Recruiting Report: Max Stoltz (2017)
One part of one of the state’s most prolific shooting duos is Ballard’s 6-foot-1 guard Max Stoltz. Last season as a junior Stoltz connected on 44 3s at a strikingly good 49 percent clip. His teammate Tyler Ihle put…
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Continue ReadingOne part of one of the state’s most prolific shooting duos is Ballard’s 6-foot-1 guard Max Stoltz.
Last season as a junior Stoltz connected on 44 3s at a strikingly good 49 percent clip. His teammate Tyler Ihle put in 41 3s of his own, and the two of them could be the most lethal shooting tandem in 3A this season.
There have been at least two area NAIA programs that have taken notice of Stoltz’s shooting prowess, and though they have not yet offered, it could be just a matter of time.
“Probably my big two are between Dordt and Northwestern. The Dordt coach reached out to me and invited me up to their camp. I also have been in touch with Kris Korver at Northwestern. I went up to their camp as well and had a lot of fun there,” said Stoltz.
“I haven’t gotten anything as far as a scholarship — still kind of just working on that kind of stuff. And that will hopefully pick up as the school year goes along.”
Stoltz is equally adept at getting to the basket as he is shooting the deep ball, and he’s worked hard at different stages of his career to master both skill sets.
“I think my shooting is probably my best thing right now. And that’s kind of changed over the years because earlier in my high school years I think I was best at getting to the rim and finishing and getting to the free throw line,” said Stoltz. “But I’ve invested a lot of time into my shooting and my shot, and I take a lot of pride in that.”
He recently wrapped-up his 17U season with one of the state’s best squads, All Iowa Attack Black.
“With that team we had Joey (Kern) who was really good at bringing the ball up the floor, so I didn’t have to worry about doing any of that. And I could just go and just be screening away, or coming off screens to get some looks,” said Stoltz, who now will look to improve upon his 9.8 points per game from a season ago this winter with the Bombers.
“We lost our point guard so I’ll have to play some of that this year. And some goals I have are just to keep putting in the time and investing that time into my shot and my game. And I’m hoping to see the floor better and cut back on my turnovers. And then just play well with the team is the biggest thing.”