Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Virginia Commonwealth University

#LetsGoVCU

2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Max Shulga

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Highschool Basketball School of Excellence (Utah State)
  • Instagram maxshulga_

Biography

THE BASICS
  • Rugged playmaking guard with outstanding range
  • Transfer from Utah StateĀ 
  • Saw his career blossom under Ryan Odom at Utah State
SENIOR (2023-24)
  • 2024 First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference; NABC All-District 4 First Team
  • Appeared in 37 games (all starts) and averaged team-high 14.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game; Played 1,212 minutes, fifth-most ever by a Ram in one season
  • Shot .415 (86-of-207) from 3-point range and his .876 (141-of-161) free throw percentage ranks second all-time in school single-season history. His 141 free throws also rank sixth
  • His 86 threes rank sixth on the program's single-season list
  • Recorded seven 20-point games, including a season-high 26 in a win at Saint Louis (Feb. 16)
  • Scored 25 points and buried 6-of-9 threes at St. Bonaventure (Jan. 30)
  • Connected on 10-of-11 field goals and finished with 25 points in a win over Saint Joseph's (March 16) in the A-10 Semifinals
UTAH STATE (2020-23)
JUNIOR (2022-23)
  • Honorable Mention All-Mountain West (2023)
  • Appeared and started in all 35 games and averaged career highs of 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game
  • Shot .428 (125-of-292) from the field, .364Ā (55-of-151) from behind the arc and .824 (112-of-136) at the free throw line
  • Scored in double figures 23 times, including two 20-plus point outings
  • Poured inĀ a career-best 29 points against Air Force (Feb. 14)
  • Hauled in at least five rebounds in 15 games, including a career-high 10 on three occasionsĀ three times
  • Dished out at least five assists 13 times, including a career-high 11 dimes against Utah Tech (Dec. 1); Ranked eighth in the Mountain West with 4.0Ā assists per game and was sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.75)
  • Finished the season with four double-doubles
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
  • Appeared in 34 of 36 games, starting two; AveragedĀ 4.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game
  • Scored in double figure in six games, including a season-high 18 points against Portland State on Dec. 21Ā in his first career start
  • Shot .512 (42-of-82) from the floor, .450Ā (18-of-40) from behind the 3-point line andĀ .776 Ā (38-of-49) at the free throw line
  • Logged a season-high seven rebounds against Portland State (Dec. 21), averaging 2.1 per game
  • Recorded 21 steals

SUMMER 2022

  • Played for his native Ukraine at the FIBA U20 European Championships in the summer of 2022
  • Opened the tournament recording team highs of 26 points, 10 rebounds and four assists, while shooting 9-of-17Ā from the floor
  • Finished second on the team with 15 points and added six rebounds, four assists and a game-high two blocks in Ukraine’s 71-69 victory over Lithuania, ranked No. 7 in the world by FIBA. Was a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line in the game, sinking a pair from the charity stripe with less than 25 seconds to play to cement the win for Ukraine
FRESHMAN (2020-21)
  • Appeared in 23 games, averaging 6.8 minutes per game
  • Made his Aggie debut in the season opener against VCU, recording two rebounds in four minutes of action... Totaled 37 points on the year, scoring a season-high eight points against Wyoming (3/4)... Shot 34.2 percent (13-of-38) from the floor, 30.0 percent (6-of-20) from behind the 3-point line and 83.3 percent (5-of-6) at the free throw line... Recorded 42 rebounds, pulling down five or more boards in two games... Logged a season-high eight rebounds against Nevada (2/28)... Also finished the year with nine steals and eight assists.
PRIOR TO UTAH STATE
  • Anticipated to play with the Ukrainian U20 and U18 teams during the summer of 2020 before the European Championships were canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Appeared on the Ukrainian national team in the U18 FIBA European Championships during the summer of 2019, scoring in double figures in all but two games during the tournament
  • Scored a tournament-best 22 points against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Scored 20 points against North Macedonia, scoring 21 points and adding 16 rebounds for the first his of two double-doubles
  • Logged 18 points and 10 rebounds in a game against Georgia and finished the tournament averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game
  • Proved to be the top shooter in the tournament, connecting on .619 from the floor, including .652 from inside the 3-point line and .529 from beyond the arc
  • Attended high school at the Basketball School of Excellence in Torrelodones, Spain, where he led the league in scoring, averaging 16 points per game
PERSONAL
Parents:
Boris Shulga and Olga Sosnovska
Birthdate: June 25
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies
Notable:Ā Speaks four languages, including Ukrainian, Russian, Spanish and English

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 200 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    6'5" 210 lbs
    11