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Nathan Nelson

  • position F
  • height 6-7
  • weight 201
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • High school Blackman
  • position F
  • height 6-7
  • weight 201
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • High school Blackman

Nathan Nelson Bio

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

SEC Community Service Team
SEC Academic Honor Roll

  • Saw action in 12 games during sophomore campaign
  • Collected two rebounds in season opener vs. North Alabama (Nov. 6)
  • Tallied the first points of his career in home win over Wyoming (Nov. 10)
  • Played a career high nine minutes in home win over Tennessee (Feb. 15)

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

  • Saw action in four contests, including in SEC matchups at Mizzou, at Texas A&M and vs. Georgia
  • Pulled down a rebound in home win over North Greenville (Dec. 31)

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Played prep basketball at Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • Averaged 9.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior
  • Helped team to a 32-1 record during senior campaign, and the team was ranked second in Tennessee
  • Hit 49 percent from the field, 44 percent from 3-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line as a senior
  • Named to the Murfreesboro Post’s All-County second team following senior campaign

PERSONAL

  • A political science major
  • Son of Lynn Nelson and Antoinette van Zelm
  • His a sister, Elizabeth
  • His favorite athlete is John Wall and his dream job is to be a CIA agent