Grant Nelson

2024-25

NABC Southeast District Second Team selection
Named to the 2024-25 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll
Averaged 11.5 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, playing in all 37 games and started in 34 games
Ranked fifth in the SEC in rebounds (7.6 rpg) and 12^th in blocks (1.2 bpg)
Posted seven double-doubles throughout the season, including four during SEC play
Scored double-figures in 21 games, including five 20-point games and a season-high 25 points on Jan. 18 at Kentucky
Won the Hard Hat Award 10 times throughout the season, which ranked second on the team
Scored 424 points throughout the season, which ranks No. 100 on UA’s all-time single-season scoring list
Ended his UA career with seven NCAA Tournament wins, which ranks second-most in program history
Named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
Selected to the Karl Malone Award Watch List
A Wooden Award Watch List Preseason honoree
Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection
Ended his career with 1,907 points and 1,017 rebounds

Named to the 2024 NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team
Played and started in all 37 games
Averaged 11.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.6 blocks per game
Led the team in rebounds (217) and ranked No. 15 in the SEC in rebounds per game
Posted a team-best 60 blocks, which ranked fourth in the SEC
Became the first player since Kevin Love (UCLA) in 2008 and first SEC player since Joakim Noah (Florida) in 2006 to record 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4-plus blocks in a Sweet 16 game or later with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks in Alabama's Sweet 16 win over North Carolina
Posted four double-doubles throughout the season including two during the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina (24 points and 12 rebounds) and UConn (19 points and 15 rebounds)
Averaged 11.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game throughout the NCAA Tournament
Scored double-figures in 22 games, including a season-high 24 points on March 28 vs. North Carolina and in the season opener against Morehead State on Nov. 6
Won the Hard Hat Award ten times this season, tied with Aaron Estrada for the team lead
Ranked second on the team with 31 dunks
Named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watch List
Coaches Preseason All-SEC Second Team selection
Named to the Karl Malone Award Preseason Watch List

Ranked as the No. 17 transfer according to ESPN.com
Enters the 2023-24 season as the No. 41 returning scorer in Division I
Earned First Team All-Summit honors in 2023
Became the second NDSU player to ever be a USBWA All-District honoree in 2023
Averaged 19.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.1 steals per game in 2023, leading NDSU in every category
Scored 1,043 career points and grabbed 520 rebounds for the Bison
Scored a career-high 36 points last season against North Dakota
Named Summit League Sixth Man of the Year in 2021 while earning a spot on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team during his freshman season

Attended Devils Lake High School where he was named North Dakota's Mr. Basketball in 2020
A unanimous First Team All-State selection during his senior season after averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game