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Maximilian Heidegger (מקס היידגר; born June 5, 1997) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for UC Santa Barbara.

Max Heidegger
מקס היידגר

Heidegger with UC Santa Barbara in 2019
No. 1 – Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket
Position	Point guard
League	Basketbol Süper Ligi
Personal information
Born	(1997-06-05) June 5, 1997 (age 25) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American / Israeli
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Crespi Carmelite (Encino, California) Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) Oaks Christian School (Westlake Village, California)
College	UC Santa Barbara (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Undrafted
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv
2020–2021	→ Bnei Herzliya
2021–2022	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2022–present	Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-Big West (2018, 2020)

High school career

Heidegger played for two years at Crespi Carmelite High School. He suffered a back injury as a sophomore.[1] As a junior, he transferred to Blair Academy in New Jersey but did not play basketball. Heidegger transferred to Oaks Christian School for his senior year. He scored a career-high 40 points on February 6, 2016, in a 76–66 win against Agoura High School.[2] Heidegger averaged 28 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He was named to the Southern Section All-Division 4A Team, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team, and Ventura County Star All-County Team.[3]

College career

As a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, Heidegger averaged 7.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, though the team struggled to a 6–22 record.[4] On November 11, 2017, Heidegger scored a career-high 33 points while shooting 8-of-14 from beyond the arc in an 85–66 win against North Dakota State.[5] He averaged 19.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as a sophomore, shooting 40.4% from three-point range.[6] Heidegger earned First Team All-Big West honors.[7] He averaged 11.9 points, three rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game as a junior.[8]

On November 27, 2019, Heidegger suffered a concussion after hitting his head on a metal railing during a game against Portland State, forcing him to miss more than a month.[9] On February 1, 2020, he nearly posted a triple-double with 14 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds in an 87–62 win against Long Beach State.[10] Heidegger had a season-high 31 points on February 13, in an 84–75 loss at UC Davis.[11] He suffered a season-ending ankle injury on February 27 against UC Riverside. As a senior, Heidegger led UC Santa Barbara in scoring at 16 points per game, and also averaged 3.2 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All-Big West.[12] Heidegger finished his college career with 1,347 points, ranking 15th on the Gauchos' all-time scoring list.[7]

Professional career

On September 22, 2020, Heidegger signed his first professional contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League.[13] On December 5, 2020, Heidegger was loaned to Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Premier League.[14] He averaged 18.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. On July 9, 2021, Heidegger signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[15] He played for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2021 NBA summer league, scoring 12 points in 15 minutes on 4-8 shooting at his debut in a 85–83 loss against the Boston Celtics and fellow Israeli Yam Madar.[16]

On August 1, 2022, he has signed with Merkezefendi Bld. Denizli Basket of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[17]

Personal life

Heidegger is the son of Jami and Klaus Heidegger.[7] His father is an Austrian former alpine skier who finished second overall at the 1976–77 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. He later became a successful entrepreneur in the United States.[18] Heidegger's parents owned the beauty brand Kiehl's before selling it to L'Oréal for an estimated $100 million to $150 million in 2000.[19] His mother has a lung disease.[7] Heidegger is Jewish.[13]

References

External links

• UC Santa Barbara Gauchos bio

На других языках

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[de] Maximilian Heidegger

Maximilian Heidegger (* 5. Juni 1997 in Los Angeles)[1] ist ein US-amerikanisch-israelisch-österreichischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Max Heidegger

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[es] Max Heidegger

Max Heidegger (Los Ángeles, California, 5 de junio de 1997) es un baloncestista estadounidense con nacionalidad israelí que pertenece a la plantilla del EWE Baskets Oldenburg de la Basketball Bundesliga alemana. Con 1,91 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de base.

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