William & Mary Athletics

Graduate Season (2022-23)
Led W&M in scoring at 11.2 points per game … His 143 assists were the fifth most in a single season in school history … That total also ranked 92nd nationally … Ranked fourth in the CAA in assists per game (4.3) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) … Ranked 23rd in the CAA in scoring, 20th in 3-pointers made per game (1.6) and 24th in minutes per contest (29.8) … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … Scored in double figures in 19 games … According to KenPom.com, ranked 49 nationally in assist rate (31.6) … Scored 20-plus points on four occasions … Recorded a season-high 27 points vs. Stony Brook (1/26) and more impressively was 8-of-8 from the field and 4-of-4 from 3 … It marked the most made field goals without a miss for a Tribe player since 2004 … Followed with 22 points on 7-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 from 3 at Towson (1/28) … Between the two games, make 15 consecutive shots and nine-straight 3-pointers … Erupted for 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 4-of-7 from 3 in the third game of the year at Virginia Tech (11/13) … Topped the Tribe with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 3-of-4 from 3 at Old Dominion (12/7) … Had 17 games with five or more assists … Dished out a season-high seven assists on three occasions vs. Radford (11/23), at ODU (12/7), and vs. UNCW (2/4) … Scored 13 points and dished out six assists in W&M’s win over Richmond (12/3) … Led the Tribe with 15 points to go with five assists in a road win at UNCW (1/14) … Scored 18 points at Stony Brook (2/16), knocking down 4-of-6 from 3 … Led W&M with 15 points in the CAA Quarterfinals vs. Hofstra on 6-of-10 shooting a 3-of-3 from 3.

Senior Season at St. Thomas (2021-22)
Started all 29 of his appearances … Averaged 14.6 points per game, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game … Shot 42.7% from the field and 79.6% from the charity stripe … Led the team with 80 assists … Finished with 23 steals … Posted 22 double-digit scoring games, including seven with 20 or more points … Notched a season-high 30 points to go with six assists in win over St. Francis Brooklyn (11/13) … Totaled 29 points at Fordham (11/15).
 
Junior Season at St. Thomas (2020-21)
Named to the D3Hoops.com All-West Region Team … Played and started in all seven games … Led the MIAC in scoring at 19.4 points per game … Helped the Tommies to a final Division III national ranking of No. 2 … Averaged 3.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Shot 46.7% from the field, 35.7% from 3 and 87.5% at the free throw line … Led the team with 29 assists and 10 steals … Scored in double figures in all seven games, including a trio of 20-point efforts … Posted a season-high 28 points and nine assists vs. Bethel (3/6).
 
Sophomore Season at St. Thomas (2019-20)
Named to the D3Hoops.com All-West Region Team … A First Team All-MIAC pick … Led Tommies to the MIAC regular-season title, an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance and a final national ranking of No. 4 in D3 … Played in 29 games while making 28 starts … Averaged 15.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game … Shot 52% from the field, 42.9% from 3, and 81.3% at the free throw line … Led team with 39 steals … Tallied six 20-point games … Posted 10 or more points in 24 games … Scored 33 points vs. Hamline (2/5) … Erupted for a career-high 42 points vs. Hamline (1/6), including 7-of-12 from 3-point range.
 
Freshman Season at St. Thomas (2018-19)
National Freshman of the Year in 2018-19 by D3Hoops.com … Selected as the West Region Rookie of the Year as well … Named First Team All-MIAC … Helped the Tommies to a MIAC regular-season title … Played and started in all 29 games … Averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game … Shot 45.9% from the floor, 35.7% from 3 and 80.4% at the free throw line … Dished out a team-high 131 assists … Led the team with 46 steals … Scored in double figures in 20 games, including six games of 20 or more points … Tallied a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double vs. Macalester (1/31) … Dished out 11 assists in the NCAA D3 Tournament opener vs. UW-La Crosse (3/1) … Scored a season-high 37 points at Augsburg (1/12) in an OT win … Was 12-12 at FT line to go with seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals.

Prep
A 1,000-point scorer at Edina  … Set a school record for most points in a single game with 47 … A three-time all-conference selection in basketball … A state qualifier and an all-conference pick in football.
 
Personal
Son of Julie and Michael Nelson … Has two siblings (Abby and Jacob)… Earned his degree in entrepreneurship from St. Thomas in Minnesota.