Da'Sean Nelson

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 220
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
Robert S. Rogers
Prev School:
Kilgore College

2022-23

Appeared in 32 games for DePaul with four starts.
Was the team's third leading rebounder, averaging 4.8 points per game in addition to 10.0 points.
Led the team in field goal percentage, shooting 52.8 percent which included 33.3 percent from behind-the-arc.
Finished season as one of the top sixth men in the BIG EAST, ranking second among all non-starters in both rebounding and scoring.
Totaled 16 games of double-digit scoring, including 10 in league play.
Notched nine points in the BIG EAST Quarterfinals against No. 2-seeded Xavier in addition to four rebounds.
Scored 16 points on the road against #16 Xavier (2/18) on 7-of-12 shooting with six rebounds.
Had a 15-point, eight rebound performance in addition to two blocks in an overtime game against St. John's (2/14).
Shot 66.7 percent from the floor at Seton Hall (2/5) for 13 points and six rebounds.
Scored 16 points with two steals against #24 UConn (1/31).
Nearly notched first career double-double against #16 Marquette (1/28) with nine points and nine rebounds while also contributing season-high five assists.
Had stretch of six-straight conference games in double-digit scoring that began against Providence (1/1) with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Scored career-high 24 points in DePaul's first win over Villanova (1/10) in 15 years.
Shot 9-of-12 from the floor against the Wildcats in addition to eight rebounds, two assists and a block.
Was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor for 13 points in BIG EAST debut against St. John's (12/7) while grabbing nine rebounds.
Tallied 18 points against Samford (11/30), including a season-high two three-pointers.
Recorded two blocks in road win at Minnesota (11/14).
Scored 15 points against Western Illinois (11/11) with 85.7 field goal percentage and seven rebounds.
Made DePaul debut with 10 points against Loyola Md. (11/7).

2021-22 (Kilgore College)

Was ranked 18th best junior college prospect in the nation by JucoRecruiting.com.
Scored 13.8 points per game, while shooting 52.8 percent overall and 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and collecting 6.6 rebounds per game.
Helped Kilgore advance to the NJCAA Men’s National Tournament for the second-straight season.
Scored a season-high 29 points against Grayson, where he shot 12-for-17 with nine rebounds and two steals
Recorded double-digit rebounds in six games including a season-best 14 against Missouri State-West Plains.

2020-21 (Kilgore College)

Played in 24 games with 21 starts in his freshman season where he averaged 13.5 points per game on 57.5 percent field goal shooting
Shot 48.4 percent from three-point range and averaged 5.5 rebounds per game.
Recorded season-high 29 points in NJCAA National Tournament against Hutchinson, shooting 11-for-17 from the floor in addition to four rebounds, two assists and two blocks
Season-best 15 rebounds came against Lamar State-Port Arthur in 29 minutes played.

High School

Played at Robert S. Rogers High School where he was an All-Blade selection following the 2020 season.
Averaged 13.2 points per game, the fourth-most in the City League, on his way to being named City League Co-Player of the Year and earning Division II All-Ohio Special mention.