Brett Nelson (basketball)

Brett Nelson (born October 22, 1980) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team.[1][2]

Brett Nelson
Nelson at Holy Cross
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHoly Cross
ConferencePatriot League
Record3–29 (.094)
Biographical details
Born (1980-10-22) October 22, 1980
St. Albans, West Virginia
Playing career
1999–2003Florida
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2010Marshall (assistant)
2010–2011Arkansas (assistant)
2011–2013Drake (assistant)
2013–2014Ball State (assistant)
2014–2017Marquette (assistant)
2017–2019Marquette (Associate HC)
2019–presentHoly Cross
Head coaching record
Overall3–29 (.094)

Playing career

A 1999 McDonald's All-American, Nelson was a standout at Saint Albans High School in West Virginia and was the state's player of the year his senior season.[3] Nelson would play college basketball at Florida under Billy Donovan where he was a three-year starter and member of the Gators' 2000 NCAA Tournament runner-up squad. He ended his career as a two-time All-SEC selection as well as the school's leader in three-pointers made and attempted. At the time of his graduation, Nelson finished with career averages of 11.0 points per game and ranked second in steals and fourteenth in points scored in school history. [1][4]

Coaching career

Nelson would briefly play professional basketball overseas in Sweden, but left to pursue a career as director of basketball operations at Colorado State and then at VCU for a season each from 2005 to 2007. His first assistant coaching position was under Donnie Jones at Marshall, who was an assistant at Florida during Nelson's playing days.[3] After three years with the Thundering Herd, Nelson had a one-year stop as an assistant at Arkansas under another former Florida assistant, John Pelphrey, before a two-year stint at Drake.[5][6]

After one year as an assistant at Ball State, Nelson joined the staff at Marquette in 2014, where he was on staff for two Golden Eagles NCAA Tournament squads.[7][3] On July 9, 2019 Nelson was named the 18th head coach in Holy Cross history, replacing the retiring Bill Carmody.[2]

In his first year as head coach, Nelson led a rebuilding Crusaders team to a record of 3-29, with his first victory as a head coach coming on December 2, 2019 against Mercer.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Holy Cross (Patriot) (2019–present)
2019–20 Holy Cross 3–292–1610th
2020–21 Holy Cross 0–00-0
Holy Cross: 3–29 (.094)2–16 (.111)
Total:3–29 (.094)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. "Brett Nelson Bio". GoHolyCross.com.
  2. "Holy Cross Names Brett Nelson Head Men's Basketball Coach | College of the Holy Cross". news.holycross.edu.
  3. "Brett Nelson - Men's Basketball Coach". Marquette University Athletics.
  4. "Brett Nelson College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  5. "Nelson joins basketball staff". Arkansas Razorbacks. November 7, 2014.
  6. "Drake University Athletics - Brett Nelson - 2012-13 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - Drake University". godrakebulldogs.com.
  7. "Brett Nelson - Men's Basketball Coach". Ball State University Athletics.


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