Max Montana Explained

Max Montana
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:210
Nationality:American / German
Birth Date:11 January 1996
High School:Wilbraham & Monson
(Wilbraham, Massachusetts)
College:
Draft Year:2018
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018–2019
Team1:Giessen 46ers
Years2:2019
Team2:Hamburg Towers
Years3:2019–2020
Team3:Greensboro Swarm
Years4:2021
Team4:Keflavík
Highlights:

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.

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]

External links

Notes and References

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