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BOYS BASKETBALL

Max Christie

Guard
ROLLING MEADOWS HS
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

24

Points per game

10.1

Rebounds per game

3.9

Assists per game

3.1

Steals per game
“Max brings outstanding positional size on the wing with a tremendous outside shot. He exudes a strong desire and dedication to improving and winning. He competes with a high basketball IQ and oozes with next-level potential.”
Paul Biancardi
ESPN National Recruiting Director
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-7, 190-pound senior guard led the Mustangs to a 15-0 record this past season. Christie averaged 24.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while connecting on 53.3 percent of his shots from the floor. A McDonald’s All-American Game selection, Christie was the 2021 Player of the Year by the Chicago Sun Times and Chicagoland Prep Hoops. A unanimous First Team All-State selection, he is ranked as the nation’s No. 16 recruit in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.com and concluded his prep basketball career with 2,132 points.

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Academic Achievement

Christie has maintained a weighted 4.12 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball on scholarship at Michigan State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Christie has volunteered locally on multiple fundraising campaigns to benefit the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association. He has also donated his time with Feed My Starving Children and as a youth basketball coach.