Max Techau helped Xavier High School win a pair of Class 3A state basketball titles the last two years. Now he'll be joining a college basketball program that won the NCAA Division III national title in  2016.

Techau, a 6-foot-7 forward, plans to play at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., a Catholic school that has made 12 straight trips to the national tournament.

Techau averarged 12.3 points and 8.8 rebounds for Xavier this season as the Saints captured the state title for the second year in a row. He averaged 13.4 points and 6.6 rebounds as a junior.

St. Thomas finished 19-8 this season and was 15-5 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.