University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Jason Nelson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- John Marshall
• Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year by HoopsHD
• Appeared in 32 games with 26 starts
• Ranked fourth on team with 8.0 points per game and third on team with 2.0 assists per game
• Ranked fifth among Atlantic 10 freshmen in points per game and assists per game
• 33 three-point FGs were fifth most among A-10 freshmen and fourth among all Spiders
• Ranked third on team with 0.8 steals per game
• 2-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 12, Nov. 14)
GAME-BY-GAME
2/21 vs Saint Louis - Scored all 17 of his points in the second half, including 11 in the final 4:30 of regulation ... Hit three-pointer to beat the shotclock buzzer with 25 seconds remaining and seal the win ... 2/15 at La Salle - Did not play (left ankle) ... 1/17 vs Rhode Island - Scored all 9 of his points in the 2nd half ...1/11 at Davidson - Led all players with 12 points in the 1st half, including four three-pointers ... 1/7 vs Duquesne - Scored all 8 of his points in 2nd half as UR erased a 22-point deficit to win ... 12/31 at George Mason - Scored all 8 of his points after halftime after being limited to 3 minutes due to foul trouble in the 1st half ... 12/12 - Named A-10 Rookie of the Week for his performance vs Drake ... Became 1st player to win award multiple times this season and first Spider to win award multiple times since Grant Golden in 2017-18 ... 12/10 vs Drake - Scored a game-high 19 points while shooting 3-3 from three-point range ... 11/21 vs Syracuse - Scored all 14 of his points in the 2nd half and OT ... 11/14 - Named A-10 Rookie of the Week after averaging a team-high 17 PPG in a pair of opening-week wins ... first Spider to win A-10 Rookie of the Week since Dec. 31, 2018 (Jake Wojcik) ... 11/11 vs UNI - Scored a game-high 21 points, the most by a UR freshman in a November game since Nov. 25, 2017 (Grant Golden vs Georgetown) ... 11/7 vs VMI - Led Richmond with 13 points in his first career start ... Scored all 13 of his points after halftime
• Led Richmond's scout team while redshirting
HIGH SCHOOL
• 2020 Virginia Class 2 Player of the Year … averaged 17.3 points, 5.9 assists, 3.8 rebounds per game
• 2020 First Team All-Metro selection by the Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Led John Marshall High School to Virginia Class 2 state title in 2020
• Did not play as a high school senior due to COVID-19
• Played first two high school seasons at Varina High School … Led team to 25-2 record and Class 5 state semifinals in 2019 and 26-2 record and Class 5 state title in 2018
• Won state titles for two different schools in his three high school seasons … teams posted a combined record of 75-6
• Committed to Richmond in June 2020
• Chose Richmond after narrowing his options to UR and Vanderbilt … Also received an offer from UR’s A-10 rival VCU
• No. 12 recruit in Virginia’s Class of 2021 by 247Sports.com
PERSONAL
• Son of Jennifer and Jason ... Father Jason Nelson Sr. played basketball at Virginia Union University and helped team to 2005 NCAA Division II Championship
• Has four younger siblings: brothers Cameron and Jayden and sisters Kennedy and London
• Born on April 16, 2002
