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Jersey Number 15
Max Fiedler
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Indialantic, Fla.
- High School:
- Melbourne HS
Bio
ATHLETIC HONORS
2024 Bob Quin Award
2023-24 Preseason Second Team All-AAC
2023-24 The Almanac's Preseason First Team All-AAC
2023 Second Team All-Conference USA
2023 NABC Second Team All-District
2023 Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Honorable Mention
2023 Conference USA Player of the Week (Jan. 23)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024 College Sports Communicators Third Team Academic All-American
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 AAC Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2024 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 NABC Honors Court
2023 Conference USA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 NABC Honors Court
2023 Conference USA All-Academic Team
2023 Conference USA Academic Medal
2023 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022 Conference USA All-Academic Team
2022 Conference USA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2022 Conference USA Academic Medal
2022 NABC Honors Court
2022 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 Conference USA All-Academic Team
2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2021 Conference USA Academic Medal
2021 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020 Conference USA Academic Medal
2020 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Finished his career as Rice’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,144), assists (571), assist/turnover ratio (1.81), field goal percentage (65.8%), games played (148) and games started (135). Is also second in blocks (125), and eighth in field goals made (601).
2023-24 (5th)
The Almanac’s First Team Preseason All-AAC … Preseason Second Team All-AAC … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … selected to play in the Portsmouth Invitational ... first player in NCAA Division I history with 1,000 career points, 1,000 rebounds, and 500 assists, 100 blocks and 100 steals … one of three players to start all 32 games … averaged 9.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists … was second in the AAC in rebounding, third in field goal percentage (.663), assists, assist/turnover ratio (2.25), and sixth in double-doubles (9) and defensive rebounds (5.5) … led the league in offensive rebounds (3.7) … his 66.3% field goal percentage is the third-highest in school history and 169 assists are the fourth-most in a season in school history … led the team in rebounds 27 times and assists 25 times … had 15 double-figure scoring and rebounding games … three double-figure assist games, tying the most in school history … had at least five assists 18 times … 16 points, 11 rebounds and six assists against St. Thomas (11/7), the first double-double in a season-opener since he had one in 2020-21 … scored 13 points and had team-highs of nine rebounds and five assists against Harvard (11/10) … had 12 rebounds with six assists versus Indiana State (11/21) … notched 12 rebounds and nine assists against UC-Irvine (11/24) … grabbed 11 rebounds and had six assists versus UT-Martin (11/30) … recorded 12 points and 10 assists against Houston Christian (12/2) … scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds versus Incarnate Word (12/13) … had game-highs of 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists at Northwestern State (12/16) … grabbed 14 rebounds versus Prairie View A&M (12/20) … scored 18 points against Louisiana (12/22) … had game-highs of 12 rebounds and eight assists versus UTSA (1/6) … scored 17 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds at South Florida (1/12) … recorded 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and had game-highs of 10 rebounds and seven assists against Charlotte (1/16) … grabbed 18 rebounds and had eight versus No. 22 Florida Atlantic (1/24) … became the first player since Michael Harris in 2004-05 with at least two games with 18 rebounds … scored 14 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting while adding 11 rebounds and seven assists against Tulsa (1/27), setting the Rice career assist record … had nine rebounds and tied a career-high with four steals at Memphis (1/31) … grabbed 10 rebounds and had seven assists at UTSA (2/3) … notched 13 points, 13 rebounds and five assists against South Florida (2/10) … scored a season-high 20 points on 9-of-12 from the floor and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds at Tulsa (2/17) … had 10 assists and eight rebounds versus East Carolina (2/24) … team-high 12 points and nine rebounds versus Temple (2/28) … with six rebounds at Wichita State (3/2), he became Rice’s all-time leading rebounder … recorded eight points, eight rebounds, and a career-high 12 assists against Wichita State in the first round of the AAC Tournament (3/13) … the 12 assists tied the second-most in a game in school history.
2022-23 (Jr.)
Second Team All-Conference USA … NABC Second Team All-District … Dave Campbell’s All-Texas Honorable Mention … C-USA Player of the Week (1/23) … C-USA All-Academic Team … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District … started all 35 games … averaged 11.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists … led all of college basketball in field goal percentage, connecting on 73.5% from the field, which set the Rice and Conference USA single-season records … led C-USA in assists … assist-to-turnover ratio (2.1), and offensive rebounds (3.1) … fourth in rebounds, eighth in blocks (1.1), and 13th in minutes played (30.4) … 174 assists are the second-most in a season in school history … first Division 1 player in the last 30 years to average at least 11.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists and connect on 73.5% from the floor … first player in school history with 1,000 career points, 800 rebounds and 400 assists … first player in school history with three straight seasons of 300 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists … set the Conference USA career record for field goal percentage (65.6%) … led the team in assists 25 times and rebounding 19 times … had 22 double-figure scoring games and 11 10+ rebounding games … had a team-high eight double-doubles … four 20-point games … scored 16 points against Western Michigan (11/19) … had nine rebounds and seven assists versus Houston Christian (11/21) … recorded nine points, eight rebounds and eight assists against Prairie View A&M (11/30) … notched his first double-double of the season at Texas State (12/4) with 12 points and 10 rebounds while adding five assists … scored 10 points and had eight rebounds and a game-high seven assists at Texas (12/12) … scored 22 points with eight rebounds and five assists versus Northwestern State (12/17) … scored 10 points and tied a season-high with 10 rebounds against Jarvis Christian (12/19) … recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds at WKU (12/29) … grabbed 14 rebounds and had six assists versus Louisiana Tech (1/5) … had six points, seven rebounds and eight assists against Middle Tennessee (1/11) … scored 12 points on five-of-five shooting versus UTEP (1/14) … became the second player in school history to record a triple-double with a season-high 24 points (12-of-14), 13 rebounds and a career-high 11 assists at UTSA (1/16) … was also the first Division I player in the last 10 years with a 20-point triple-double on 85% shooting … scored 18 points with four rebounds and four assists at North Texas (1/19) … recorded five assists and five blocks against Charlotte (1/26) … had eight points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three blocks versus UAB (1/28) … scored a game-high 23 points with 11 rebounds and four assists at Louisiana Tech (2/2) … had 10 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks against UTSA (2/16) … became the 41st player to score 1,000 career points at Charlotte (2/25) … scored 10 points and had team-highs of eight assists and seven rebounds versus FIU (3/4) … had 14 points and a team-high five assists against UAB in the C-USA Tournament (3/9) … scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting and had a game-high seven rebounds vs. Duquesne in the first round of the CBI (3/19) … scored 22 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds against Southern Utah in the CBI Quarterfinals (3/20).
2021-22 (So.)
Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team … one of two players to start all 33 games … third on the team with 9.9 points per game … led the team with 7.7 rebounds (third in C-USA) and 3.5 assists (10th in C-USA) … second on the team in field goal percentage, connecting on 57.5% … tied for fourth in the league with nine double-doubles … fifth in the conference in defensive rebounds (5.3), seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) and eighth in offensive rebounds (2.4) … led the team in rebounding 21 times and assists 13 times … had 14 double-figure scoring and 11 double-figure rebounding games … led the team with 25 blocks … scored nine points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds in the season-opening win against Pepperdine (11/9) … grabbed a team-high seven rebounds at No. 15 Houston (11/12) … recorded first double-double of the year with a season-high 17 points and 11 rebounds while adding three blocks and three assists against Southern (11/16) … had 12 points and 12 rebounds while assisting on seven others at New Orleans (11/19) … set career-highs of 30 points, 11 field goals, eight free throws, and 45 minutes played against Evansville (11/22) … had team-highs of eight rebounds and four assists versus Oakland (11/23) … had game-highs of nine rebounds and six assists against Texas State (11/30) … had 12 points and 10 rebounds while hitting his first career three-pointer against Jarvis Christian (12/4) … had eight rebounds and seven assists at Houston Baptist (12/11) while tying the school record with six blocks … recorded 11 points, six rebounds, and four assists at Marshall (1/15) … grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds at Louisiana Tech (1/27) … recorded a double-double at Southern Miss (1/29), scoring 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting while grabbing 10 rebounds … scored a game-high 22 points while adding four assists and tying a career-high with four steals against UTSA (2/3) … had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds versus UTEP (2/5) while becoming the 27th player in school history with 500 career rebounds … led the team with 16 points and 11 rebounds and added six assists against Jarvis Christian (2/8) … scored six points and had game-highs of eight rebounds and seven assists at FIU (2/19) … scored 19 points and had five assists versus Louisiana Tech (2/24) … recorded 13 points, a season-high 14 rebounds, and five assists against Southern Miss (2/26) … scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while tying a season-high with seven assists at UTEP (3/3) … had 11 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists at UTSA (3/5) … became the first player in school history to record back-to-back seasons of 300 points, 200 rebounds, and 100 assists … scored 16 points and had team-highs of eight rebounds and six assists against Charlotte in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/9).
2020-21 (So.)
Conference USA's Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Named to Conference USA All-Academic Team … only player to start all 28 games … third on the team with 11.2 points per game … led the team with 8.8 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game … first player in school history to average 11.0 points 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in a season … third player in school history to lead the team in rebounds and assists … second player in school history with 300 points, 200 rebounds and 100 assists in a season … set a Rice single-season record for field goal percentage, connecting on 67.5% … second in Conference USA in rebounding (8.8), defensive rebounds (5.7) and offensive rebounds (3.0) … third in double-doubles (8), eighth in assists per game (3.6), 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4) and 11th in blocks per game (0.8) … led the team in rebounding 22 times, assists 15 times and scoring five times … recorded 18 double-figure scoring games and 12 double-figure rebounding games … had eight double-doubles … led the team with 12 dunks … recorded first career double-double in the season-opener at Incarnate Word (11/27) with 14 points and 13 rebounds … had 12 points and 10 rebounds against Our Lady of the Lake (11/28) … scored 16 points while leading the team with 11 rebounds and four assists versus LeTourneau (12/3) … became the first player to record double-doubles in the first three games of the season since Arsalan Kazemi in 2010-11 … grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against Houston Baptist (12/15) … scored 10 points and had a game-high eight rebounds at Sam Houston State (12/19) … had 12 rebounds and five assists versus New Orleans (12/21) … recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and set a career-high with eight assists against UTSA (1/1) … scored 18 points on 8-of-8 shooting versus UTSA (1/2) … scored a career-high 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting at UTEP (1/8) … had 19 points and 13 rebounds at UTEP (1/9) … grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and tied a career-high with eight assists against Old Dominion (1/15) … pulled down a game-high nine rebounds at UAB (1/22) … recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds at UAB (1/23) … had 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists against Southern Miss (2/6) … recorded nine rebounds and a career-high four blocks at WKU (2/12) … had 10 points and 10 rebounds at Louisiana Tech (2/27) … pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds versus Our Lady of the Lake (3/5) … had game-highs of 17 points and 11 rebounds with a career-high four steals against Southern Miss in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament (3/9) … scored 15 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds against Marshall in the C-USA Tournament second round (3/10) … had team-highs of 18 points and eight rebounds versus UAB in the quarterfinals (3/11).
2019-20 (Fr.)
Played in 20 games, making seven starts … scored 53 points and grabbed 82 rebounds … second on the team with 13 blocks … fourth on the team with 4.1 rebounds per game … led the team in rebounds four times … three double-figure rebounding games … saw first career action at Arkansas (11/5), scoring four points and grabbing two rebounds … scored eight points, grabbed 11 rebounds and had a season0high three blocks versus Penn (11/9) … scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against Wayland Baptist (11/10) … scored a season-high nine points at UC Santa Barbara (11/16) … had a team-high seven rebounds versus Houston (11/19) … made first career start against Milwaukee (11/22), grabbing 10 rebounds … grabbed six rebounds versus East Carolina (11/24) and seven against St. Thomas (12/19).
Melbourne High School
Named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 8A Player of the Year and All-Cape Coast Conference … was a finalist for Florida’s “Mr. Basketball” … averaged 21.6 points, 14.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as a senior … helped the Bulldogs to a 25-5 record … led Melbourne High School to the District 6-8A championship and a spot in the FHSAA playoffs … as a junior, led the Bulldogs to a 15-12 record, a district championship and a spot in the regional semifinals … averaged 18 points, 12 rebounds and four assists … named First Team All-Cape Coast Conference and Team Most Valuable Player.
Personal
Full Name: Max Berning Fiedler … Born Feb. 26 … Son of Tristan and Sandy Fiedler … Parents Tristan and Sandy rowed at Miami (Fla.) … Uncle, Brian Bollinger, played football at North Carolina and spent three years in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers … Cousin Brooke Bollinger plays soccer at Florida State … Cousin Ben Bollinger played football at Air Force … Major: Undecided.
Rice Men's Basketball Team Impact Signing
Friday, March 28
Rice MBB vs. Wichita State Postgame Presser
Friday, March 07
Rice vs. Tulsa Postgame Press Conference 2/22/25
Saturday, February 22
MBB Postgame Presser vs. UAB 2/19/25
Thursday, February 20
