Northern Kentucky University Athletics

• 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)
• Nelson's 3.0 offensive rebounds per game ranked second in the Horizon League ... his 7.5 boards per game ranked first on the team
• 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
• Made 12 starts and played in 30 games ... averaged 20.4 minutes, 6.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks 
• Scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds in a Nov. 18 victory over Eastern Michigan 

2020-21
Horizon League All-Academic Team (2021)

• 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
• 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

• 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

• Saw action in 30 games, averaging 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

• 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

• Son of Woody and Lisa Nelson
• Has one brother Chad, who played basketball at Ohio Dominican from 2012-16, scoring 1,154 points for the Panthers
• Majoring in Sports Business