Max Strus

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Group Celebration - Reed, Olujobi, Strus

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DePaul Men's Basketball vs. Northwestern

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Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-6 / 215
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hickory Hills, Ill.
High School:
Stagg
Prev School:
Lewis

Career

Career scoring average of 18.6 points per game is fourth in program history
Also second all-time with 554 three-point field goal attempts, third with 194 three-point field goals, fifth with a .825 (226-274) free throw percentage, tied for 18th with a .350 (194-554) three-point percentage and ranked 29th with 1,226 points.
Played in 66 games in two seasons.
Joins Mark Aguirre as only players in school history with at least 700 points in a season.
Recorded eight career games of 30 or more points
Joins Aguirre (17 games), George Mikan (13) and Tom Kleinschmidt (8) as the only players in school history with more than five 30-point games.
Became 21st player at DePaul with 100 career three-pointers on Dec. 12, 2018 against Chicago State
Became the 51st player with 1,000 career points on March 3, 2019 against St. John’s.
Scored in double-figures in 58 of 66 career games at DePaul.
16 career games with five or more three-pointers.
Transferred from Lewis University on April 25, 2016
Sat out the 2016-17 season under NCAA transfer guidelines
Lewis is a NCAA Division II program located in Romeoville, Ill.
Scored over 1,000 points in two seasons including a school-record 666 points during his sophomore year.

2018-19 (Senior)

Second team All-BIG EAST
Second team NABC All-District 5
First team CoSIDA Academic All-District
One of 10 players picked for the NACDA DI-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team
Set DePaul season records with 113 three-pointers and 311 three-point attempts
705 points are third on the season scoring list
Also ranked second with 541 field goal attempts, eighth with 232 field goals, 14th with scoring average of 20.1 points per game.
Holds single-game three-point field goal record with eight threes in games against Georgetown and UIC
Both performances are tied with Draelon Burns' eight threes in November 2008
Seven threes against Central Michigan is tied for fourth and six threes in games against USF and St. John's are tied for 11th.
The 16 three-point field goal attempts against UIC is also a single-game record
15 attempts against Georgetown is second followed by 14 against USF in a tie for third
13 attempts against Central Michigan are tied for sixth while 12 attempts against Bethune-Cookman are tied for 13th place.
Career-high 43 points (36 in second half) against St. John's is tied for sixth on the single-game record list
38 points against Longwood is 16th, 34 points against UIC is tied for 33rd, 33 points against Central Michigan is tied for 42nd, 32 points against USF is tied for 58th and 30 points against Georgetown is tied for 96th.
26 field goal attempts against USF are tied for sixth on the single-game chart and 15 field goals against Longwood are tied for seventh.
11-for-11 performance from free throw line against Coastal Carolina is the 13th game in program history with at least 11 free throws made without a miss.
Finished career with 29 straight games in double figures
Only games not in double figures were back-to-back eight-point games against Cleveland State and Northwestern.
Three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week
Preseason second team All-BIG EAST.
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in minutes (1st - 37.4 mpg), three-pointers per game (2nd - 3.2/game), scoring (3rd - 20.1 ppg), free throw percentage (4th - .842), defensive rebounds (10th - 4.8 drpg) and rebounding (12th - 5.9 rpg)
In conference games only, ranked among league leaders in minutes (1st - 37.4 mpg), three-pointers per game (2nd - 3.2/game), free throw percentage (5th - .855), scoring (6th - 18.6 ppg), three-point field goal percentage (12th - .385), defensive rebounds (t15th - 4.1 drpg) and rebounding (21st - 4.9 rpg).
Four four-point plays this season in games against Seton Hall (twice), Creighton and St. John’s.
Averaged 26.7 points per game in the College Basketball Invitational while shooting .460 (52-113) from the field, .339 (21-62) from three-point range and .921 (35-38) at the free throw line
16 points, six rebounds in game three against USF
32 points (11-26 FG) in game two against the Bulls
Opened the best-of-three finals in Tampa with 17 points and five rebounds
24 points, seven rebounds against Coastal Carolina in the semifinals... 38 points (15-21 FG), five boards against Longwood
33 points (7-13 3pt. FG), six rebounds against Central Michigan.
Scored 14 points with six boards against St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament.
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week following Georgetown and St. John’s games
30 points against Georgetown with nine rebounds, four assists
Tied own record with eight three-pointers
Career-high 43 points (36 in second half) with four rebounds against St. John’s
25 points, three assists at Georgetown
18 points, eight rebounds against Creighton
23 points at Butler with three boards, three assists
16 points, five boards against Marquette
17 points at Xavier with five rebounds
13 points, seven rebounds against Providence
13 points, five rebounds and four assists against Villanova
12 points, five assists at Marquette
22 points at Seton Hall with six rebounds, three steals
14-point, 12-rebound double-double at St. John’s
21 points, five assists, four boards against Seton Hall
16 points, eight rebounds, three assists at Villanova
16 points, nine boards, four assists against Boston College
18 points and five rebounds against Incarnate Word
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week following Chicago State and UIC games
34 points against UIC with 13 rebounds
Tied single-game record with eight three-pointers and set new record with 16 three-point attempts in UIC game
27 points, eight rebounds, two assists, two steals, two blocked shots against Chicago State
Nine boards, eight points, three assists at Northwestern
Eight points, eight rebounds, seven assists against Cleveland State
15 points at Notre Dame with five rebounds
Named BIG EAST Player of the Week following games against Morgan State and Penn State
21 points, nine boards, two assists against Penn State
25 points, nine rebounds, three assists against Morgan State
25 points against Bethune-Cookman with six rebounds.

2017-18 (Junior)

Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and NABC Honors Court.
Ranked second on DePaul’s single-season three-point field goal list with 81 three’s
The 81 three-pointers set a junior class record at DePaul
243 three-point attempts are second in the season record book.
38th player in program history to score at least 500 points in a season
521 points are tied for 32nd on the season scoring list.
Knocked down six three’s in three separate games to tie for 11th on the single-game chart.
Scored in double-figures in 26 games with nine 20-point games and two 30-point games.
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in minutes (4th - 35.6 mpg), three-point field goals (8th - 2.6/game), steals (9th - 1.3 spg), scoring (11th - 16.8 ppg), rebounding (14th - 5.6 rpg), free throw percentage (14th - .803) and offensive rebounds (15th - 1.5 orpg)
In conference games only, ranked among league leaders in minutes (3rd - 36.5 mpg), offensive rebounds (t7th - 1.8 orpg), rebounding (8th - 6.6 rpg), three-pointers (9th - 2.4/game), defensive rebounds (11th – 4.8 drpg), assists (t11th - 3.3 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (13th - 1.2) and scoring (14th - 16.2 ppg).
Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice.
22 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Marquette at the BIG EAST Tournament
14 points at Creighton with seven rebounds, six assists
Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following games against Villanova and Marquette
20 points, 11 rebounds against Marquette
21 points, six rebounds at Villanova
14 points with eight rebounds in back-to-back games against St. John’s and Seton Hall
17 points at Providence with five rebounds, four steals, three assists... 19 points, four rebounds, four assists at Georgetown
27 points against Butler with five rebounds
10 points, seven rebounds, four assists at Marquette
Posted first double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds at St. John’s
19 points, five rebounds, five assists against Georgetown
33 points at Xavier with six rebounds
20 points, nine rebounds, six assists against Villanova
21 points, four assists, four steals against Miami (Ohio)
Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll following games against Alabama A&M and Northwestern
33 points against Northwestern with three rebounds, two steals
Scored 20 of DePaul’s 27 second-half points against the Wildcats
14 points, three rebounds against Alabama A&M
24 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals at UIC
20 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals against Youngstown State
Averaged 16.0 points in three games at the PK80
21 points, four rebounds, three assists against Portland
15 points against Oregon
12 points (10-10 FT), three steals against Michigan State
15 points, five rebounds against Delaware State and at Illinois
Scored 11 points with five rebounds, two assists against Notre Dame in DePaul debut.

2016-17

Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Sat out season under NCAA transfer guidelines.

2015-16 (Sophomore at Lewis)

Earned NABC Division II All-American honors as well as Division II Bulletin Newsletter Honorable Mention All-American, NABC All-Midwest District First Team, D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team and All-GLVC First Team.
One of 25 finalists (one of only two sophomores) for the Bevo Francis Award that recognizes the nation’s top player in small college basketball.
Led the Flyers in scoring (20.2 ppg), rebounding (8.4 rpg) and assists (3.5 apg) last season while guiding Lewis to its first Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title in 14 years.
Knocked down 67 three-pointers while shooting .360 (67-186) from behind the arc... shot .455 (216-475) from the field and .823 (167-203) from the free throw line.
Broke the Lewis single-game scoring record and tied the GLVC scoring record with a 52-point outburst against Northwood on Nov. 24 that included a 12-for-14 performance from three-point range
Named USBWA National Player of the Week and GLVC Player of the Week following the Northwood game.
Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic - and named to Academic All-GLVC Team
Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team.
Scored 33 points on 13-for-23 shooting, while notching 12 rebounds, four assists and four steals against Olivet Nazarene on Dec. 9... named GLVC Player of the Week following that game.

2014-15 (Freshman at Lewis)

Averaged 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Named the GLVC Freshman of the Year and second team All-GLVC.
Two double-doubles
Scored double-digit points in 25 games, scoring more than 20 points in five games
Set a season-high of 24 points twice.
Recipient of the Br. David Delahanty Award - given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence
Named Academic All-GLVC.

High School

Played at Stagg High School in Hickory Hills, Ill.
Averaged 19 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior.
Earned IBCA All-State Third Team, All-Southwest Suburban Conference, Regional Reporter Player of the Year and Southtown/Star All-Area accolades
Named the John McBride Thanksgiving Tournament MVP and was selected to the All-York Holiday Tournament team.
As a junior, averaged 14 points and six rebounds per game to claim All-Southwest Suburban Conference and Regional Reporter All-Area team honors
Named to both the John McBride Thanksgiving and Hinsdale South All-Tournament teams..
Named to the Regional Reporter All-Area Second Team after averaging eight points as a sophomore.
Played AAU basketball for the Windy City Magic.

Personal

Son of John and Debra Strus
Has a brother, Marty and a sister, Maggie
Debra played basketball and volleyball at DePaul and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000
Marty played basketball at Lewis and Maggie played volleyball at UIC... cousin, Clark Brinkman, plays baseball at Creighton.
Graduated from DePaul in June 2018 after majoring in Business Administration.

Printable Statistics
Career Statistics
2018-19 Game-by-Game Statistics
2017-18 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 45, vs. USF (April 3, 2019)
Rebounds: 13, vs. UIC (Dec. 14, 2018)
Assists: 7, vs. Cleveland State (Nov. 28, 2018)
Steals: 4 (3x), last at Providence (Feb. 10, 2018)
Blocked Shots: 2 (2x), last at Georgetown (Feb. 27, 2019)
Field Goals: 15, vs. Longwood (March 25, 2019)
Field Goal Attempts: 26, vs. USF (April 3, 2019)
3pt. Field Goals: 8 (2x), last vs. Georgetown (March 6, 2019)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 16, vs. UIC (Dec. 14, 2018)
Free Throws: 11 (2x), last vs. USF (April 5, 2019)
Free Throw Attempts: 14, vs. USF (April 5, 2019)
Minutes: 43:10, vs. Penn State (Nov. 15, 2018)
Games in Double-Figures: 58
20-Point Games: 19
30-Point Games: 7
40-Point Games: 1
Double-Doubles: 4
10-Rebound Games: 4