DeMarcus Nelson

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DeMarcus Nelson
No. 20 Red Star Telekom Belgrade
Position Guard
League Serbian League
ABA League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1985-11-02) November 2, 1985
Oakland, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Vallejo (Vallejo, California)
Sheldon (Sacramento, California)
College Duke (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Golden State Warriors
2008 Bakersfield Jam
2009 Zagreb
2009 Austin Toros
2009 Chicago Bulls
2009–2010 Air Avellino
2010–2011 Cholet Basket
2011 Donetsk
2011–2012 Cholet Basket
2012–present Red Star Belgrade
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
  • First team All-ACC (2008)
  • All-ACC Defensive team (2008)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

DeMarcus De'Juan Nelson (born November 2, 1985)[1] is an American professional basketball player playing for Red Star Belgrade of the Adriatic League. He is a combo guard who has also played for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA.

College career

Nelson played at the shooting guard position on the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He was also the lone captain of the team for the 2007–2008 season, which was his senior year.

College statistics

College Year[2] GP MIN SPG BPG RPG APG PPG FG% FT% 3P%
Duke 2004–05 33 19.2 0.8 0.3 4.5 0.8 6.2 .400 .532 .319
Duke 2005–06 24 21.5 0.8 0.1 3.4 1.2 7.1 .452 .649 .410
Duke 2006–07 33 31.9 1.3 0.5 5.4 2.0 14.1 .478 .593 .364
Duke 2007–08 34 30.9 1.6 0.3 5.8 2.9 14.5 .490 .601 .388

Professional career

Nelson was not drafted in the 2008 NBA Draft, but he was signed by the Golden State Warriors on September 9, 2008. He became the first undrafted rookie to start on opening night in the history of the NBA.[3] On November 14, 2008, he and teammate Richard Hendrix were assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League. He was recalled by the Warriors on December 16, 2008, but he was waived on January 6, 2009 to make room for Jermareo Davidson.[4] Nelson joined the Croatian Adriatic League club KK Zagreb in January 2009, but only played a single game.[5] In March 2009, Nelson returned to the NBA D-League as a member of the Austin Toros. On April 9, 2009 Nelson was called up by the Chicago Bulls. He was waived on July 30, 2009.

On August 29, 2009, he was signed by Scandone Avellino of Italy.[6]

He played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League in 2010.[7]

On August 23, 2010, he was signed by Cholet Basket of France.[8] Cholet Basket is qualified for the Euroleague for the 2010-2011 season.

In July 2011 he signed with BC Donetsk in Ukraine.[9] On November 15, 2011, he returned to Cholet Basket by signing a contract for the rest of the season.[10]

In September 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Red Star Belgrade.[11] In June 2013 he re-signed with them for one more season, with an option for a second year.[12] He become the first foreign player to stay at the club for two seasons.

In November 2013, he was named Euroleague MVP for Round 4.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2008–09 Golden State 13 5 13.2 .444 .000 .357 1.8 1.0 .7 .2 4.1
Career 13 5 13.2 .444 .000 .357 1.8 1.0 .7 .2 4.1

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Cholet Basket 10 7 25.6 .423 .313 .636 3.3 1.5 .5 .3 9.2 5.8
2013–14 Red Star Belgrade 10 10 26.8 .479 .286 .737 4.0 3.2 1.1 .2 11.2 13.0
Career 20 17 26.1 .453 .295 .673 3.6 2.4 .8 .2 10.2 9.4

Awards and accomplishments

  • 2003 All State Quarterback, California[14]
  • 2004 California Mr. Basketball[15]
  • California High School Scoring Leader (3,462 Points)[15]
  • 2004 McDonalds All-American[15]
  • 2004–05 ACC All-Freshman Team[1]
  • 2007 Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association All-ACC Honorable Mention[16]
  • 2008 ACC Defensive Player of the Year[17]
  • 2008 All-ACC First Team
  • 2013 Radivoj Korać Cup MVP

Personal life

DeMarcus attended high school at Vallejo High School in Vallejo, California and Sheldon High School in Sacramento, California. His Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years were at Vallejo and his Senior year was at Sheldon.

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