(2021) SG Max Christie

[mjtavier]

Not sure if anyone has heard similar but heard that we are looking at Max Christie out of Rolling Meadows, IL. 6’5 G and ranked top 25 nationally. Name to watch potentially for 2021. 

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[ccgeneral]

@WolvesILL: Indiana University HC Archie Miller has offered a scholarship to ILLWolves 2021 6’6 Max Christie Rolling Meadows

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

SG ranked 11th nationally by 247 and the #2 ranked SG 

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IndyStar May 2019

 

He's playing 'up' for the Illinois Wolves on the Under Armour circuit.

Max Christie '21 (SG)  - Illinois Wolves									Has IU Offer - Playing Up
Date	W/L	Pts.	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	Reb	Assts.	TO's	Stls.	Blks.
4/12	W	30	8	12	5	7	9	9	3	0	3	1	0
4/13	W	11	1	7	0	3	9	11	7	3	3	0	1
4/13	L	28	11	19	3	7	3	5	3	2	1	1	2
4/14	W	14	5	11	1	4	3	4	4	2	1	1	1
4/26	L	7	2	11	1	4	2	2	2	1	3	0	0
4/27	L	19	7	11	3	5	2	2	3	1	3	0	0
4/27	W			NO	STATS	POSTED
4/28	W			NO	STATS	POSTED
5/3	L	16	5	16	3	8	3	5	8	2	3	1	0
5/4	L	4	2	6	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	1	0
5/4	W	20	7	11	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	0	0
5/5	L	11	5	13	1	3	0	0	12	2	0	0	0
Avg		16.0	45%		40%		83%		5	2	2	1	0
# Gms AAU	10
# Gms MP	N.A.

[indianaranger]

DUKE

[Bobman1]

Long, athletic, great shooter, and a lotta potential for this kid. Hope we pursue hard because his shooting touch would be much needed. Another midwestern recruit too that would be nice if IU could pull an MSU and start marking their territory in nearby states.


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Duke offered.

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Rolling Meadows opened its season last night with a 77-67 win over Montini.  Christie with 24 pts. and 10 reb.   His younger brother Cameron (a freshman) scored 15 in his varsity debut.

 

Background story on Christie.

The thought of being a pilot someday has definitely occurred to 16-year-old Max Christie.

There is a love of flying, after all, in his family, starting with dad, Max Sr., who is a pilot for Delta Air Lines.   "My dad got to see the cockpit of a plane once when he was little and he fell in love with it and always wanted to be a pilot," the younger Max Christie said. "I love flying, too. But I think I'd rather just ride around (as a passenger)."

Christie certainly got well acquainted with the jet-setting lifestyle this past summer.  One of the most talented and highly recruited high school basketball players in the nation, Christie, a 6-foot-6 junior point guard at Rolling Meadows, traveled the country and even outside of its borders as he played the game he loves against some of the top talent in the world.

"It is crazy the opportunities that basketball have given me," Christie said. "I really try to be grateful of everything I get to do and all the places I get to go because of basketball."

Now, after AAU trips to places such as Las Vegas and Atlanta, a stop in California for an invitation-only camp with NBA star Steph Curry, a tryout for USA Basketball in Florida and a trip to the U16 FIBA Americas tournament in Brazil as part of Team USA, Christie is primed to help Rolling Meadows reach a whole new altitude of its own this winter.

Christie, who was one of the leading scorers in the Northwest suburbs last year, averaging 24 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Mustangs as a sophomore, is back bigger and stronger, and with (Junior) Olympic experience under his belt. After missing a chunk of time last year with a thigh injury, he is excited to be healthy and get going on a new season, which officially begins on Monday for all boys basketball teams across the state of Illinois.  

"I think we are looking really good," Christie said of the Mustangs. "We are young. We have three freshmen on the team. But they have transitioned well. I'm excited to play with them."  One of the freshmen is Christie's younger brother Cameron, a guard who will likely share point guard duties with Max.  "He shoots well, he passes well and he's probably more of a point guard than me. He's the true point guard of the family," Christie said of Cameron. "I'm excited to play with him. Not a lot of people get the opportunity to play with their brother."

The Christie brothers, who are best friends, have already trained together for years.  Basketball has always been a family affair for the Christies.  Long before dad Max Sr. became a pilot, he was a basketball standout for Loyola Academy and then Division III Wisconsin-Superior.

Meanwhile, mom Katrina (nee Hannaford) once scored 55 points in a high school game for Eau Claire (Wis.) Memorial and then became a 1,000-point scorer at Northwestern. She is now a psychologist.  "My mom has been one of the biggest influences in my life," Christie said. "She helps me with so much stuff off the court, like my studies and managing stress.

"My dad is kind of the basketball guru and he takes me and my brother to shoot and to work out. We do a lot together (as a family) with basketball."  Christie works with his dad and brother on defense, on ballhandling, on shooting, on all the fundamentals. They also lift weights together.

"Basketball players are made when no one is watching," Christie said. "A lot of people misunderstand what goes into it to get to a certain level. A lot of people think I've had things just handed to me, or that things come easy. But if people could see the work I put in when no one's watching, they wouldn't think that. It's a lot of work."

All the work has led to all kinds of major Division I offers, from Big Ten schools such as Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Northwestern to national heavyweight Duke. And of course, the USA Basketball machine has taken notice of Christie as well.

"It was such a great experience to be a part of that USA team that went to Brazil," Christie said. "To be able to say I am a gold medalist at age 16 is ridiculous. I learned a lot from that."

At the Steph Curry camp, Christie learned new shooting and training techniques, he learned fitness, lifestyle and nutrition tips, straight from the mouth of Curry himself.  "I learned the importance of sleep. I'm eating less sugar and junk food. I learned that every shot is a new shot, to just move on from the bad ones, because we all have them, even Steph Curry," Christie said. "It was a great summer."

But for Christie, it was just the beginning.  He still has so much more he wants to do with basketball, even before he graduates from high school.  He still wants to win a state championship at Rolling Meadows, become the best player in the state of Illinois, and win more gold medals.

"I still have a lot more to do," said Christie, who is also very serious about his grades and currently has a 4.0 grade-point average. "The goals, they're pretty high. But it's all things I feel like I can do."  So, fasten your seat belts, put up your tray tables and enjoy the ride, basketball fans. Max Christie is taking off.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows defeats Francis Parker 82-50. Max Christie with 28 pts and 15 reb.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows defeats Fenton 55-44.  Christie with 20 pts. and 11 reb.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows wins the Fenton holiday tournament defeating Timothy Christian 70-48.  Christie with 30 pts. and 11 reb. and was named tournament MVP.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows showed that Max Christie will have plenty of help.

The Mustangs had 11 different players score points to go with Christie's 19 points as Rolling Meadows cruised past host Elk Grove 72-37 Friday in the Mid-Suburban East boys basketball opener for both teams.                                                              

Christie still gets more of his share of the load for the Mustangs (5-0, 1-0). The junior, who has a plethora of high-level Division-I offers, played just 19 minutes and scored 19 points, had 15 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists and 2 jams.

"The first conference game of any year is hype," Christie said. "Especially an away game. We are a known team and it was great to get a great win, especially in a hostile environment."

Playing in front of an assistant coach from Gonzaga, Christie had a basket and then a steal and a dunk in the first 42 seconds to send Rolling Meadows on its way.

Despite playing just over five minutes in the first quarter, Christie would net 11 points as the Mustangs jumped to 21-2 lead after the first quarter.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

In a battle of unbeatens Rolling Meadows loses to Schaumburg 68-64.  Max Christie with 31 and 9 per Rolling Meadows athletics.  Game summary in the link below says 31 pts, 7 reb, 5 stls.

https://basketball.dailyherald.com/sports/20191210/schaumburg-outlasts-meadows-in-battle-of-unbeatens/

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Background story on Christie

http://www.214ready.org/blog/student-spotlight-rolling-meadows-star-athlete-stays-humble

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Great team effort tonight in our win against Wheeling.  8 Mustangs score, 5 in double figures. Cameron Christie leads the way with 15. Daniel Sobkowicz with 12, Max Christie with his 6th consecutive double-double.   [NOTE:  Cameron Christie is Max's younger brother and just a freshman.  

Max Christie scored 11 pts. but couldn't find his rebounding total.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows with a 65-60 win at Prospect.  Max Christie leads a balanced attack with 26 pts., 11 reb., 3 steals and 2 blocks.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

CBs rolling in for Duke


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[Alford Bailey]

Duke getting another Chicago area top recruit.

[HoosierAloha]

Duke getting another Chicago area top recruit.

$hocking


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[yogisballin]

$hocking


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Say it ain’t so!


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Rolling Meadows participating in the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic at York HS in Elmhurst, IL.  First round game RM defeated Conant 68-52.  At the half, Conant led 27-23 but it was all RM in the 3rd Q as they held Conant to 10 points and took a  48-37 lead into the 4th Q.   Christie had 12 pts. at halftime and finished with 24 pts., 10 reb, 8 asst, 2 stls.  RM plays Batavia tomorrow evening.