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Career Notes
Finished second in NKU annals in career field goal percentage (.638), fifth in defensive rebounds (463), sixth in overall rebounds (731) and eighth in offensive rebounds (268)...Scored 633 career points with 731 career rebounds...Owns a career field-goal percentage of .638.
2021-22 Senior Season (at NKU)
Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention...Made 12 starts and played in 30 games...scored 208 points while grabbing 224 rebounds...averaged 20.4 minutes, 6.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks...his 3.0 offensive rebounds per game ranked second in the Horizon League...his 7.5 boards per game ranked first on the team...shot 58.4 percent from the field making 90-of-154 attempts...Grabbed 12 rebounds in NKU's Jan. 28 win over PFW ... added five points, two assists and a steal...Converted the game-winning layup in NKU's 68-67 triumph at Youngstown State Jan. 13, his first game since Dec. 22...notched his seventh career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds...Garnered an Horizon League All-Academic Team Honorable Mention nod with a 3.45 GPA in Organizational Leadership...Matched a career high with 10 field-goal attempts at UIC Jan. 20...Scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds in a Nov. 18 victory over Eastern Michigan.Â
2020-21 Junior Season (at NKU)
Horizon League All-Academic Team with a 3.46 GPA in Organizational Leadership...Started all 25 games, contributing 8.4 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, becoming just the fourth player in program history to average double-figure rebounds in a season...for the season, scored 210 points while grabbing an impressive 240 rebounds...Shot 68.8% (95-of-138), the second-best single-season mark in program history...17th in nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.40) and is 19th in rebounds per game (10.0) ...Had six double-doubles...Scored career-high 17 points behind 7-for-8 shooting and nabbed 14 rebounds at Milwaukee (Feb. 6)...Opened season with 10 points and career-high 19 rebounds for his second-career double-double in win over Ball State.
2019-20 Sophomore Season (at NKU)
Played in 29 games, making three starts...Averaged 4.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in the latter...Ranked sixth in the Horizon League with 7.9 rebounds per game during the league slate...Hauled in double-digit rebounds in nine contests, including a career-high 15 at UIC to go with 13 points for his first career double-double...Earned first career start against Milwaukee, tallying nine points and then-career-high-tying 12 rebounds...Matched then-career-high 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Oakland, also contributing five boards...Grabbed 12 rebounds at Miami (Ohio), adding six points on 3-for-3 shooting, in just 18 minutes...Scored 10 points thanks to 5-for-6 shooting against Eastern Kentucky.
2018-19 Freshman Season (at NKU)
Saw action in 30 games...averaged 2.8 points and 2.5 rebounds...Went 3-for-3 en route to six points and career-high eight rebounds against eventual National Runner-Up Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament...Made 21-of-40 (52.5 percent) field-goal attempts in Horizon League play, averaging 3.1 points...Ripped down a career-high eight boards against Cleveland State...Tallied four points and six boards, providing a spark of energy for NKU, in its win at YSU...Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor en route to 10 points in collegiate debut against Wilmington...Notched second double-figure scoring output of the season with 10 points in win against IUPUI, going 3-of-4 from the floor and 4-of-4 at the line.
High School
Averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior at Pickerington Central, garnering first team All-OCC and District 11 honors...Earned the No. 4 play on ESPN SportsCenter's Top-10 after breaking a rim against Groveport Madison in December of his senior year...Helped lead Pickerington Central to back-to-back regional championships...Posted 21 points and nine rebounds in the 2018 Ohio State Championship Semifinals against Solon, which was ranked No. 1 in the state...Was named to honor roll every year in high school.
Personal
Son of Woody and Lisa Nelson...Has a brother Chad, who played basketball at Ohio Dominican from 2012-16, scoring 1,154 points for the Panthers...Earned a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership at NKU...Working on a master's degree in professional communications at YSU.
