AIDAN MANDEL FINISHED HIS FRESHMAN SEASON FOR THE SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE VAQUEROS IN SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA IN THE WESTERN STATE CONFERENCE IN CCCAA IN JUCO BASKETBALL COACHED BY DEVIN ENGEBRETSEN. IN THE 2022-23 CAMPAIGN FOR THE VAQUEROS, AIDAN AVERAGED 18.9 POINTS, 9.2 REBOUNDS, 1.1 ASSISTS, 1.5 STEALS AND 1.4 BLOCKS WHILE SHOOTING 53.8% FROM THE FIELD AND 68.9% FROM THE FREE THROW LINE PER GAME. HE SCORED 529 POINTS, GRABBED 258 REBOUNDS, DISHED OUT 30 ASSISTS, HAD 42 STEALS AND BLOCKED 39 SHOTS. HIS GAME HIGH IN POINTS WAS 26, HIS GAME HIGH IN REBOUNDS WAS 15, HIS GAME HIGH IN ASSISTS WAS 5, HIS GAME HIGH IN STEALS WAS 4 AND HIS GAME HIGH IN BLOCKS WAS 5.