Kevin Nelson

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Albuquerque, N.M.
High School:
Albuquerque Academy

2014-15 (redshirt-senior): Injured all season, did not play.

2013-14 (junior): Played in nine games with four rebounds and three points (vs. UT Martin, Nov. 10) • Season-high four minutes and three rebounds at Air Force (Nov. 30) • Shot 50 percent from the field (1-of-2).

2012-13 (redshirt-junior): Missed the entire season with a broken right ankle • Two years of eligibility remaining.

Missouri State University West Plains (2010-12): Played and started all 30 games at the point-guard position in 2011-12 • Led the Grizzlies in assists and helped the team to a 21-10 record during the 2011-12 campaign • Second place finish during the Region 16 regular season • Member of the 2010-11 team that reached the pinnacle of NJCAA competitive success with a 31-4 record, the best in school history • Grizzlies held the NJCAA Poll #1 ranking for five consecutive weeks and finished #1 unanimously in the final two polls • Missouri State-West Plains competes in NJCAA Division I athletics.

2009-10 (New Mexico): Did not play, injured.

Albuquerque Academy: Three-year letterman in basketball and baseball (a pitcher) • First-team all-state, all-district, and was the 4A Player of the Year in 2009 (basketball) • Led 4A in assists as a junior leading the Chargers to second place in the state tournament.

Academics: Graduated in May 2015 with a degree in business with an emphasis in finance.

Personal: Born August 11, 1990 • Son of Ron and Sheila Nelson • Has an older sister, Molly, a 2011 graduate of Bates College • Father played college basketball at New Mexico (1966-68), in addition was a Helms All-American for the Lobos following his senior season of 1967-68; also played professionally in the ABA • Biggest moment of his prep career was advancing to the 2009 state finals • Selected CU because of the campus, coaching staff, and the atmosphere • Goals after college include getting a degree from the business school • Also interested in real estate • Enjoys learning languages and art (painting) in his spare time.