# 25 Kevin Nelson

*Nelson is a transfer from Central Michigan University, and will have to sit out the ‘05-‘06 season under NCAA rules.

2004-05 Season:
With the Chippewas, Nelson averaged 17.0 points and 2.9 rebounds a contest. He has hit 153 three-pointers in the past two seasons, and was 16th in the Nation in '05 with an average of 3.12 triples a contest. Voted team Most Valuable Player.


2003-04 Season:
Drained 75 three-pointers, third most in CMU single season history ... ranked third in the MAC with 2.50 three-pointers per game and eighth in three-point percentage (.389) ... started 25 of 30 games played ... scored a career-high 27 points on two occasions, both Chippewa wins -- versus Evansville (2/21/04) and versus Ball State (3/6/04) ... hit five or more three-pointers in five games, including a career-high six at Loyola-Chicago (12/23/03) ... averaged 11.2 points in MAC play ... led CMU in scoring eight times ... shot a team-high .785 (51-for-65) from the line ... went 10-for-10 from the line against Evansville en route to 27 points while dishing out a career-high six assists ... pulled down a career-high five rebounds against Bradley (12/3/03) ... notched five steals against Western Michigan (2/4/04).

2002-03 Season:
Played in 31 games ... averaged 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per game ... led the Chippewas in scoring with a season-high 13 points off the bench in road loss at DePaul (11/30/02) ... scored 11 points in road win at Bradley (12/18/02) ... averaged 2.1 points and 0.9 rebounds in MAC action ... nailed 16 three-pointers on the year.

As a Prep:
First team all-state selection by Associated Press, Detroit News, and Detroit Free Press ... fourth team all-state by BCAM ... finished 12th in balloting for Michigan's Mr. Basketball ... ranked No. 13 in the state by Detroit News prior to senior season ... named third team all-metro by Detroit News and Detroit Free Press ... holds school record for three-pointers in a season (83 as a junior) and career (161) ... team was ranked No. 1 in Class B for most of senior season ... averaged 19.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 4.2 steals as a senior and 18.4 points and 4.6 rebounds as a junior ... shot .530 from three-point range as a junior ... named Associated Press first team all-state, All-Oakland County, and second team all-area (all-classes) as a junior ... graduated magna cum laude ... earned three letters in basketball and two in golf ... high school coach was Kurt Keener and AAU coach was Terry Carson.