Maxwell Abmas ( ; born April 2, 2001) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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and

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. He is one of 12 players in

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college men's basketball history to score more than 3,000 career points.

Early life

Abmas attended

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. He joined the

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in his sophomore season. As a senior, he averaged 19.1 points and 3.7 assists per game. He was named District 9-6A co-MVP. Abmas competed for 3-D Sports on the

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circuit. He was lightly recruited and committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from

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and Marist.

College career

Oral Roberts (2019–2023)

As a freshman at Oral Roberts, he was a regular starter and averaged 14.4 points, earning

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All-Newcomer Team honors. On December 8, 2020, he recorded 36 points, nine assists and six rebounds in an 83–78 loss to

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. On February 13, 2021, Abmas scored a career-high 42 points in a 103–86 win over

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. Two days later, he was named Lou Henson National Mid-Major Player of the Week. On February 27, Abmas scored 41 points in an 85–81 victory over Western Illinois. At the close of the 2020–21 season, Abmas was named the Summit League Player of the Year and first-team all-conference. He helped his team win the Summit League tournament, where he was named MVP, and earn an NCAA tournament berth. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, he led 15th-seeded Oral Roberts to a 75–72 upset win over second-seeded

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in overtime, scoring 29 points. In the second round, Abmas scored 26 points to help upset seventh-seeded

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, 81–78. In the Sweet 16, Abmas scored 25 points in a 72–70 loss to

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. With this performance, Abmas became the first player to score at least 25 points in each of the first three rounds at a single tournament since

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during the 2008 NCAA tournament. His play at the tournament has led many to draw comparisons between him and both Curry and

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. On May 9, 2021, he declared for the

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while maintaining his college eligibility. He withdrew from the draft on the day of the deadline. As a junior, Abmas was named to the First Team All-Summit League. After earning second team All-

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recognition, he earned Men's Basketball Academic All-America of the Year recognition.

Texas (2023–2024)

On May 5, 2023, Abmas signed an Athletic Scholarship Agreement to play basketball at the

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. In February 2024, Abmas was one of 30 players selected to the 2024 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team. On February 5, 2024, Abmas was named the

conference Newcomer of the Week for the third time. In April 2024, Abmas was named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Division I Men's Basketball Team Member of the Year. He was also one of five players named to the CSC Academic All-America first-team. Abmas was the first player in program history to receive the Academic All-American of the Year honor and just the third student-athlete at the school to be recognized as the Academic All-American of the Year in their respective sport. He played and started in all 34 games that season and led the team in scoring, assists and minutes. He tied the single-season record for most three pointers made in

conference play, sharing the mark with

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and Daniel Gibson. In April 2024, Abmas was selected for the

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. At Portsmouth, he played in 3 games and averaged 8.7 points, 3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Abmas joined the

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for the

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and on September 16, 2024, he signed with the team. However, he was waived on October 8 and on October 28, he joined the

Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles bioTexas Longhorns bio
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