Tyler Nelson (born August 9, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Rostock Seawolves of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Fairfield Stags.
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Position | Point guard |
League | Basketball Bundesliga |
Personal information | |
Born | (1995-08-09) August 9, 1995 (age 27) |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Central Catholic (Lawrence, Massachusetts) |
College | Fairfield (2014–2018) |
NBA draft | 2018 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2018–present |
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2018–2020 | Greensboro Swarm |
2020 | Texas Legends |
2021–present | Rostock Seawolves |
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Nelson is the son Anne Marie Nelson, a high school teacher and Jeffrey Nelson, a high school teacher and NBA scout with the Los Angeles Lakers, and brother to Alyssa Nelson, a math teacher. He grew up in Bradford, Massachusetts. He attended Central Catholic High School and starred on the basketball team. He led Catholic to the Massachusetts Division I championship game. He was named Massachusetts's Gatorade Player of the Year. Fairfield assistant Martin Bahar convinced him to join the program.[1]
As a freshman, Nelson averaged 9.7 points per game on a 7-24 team and was named to the All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Freshman Team. He averaged 16.0 points per game as a sophomore as Fairfield's record improved to 19-14 and the Stags took part in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Nelson was named to the Second Team All-MAAC as a sophomore. He posted 19.5 points per game as a junior as Fairfield went 16-15 and again appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[1]
On February 15, 2018, Nelson scored his 2,000th career point in an 83-79 win over Marist.[2] He had 32 points in a win over Quinnipiac on February 17.[1] As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He earned First Team All-MAAC honors for the second straight season. He finished his career with 2,172 points, the most in school history.[3]
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft, Nelson was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA Summer League and appeared in three games, averaging 1.3 points per game.[4] Nelson was selected with the third overall pick of the 2018 NBA G League draft by the Greensboro Swarm.[5] He subsequently was added to the Swarm's training camp roster.[6]
On February 28, 2020, Nelson was traded to the Texas Legends alongside Josh Perkins in exchange for Quincy Acy and a second-round pick in the 2020 G League draft.[7] On November 23, 2019, Nelson recorded 17 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in a win over the Windy City Bulls.[8]
On January 22, 2021, Nelson signed with the Rostock Seawolves of the German Basketball_Bundesliga.[9]
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