DeForest alum Max Weisbrod chooses Northern Illinois

DeForest basketball graduate Max Weisbrod has committed to Northern Illinois for the final stop of his college career.

On Saturday, Aug. 15, Weisbrod announced on social media that he has committed to NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University (NIU).

Weisbord heads to Northern Illinois after spending two seasons at Northern Iowa. The previous season, Weisbrod helped his team qualify to the NCAA Tournament. They received the No. 12 seed after winning the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. They lost to No. 5 seed St. John’s in the Round of 64.

The previous season, Weisbrod averaged 6.4 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 2.0 APG. He started in 29 of 32 games. He shot a 38.3 percent clip from behind the arc.

During the 2024-25 campaign, Weisbrod averaged 6.0 PPG, 2.0 RPG and 1.6 APG.

College basketball background

Of note, Weisbrod will join forces at NIU with a familiar name, Matt Majkrzak. Majkrzak previously coached Weisbrod at NCAA Division II Northern Michigan during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.

During Weisbrod’s time at Northern Michigan, he received a wide range of accolades.

In 2023-24, he earned Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Player of the Year honors, averaging 17.2 PPG, 4.4 APG and 3.3 RPG. During his freshman season with Northern Michigan, he earned GLIAC Freshman of the Year honors.

Weisbord, a 2022 DAHS graduate, received Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-State recognition in back-to-back seasons (2021, 2022) during his time at DeForest. In 2021, he helped guide DeForest to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state semifinals.