Maximus Nelson

Position: Forward

6-8, 215lb (203cm, 97kg)

Hometown: Appleton, WI

High School: Appleton North (WI)

Schools: Valparaiso (Men) and Purdue Fort Wayne (Men)

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SUMMARY

2024-25

Career

G

13

80

PTS

8.4

6.0

TRB

2.1

2.6

AST

0.6

0.4

FG%

44.4

39.8

FG3%

43.2

37.7

FT%

71.4

85.0

eFG%

64.2

56.5

PER

13.2

10.2

WS

0.9

3.5

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Team		Opp	Result	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2024-12-20	Purdue Fort Wayne			W 103-52	*	20	4	8	.500	1	3	.333	3	5	.600	1	2	.500	3	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	12
2024-12-15	Purdue Fort Wayne	@	Eastern Michigan	W 99-76	*	12	5	9	.556	1	1	1.000	4	8	.500	0	0		0	2	2	0	1	0	1	4	14
2024-12-11	Purdue Fort Wayne		IU Indy	W 78-76	*	16	0	4	.000	0	0		0	4	.000	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2024-12-08	Purdue Fort Wayne		Robert Morris	W 82-77	*	28	2	6	.333	0	0		2	6	.333	4	5	.800	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	3	10
2024-12-05	Purdue Fort Wayne	@	Detroit Mercy	L 78-79	*	30	3	6	.500	0	0		3	6	.500	0	0		1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	9

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Per Game

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	F	31	22	18.1	1.6	4.3	.373	1.2	3.6	.342	0.4	0.7	.522	.515	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.4	2.8	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.7	2.0	4.6
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	F	36	0	18.4	2.1	5.4	.395	1.9	4.9	.376	0.3	0.5	.588	.567	0.2	0.2	.857	0.4	1.9	2.3	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.3	2.7	6.3
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	JR	F	13	13	21.9	2.8	6.2	.444	2.5	5.7	.432	0.3	0.5	.571	.642	0.4	0.5	.714	0.5	1.5	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.6	1.3	8.4
Career					80	35	18.9	2.0	5.1	.398	1.7	4.5	.377	0.3	0.6	.553	.565	0.2	0.3	.850	0.4	2.2	2.6	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.5	2.2	6.0

Purdue Fort Wayne (2 Yrs)					49	13	19.3	2.3	5.6	.409	2.0	5.1	.393	0.3	0.5	.583	.589	0.2	0.3	.786	0.4	1.8	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	2.3	6.9
Valparaiso (1 Yr)					31	22	18.1	1.6	4.3	.373	1.2	3.6	.342	0.4	0.7	.522	.515	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.4	2.8	3.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.7	2.0	4.6

Per Game Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	F	20	17	20.5	2.0	4.5	.433	1.5	3.8	.400	0.5	0.8	.600	.600	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.5	3.2	3.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.8	2.0	5.7
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	F	20	0	18.9	2.3	5.8	.400	2.1	5.3	.387	0.3	0.5	.556	.578	0.2	0.2	.750	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.4	3.0	6.8
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon		F	3	3	24.7	1.7	5.3	.313	1.7	5.3	.313	0.0	0.0		.469	1.3	1.7	.800	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.7	6.3
Career					43	20	20.0	2.1	5.1	.407	1.8	4.6	.386	0.3	0.6	.583	.579	0.3	0.3	.867	0.3	2.1	2.5	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.4	6.3

Purdue Fort Wayne (2 Yrs)					23	3	19.7	2.2	5.7	.389	2.0	5.3	.377	0.2	0.4	.556	.565	0.3	0.4	.778	0.3	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.8	6.7
Valparaiso (1 Yr)					20	17	20.5	2.0	4.5	.433	1.5	3.8	.400	0.5	0.8	.600	.600	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.5	3.2	3.6	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.8	2.0	5.7

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Totals

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	F	31	22	561	50	134	.373	38	111	.342	12	23	.522	.515	6	6	1.000	13	88	101	8	6	4	23	63	144
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	F	36	0	663	77	195	.395	67	178	.376	10	17	.588	.567	6	7	.857	15	67	82	18	13	6	12	97	227
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	JR	F	13	13	285	36	81	.444	32	74	.432	4	7	.571	.642	5	7	.714	7	20	27	8	2	2	8	17	109
Career					80	35	1509	163	410	.398	137	363	.377	26	47	.553	.565	17	20	.850	35	175	210	34	21	12	43	177	480

Purdue Fort Wayne (2 Yrs)					49	13	948	113	276	.409	99	252	.393	14	24	.583	.589	11	14	.786	22	87	109	26	15	8	20	114	336
Valparaiso (1 Yr)					31	22	561	50	134	.373	38	111	.342	12	23	.522	.515	6	6	1.000	13	88	101	8	6	4	23	63	144

Totals Table
Season	Team	Conf	Class	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	F	20	17	410	39	90	.433	30	75	.400	9	15	.600	.600	6	6	1.000	9	63	72	6	5	4	16	40	114
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	F	20	0	378	46	115	.400	41	106	.387	5	9	.556	.578	3	4	.750	5	25	30	10	6	3	8	59	136
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon		F	3	3	74	5	16	.313	5	16	.313	0	0		.469	4	5	.800	1	4	5	1	1	0	3	5	19
Career					43	20	862	90	221	.407	76	197	.386	14	24	.583	.579	13	15	.867	15	92	107	17	12	7	27	104	269

Purdue Fort Wayne (2 Yrs)					23	3	452	51	131	.389	46	122	.377	5	9	.556	.565	7	9	.778	6	29	35	11	7	3	11	64	155
Valparaiso (1 Yr)					20	17	410	39	90	.433	30	75	.400	9	15	.600	.600	6	6	1.000	9	63	72	6	5	4	16	40	114

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Per 40 Minutes

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	31	22	561	3.6	9.6	.373	0.9	1.6	.522	2.7	7.9	.342	0.4	0.4	1.000	7.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.6	4.5	10.3
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	36	0	663	4.6	11.8	.395	0.6	1.0	.588	4.0	10.7	.376	0.4	0.4	.857	4.9	1.1	0.8	0.4	0.7	5.9	13.7
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	JR	13	13	285	5.1	11.4	.444	0.6	1.0	.571	4.5	10.4	.432	0.7	1.0	.714	3.8	1.1	0.3	0.3	1.1	2.4	15.3
Career	Overall			80	35	1509	4.3	10.9	.398	0.7	1.2	.553	3.6	9.6	.377	0.5	0.5	.850	5.6	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.1	4.7	12.7
	Valparaiso			31	22	561	3.6	9.6	.373	0.9	1.6	.522	2.7	7.9	.342	0.4	0.4	1.000	7.2	0.6	0.4	0.3	1.6	4.5	10.3
	Purdue Fort Wayne			49	13	948	4.8	11.6	.409	0.6	1.0	.583	4.2	10.6	.393	0.5	0.6	.786	4.6	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.8	4.8	14.2

Per 40 Minutes Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	20	17	410	3.8	8.8	.433	0.9	1.5	.600	2.9	7.3	.400	0.6	0.6	1.000	7.0	0.6	0.5	0.4	1.6	3.9	11.1
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	20	0	378	4.9	12.2	.400	0.5	1.0	.556	4.3	11.2	.387	0.3	0.4	.750	3.2	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.8	6.2	14.4
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon		3	3	74	2.7	8.6	.313	0.0	0.0		2.7	8.6	.313	2.2	2.7	.800	2.7	0.5	0.5	0.0	1.6	2.7	10.3
Career	Overall			43	20	862	4.2	10.3	.407	0.6	1.1	.583	3.5	9.1	.386	0.6	0.7	.867	5.0	0.8	0.6	0.3	1.3	4.8	12.5
	Valparaiso			20	17	410	3.8	8.8	.433	0.9	1.5	.600	2.9	7.3	.400	0.6	0.6	1.000	7.0	0.6	0.5	0.4	1.6	3.9	11.1
	Purdue Fort Wayne			23	3	452	4.5	11.6	.389	0.4	0.8	.556	4.1	10.8	.377	0.6	0.8	.778	3.1	1.0	0.6	0.3	1.0	5.7	13.7

Per 100 Poss

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	31	22	561	5.2	13.9	.373	1.2	2.4	.522	3.9	11.5	.342	0.6	0.6	1.000	10.5	0.8	0.6	0.4	2.4	6.5	15.0		94.5	108.0
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	36	0	663	6.4	16.3	.395	0.8	1.4	.588	5.6	14.9	.376	0.5	0.6	.857	6.8	1.5	1.1	0.5	1.0	8.1	18.9		116.3	103.9
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	JR	13	13	285	7.2	16.2	.444	0.8	1.4	.571	6.4	14.8	.432	1.0	1.4	.714	5.4	1.6	0.4	0.4	1.6	3.4	21.8		125.8	111.5
Career	Overall			80	35	1509	6.1	15.4	.398	1.0	1.8	.553	5.1	13.6	.377	0.6	0.8	.850	7.9	1.3	0.8	0.5	1.6	6.7	18.0		110.5	106.8
	Valparaiso			31	22	561	5.2	13.9	.373	1.2	2.4	.522	3.9	11.5	.342	0.6	0.6	1.000	10.5	0.8	0.6	0.4	2.4	6.5	15.0		94.5	108.0
	Purdue Fort Wayne			49	13	948	6.7	16.3	.409	0.8	1.4	.583	5.8	14.8	.393	0.6	0.8	.786	6.4	1.5	0.9	0.5	1.2	6.7	19.8		119.1	106.1

Per 100 Poss Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS		ORtg	DRtg
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	20	17	410	5.6	13.0	.433	1.3	2.2	.600	4.3	10.8	.400	0.9	0.9	1.000	10.4	0.9	0.7	0.6	2.3	5.8	16.4		105.8	108.9
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	20	0	378	6.7	16.9	.400	0.7	1.3	.556	6.0	15.5	.387	0.4	0.6	.750	4.4	1.5	0.9	0.4	1.2	8.6	19.9		113.9	110.3
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon		3	3	74	3.7	12.0	.313	0.0	0.0		3.7	12.0	.313	3.0	3.7	.800	3.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.2	3.7	14.2		93.7	116.3
Career	Overall			43	20	862	6.0	14.6	.407	0.9	1.6	.583	5.0	13.0	.386	0.9	1.0	.867	7.1	1.1	0.8	0.5	1.8	6.9	17.8		108.6	110.2
	Valparaiso			20	17	410	5.6	13.0	.433	1.3	2.2	.600	4.3	10.8	.400	0.9	0.9	1.000	10.4	0.9	0.7	0.6	2.3	5.8	16.4		105.8	108.9
	Purdue Fort Wayne			23	3	452	6.3	16.1	.389	0.6	1.1	.556	5.6	15.0	.377	0.9	1.1	.778	4.3	1.3	0.9	0.4	1.3	7.8	19.0		110.8	111.3

Advanced

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	31	22	561	7.6	.526	.515	.828	.045	126	2.8	18.5	10.7	2.7	0.6	0.8	14.4	14.9		0.1	0.5	0.6	.044		-3.1	-1.5	-4.6
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	36	0	663	11.1	.572	.567	.913	.036	201	2.6	12.0	7.2	4.5	1.1	1.0	5.7	15.8		1.1	1.0	2.0	.121		-1.7	-0.8	-2.4
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	JR	13	13	285	13.2	.646	.642	.914	.086	94	3.0	8.5	5.8	4.5	0.4	0.8	8.7	16.4		0.6	0.3	0.9	.125		2.2	-3.5	-1.2
Career	Overall			80	35	1509	10.2	.572	.565	.885	.049	421	2.7	13.8	8.2	3.8	0.8	0.9	9.3	15.6		1.8	1.7	3.5	.093		-1.4	-1.6	-3.0
	Valparaiso			31	22	561	7.6	.526	.515	.828	.045	126	2.8	18.5	10.7	2.7	0.6	0.8	14.4	14.9		0.1	0.5	0.6	.044		-3.1	-1.5	-4.6
	Purdue Fort Wayne			49	13	948	11.7	.594	.589	.913	.051	295	2.7	10.9	6.8	4.5	0.9	1.0	6.6	16.0		1.7	1.2	2.9	.123		-0.5	-1.6	-2.1

Advanced Table
Season	School	Conf	Class	G	GS	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	3PAr	FTr	PProd	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40		OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2022-23	Valparaiso	MVC	FR	20	17	410	11.6	.614	.600	.833	.067	98	2.9	20.3	11.6	2.8	0.7	1.2	14.7	14.4		0.6	0.0	0.6	.059
2023-24	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon	SO	20	0	378	11.5	.582	.578	.922	.035	117	1.6	9.0	5.2	4.5	0.9	0.9	6.4	16.8		0.8	0.0	0.8	.087
2024-25	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon		3	3	74	6.6	.517	.469	1.000	.313	18	2.0	7.3	4.8	2.2	0.7	0.0	14.0	15.3		0.0	0.0	0.0	.002
Career	Overall			43	20	862	11.1	.590	.579	.891	.068	233	2.3	14.2	8.2	3.5	0.8	0.9	10.6	15.5		1.4	0.0	1.4	.067
	Valparaiso			20	17	410	11.6	.614	.600	.833	.067	98	2.9	20.3	11.6	2.8	0.7	1.2	14.7	14.4		0.6	0.0	0.6	.059
	Purdue Fort Wayne			23	3	452	10.7	.573	.565	.931	.069	135	1.7	8.8	5.1	4.1	0.9	0.7	7.5	16.6		0.8	0.0	0.8	.073

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