Takes from the Bench podcast – February 24, 2021
General
Joined the Tech program as a walk-on in fall of 2001, after teaming up with fellow walk-on David Ewing to lead an intramural squad to Tech[apos]s independent league intramural championship the previous spring … His team did not win the whole ball of wax in the Tech intramural competition, however, losing to Campus Christian Fellowship in the campus-wide intramural championship.
Backup point guard who contributed primarily in practice … One of two left-handed players on the team … Played in nine games last season, including a career-high seven minutes in Tech[apos]s season opener against UAPB … Scored his first and only points of the season against his hometown team, Syracuse, on a three-point shot … Made the Dean[apos]s List in the fall semester, 2002, with a 3.76 GPA … Played in five games off the bench in 2001-02 … Scored his only points last season on a three-pointer against Cornell … Also had one assist in the game … Played in 12 games as a senior, including a season high five minutes in Tech[apos]s win over Marist on Dec. 23 … Made his first career start Mar. 3 against Florida State on Senior Day … Scored three points against Tennessee State and two against Marist … Attempted a shot in only three games, despite urging from the home crowd.
Personal
Full name is David Frederick Nelson . . . Born December 13, 1981 . . . Parents are Wyatt Nelson and Deborah Dalrymple . . . Dean[apos]s List student in Mechanical Engineering, graduated with high honor in the spring of 2004 … Twice made the annual ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Career Highs
Points: 3, Cornell, 1-2-02; Syracuse, 12-21-02; Tennessee State, 12-6-03
Rebounds: 1, Cornell, 1-8-03
Assists: 1, Troy State, 12-17-02; Cornell, 1-8-03; Alabama A&M, 12-17-03; Marist, 12-23-03
Minutes: 7, UAPB, 11-23-02
Nelson Game-by-Game
| 2003-04 | MP | FG | 3FG | FT | O-R | A | TO | Bl | St | Pts |
| UL-Lafayette | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hofstra | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | dnp | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tennessee State | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Saint Louis | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alabama A&M | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John[apos]s | dnp | |||||||||
| Marist | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| VCU | 0+ | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | dnp | |||||||||
| North Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State | dnp | |||||||||
| Clemson | dnp | |||||||||
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Tennessee | dnp | |||||||||
| North Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State | dnp | |||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | dnp | |||||||||
| Florida State* | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina (ACC) | dnp | |||||||||
| Duke (ACC) | dnp | |||||||||
| Northern Iowa (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Boston College (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Nevada (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Kansas (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Oklahoma State (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Connecticut (NCAA) | dnp | |||||||||
| Season Highs | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002-03 | MP | FG | 3FG | FT | O-R | A | TO | Bl | St | Pts |
| Ark-PB | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | dnp | |||||||||
| Gard.-Webb | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota | dnp | |||||||||
| Marist | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | dnp | |||||||||
| Troy State | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| Tulane | dnp | |||||||||
| Cornell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| Elon | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | dnp | |||||||||
| N. Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | dnp | |||||||||
| Clemson | dnp | |||||||||
| Maryland | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State | dnp | |||||||||
| Florida State | dnp | |||||||||
| Wake Forest | dnp | |||||||||
| Duke | dnp | |||||||||
| N. Carolina | dnp | |||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | dnp | |||||||||
| NC State (ACC) | dnp | |||||||||
| Ohio St. (NIT) | dnp | |||||||||
| Iowa (NIT) | dnp | |||||||||
| Texas Tech (NIT) | dnp |
*game started