2024-25 Junior Season
Appeared in 32 games and made 13 starts...Scored 257 points with 75 rebounds and had 87 assists...Averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game...Posted a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio...Scored in double figures 13 times...Scored 15 points with four assists against Wright State (12/18)...Poured in 14 points against Milwaukee (1/17)...Tied a career high with seven assists against Robert Morris (1/22)...Had 14 points and five assists against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/12)...Scored 13 points and dished out four assists against Green Bay (2/23).
2023-24 Sophomore Season (VCU)
Appeared in 35 games and made seven starts...Scored 183 points with 62 assists and 56 rebounds...Averaged 4.9 point, 1.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game...Scored in double figures seven times...Scored a season-high 19 points against Radford (11/15)...Had 11 points against Memphis (12/6)...Added 13 points against Saint Louis (1/19)...Poured in 11 points against Dayton (2/9).
2022-23 Redshirt Freshman Season (Richmond)
Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year by HoopsHD...Appeared in 32 games with 26 starts...Ranked fourth on team with 8.0 points per game and third in assists at 2.0 assists per game...Ranked fifth among A-10 freshmen in points and assists per game...His 33 three-pointers were fifth most among A-10 freshmen...Two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 12, Nov. 14)...Scored all 17 of his points in the second half, including 11 in the final 4:30 of regulation in comeback win over Saint Louis (Feb. 21)...Beat the shot clock buzzer with a 3-pointer with 25 seconds remaining to seal the win...Scored a career-high 21 points against Northern Iowa (Nov. 11)...Recorded 10 games with 10 or more points
2021-22 Freshman Season (Richmond)
Utilized redshirt season.
High School
2020 Virginia Class 2 Player of the Year...Averaged 17.3 points, 5.9 assists, 3.8 rebounds per game...2020 First Team All-Metro selection by the Richmond Times-Dispatch...Led John Marshall High School to Virginia Class 2 state title in 2020...Did not play as a high school senior due to COVID-19...Played first two high school seasons at Varina High School; Led team to 25-2 record and Class 5 state semifinals in 2019 and 26-2 record and Class 5 state title in 2018...Won state titles for two different schools in his three high school seasons...His teams posted a combined record of 75-6...No. 12 recruit in Virginia’s Class of 2021 by 247Sports.com.
Personal
Parents are Jennifer and Jason...Siblings include brothers Cameron and Jayden and sisters Kennedy and London...Major is general studies...His father, Jason Nelson Sr., played basketball at Virginia Union and helped team to 2005 NCAA Division II Championship.
