2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Nelson, Maximus
Jersey Number 11
Maximus Nelson
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Appleton, Wis.
- High School:
- Appleton
- Prev School:
- Valparaiso
Bio
2024-25: Played and started in all 32 games … Totaled 70 rebounds on the season … Had a season-high 15 points at IU Indy (Jan. 25) … Scored 14 points with three rebounds against Youngstown State (Feb. 12) … Totaled 14 points and five rebounds at East Texas A&M (Nov. 30).
2023-24: Played in all 36 games … Reached double-digit points six times … Made two or more 3-pointers in a game 20 times … 178-of-195 field goal attempts were from beyond the arc … Made a season-best five 3-pointers for 17 points vs. Green Bay (Nov. 29) … Recorded four 3-pointers vs. South Dakota (Nov. 18), at Robert Morris (Jan. 12) and at Wright State (Feb. 28) … Added 11 points vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 2) … Notched 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Andrews (Nov. 9).
2022-23 (at Valparaiso): Played in 31 games with 22 starts as a freshman ... Averaged 4.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per gam e... 38-of-11 (34.2 percent) from 3-point distance ... Made multiple 3-pointers in 10 different games ... Registered his first career double-figure scoring output with 10 points at Northern Iowa (Jan. 4) ... Scored a season-high 18 points including six 3-pointers vs. Drake (Feb. 4) ... Season high nine rebounds at Indiana State (Feb. 8).
High School: Averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and three assists per game as a senior in 2021-22 ... Unanimous first team all-conference selection and a first-team all-state pick following his senior season ... Averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists per game as a junior in 2020-21... Unanimous first-team all-conference selection as a junior while also earning honorable mention all-state ... Holds 10 records at Appleton North ... Had a 44-point performance in the Wisconsin state playoffs during his junior season, establishing a career high and making the game-tying shot to send it to overtime ... Also played volleyball.
Personal: Majoring in Marketing.
2023-24: Played in all 36 games … Reached double-digit points six times … Made two or more 3-pointers in a game 20 times … 178-of-195 field goal attempts were from beyond the arc … Made a season-best five 3-pointers for 17 points vs. Green Bay (Nov. 29) … Recorded four 3-pointers vs. South Dakota (Nov. 18), at Robert Morris (Jan. 12) and at Wright State (Feb. 28) … Added 11 points vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 2) … Notched 15 points and nine rebounds vs. Andrews (Nov. 9).
2022-23 (at Valparaiso): Played in 31 games with 22 starts as a freshman ... Averaged 4.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per gam e... 38-of-11 (34.2 percent) from 3-point distance ... Made multiple 3-pointers in 10 different games ... Registered his first career double-figure scoring output with 10 points at Northern Iowa (Jan. 4) ... Scored a season-high 18 points including six 3-pointers vs. Drake (Feb. 4) ... Season high nine rebounds at Indiana State (Feb. 8).
High School: Averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and three assists per game as a senior in 2021-22 ... Unanimous first team all-conference selection and a first-team all-state pick following his senior season ... Averaged 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists per game as a junior in 2020-21... Unanimous first-team all-conference selection as a junior while also earning honorable mention all-state ... Holds 10 records at Appleton North ... Had a 44-point performance in the Wisconsin state playoffs during his junior season, establishing a career high and making the game-tying shot to send it to overtime ... Also played volleyball.
Personal: Majoring in Marketing.
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