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2016-17 Men's Basketball

20 Tyrell Nelson

20 Tyrell Nelson

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    235
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Charlotte, N.C.

Summary

Biography

2015-2016 at Gardner-Webb: Played in 33 games and earned 31 starts … Averaged 14.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game … Shot a solid 55.9 percent from the floor … Led team in free throws made (100) and ranked second with 26 blocked shots … Also posted 21 steals and 53 assists … Earned second-team All-Big South Conference honors … Also named to the Big South’s annual All-Academic Team … Exploded in the Big South Conference Tournament, averaging 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as GWU went 2-1 and advanced to the semifinals … Made 55 percent of his shots in the event and went 13-of-19 from the free throw line … Scored 24 points in semifinals vs. Winthrop (Mar. 5) … Had six 20-point games ... Posted 12 double-doubles ... Tallied a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Toccoa Falls (Nov. 19) ... Second-straight double-double with 15 points and 10 boards at Tennessee (Nov. 22) ... Poured in 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting at Army-West Point (Nov. 28) ... Scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting at Presbyterian (Dec. 2) ... Recorded a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards against High Point (Dec. 5) ... Posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Warren Wilson (Dec. 18) ... Pulled down 15 boards and added 14 points for a double-double against VMI (Dec. 21) ... Poured in 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 31) on New Year’s Eve ... Recorded season-highs of 27 points and 16 rebounds in a double-double performance against Campbell (Jan. 6) ... Posted his second and third straight double-doubles with 19 points and 10 boards against Radford (Jan. 9) and at UNC Asheville (Jan. 16) with 18 points and 11 rebounds ... Tallied a double-double with 17 points and 13 boards at Radford (Jan. 24) ... Notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards in the overtime win over Presbyterian (Feb. 6).

2014-2015 at GWU: Recognized on the NCCSIA All-State Second Team ... Named to the Big South Conference All-Academic Team ... Played in all 35 games, making 34 starts ... Second on the team in scoring (13.9) and rebounding (6.5) ... Scored in double figures in 27 games ... Recorded six double-doubles ... Posted a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at College of Charleston (Nov. 17) ... Tallied 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds at No. 3 Arizona (Dec. 2) ... Went for a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Thomas (Dec. 6) ... Scored 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Furman (Dec. 13) while adding three blocks ... Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and a career-high five blocks against Hiwassee (Dec. 19) ... Posted a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds at Presbyterian (Dec. 31) ... Tallied a sesaon-high 22 points in the double overtime win over Radford (Jan. 8) ... Went for a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against Winthrop (Jan. 10) ... Nearly recorded a double-double with 15 points and nine boards against Longwood (Jan. 22) ... Team-high 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting at Charleston Southern (Jan. 24) ... Tipped in the game-winning bucket against Coastal Carolina (Jan. 31) ... Had 17 points and eight boards against Coastal ... Scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting against UNC Asheville (Feb. 9) ... Tallied a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Winthrop (Feb. 14) ... Team-high 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting at High Point (Feb. 18) ... Scored 18 points off the bench against Charleston Southern (Feb. 26) ... Posted 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting against Campbell (Mar. 4) in the first round of the Big South Tournament ... Recorded 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting against High Point (Mar. 6) in the Big South Quarterfinals ... Scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Coastal Carolina (Mar. 7) in the Big South Semifinals ... Poured in a season-high 27 points with a perfect 10-for-10 night from the floor at Colorado (Mar. 18) in the Collegiate Basketball Invitational.

2013-2014 at GWU: Named to the Big South Conference All-Freshman Team ... Played in 32 games, making four starts ... Ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game ... Second in rebounding at 5.0 rebounds per game ... Fourth in blocks with 13 ... Scored in double figures in 14 games ... Posted a pair of double-doubles ... Had two 20-point games ... Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the overtime win over Morehead State (11/29) ... Scored 20 points with a 9-for-10 night from the floor against Clearwater Christian (12/14) ... Had a career night with a season-high 24 points and a Gardner-Webb freshman record 25 rebounds in the quadruple overtime loss to VMI (2/5) ... Scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting to go along with a career-high three blocks against Longwood (3/5) in the Big South Tournament.

High School: Played at Metrolina Christian (N.C.) Academy under Coach Michael Wilson ... Earned NCISAA Class 3A All-State honors as a senior ... Rated as the No. 27 prospect in North Carolina by 247Sports.com ... Rated as the No. 103 power forward nationally by that same media outlet ... A two-star prospect ... Averaged 21.3 points, 12.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocked shots per game as a senior ... Shot 57 percent from the floor ... Netted at least 30 points in three different games, including a season-high 38 markers against Westminster Catawba Christian ... Had a season-high 21 rebounds vs. Central Academy ... Posted an eye-popping 24 double-doubles on the season ... Had at least 20 points in 21 different games, including a stretch of 11 consecutive ... Had at least 10 rebounds in 25 different contests ... Averaged 13.8 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 1.7 assists per game as a junior for the Warriors … Shot 56 percent from the floor … Earned first-team All-Metrolina Conference honors … Had a season-best 27 points against the Australian National Team … Played sophomore season at Olympic (N.C.) High … A member of the Charlotte Jets AAU program … Named an Outstanding Performer at the 2011 Bob Gibbons All-Star Sports Evauation Clinic … Chose Gardner-Webb over Liberty, Charleston Southern, LIU-Brooklyn, Austin Peay and North Carolina A&T.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

    C
    6'7" 230 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2014-15Sophomore

    C
    6'7" 235 lbs
    20
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    2015-16Junior

    F
    6'7" 235 lbs
    20
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    2016-17Senior

    F
    6'7" 235 lbs
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