Luke Nelson

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

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 17^th 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
				3PT	3PT
Year	GP-GS	FGM-A	PCT	FGM-A	PCT.	FTM-A	PCT	AST	BLK	ST	REB-AVE	TP-AVG	HG
2015-16	38-36	177-412	.430	83-232	.358	84-97	.866	149	4	48	110-2.9	521-13.7	36
2014-15	28-25	97-272	.357	47-155	.303	52-72	.722	111	3	29	82-2.9	293-10.5	19
2013-14	35-33	139-337	.412	74-197	.376	60-82	.732	101	10	38	88-2.5	412-11.8	28
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Totals	101-94	413-1021	.405	204-585	.349	196-251	.781	361	17	115	280-2.8	1226-12.1	36