Arkansas State University

Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2025)
Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament (2025)
USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (3/4/25)
Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week (3/3/25)
Ro College Basketball Invitational All-Tournament (2024)

2024-25 | JUNIOR
Third Team All-Sun Belt … SBC All-Tournament … Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in rebounding, averaging a team-best 8.9 boards per contest … Averaged 3.19 offensive rebounds per game, ranking second in the league and top 30 nationally … Blocked a team-high 41 shots, ranking sixth in the conference … Led the team in field-goal percentage (.586) … Missed the first five games of the season due to injury … Had 16 points and 14 rebounds in the season finale at North Texas (March 23) … Scored 26 points with 10 rebounds and 4 steals against Saint Louis (March 18) … Grabbed 10 boards in the Sun Belt championship game against Troy (March 10) … Went on a run of six-straight double-doubles from Feb. 15-March 8 … Named SBC Player of the Week (March 3) and one of the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week on March 4 after two monstrous outings at Louisiana (Feb. 26, 30 points/21 rebounds) and at ULM (Feb. 28, 13 points/19 rebounds/4 blocks) to end the regular season … Had 18 points and 10 boards against the Warhawks (Feb. 22) … Grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds (10 offensive) with 16 points versus South Alabama (Feb. 19) … Tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds against Troy (Feb. 15) … Scored 23 points with 11 boards at Texas State (Feb. 1), going 10-for-10 from the field … Had 12 rebounds against Georgia State (Jan. 18) … Recorded his first double-double of the year at UAB (Dec. 15), notching 16 points and 14 rebounds in the comeback win over the Blazers … Scored 14 points with 9 boards and 3 steals versus Jackson State (Dec. 5).

2023-24 | SOPHOMORE
One of the most improved players in the Sun Belt Conference from freshman to sophomore year … Earned Ro CBI All-Tournament honors after averaging 18 points and 11.7 rebounds in the CBI … One of the nation’s top rim protectors, blocking 73 shots, which ranked 17th nationally and third in the Sun Belt … His 73 blocks were third most in school history in a season, as well as the most by an A-State player since 2001-02 … Started in 31 of 37 games played, averaging 22.5 minutes per outing … Accounted for a team-high eight double-doubles … Upped his scoring average to 9.8 after averaging 4.6 the year before … Led the team in rebounding (7.6) after averaging 5.0 as a freshman … Capped the season with the best game of his career to date, scoring 25 points with 15 rebounds in the CBI semifinals against High Point (March 26), going 11-for-17 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range … Tallied 17 points and 12 boards in the CBI quarters against Montana (March 25) … Went 5-for-6 en route to 12 points and 8 rebounds with 5 blocks in the first round of the CBI versus Bethune-Cookman (March 23) … Recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds in the SBC championship game against James Madison (March 11) … Notched 16 points and 12 rebounds at Coastal Carolina … Went 4-for-4 from the floor and 5-of-7 from the foul line in a 13-point effort against Troy (Feb. 22) … Grabbed 15 rebounds to go along with 9 points and 5 blocked shots at South Alabama (Feb. 17) … Recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds at Troy (Feb. 15) … Scored 16 points with 10 boards against ULM (Feb. 3) … Racked up 11 points and 12 rebounds against Southern Miss (Jan. 31) … Recorded double-digit rebounds in back-to-back games against Old Dominion (Jan. 6) and Texas State (Jan. 11), adding 12 points against the Bobcats for his first double-double of the year … Scored 17 points in A-State’s win over UAB (Dec. 9) … Narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds off the bench against UTRGV (Nov. 25).

2022-23 | FRESHMAN
Started in 18 of 33 games played, averaging 17.5 minutes as a freshman … Shot a team-leading 52.5 percent from the field while averaging 4.6 points and 5.0 rebounds … Blocked a team-best 44 shots … Scored 10 or more in five games, including 16 in a win over Lyon (Nov. 14) … Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against South Alabama (Feb. 2) … Had five or more rebounds in 18 games, including a pair of double-digit rebounding efforts … Blocked multiple shots in 15 games, with a season-best four coming at Georgia Southern (Feb. 11).

2022 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TOUR
Played in two games and started in one for the Red Wolves in the Dominican Republic ... in 13.0 minutes per game, he averaged 4.0 points and 1.0 rebounds ... added a steal ... went 3-for-8 from the floor and a percent 2-for-2 from the charity stripe.

PREP
Prepped at Marietta (Ga.) High School and is widely known as a defensive presence around the rim ... a 7A-South All-State selection as a senior, Nelson averaged 8.6 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.