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Anthony Nelson

Height:
6-4
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.
High School:
South Kent School

**2019 BIG EAST ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM**

2019-20: Appeared in 27 games and made two starts for the Pirates as the backup point guard...Averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 assists...Scored seven points and had six assists vs. Wagner (11/5/19)…Totaled five assists vs. No. 3 Michigan State (11/14/19)...Made his first career start and had 10 points, four assists and two steals in a win over No. 7 Maryland (12/19/19)...Had 12 points and seven assists against Prairie View A&M in 37 minutes of action (12/22/19)...Delivered four assists in only nine minutes in a win at Xavier (1/8/20)...Had three huge second-half baskets in a win over Marquette (1/11/20).

2018-19: Appeared in all 34 games for the Pirates...Finished second on the team in assists (62) even while only averaging only 10.5 minutes per game...issued five assists in his collegiate debut vs. Wagner (11/06/18)...Played outstanding defense and had five assists in just 13 minutes in a Wooden Legacy semifinal game win over Hawai'i (11/23/18)...Produced four assists and two steals vs. Louisville (12/01/18)...Career-high eight assists and hit his first career three-pointer in 21 minutes of action in the win over Sacred Heart (12/19/18)...Had seven points in a road win at Xavier (1/02/19)...Produced five assists in 13 minutes in a win over Creighton (2/09/19)...Dropped a career-high 12 points in the BIG EAST Tournament final against No. 25 Villanova (3/16/19)...Had five points in just eight minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Wofford (3/21/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played two years of varsity basketball at the South Kent School in Conn., under head coach Bill Barton...Captained the team his senior year...Led South Kent to the NEPSAC Tournament semifinals as a senior after a 24-point outburst in a quarterfinal win over MacDuffie School...Averaged 16 points, eight assists and five rebounds a game...Named Class AA All-NEPSAC first team and All-New England third team...Also played AAU basketball for the New York Lightning.

PERSONAL: Anthony Nelson...Son of Tonia Perry & James Nelson...The youngest of six siblings...Brother, Courtney, played college basketball at Richmond, Rutgers and William Patterson...Birthday is October 20.