Has appeared in 259 NBA regular season games (119 starts) in his five-year career with Chicago, Miami and Cleveland, holding career averages of 10.6 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 25.5 minutes while shooting .424 from the field, .365 from three-point range and .811 from the free throw line...has scored in double figures 136 times, including 31 games with at least 20 points and two occasions with at least 30 points...he has recorded seven career double-doubles and one career triple double... has recorded 161 games with multiple three-pointers made.

Finished his collegiate career at DePaul University after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons at NCAA Division II Lewis University…started all 66 games in which he appeared for DePaul and averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.10 steals in 36.6 minutes while shooting .420 from the field, .350 from three-point range and .825 from the foul line…as a senior in 2018-19, started 35 games and averaged 20.1 points (.429 FG%, .842 FT%), 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 37.4 minutes…named Second Team All-Big East, Second Team NABC All-District 5 and First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District...was a three-time recipient of the Big East Player of the Week…set DePaul single-season records in three-pointers made (113) and attempted (311)…scored a career-high 43 points vs. St. John’s on Mar. 3…pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds vs. University of Illinois, Chicago on Dec. 14…as a junior in 2017-18, started all 31 games and averaged 16.8 points (.408 FG%, .803 FT%), 5.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.29 steals in 35.6 minutes…named to the Big East All-Academic Team and NABC Honors Court…twice named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll…scored a season-high 33 points on two occasions… grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Marquette on Feb. 24…sat out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules…started all 64 games in which he appeared for Lewis University and averaged 16.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.36 steals and 32.6 minutes while shooting 47.9 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from three-point range and 80.7 percent from the foul line…as a sophomore in 2015-16, started all 33 games and averaged 20.2 points (.455 FG%, .823 FT%), 8.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.18 steals in 36.2 minutes… named NABC All-American, Division II Bulletin Newsletter Honorable Mention All-American, NABC All-Midwest District First Team, D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team and All-GLVC First Team…voted the MVP of the GLVC Tournament…broke the program’s single-game scoring record when he poured in a career-high 52 points at Northwood on Nov. 24…as a freshman in 2014-15, started all 31 games and averaged 13.3 points (.521 FG%, .773 FT%), 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.55 steals in 28.8 minutes…voted the GLVC Freshman of the Year…named second team All-GLVC.

Full name is Max Tanner Strus…is the son of John and Debbie Strus… has an older brother, Marty, and an older sister, Maggie…his mother played basketball and volleyball at DePaul and was inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000…his father was a pitcher at Eastern Illinois University…his brother played basketball at Lewis University and his sister played volleyball at the University of Illinois, Chicago…his cousin, Katie Reilly played volleyball for four years at Wichita State and beach volleyball for one season at South Carolina…his cousin, Stacey Reilly, played volleyball at Louisiana University…his cousin, Clark Brinkman, played baseball at Creighton and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft…graduated DePaul with a degree in Business Administration and started his masters in sports management…chose his major because he wanted to work in the business side of sports when he was done playing…in his free time he enjoys being outside playing catch or playing golf…his favorite sport other than basketball is baseball where he’s a big Chicago White Sox fan…threw out the first pitch prior to the A’s-White Sox game on Aug. 18, 2021 at Guaranteed Rate Field…hosted his first Max Strus Basketball Camp at his high school in the summer of 2022 with all the proceeds going to the Weish4Ever Foundation where he is very close with the family…their foundation provides financial support for families with children and young adults battling cancer…wears size 14 sneakers.