UC Santa Barbara
2019-2020
• Following his senior season, Max Heidegger was chosen First Team All-Big West for the second time in his career.
• Injured his left ankle on Feb. 27 at UC Riverside and that ended his season.
• Ended the regular season as the team’s leading scorer at 16.0 points per game overall and 17.0 in Big West Conference play.
• Averaged 19.9 points per game in the 10 games before being injured at UC Riverside.
• Scored 31 points, equaling the second highest total of his career, and he tied his career-high with eight three-point baskets on Feb. 13 at UC Davis.
• Had four 30 point games in his career.
• Also had a 30 point game on Jan. 30 at CSUN, hitting four threes in the process.
• Scored 20 or more points seven times in his 18 games.
• Made a three-point basket with 2.9 seconds to play to give UCSB a 65-63 win over UC Riverside on Jan. 25.
• Nearly became the second player in school history to record a triple-double when he had 14 points, a career-high 11 assists and a career-high nine rebounds in a Feb. 1 win at Long Beach State.
• Ranks 15th in school history with 1,347 career points.
• Career scoring average of 13.9 points per game ranks ninth all-time.
• 520 career three-point attempts are sixth all-time and his 171 threes rank 12th.
• Named Big West Player of the Week on Feb. 24 after leading the Gauchos to a road win at Cal State Fullerton (27 points, seven rebounds, five assists, two steals and no turnovers) and a home victory over UC Davis (17 points, two rebounds, four assists). It was his second Player of the Week honore and his first since 2017-18.
• Has 57 assists and 23 turnovers for a 2.5:1 assist to turover ratio, best on the team.
2018-2019
Heidegger averaged 11.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a junior...Missed the first seven games of the season and nine of the first 12 as he battled back from a concussion...Averaged 15.3 points over the season's final 12 games...Became the 29th UCSB player in history to eclipse 1,000 points in a career and finished the season with 1,059...Scored a season-high 26 points and made a season-high four three pointers in a Feb. 6 win over CSUN...Also tallied 23 points, including the game-winning basket, in a Mar. 7 win at Northridge...Tallied 22 points in his first appearance of the season, a Dec. 15 win at Rice...Scored 20 points, including 16 in the second half, of a Feb. 2 win at Hawai'i...In all, Heidegger scored in double-figures 11 times in his 21 games, including 10 of the last 14 games...Led the team in free throw percentage at 84.9%...Had a season-high eight assists in a Dec. 22 win over Idaho State...Added six assists on Jan. 26 at Long Beach State...Also had five assists on Feb. 9 vs. UC Davis...Ranked fifth on the team with 29 three-pointers, but he was third in three-pointers made per game...Made at least one three in 18 of his 21 games, including the 14 in a row...Made two or more threes seven times...Averaged 30.5 minutes per game and played 30 or more in 13 straight to end the season...Named Academic All-Big West.
2017-2018
Heidegger was named First Team All-Big West, Second Team NABC All-District and Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American after a breakout sophomore season...Averaged 19.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game...Set a UCSB record with 95 three-point baskets...Also set a Gaucho sophomore record with 612 total points...Made 10-of-19 field goal attempts overall, 8-of-14 from three-point range and all five of his free throws to score a career-high 33 points in the season opening win over North Dakota State...The 33 points were the most by a UCSB player since December of 2015 and they were the second most by a sophomore in school history...The eight threes were one shy of the school record held jointly by Michael Bryson and Brian Johnson...Scored 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting overall and 4-of-8 from three-point range on Nov. 24 vs. Prairie View...First UCSB player to score 30 points multiple times in a season since 2013-14...Was named MVP of the Progressive Legends Classic Sub-Regional in Malibu after leading UCSB to wins over Pepperdine and Montana by averaging 25.5 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game...Made 15-of-30 from the field overall and 4-for-11 from three-point range in the two games...Had 27 points in the Nov. 21 win over Montana...Had season-highs with 13 free throws and 16 free throw attempts against the Grizzlies...Scored 24 points on Nov. 20 at Pepperdine...Made four three-pointers vs. the Waves and had a season-high three steals...Named Big West Player of the Week after leading the Gauchos at the tournament in Malibu...Scored a game-high 28 points on Jan. 25 at Cal State Fullerton...Made 6-of-14 field goal attempts, including 4-of-9 from three-point range, and was a perfect 12-for-12 from the free throw line...In all, Heidegger scored 20 or more points 13 times, including seven of the first nine games, and he was in double-figures 30 times in 32 games...Scored 25 points in a career-high 39 minutes on Feb. 1 vs. Hawai'i...Had 22 points on Jan. 13 at Hawai’i, including 5-of-10 from outside the three-point arc...Made at least one three-point basket in 30 games, including the final 27 straight...Made two or more threes 25 times, three or more 20 times, four or more 13 times and five or more four times...Passed off for a career-high six assists on Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh...Had four or more assists nine times...Had five assists in back-to-back January wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine...Named Academic All-Big West.
2016-2017
Heidegger averaged 7.6 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game as a freshman...Missed the first two games of the regular season with a foot injury but played in the final 26...Scored a season-high 21 points in a win over Cal State Bakersfield and in the process set UCSB freshman records by making 16-of-18 free throw attempts...Tallied 17 points against Seattle...In all, Heidegger scored 10 or more points nine times...Despite totaling 532 minutes, he led the Gauchos in free throws (70) and free throw attempts (96)...Was also among the team leaders in free throw percentage at 72.9%...Really struggled with his shooting touch for nearly the entire season as he finished at 26.8% overall and 20.5% from three-point territory...Hit 7-of-12 field goals in the season's final two games, 58.3%...Made 17 three-point baskets on the season, fourth on the team...Hit a season-high four threes against Seattle...Made one three-pointer in 13 other games...Passed off for a season-high four assists vs. UC Davis, UC Riverside and Sonoma State...Had two or more assists 11 times...Heidegger grabbed a high of six rebounds against San Diego...Averaged 20.5 minutes per game and logged 20 or more 16 times.
High School
Heidegger came to UCSB after one outstanding season at Oaks Christian High School...Played in 20 of his team's 26 games, averaging 28.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game...Named First Team All-CIF and First Team All-Marmonte League...Had a season-high 40 points in a win over Agoura HS...Also had 38 point games against Calabasas HS and Sylmar HS...In all, Heidegger scored 30 or more points 11 times and 20 or more 17 times...Hit 36 three-point baskets in his 20 games, including a high of four on two occasions...Collected a high of 10 rebounds vs. Sylmar HS and added nine vs. Newbury Park HS...In all, he had seven or more rebounds eight times...Passed off for a high of seven assists against Thousand Oaks HS and had five or more seven times...As a junior, Heidegger attended Blair Academy in New Jersey but did not play basketball...As a sophomore in 2013-14, he played at Crespi High School in Encino...Played 21 games before he was sidelined by an injury...Averaged 19.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game...Had 34 points vs. Alemany HS and 33 against Harvard-Westlake HS...Scored 20 or more points nine times...Made 40 three-point baskets, including seven in a game against Harvard-Westlake...As a freshman in 2012-13, Heidegger played in all 33 games for Crespi, averaging 15.7 points per game...Had a season-high 32 points in a game against Price HS.
Personal
Maximilian Heidegger was born June 5, 1997 in Los Angeles, Calif....The son of Jami and Klaus Heidegger...His favorite sports team is the Vancouver Canucks...Favorite television show is The Office...Speaks fluent English and German...Superbad is his favorite movie...Enjoys spending time on the beach...Enjoys the work of renowned poet Robert Frost...Hopes to major in business economics at UCSB and would like to become an investment banker.
