Max Montana

Max Montana Hoetzel (born January 11, 1996) is an American-German professional basketball player who last played for Keflavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for Indiana and San Diego State.

Max Montana
Personal information
Born (1996-01-11) January 11, 1996
NationalityAmerican / German
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWilbraham & Monson
(Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
College
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2018–2019Giessen 46ers
2019Hamburg Towers
2019–2020Greensboro Swarm
2021Keflavík
Career highlights and awards

High school career

Montana attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy where he averaged 16 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists as a senior.[1]

College career

Montana started his college career with Indiana in 2014[2] where he averaged 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.7 minutes per game during his freshman season. He transferred to San Diego State in 2015 and redshirted the 2015–2016 season. During the 2016–2017 season, he averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.[1] During his junior season he averaged 6.9 points in 26 games. He missed six games after hyperextending his knee in the second game of the season. In 2018, he decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and turn pro.[3]

Professional career

In 2018, Montana signed with Giessen 46ers in the Basketball Bundesliga. In February 2019, Montana switched to the Hamburg Towers[4] where he went on to win the German second-tier Pro A.[5]

In February 2021, Montana signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Keflavík.[6] On 16 March, the team terminated its contract with Montana for violations of the club's disciplinary rules. In 9 games, he averaged 9.0 points and connected on 35.5% of his three-point shots.[7]

National team career

Montana played for the German U-18 team in 2013.[8]

Personal life

Montana is born to a German father and a Danish mother.[9]

References
  1. "Max Montana - Men's Basketball". goaztecs.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. Ben Raphel (12 October 2017). "Former Hoosier Max Hoetzel now goes by Max Montana". crimsonquarry.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. Mark Zeigler (3 April 2018). "Aztecs' Max Montana to skip his final college basketball season". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. "Montana komplettiert Towers-kader". Hamburg Towers (in German). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. Alexander Berthold; Rainer Grünberg (4 May 2019). "Spannendes Finale: Hamburg Towers sind Zweitliga-Meister". Abend Blatt (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. Sindri Sverrisson (4 February 2021). "Nýi Keflvíkingurinn vinsæll en á ekki roð í litlu systur á samfélagsmiðlum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 March 2021). "Max Montana braut agareglur og spilar ekki meira með Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  8. "Länderspiele für U18-Jungen". basketball-bund.de (in German). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  9. Mark Zeigler (28 September 2017). "Who's the Montana guy on SDSU's hoops roster?". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
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