9 at Capital L, 94-63 1 20 4 1 5 0 1 0.0 0 1 2 0
Dec 13 at La Roche (Pa.) W, 83-78 1 26 2 2 4 0 2 0.0 1 3 2 0
Dec 16 Otterbein L, 75-67 1 20 3 1 4 0 0 - 0 1 3 0
Dec 21 vs. East Texas Baptist W, 85-77 1 33 5 3 8 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 22 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 87-64 1 25 3 5 8 1 1 1.0 0 2 3 0
Jan 3 at #14 Mount Union L, 70-56 1 31 4 3 7 0 1 0.0 2 2 2 0
Jan 6 Marietta L, 69-55 1 30 3 2 5 0 2 0.0 0 3 1 0
Jan 10 at Ohio Northern L, 86-64 1 23 4 1 5 1 0 - 1 0 1 0
Jan 13 Wilmington W, 68-62 1 30 4 6 10 1 2 0.5 0 2 2 0
Jan 17 at Heidelberg L, 92-70 1 27 6 3 9 1 0 - 0 2 1 0
Jan 20 at Muskingum L, 76-67 1 23 3 3 6 0 1 0.0 0 2 3 0
Jan 24 #18 Mount Union L, 100-68 1 26 2 3 5 1 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 27 Capital L, 84-81 1 30 3 3 6 1 1 1.0 0 2 3 0
Jan 31 at #2 John Carroll L, 102-70 1 28 1 2 3 0 0 - 0 3 1 0
Feb 3 at Otterbein L, 78-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Ohio Northern W, 90-85 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Wilmington L, 73-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Heidelberg L, 81-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Marietta L, 83-65 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 20 20 28.5 5.8-10.6 54.7 0.5-1.5 30.0 1.7-3.8 44.7 13.8
Conference 13 13 27.1 5.7-10.8 52.9 0.5-1.6 33.3 1.3-2.9 44.7 13.2
Exhibition 1 1 29.0 5.0-10.0 50.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 3.0-6.0 50.0 13.0
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Home 10 10 29.7 6.0-10.7 56.1 0.4-1.5 26.7 2.3-4.2 54.8 14.7
Away 9 9 26.7 5.3-10.3 51.6 0.4-1.6 28.6 1.2-3.1 39.3 12.3
Neutral 1 1 33.0 8.0-12.0 66.7 1.0-1.0 100.0 0.0-6.0 0.0 17.0
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Wins 5 5 29.6 7.0-10.4 67.3 0.8-1.2 66.7 2.2-5.6 39.3 17.0
Losses 15 15 28.1 5.4-10.7 50.6 0.3-1.6 20.8 1.5-3.2 47.9 12.7
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November 5 5 33.0 6.8-12.2 55.7 0.4-1.4 28.6 3.6-6.6 54.5 17.6
December 6 6 26.2 5.0-8.7 57.7 0.8-1.7 50.0 1.3-3.5 38.1 12.2
January 9 9 27.6 5.8-11.0 52.5 0.2-1.4 15.4 0.9-2.4 36.4 12.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 20 20 570 116-212 54.7 9-30 30.0 34-76 44.7 275
Conference 13 13 352 74-140 52.9 7-21 33.3 17-38 44.7 172
Exhibition 1 1 29 5-10 50.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 13
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Home 10 10 297 60-107 56.1 4-15 26.7 23-42 54.8 147
Away 9 9 240 48-93 51.6 4-14 28.6 11-28 39.3 111
Neutral 1 1 33 8-12 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-6 0.0 17
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Wins 5 5 148 35-52 67.3 4-6 66.7 11-28 39.3 85
Losses 15 15 422 81-160 50.6 5-24 20.8 23-48 47.9 190
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November 5 5 165 34-61 55.7 2-7 28.6 18-33 54.5 88
December 6 6 157 30-52 57.7 5-10 50.0 8-21 38.1 73
January 9 9 248 52-99 52.5 2-13 15.4 8-22 36.4 114
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 20 20 28.5 8.1-14.9 54.7 0.6-2.1 30.0 2.4-5.3 44.7 19.3
Conference 13 13 27.1 8.4-15.9 52.9 0.8-2.4 33.3 1.9-4.3 44.7 19.5
Exhibition 1 1 29.0 6.9-13.8 50.0 0.0-1.4 0.0 4.1-8.3 50.0 17.9
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Home 10 10 29.7 8.1-14.4 56.1 0.5-2.0 26.7 3.1-5.7 54.8 19.8
Away 9 9 26.7 8.0-15.5 51.6 0.7-2.3 28.6 1.8-4.7 39.3 18.5
Neutral 1 1 33.0 9.7-14.5 66.7 1.2-1.2 100.0 0.0-7.3 0.0 20.6
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Wins 5 5 29.6 9.5-14.1 67.3 1.1-1.6 66.7 3.0-7.6 39.3 23.0
Losses 15 15 28.1 7.7-15.2 50.6 0.5-2.3 20.8 2.2-4.5 47.9 18.0
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November 5 5 33.0 8.2-14.8 55.7 0.5-1.7 28.6 4.4-8.0 54.5 21.3
December 6 6 26.2 7.6-13.2 57.7 1.3-2.5 50.0 2.0-5.4 38.1 18.6
January 9 9 27.6 8.4-16.0 52.5 0.3-2.1 15.4 1.3-3.5 36.4 18.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 20 20 28.5 3.5 3.0 6.5 2.3 0.0 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.3 1.6
Conference 13 13 27.1 3.2 2.8 6.1 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.5
Exhibition 1 1 29.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 - 1.0 2.0
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Home 10 10 29.7 3.4 3.6 7.0 2.6 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 1.5
Away 9 9 26.7 3.4 2.2 5.7 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.4 1.8
Neutral 1 1 33.0 5.0 3.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
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Wins 5 5 29.6 3.4 3.6 7.0 2.2 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.4 0.4 1.6
Losses 15 15 28.1 3.5 2.7 6.3 2.3 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.3 1.5
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November 5 5 33.0 4.0 3.4 7.4 3.4 0.0 0.2 1.4 0.1 0.6 1.4
December 6 6 26.2 3.3 2.7 6.0 2.3 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.6 0.2 1.3
January 9 9 27.6 3.3 2.9 6.2 1.7 0.0 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.8
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 20 20 570 70 59 129 46 0 10 21 0.5 7 31
Conference 13 13 352 42 37 79 26 0 6 10 0.6 3 20
Exhibition 1 1 29 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 - 1 2
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Home 10 10 297 34 36 70 26 0 5 13 0.4 3 15
Away 9 9 240 31 20 51 19 0 3 6 0.5 4 16
Neutral 1 1 33 5 3 8 1 0 2 2 1.0 0 0
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Wins 5 5 148 17 18 35 11 0 4 9 0.4 2 8
Losses 15 15 422 53 41 94 35 0 6 12 0.5 5 23
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November 5 5 165 20 17 37 17 0 1 7 0.1 3 7
December 6 6 157 20 16 36 14 0 4 7 0.6 1 8
January 9 9 248 30 26 56 15 0 5 7 0.7 3 16
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 20 20 28.5 4.9 4.1 9.1 3.2 0.0 0.7 1.5 0.5 0.5 2.2
Conference 13 13 27.1 4.8 4.2 9.0 3.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 0.6 0.3 2.3
Exhibition 1 1 29.0 1.4 2.8 4.1 2.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 - 1.4 2.8
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Home 10 10 29.7 4.6 4.8 9.4 3.5 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.4 2.0
Away 9 9 26.7 5.2 3.3 8.5 3.2 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.7 2.7
Neutral 1 1 33.0 6.1 3.6 9.7 1.2 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.0
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Wins 5 5 29.6 4.6 4.9 9.5 3.0 0.0 1.1 2.4 0.4 0.5 2.2
Losses 15 15 28.1 5.0 3.9 8.9 3.3 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 2.2
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November 5 5 33.0 4.8 4.1 9.0 4.1 0.0 0.2 1.7 0.1 0.7 1.7
December 6 6 26.2 5.1 4.1 9.2 3.6 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 2.0
January 9 9 27.6 4.8 4.2 9.0 2.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 2.6