2016-17 Men's Basketball

10 Luke Nelson

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Worthing, England

Biography

 

2015-16 AT UC IRVINE
 

 

-- 2016 All-Big West first team selection when he led UCI in scoring at 13.7 points per game

-- Scored career-high 36 points in Big West tourney semifinal win over Cal Poly last March 10

-- Named to All-Big West Tournament team for second straight year

-- Had six 20-point games last season and has eight in his career

-- Has scored 1,226 career points to rank 17th in the UCI record book

-- Is fourth in UCI history with 204 career threes, fifth with 361 assists and eighth with 115 steals

-- MVP of the Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational in December 2015 when he averaged 16.5 points in UCI’s two wins

 

 

 
2014-15 AT UC IRVINE
 

-- Named to 2015 All-Big West Tournament team after averaging 15.0 points in UCI's three wins.

-- Scored 17 points in victory over Hawai'i in Big West Tournament championship game.

-- Named to 2015 All-Big West Honorable Mention team.

-- Had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists against Louisville in NCAA Tournament Second Round game Mar. 20 in Seattle.

-- Scored a season-high 19 points against Saint Mary's Nov. 23 and UT Arlington Dec. 13.

-- Scored in double figures 15 times during the season.

-- Recorded a career-high nine rebounds in Nov. 29 win over Loyola Marymount.

-- Tied his career high with eight assists in Feb. 19 win over Hawai'i.

 

 
2013-14 AT UC IRVINE
 
 

-- Earned 2014 Big West Conference Freshman of the Year honors.

-- Also named to the 2014 All-Big West Second Team.

-- Led UCI in scoring as a true freshman with an average of 11.8 points per game.

-- Also led UCI with 74 threes and 38 steals.

-- Ranked second on the team with 101 assists.

-- Scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting in the Feb. 6 win over Long Beach State.  Also had a career-high four steals in that game.

-- Was named Big West Player of the Week following that performance.

-- Scored 26 points and had a career-high six threes in a Jan. 30 loss at UC Santa Barbara.

-- Scored in double figures in 24 games during the season.

-- Competed for Great Britian in the European U20 Championship in July 2014.

 
PRIOR TO UC IRVINE
 
 
-- 2013 England Player of the Year in Division I, becoming the youngest player to ever earn that honor.

-- Also was selected England U18 Player of the Year.

-- Averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game for the Reading Rockets.

-- Helped his team to Division I league and playoff championships.

-- Competed for England in the summer of 2013 at the U18 European Championships (Division A).

-- Averaged 19 points with a top-scoring game of 29 versus Spain, along with six rebounds and five assists, at the European Championships.

-- Was named England U16 Player of the Year in 2011.

-- Top-scoring game in his career was 43 points against Colchester.



 
PERSONAL
 

 

-- Parents are Stephen and Sarah Nelson.

-- Has a younger sister, Kyla.

-- Chose UCI for his trust in the coaching staff and its system, a great area and high academic standards.

 

CAREER HIGHS
 

Points: 36 vs. Cal Poly, 3/10/16
 
Rebounds: 9 vs. Loyola Marymount, 11/29/14

Assists: 10 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 2/17/16 & Boston College, 11/27/15
 
Steals: 4 on 5 occasions (vs. Columbia, 3/29/16)
 
3-Pointers: 6 on 3 occasions (vs. Cal Poly, 3/10/16)



 


 

 

 

CAREER TOTALS
    3PT3PT        
YearGP-GSFGM-APCTFGM-APCT.FTM-APCTASTBLKSTREB-AVETP-AVGHG
2015-16 38-36 177-412.430 83-232.358 84-97.866149    4 48110-2.9521-13.736
2014-15 28-25   97-272.357 47-155.303 52-72.722111    3 29  82-2.9293-10.519
2013-14 35-33 139-337.412 74-197.376 60-82.732101  10 38  88-2.5412-11.828
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Totals101-94413-1021.405 204-585.349 196-251.781361
  17115 280-2.81226-12.136

Statistics

Season:
2016-17

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013-14Freshman

    Guard
    6'3" 182 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2014-15Sophomore

    Guard
    6'3" 185 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2015-16Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 195 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016-17Senior

    Guard
    6'3" 190 lbs
    10