Career Highlights:
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- NABC Honor Roll (2023)
As a Senior (2023-24):
- Appeared in 17 games with two starts
- Averaged 2.6 points, 2.1 rebounds a career-best 0.9 blocks per game
- Scored a season-high eight points against Idaho (Dec. 17)
- Tallied at least one blocked shot in six straight appearances from Nov. 23-Jan. 18
As a Junior (2022-23):
- NABC Honor Roll
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 31 games off the bench
- Averaged 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game, shot 44.7 percent from the floor and 45.2 percent from 3-point range
- Led the Pac-12 in 3-point shooting during conference play (42.9%)
- Made at least one three in 12 straight games from Dec. 31-Feb. 18
- In double figures three times, scored a season best 15 points vs. Cal Poly (Nov. 18)
- Multiple blocks in seven games, including a career best four at Oregon State (March 2)
As a Sophomore (2021-22):
- Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 32 games with five starts
- Averaged 2.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game
- Burst out for a career-best 18 points against North Carolina A&T (Nov. 23), including a 4-for-6 mark from 3-point range
- Started both games at the Pac-12 Tournament
- Ranked second on the team in blocks
As a Freshman (2020-21):
- Appeared in 21 games off the bench. Averaged 2.3 points and 0.9 rebounds per game
- Went 16-for-16 at the free throw line, which led the nation in most made free throws without a miss
- Scored a career-high eight points at North Carolina A&T (Dec. 6)
Prior to Stanford:
- 247Sports (#79) and Rivals (#116) four-star recruit. Ranked 14th and 23rd nationally at his position, respectively
- Three-star recruit by ESPN. Part of top-rated recruiting class in the Pac-12
- Reached Nebraska state championship game with Millard North
- Prep Hoops 17U All American second team
- Consensus second team all-state
- First team All-Omaha
- NSAA Academic All-State
- Greater Omaha Sports Committee Scholar-Athlete of the Year for basketball
- Broke Millard North school record for blocks in a game, season and career, career FG%
- Averaged 9.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game as a senior
- Played for Team Factory on the AAU circuit
- Will be one of youngest freshman players in the country in 2020-21
- Selected Stanford over Creighton, Iowa, Minnesota and TCU
- Father, Chris, was a four-time All-American high jumper at Minnesota.
Quotable: “Max is an exceptional athlete who brings us incredible versatility to the frontcourt. Standing 6-9, he has the ability to guard multiple positions on the floor defensively and has the potential to be an elite rim protector. Offensively, he can stretch a defense with his shooting, attack off the bounce or be a low post threat. As Max continues to get stronger and develop physically, we believe he will have a great impact on our team. Max is a high character, intelligent young man who fits our vision on and off the court.” – Jerod Haase