Nelson Signs with WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury
4/18/2018 1:42:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Wolfpack forward averaged 12.9 points and 9.4 rebounds per game as a senior
April 18, 2018
PHOENIX – Senior forward Chelsea Nelson of the No. 16 NC State women's basketball team has been signed to the training camp roster of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the team announced Wednesday.
Nelson helped the Wolfpack achieve a very successful 2017-18 season that featured 26 wins and a return to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack posted a 16-2 record on Kay Yow Court that included two NCAA Tournament victories. The achievement of going 16-2 at Reynolds Coliseum marked the second best home record in 44 completed seasons of Wolfpack basketball.
Chelsea Nelson | Senior Forward | Antioch, Tenn.
First Team All-ACC … Led the team in scoring (12.9 points per game) and rebounding (9.4 rebounds per game) as a senior … Scored 10+ points in a game 28 times as a senior and 62 times for her career … Recorded 11 double-doubles during her senior season (21 career) … Grabbed 10+ rebounds in a single game 13 times as a senior (23 career) … Led the team in scoring on 11 occasions and rebounding on 20 occasions during her senior season … Set a new ACC Tournament record with 22 rebounds in a March 2 win over No. 18 Duke … Scored a career high 30 points in a Feb. 22 win at Pittsburgh … Finished fifth all-time in the single-season record book in rebounds (329) and FTs made (126) … Finished second all-time in the single-season record book in FTs attempted (180) … Concluded her career 27th in total points scored (1173), ninth in games played (128), 11th in FTs made (308), and 11th in rebounds collected (794) … From her freshman to senior seasons, improved her scoring average from 4.9 points per game to 12.9 points per game … From her freshman to senior seasons, improved her rebounding average from 4.0 rebounds per game to 9.4 rebounds per game.
The Wolfpack concluded the season ranked 16th in the final USA Today Coaches poll of the season, marking the third time under head coach Wes Moore that the program has finished a season ranked within the top 17.
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PHOENIX – Senior forward Chelsea Nelson of the No. 16 NC State women's basketball team has been signed to the training camp roster of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, the team announced Wednesday.
Nelson helped the Wolfpack achieve a very successful 2017-18 season that featured 26 wins and a return to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. The Wolfpack posted a 16-2 record on Kay Yow Court that included two NCAA Tournament victories. The achievement of going 16-2 at Reynolds Coliseum marked the second best home record in 44 completed seasons of Wolfpack basketball.
Chelsea Nelson | Senior Forward | Antioch, Tenn.
First Team All-ACC … Led the team in scoring (12.9 points per game) and rebounding (9.4 rebounds per game) as a senior … Scored 10+ points in a game 28 times as a senior and 62 times for her career … Recorded 11 double-doubles during her senior season (21 career) … Grabbed 10+ rebounds in a single game 13 times as a senior (23 career) … Led the team in scoring on 11 occasions and rebounding on 20 occasions during her senior season … Set a new ACC Tournament record with 22 rebounds in a March 2 win over No. 18 Duke … Scored a career high 30 points in a Feb. 22 win at Pittsburgh … Finished fifth all-time in the single-season record book in rebounds (329) and FTs made (126) … Finished second all-time in the single-season record book in FTs attempted (180) … Concluded her career 27th in total points scored (1173), ninth in games played (128), 11th in FTs made (308), and 11th in rebounds collected (794) … From her freshman to senior seasons, improved her scoring average from 4.9 points per game to 12.9 points per game … From her freshman to senior seasons, improved her rebounding average from 4.0 rebounds per game to 9.4 rebounds per game.
The Wolfpack concluded the season ranked 16th in the final USA Today Coaches poll of the season, marking the third time under head coach Wes Moore that the program has finished a season ranked within the top 17.
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