Aaron Abril G. Aban better known as Aaron Aban, is a Filipino

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 professional basketball player who currently plays for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

. Born in Cagayan de Oro City

Cagayan de Oro City

Cagayan de Oro; , officially the City of Cagayan de Oro, is the provincial capital city of the province of Misamis Oriental in the Philippines...

 and went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran

Colegio de San Juan de Letran

The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...

 in college. His moniker is the "Triple A."

He is a former player of the Letran Knights

Letran Knights

Letran Knights is the name of the varsity basketball team of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. Letran College is a Roman Catholic institution and the oldest college in the Philippines....

 in the NCAA and the Toyota Otis-Letran Sparks

Toyota-Otis Sparks

The Toyota-Otis Sparks is a basketball team currently playing in the Philippine Basketball League and is owned by Toyota Motors Philippines, Inc.-External links:* * -Former coaches and players:* Louie Alas * Mark Andaya* Joe Devance...

 in the Philippine Basketball League

Philippine Basketball League

The Philippine Basketball League is a commercial semi-professional basketball league in the Philippines. The league is composed of several commercial teams with several collegiate and provincial stars.-History:...

. He joined the team in 2002 but after a solid performance in the 2003 NCAA Finals grew in success.

In the 2006 PBA Draft

2006 PBA Draft

The 2006 Philippine Basketball Association Rookie Draft is an event, which allows teams to draft players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City on August 20, 2006. The Sta. Lucia Realtors chose Kelly Williams of Oakland University and PBL-Magnolia as the first...

, he was drafted seventh overall by the Alaska Aces

Alaska Aces (PBA)

The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest...

. In 2008, he was signed by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants.