2014-15 Women's Basketball Roster
Chelsea Nelson
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Antioch, Tenn.
- High School:
- John Overton HS
NC State Technician (Oct. 30, 2017): Nelson evolves into leader for Wolfpack Women
Senior (2017-18): ACC Academic Honor Roll ... 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.
Junior (2016-17): Started all 32 of NC State’s games, averaging 21.1 minutes, 11.2 points, and 6.0 rebounds per contest … NC State’s most accurate shooter from the field with a minimum of 50 FG attempts at 136-240 (.567) … NC State’s leading rebounder (18th in ACC) … Ranked first on the team with 22 blocks … Scored in double figures 21 times and scored 20+ points once … Recorded nine double-doubles … Scored a career-high 23 points on 8-12 shooting in NC State’s win at Wake Forest on Jan. 8 … Tied a career high with 12 rebounds in the win at No. 6/7 Florida State on Jan. 2 … Also scored 17 points in the win at Florida State … Scored in double figures during eight straight games from Jan. 2-29 … Shot .750 or higher from the field in seven games … Went a perfect 4-4 from the field in NC State’s NCAA Tournament first round win over Auburn on March 17 … Scored 12 points in the NCAA Round of 32 game at No. 14/15 Texas … Played a career-high 35 minutes in NC State’s win over Indiana on Dec. 1.
Sophomore (2015-16): Played in 28 games, starting four … Averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 17.7 minutes per game … Ranked second on the team in shooting at 79-160 (.494) … Made her first career start in a December 6 win over Charlotte … Scored a career-high 15 points at (RV) Florida on December 21 … Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in the February 11 win over Boston College … Scored in double figures eight times … Recorded her first career double-double in the February 11 win over Boston College … Led the team in rebounding (or tied) on three occasions.
Freshman (2014-15): Played all 33 games and averaged 17.3 minutes per contest ... Averaged 4.9 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... Was the team's leading shooter at a success rate of .455 (51-112) from the field ... Scored in 32 of 33 games ... Led the team in rebounding five times ... Scored a career-high 11 points in the season-ending WNIT loss at Temple on March 26 ... Scored the game-winning layup in the WNIT win at ECU on March 22 ... Swiped four steals at No. 9 Florida State on Feb. 26 ... Grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds in her career debut against Tennessee State ... Along with Ashley Williams, was named NC State's co-Sixth Man of the Year.
Prior to NC State: Ranked 24th among wing players by ESPN ... Scored a 90 in ESPN's recruiting rankings ... Played for John Overton HS and the Tennessee Flight (AAU) ... In addition to her time on the court, also was an accomplished cross country runner in high school.
Coach Moore's take: "Chelsea Nelson is very athletic. She can probably guard a three or four player. She has good skills and can step out and shoot it. Since we're graduating a number of forwards (in 2014), I feel like she's someone who can come in and compete for playing time at the four position. With the way that we want to play defense, I think that she really fits in with our philosophy because of her speed."
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