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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Da'Sean Nelson
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Toledo, Ohio
- High School:
- Robert S. Rogers/Kilgore College/DePaul
Bio
EMU: 2024-25: Appeared in 31 games with 28 starts…Named Second-Team All-MAC…Averaged 16.1 points per game, ranked second on the team and fourth in the MAC…Had a season-high in win over NIU, Jan. 4, with 32 points and nine rebounds…Ranked first in free throws made with 149 and free throws attempted with 192…Team-high 5.7 rebounds per game and 177 total…Had five or more rebounds in 20 games…Ranked first on the team in blocks with 1.0 blocks per game tailing at least 1 block in 18 games for the Eagles…Had two or more blocks in eight games for the Eagles…Set a season high in blocks twice with four blocks against Kent State, Feb. 5, and Miami, Feb. 18…Nelson was one of just four players nationally to average 16.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks…Nelson was been fouled 186 times in 30 games played (6.2 fouls per game)...During MAC play, he accumulated 117 fouls drawn in 18 games (6.5 fouls per game)...Eclipsed 1,000 points for his Division I career.
DePAUL UNIVERSITY: 2023-24: Appeared in 32 games with 21 starts...Averaged 9.7 points per game...Tallied 1.9 assists per games while hauling in 3.5 points per game...Netted 23 points against Northern Illinois, Nov. 25...Scored 20 points at Villanova, Jan. 12, while adding six rebounds... 2022-23: Appeared in 32 games with four starts...Was the team's third-leading rebounder, averaging 4.8 points per game in addition to 10.0 points...Led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 52.8% which included 33.3% from behind-the-arc...Finished season as one of the top sixth men in the BIG EAST, ranking second among all non-starters in both rebounding and scoring...Totaled 16 games of double-digit scoring, including 10 in league play...Notched nine points in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals against No. 2-seeded Xavier in addition to four rebounds...Scored 16 points on the road against 16th-ranked Xavier, Feb. 16, on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds...Had a 15-point, eight rebound performance in addition to two blocks in an overtime game against St. John's, Feb. 14...Shot 66.7% from the floor at Seton Hall, Feb. 5, for 13 points and six rebounds...Scored 16 points with two steals against 24th-ranked UConn, Jan. 31...Nearly notched first career double-double against 16th-ranked Marquette, Jan. 28, with nine points and nine rebounds while also contributing season-high five assists...Had stretch of six-straight conference games in double-digit scoring that began against Providence, Jan. 1, with 17 points and seven rebounds...Scored career-high 24 points in DePaul's first win over Villanova, Jan. 10, in 15 years...Shot 9-of-12 from the floor against the Wildcats in addition to eight rebounds, two assists and a block...Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor for 13 points in BIG EAST debut against St. John's, Dec. 7, while grabbing nine rebounds...Tallied 18 points against Samford, Nov. 30, including a season-high two three-pointers...Recorded two blocks in road win at Minnesota, Nov. 14...Scored 15 points against Western Illinois, Nov. 11, with 85.7 field goal percentage and seven rebounds....Made DePaul debut with 10 points against Loyola Md. (11/7).
KILGORE COLLEGE: 2021-22: Scored 13.8 points per game, while shooting 52.8 percent overall and 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and collecting 6.6 rebounds per game...Helped Kilgore advance to the NJCAA Men’s National Tournament for the second-straight season...Scored a season-high 29 points against Grayson, where he shot 12-for-17 with nine rebounds and two steals...Recorded double-digit rebounds in six games including a season-best 14 against Missouri State-West Plains... 2020-21: Played in 24 games with 21 starts in his freshman season where he averaged 13.5 points per game on 57.5 percent field goal shooting...Shot 48.4 percent from three-point range and averaged 5.5 rebounds per game...Recorded season-high 29 points in NJCAA National Tournament against Hutchinson, shooting 11-for-17 from the floor in addition to four rebounds, two assists and two blocks...Season-best 15 rebounds came against Lamar State-Port Arthur in 29 minutes played.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Robert S. Rogers High School where he was an All-Blade selection following the 2020 season....Averaged 13.2 points per game, the fourth-most in the City League, on his way to being named City League Co-Player of the Year and earning Division II All-Ohio Special mention.
PERSONAL: Name: Da'Sean Nelson... Major: Individualized Studies Program
DePAUL UNIVERSITY: 2023-24: Appeared in 32 games with 21 starts...Averaged 9.7 points per game...Tallied 1.9 assists per games while hauling in 3.5 points per game...Netted 23 points against Northern Illinois, Nov. 25...Scored 20 points at Villanova, Jan. 12, while adding six rebounds... 2022-23: Appeared in 32 games with four starts...Was the team's third-leading rebounder, averaging 4.8 points per game in addition to 10.0 points...Led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 52.8% which included 33.3% from behind-the-arc...Finished season as one of the top sixth men in the BIG EAST, ranking second among all non-starters in both rebounding and scoring...Totaled 16 games of double-digit scoring, including 10 in league play...Notched nine points in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals against No. 2-seeded Xavier in addition to four rebounds...Scored 16 points on the road against 16th-ranked Xavier, Feb. 16, on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds...Had a 15-point, eight rebound performance in addition to two blocks in an overtime game against St. John's, Feb. 14...Shot 66.7% from the floor at Seton Hall, Feb. 5, for 13 points and six rebounds...Scored 16 points with two steals against 24th-ranked UConn, Jan. 31...Nearly notched first career double-double against 16th-ranked Marquette, Jan. 28, with nine points and nine rebounds while also contributing season-high five assists...Had stretch of six-straight conference games in double-digit scoring that began against Providence, Jan. 1, with 17 points and seven rebounds...Scored career-high 24 points in DePaul's first win over Villanova, Jan. 10, in 15 years...Shot 9-of-12 from the floor against the Wildcats in addition to eight rebounds, two assists and a block...Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor for 13 points in BIG EAST debut against St. John's, Dec. 7, while grabbing nine rebounds...Tallied 18 points against Samford, Nov. 30, including a season-high two three-pointers...Recorded two blocks in road win at Minnesota, Nov. 14...Scored 15 points against Western Illinois, Nov. 11, with 85.7 field goal percentage and seven rebounds....Made DePaul debut with 10 points against Loyola Md. (11/7).
KILGORE COLLEGE: 2021-22: Scored 13.8 points per game, while shooting 52.8 percent overall and 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and collecting 6.6 rebounds per game...Helped Kilgore advance to the NJCAA Men’s National Tournament for the second-straight season...Scored a season-high 29 points against Grayson, where he shot 12-for-17 with nine rebounds and two steals...Recorded double-digit rebounds in six games including a season-best 14 against Missouri State-West Plains... 2020-21: Played in 24 games with 21 starts in his freshman season where he averaged 13.5 points per game on 57.5 percent field goal shooting...Shot 48.4 percent from three-point range and averaged 5.5 rebounds per game...Recorded season-high 29 points in NJCAA National Tournament against Hutchinson, shooting 11-for-17 from the floor in addition to four rebounds, two assists and two blocks...Season-best 15 rebounds came against Lamar State-Port Arthur in 29 minutes played.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Robert S. Rogers High School where he was an All-Blade selection following the 2020 season....Averaged 13.2 points per game, the fourth-most in the City League, on his way to being named City League Co-Player of the Year and earning Division II All-Ohio Special mention.
PERSONAL: Name: Da'Sean Nelson... Major: Individualized Studies Program
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