Max Abmas Explained

Max Abmas
Position:Point guard / shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:175
Team:Utah Jazz
Birth Date:2 April 2001
Birth Place:Rockwall, Texas, U. S.
High School:Jesuit Dallas
(Dallas, Texas)
College:
Draft Year:2024
Draft Round:Undrafted
Career Start:2024
Years1:present
Team1:Utah Jazz
Highlights:

Maxwell Abmas (;[1] born April 2, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. He is one of 12 players in NCAA Division I college men's basketball history to score more than 3,000 career points.

High school career

Abmas attended Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas.[2] He joined the varsity team in his sophomore season.[3] As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points and 3.7 assists per game.[4] He was named District 9-6A co-MVP.[5] Abmas competed for 3-D Sports on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[6] He was lightly recruited and committed to playing college basketball for Oral Roberts over offers from Army, Navy, Air Force and Marist.[7]

College career

As a freshman at Oral Roberts, he was a regular starter and averaged 14.4 points, earning Summit League All-Newcomer Team honors.[8] [9] On December 8, 2020, he recorded 36 points, nine assists and six rebounds in an 83–78 loss to Oklahoma State.[10] On February 13, 2021, Abmas scored a career-high 42 points in a 103–86 win over South Dakota State.[11] Two days later, he was named Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Week.[12] On February 27, Abmas scored 41 points in an 85–81 victory over Western Illinois.[13]

At the close of the 2020–21 season, Abmas was named the Summit League Player of the Year and first-team all-conference.[14] He helped his team win the Summit League tournament, where he was named MVP, and earn an NCAA tournament berth.[15] In the first round of the NCAA tournament, he led 15th-seeded Oral Roberts to a 75–72 upset win over second-seeded Ohio State in overtime, scoring 29 points.[16] In the second round, Abmas scored 26 points to help upset seventh-seeded Florida, 81–78.[17] In the Sweet 16, Abmas scored 25 points in a 72–70 loss to Arkansas.[18] With this performance, Abmas became the first player to score at least 25 points in each of the first three rounds at a single tournament since Stephen Curry during the 2008 NCAA tournament.[19] His play at the tournament has led many to draw comparisons between him and both Curry and Jimmer Fredette. On May 9, 2021, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility.[20] He withdrew from the draft on the day of the deadline.

As a junior, Abmas was named to the First Team All-Summit League.[21] After earning second team All-Big 12 recognition,[22] he earned Men's Basketball Academic All-America of the Year recognition.[23]

Professional career

On June 27, 2024, Abmas signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Utah Jazz.[24]

Career statistics

Led NCAA Division I

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Oral Roberts| 31 || 31 || 29.5 || .411 || .366 || .830 || 2.2 || 1.4 || 1.0 || .2 || 14.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Oral Roberts| 28 || 28 || 37.0 || .477 || .429 || .890 || 3.2 || 3.8 || 1.5 || .2 || style="background:#cfecec;" | 24.5*|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Oral Roberts| 30 || 30 || 36.8 || .422 || .389 || .850 || 3.4 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 22.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Oral Roberts| 34 || 34 || 36.1 || .436 || .373 || .919 || 4.4 || 4.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 21.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Texas| 34 || 34 || 35.0 || .425 || .362 || .900 || 3.1 || 4.1 || 0.9 || .1 || 16.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 157 || 157 || 34.8 || .435 || .383 || .884 || 3.3 || 3.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 19.9

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remember the name: Dallas Jesuit star Max Abmas leading Oral Roberts to historic March Madness run. Jonah. Javad. WFAA8. March 25, 2021 .
  2. Web site: Haisten . Bill . Max Abmas is a Golden Eagle guard defined by dazzling creativity . . February 23, 2021 . January 7, 2021.
  3. Web site: Max Abmas - 2020-21 - Men's Basketball . Oral Roberts University . February 24, 2021.
  4. Web site: Corrales . Jack . Varsity Basketball's Playoff Run Comes to an End as Comeback Falls Short . Jesuit Roundup . February 23, 2021 . March 4, 2019.
  5. Web site: Welch . Matt . Boys Basketball: Allen's Stevens, Jesuit's Abmas split MVP nod in 9-6A all-district team . . February 23, 2021 . March 2, 2019.
  6. Web site: Blum . Sam . How Jesuit's Max Abmas went from overlooked prep star to this year's NCAA Tournament darling . . March 26, 2021 . March 26, 2021.
  7. Web site: Beard . Aaron . Abmas leads crop of potential mid-major NCAA bracket busters . . March 26, 2021 . March 18, 2021.
  8. Web site: Jorgenson . Todd . Ex-Jesuit Sharpshooter Making Immediate Impact at ORU . . February 23, 2021 . December 1, 2020.
  9. Web site: Gregory . Dekota . ORU at OSU: Freshman Max Abmas emerges on team full of veterans . . February 24, 2021 . November 6, 2019.
  10. Web site: Cade Cunningham's late offensive outburst keeps Oklahoma State unbeaten against Oral Roberts . . . February 23, 2021 . December 8, 2020.
  11. Web site: Lewis . Barry . Max Abmas scores career-high 42 to lead ORU past Jackrabbits . . February 23, 2021 . February 13, 2021.
  12. Web site: ORU's Max Abmas named national player of the week and Summit League player of the week . . February 23, 2021 . February 15, 2021.
  13. Web site: Lewis . Barry . Max Abmas takes NCAA scoring lead, rallies ORU past Leathernecks . . February 28, 2021 . February 27, 2021.
  14. Oral Roberts' Abmas collects #SummitMBB Player of the Year honors. . March 4, 2021 . March 4, 2021.
  15. Web site: Zimmer . Matt . Oral Roberts survives NDSU rally, wins Summit League men's tournament . . March 26, 2021 . March 9, 2021.
  16. Web site: Hoyt . Joseph . Oral Roberts stuns Ohio State in first round, but the win was no surprise to Max Abmas' former Jesuit coach . . March 26, 2021 . March 19, 2021.
  17. Web site: Sweet 16 bound: Ex-Jesuit star Max Abmas helps Oral Roberts knock off Florida 81-78 . . . March 26, 2021 . March 21, 2021.
  18. Web site: March 28, 2021 . ESPN - Oral Roberts vs. Arkansas . April 30, 2024 . ESPN.com.
  19. SportsCenter . SportsCenter . SportsCenter . 1375986016616656896 . March 27, 2021 . Max Abmas is the first player since Steph Curry in 2008 to score 25 points in each of his first three #NCAATournament games. Put himself on the map @ORUMBB https://t.co/ePLsoKBBXX . en . February 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210328014028/https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1375986016616656896 . March 28, 2021 . live.
  20. Web site: Givony . Jonathan . May 9, 2021 . Oral Roberts men's basketball sophomore Max Abmas enters NBA draft, but keeps eligibility . May 9, 2021 . ESPN.
  21. SDSU's Scheierman tabbed #SummitMBB Player of the Year. . March 3, 2022 . March 3, 2022.
  22. 2023–24 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men's Basketball Awards. big12sports.com/ . March 10, 2024 . April 19, 2024.
  23. Web site: 2023-24 Academic All-America® Men's Basketball Teams announced for all NCAA and NAIA divisions .
  24. Web site: Utah Jazz sign Babacar Sane and Max Abmas. June 29, 2024. slcdunk.com. en.