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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Klanjscek, Maks
Jersey Number 13
Maks Klanjscek
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
- High School:
- Hoosac School
- Prev School:
- Houston Christian
Bio
2023-24 (SUPER SENIOR): Appeared in 13 games ... Averaged 2.0 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per outing ... Scored four points in OU debut against Central Michigan (11/6) ... Recorded three points, three assists and two rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (11/10) ... Tallied two points and an assist versus Texas State (11/14) ... Scored six points and buried a season-best four free throws versus UAPB (11/30) ... Recorded a rebound and an assist vs. Kansas (2/17) ... Finished 5 for 5 at the free throw line and tallied seven points and three rebounds in overtime victory over Cincinnati (3/5) ... Finished 1 for 2 from deep vs. TCU (3/13).
2022-23 (SENIOR AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN): Started all 32 games, averaging 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.5 minutes per outing … Shot 39.9% (155-388) from the field, 35.2% (69-196) from three and 79.4% (100-126) from the free throw line … Scored 20-plus points on 10 occasions … Ranked fifth in the Southland in free throws made (100) and sixth in field goal attempts (388), 3-pointers per game (2.2), 3-pointers made (69), and three point attempts (196) … Recorded 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in 37-plus minutes in season opener at Florida International (11/7) … Enjoyed 21-point performance in 8 of 12 shooting against Champion Christian (11/14) … Recorded first back-to-back 10-plus point outings, scoring 12 points at Rice (11/21) and 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting at Missouri (11/26) … Tallied 15 points, four assists and three rebounds against Southwestern Adventist (12/04) … Recorded 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Maine at Fort Kent (12/6) … Scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and tallied three 3-pointers at UTRGV (12/18) … Tallied 16 points, four assists, two steals and two rebounds at New Orleans (12/30) … Scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting and added three rebounds and two assists against Texas A&M Commerce (1/12) … Recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists at McNeese (1/14) … Scored 20 points and added six rebounds against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1/21) … Started nine game double-digit point streak at Texas A&M Commerce (1/28), finishing with 14 points and a season-best 11 made free throws and eight rebounds … Scored 17 points against Northwestern State (2/2) … Recorded 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting versus Nicholls (2/4) … Enjoyed first 30-point performance of the season, recording 30 points on 8-of-18 shooting at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/9) … Scored 25 points and finished 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Incarnate Word (2/11) … Tallied 21 points at Lamar (2/16) … Scored a season-high 33 points on 10-of-19 shooting against Lamar (2/18) … Played entire 40 minutes and recorded 22 points against McNeese (2/23) … Concluded streak with 25 points on 7-of-17 shooting at Nicholls (2/25) … Finished the season with 29-point performance versus New Orleans (3/5).
2021-22 (JUNIOR AT MAINE)
Appeared in 28 games (21 starts) … Averaged 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 27.1 minutes per outing … Shot 45.0% (107-238) from the field, 34.6% (37-107) from three and 80.8% (21-26) from the free throw line … Earned his first start at Bradley, finishing with four rebounds and three assists in 31-plus minutes of action … Scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Columbia (12/4) … Tallied nine points on 4-of-9 shooting at Quinnipiac (12/11) … Recorded 13 points and two rebounds at Stony Brook (1/8) … Tallied 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at UMass Lowell (1/19) … Scored a season-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting against New Hampshire (1/24) … Tallied 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting at Vermont (1/29) … Scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting in 40 minutes against Hartford (1/31) … Recorded 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting against UMass Lowell (2/2) … Scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and finished 5-of-5 from deep at Albany (2/9) … Recorded 24 points, five assists and one rebound in 40 minutes against Stony Brook (2/13) … Tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two steals at Hartford (2/16) … Scored 12 points at Albany (2/23) … Recorded final 10-plus point outing against UMBC (2/26), finishing with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE AT SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE): Appeared in 21 games (one start) … Averaged 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12 minutes per outing … Shot 42.7% (41-96) from the field and 36.9% (24-65) from three … Played nine minutes in his debut against Northwest (1/22), recording four assists, two points, two steals and a rebound … Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Layton Christian Prep (1/23) … Made lone start of the season against Community Christian (1/31), scoring 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting and swiping a season-high four steals in 20 minutes of action … Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against the All Stars (2/6) … Finished with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Colorado Northwestern (3/3) … Scored 12 points in 12 minutes at Snow (3/20) … Tallied nine points in 13 minutes at Southern Idaho (4/10) … Played a season-best 26 minutes against South Georgia State (4/19), finishing with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN AT KANSAS CITY): Appeared in 25 games (one start) … Averaged 3.0 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.4 steals in 11.3 minutes per outing … Started the season opener against Avila (11/5), scoring a season-best 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers … Scored eight points on 3-of-6 shooting against Bacone (11/18) … Tallied seven points, two steals, a rebound and an assist against Liberty (11/24) … Recorded nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from deep at Kansas (12/14) … Scored nine points on 3-of-8 shooting from three against CSU Bakersfield (1/16) … Tallied six points, two steals, two assists and a rebounds against Crowley’s Ridge (1/27) … Scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers against UTRGV (2/6).
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Member of the Slovenian National U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams … Competed in the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship … Concluded his prep career at Hoosac School (Hoosick, N.Y.), helping the Owls reach the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council AAA Playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Rok Klanjscek and Irena Becelj ... Major is master’s in adult and higher education.
2022-23 (SENIOR AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN): Started all 32 games, averaging 15.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.5 minutes per outing … Shot 39.9% (155-388) from the field, 35.2% (69-196) from three and 79.4% (100-126) from the free throw line … Scored 20-plus points on 10 occasions … Ranked fifth in the Southland in free throws made (100) and sixth in field goal attempts (388), 3-pointers per game (2.2), 3-pointers made (69), and three point attempts (196) … Recorded 11 points, four rebounds and three assists in 37-plus minutes in season opener at Florida International (11/7) … Enjoyed 21-point performance in 8 of 12 shooting against Champion Christian (11/14) … Recorded first back-to-back 10-plus point outings, scoring 12 points at Rice (11/21) and 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting at Missouri (11/26) … Tallied 15 points, four assists and three rebounds against Southwestern Adventist (12/04) … Recorded 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Maine at Fort Kent (12/6) … Scored 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and tallied three 3-pointers at UTRGV (12/18) … Tallied 16 points, four assists, two steals and two rebounds at New Orleans (12/30) … Scored 19 points on 7-of-15 shooting and added three rebounds and two assists against Texas A&M Commerce (1/12) … Recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists at McNeese (1/14) … Scored 20 points and added six rebounds against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1/21) … Started nine game double-digit point streak at Texas A&M Commerce (1/28), finishing with 14 points and a season-best 11 made free throws and eight rebounds … Scored 17 points against Northwestern State (2/2) … Recorded 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting versus Nicholls (2/4) … Enjoyed first 30-point performance of the season, recording 30 points on 8-of-18 shooting at Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/9) … Scored 25 points and finished 10-of-10 from the free throw line at Incarnate Word (2/11) … Tallied 21 points at Lamar (2/16) … Scored a season-high 33 points on 10-of-19 shooting against Lamar (2/18) … Played entire 40 minutes and recorded 22 points against McNeese (2/23) … Concluded streak with 25 points on 7-of-17 shooting at Nicholls (2/25) … Finished the season with 29-point performance versus New Orleans (3/5).
2021-22 (JUNIOR AT MAINE)
Appeared in 28 games (21 starts) … Averaged 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 27.1 minutes per outing … Shot 45.0% (107-238) from the field, 34.6% (37-107) from three and 80.8% (21-26) from the free throw line … Earned his first start at Bradley, finishing with four rebounds and three assists in 31-plus minutes of action … Scored 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Columbia (12/4) … Tallied nine points on 4-of-9 shooting at Quinnipiac (12/11) … Recorded 13 points and two rebounds at Stony Brook (1/8) … Tallied 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at UMass Lowell (1/19) … Scored a season-high 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting against New Hampshire (1/24) … Tallied 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting at Vermont (1/29) … Scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting in 40 minutes against Hartford (1/31) … Recorded 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting against UMass Lowell (2/2) … Scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and finished 5-of-5 from deep at Albany (2/9) … Recorded 24 points, five assists and one rebound in 40 minutes against Stony Brook (2/13) … Tallied 11 points, three rebounds and two steals at Hartford (2/16) … Scored 12 points at Albany (2/23) … Recorded final 10-plus point outing against UMBC (2/26), finishing with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting.
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE AT SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE): Appeared in 21 games (one start) … Averaged 5.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12 minutes per outing … Shot 42.7% (41-96) from the field and 36.9% (24-65) from three … Played nine minutes in his debut against Northwest (1/22), recording four assists, two points, two steals and a rebound … Scored 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting against Layton Christian Prep (1/23) … Made lone start of the season against Community Christian (1/31), scoring 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting and swiping a season-high four steals in 20 minutes of action … Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against the All Stars (2/6) … Finished with 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting against Colorado Northwestern (3/3) … Scored 12 points in 12 minutes at Snow (3/20) … Tallied nine points in 13 minutes at Southern Idaho (4/10) … Played a season-best 26 minutes against South Georgia State (4/19), finishing with seven points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
2019-20 (FRESHMAN AT KANSAS CITY): Appeared in 25 games (one start) … Averaged 3.0 points, 0.8 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 0.4 steals in 11.3 minutes per outing … Started the season opener against Avila (11/5), scoring a season-best 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers … Scored eight points on 3-of-6 shooting against Bacone (11/18) … Tallied seven points, two steals, a rebound and an assist against Liberty (11/24) … Recorded nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from deep at Kansas (12/14) … Scored nine points on 3-of-8 shooting from three against CSU Bakersfield (1/16) … Tallied six points, two steals, two assists and a rebounds against Crowley’s Ridge (1/27) … Scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers against UTRGV (2/6).
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP: Member of the Slovenian National U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams … Competed in the 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship … Concluded his prep career at Hoosac School (Hoosick, N.Y.), helping the Owls reach the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council AAA Playoffs.
PERSONAL: Son of Rok Klanjscek and Irena Becelj ... Major is master’s in adult and higher education.
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