University of Evansville Athletics

2012-13: Played in 27 games in sophomore season, averaging 2.2 points while hitting all 7 free throw attempts…saw nine minutes of action against Alabama A&M, hitting a three-pointer…hit another three vs. Miami (OH) while scoring five points…tallied 7 points in home win over Oakland City hitting two shots and a pair of free throws…hit both shots in road victory over Wichita State, including a 3-pointer that helped to clinch the victory…in regular-season finale vs. Indiana State, notched 11 points on a 4-for-5 shooting day…notched 9 tallies in CIT win over Tennessee State.

2011-12: Played in 27 games as a freshman, averaging 6.4 minutes per game…finished the year with 12 three-pointers, fourth on the squad…top outing came against Oakland City where he chipped in a season-high 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, hit a pair of treys while hauling in three rebounds and notching two steals in 20 minutes of playing time…notched six points in win at Bradley, connecting on two out of three three-pointers.

At Lincoln Community: Second team all-state selection on both the AP 3A and IBCA teams as a senior...Central State Eight Conference Player of the Year...scored 1,933 career points...averaged 21.4 points and shot 39 percent from three-point range as a senior....of his 205 field goals as a senior, 111 were three-pointers...chosen second team all-state...his 346 career three-pointers were the sixth most in Illinois high school history.

Coach Simmons On Nelson:  “Jordan is a gym rat, and he’s a great perimeter shooter with the ability to stretch a defense.”

Why UE?   “Great community, atmosphere and people.”

Personal:

Parents: Jeff and Sheila Nelson

Siblings: One younger sister, Abbey, and a younger brother,  Camden Hometown: Lincoln, Ill. 

High School: Lincoln Community

Major: Sports Management