Maxime Raynaud

Career Highlights:

  • AP All-America honorable mention (2025)
  • ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2025)
  • Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year (2024)
  • All-ACC first team (2025)
  • All-Pac-12 second team (2024)
  • NABC All-Pacific Region first team (2025)
  • Kareem Abdul Jabbar Center of the Year Top-5 finalist (2025)
  • Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year midseason team (2025)
  • Wooden Award late midseason top-20 watch list (2025)
  • USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list (2025)
  • USBWA National Player of the Week (Nov. 19, 2024)
  • Three-time ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Dec. 23, 2024, Jan. 27, 2025)
  • Stanford Athletic Board Conference Athlete of the Year (2024)
  • NABC Honors Court (2024)
  • Finished career ranked seventh on all-time Stanford scoring list (1,623), third all-time in rebounds (989). Also ended fourth in field goals, 13th in rebound average, 12th in blocks and ninth in games played

As a Senior (2024-25):

  • AP All-America honorable mention, first Stanford player to earn All-American accolades since 2015 (Chasson Randle)
  • All-ACC first team
  • ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • NABC All-Pacific Region first team
  • Kareem Abdul Jabbar Center of the Year Top-5 finalist
  • Naismith Trophy Men’s College Player of the Year midseason team
  • Wooden Award late midseason top-20 watch list
  • USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list
  • USBWA National Player of the Week (Nov. 19)
  • Three-time ACC Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Dec. 23, Jan. 27)
  • Only player in the country averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. First major conference player to average 20 & 10 with more than 50 made threes in a season since Kevin Durant in 2006-07 and Carmelo Anthony in 2002-03
  • Finished second nationally with 25 double-doubles, led all major conference players. Just the fifth high major player in the past five years to have at least 25
  • Set a program record for double-doubles in a season, passing Adam Keefe (21, 1991-92)
  • Led the ACC in rebounding, second in scoring. Ranked in the top-15 nationally in both categories: 14th in PPG, 9th in RPG. Also fifth nationally in field goals and eighth in total points, sixth in defensive rebounds
  • Finished career ranked seventh on all-time Stanford scoring list (1,623), third all-time in rebounds (989). Also ended fourth in field goals, 13th in rebound average, 12th in blocks and ninth in games played
  • Stanford single-season rebound leader (371)
  • Fifth Stanford player to reach 700 points in a season, ended fourth on Stanford’s single-season list (707). Also finished 10th in scoring average, second in field goals, 11th in rebounds average, seventh in blocks and eighth in minutes played
  • Ended season second in NCAA history in single-season 3-pointers by a player over 7-feet (67), trailing only Arizona’s Lauri Markkanen (69, 2016-17)
  • Averaged 20.2 points and 10.6 rebounds per game, added 1.7 assists and 1.4 blocks per night over 35 appearances
  • 21 20-point games, led the nation in scoring among players over 6-foot-10. Two 30-point outings, including a career-high 33 against UC Davis (Nov. 17)
  • Tied a Stanford postseason record with five blocks against CSUN (March 18)
  • Helped Stanford to its most wins (21) since 2015, a program record-tying 17 wins at Maples Pavilion, and school records as a team in 3-pointers (294), free throw percentage (.789) and fewest turnovers per game (10.5)

As a Junior (2023-24):

  • Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 second team
  • Stanford Athletic Board Conference Athlete of the Year
  • NABC Honors Court
  • Appeared in 32 games with 31 starts
  • Averaged 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game
  • Ranked 11th in the Pac-12 in scoring and third in rebounding, placed sixth in field goal percentage (56.7%). Ranked 33rd nationally in rebounds and 18th in defensive rebounds
  • Seventh-most rebounds in a single season in Stanford history (306)
  • Posted 12 double-doubles. First Stanford player with 12 or more since Reid Travis had 16 in 2016-17
  • Career high 29 points on two occasions, at Arizona (Feb. 4) and vs. Oregon State (Feb. 24)
  • Secured a career-high 17 rebounds in a win at Arizona State (Feb. 1)
  • Three games of at least 15 points and 15 rebounds, first Stanford player to accomplish the feat since Curtis Borchardt in 2001-02
  • 11 games of 20 or more points, including nine against Pac-12 opposition

As a Sophomore (2022-23):

  • Appeared in 33 games with 23 starts
  • Averaged 8.8 points and a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per game, shot 54 percent from the field
  • Ranked seventh in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage and 12th in rebounding
  • Scored a career-high 22 points against Pacific (Nov. 7)
  • Tallied two double doubles, against Chicago State (17 pts, 13 reb, Jan. 25) and UCLA (12 pts, 10 reb, Feb. 16)
  • Averaged 11.0 points and 7.2 rebounds on 54 percent shooting from Jan. 14 through the end of the season (17 games). Was one of just four players in the Pac-12 to meet those benchmarks over the stretch.

As a Freshman (2021-22):

  • Appeared in 29 games with five starts
  • Averaged 4.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game
  • Notched first-career double-double in second-career game with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Santa Clara (Nov. 12)
  • Ranked third among Pac-12 freshmen in rebounds per game, sixth in scoring
  • Scored in double figures five times
  • Shot 54.1 percent from the floor, with is seventh in Stanford freshman history
  • Made 42.3 percent of 3-point attempts, which is ninth-best in Stanford freshman history
  • Closed Pac-12 play averaging 7.7 points and 5.3 rebounds over final seven games

International

  • Won gold medal, led France in scoring at the 2023 FIBA U-20 European Championships in Greece
  • Won a silver medal with France at the FIBA U16 European Championships in 2019 in Italy
  • Selected to 2020 FIBA U17 World Championships in Bulgaria, but tournament was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Before Stanford

  • Part of Stanford’s third top-20 recruiting class in four years
  • Prior to attending Stanford, played for Espoirs Nanterre, where he averaged 12.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Teammate of Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
  • Inside-out player who can stretch his game to the 3-point line.
  • Participated in the Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Valencia, Spain with Espoirs Nanterre, and finished in the top three in scoring, rebounding and blocks
  • Part of French national team system.
  • Attended the prestigious Lycee Henri IV, the most selective high school in Paris
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