Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Career Honors:
2017 Southland Conference Spring Commissioners Honor Roll

2016-17: Played in 32 games with 22 starts … Averaged 22.6 minutes per contest … Led the team and ranked 16^th in the Southland Conference with 6.4 rebounds per game while averaging 3.7 points … Was 12^th in the league with 2.3 offensive boards per game … Blocked 62 shots in 2016-17, tied for third most in a season by a Lion… Averaged 1.94 blocks per game during the regular season, fourth-best in the Southland and 46th nationally … Finished career tied for ninth on the Lions’ all-time list with 81 blocks … Also had 10 assists and seven steals … Led the team in rebounding in 12 games and in blocks in 20 … Had a pair of double-doubles … Blocked four shots in 87-70 win over Central Arkansas … Tied for team lead with five rebounds in 60-52 loss to Stephen F. Austin … Grabbed a team-high nine rebounds in 77-66 win at Northwestern State … Had a career-high 14 rebounds and blocked four shots in 60-52 loss to New Orleans … Had seven rebounds in 68-66 loss at Central Arkansas … Recorded seven rebounds in 72-44 win over Nicholls … Had team-high eight rebounds and three blocks in 71-69 loss at Sam Houston … Blocked three shots in 79-75 win over McNeese … Had six rebounds in 56-50 win at Abilene Christian … Grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots in 81-74 loss at Houston Baptist … Had eight rebounds in 74-63 win over Incarnate Word … Blocked four shots in 74-53 win over Abilene Christian … Pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds in 64-53 win at Southern … Had a career-high nine blocks in 78-56 loss at Toledo, the second most in Lion history behind Bill Dukes’ 11 against McNeese on Feb. 4, 1985 … Tied for team high with seven rebounds in a 108-69 win over Florida A&M … Had his first career double-double with a career-high 12 points and team-high 13 rebounds in an 84-71 win over Jackson State … Was 4-for-5 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line while also blocking two shots … Had another double-double with team-high 11 rebounds and 10 points while blocking four shots in a 72-56 win at UTEP … Just missed a double-double with a team-best 12 rebounds and nine points in an 85-75 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore … Also blocked five shots … Also had four blocks and a team-high eight rebounds in a 67-59 loss at Colorado State … Recorded nine rebounds, two blocks and two assists in season-opening 85-39 win over Millsaps.

2015-16: Saw action in 30 games, starting 16 … Played an average of 15.2 minutes a game … Averaged 2.6 points and 4.0 rebounds … Blocked 19 shots, tied for second on the Lions … Scored season-high eight points and had six rebounds in an 89-66 loss at Jackson State … Recorded a season-best 11 rebounds in a 61-60 win at New Orleans … Blocked four shots in previous 93-81 win over the Privateers … Also had eight rebounds in 84-74 win over UNO in the Southland Tournament … Had nine rebounds in a 101-65 win over Loyola (N.O.).

Junior College: Helped lead Southwest Tennessee to a 24-4 record as a sophomore … averaged 3.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... scored a season-high 13 points against Motlow State CC … hauled in season-high 10 rebounds against Dyersburg State … as a freshman he averaged 1.7 points and 2.8 rebounds.

High School: Spent time at legendary Rice HS in Harlem, New York, Wings Academy in the Bronx, New York, and Believe Prep Academy in Rock Hill, South Carolina … Averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game at Believe during the 2012-13 season.

Personal: Born in Harlem, N.Y. … Son of Johnny and Julie Nelson … Has a brother, Jonathan … Enjoys shopping and dirt bikes.