Quick Fact: Demetrius is a local favorite. He is 276 points shy of scoring 1,000 points and becoming the 25th member of The Citadel’s 1,000 Point Club. He is happy to return to the Bulldogs for his redshirt senior season. He was playing at a very high level last season before breaking his foot. The Bulldogs are looking to Demetrius for his leadership and are excited about having him back on the court.
2007-2008: Suffered a foot injury and missed the majority of the season after playing in seven games, receiving a medical redshirt ... Started in all seven games... Played 161 minutes, averaging 23.0 minutes per game ... Scored 85 points, averaging 12.0 points per game ... Shot .758 percent from the free throw line ... Recorded 40 rebounds, averaging 5.7 rebounds per game ... Shot .441 percent from the field ... Recorded double-digit scoring in five of the seven games, recording a season-high 22 points against Webber International (11/24) ... Was the leading scorer in three of the seven games he played in ... Earned a season-high eight rebounds in two games ... Grabbed a board in every game played.
2006-2007: Started in only 10-of-30 games he played, but played a vital role in the Bulldog lineup ... Second on the team in shooting with a .507 percentage from the floor ... Finished second on the team in rebounds (only behind J’Mel Everhart) with 119 boards on the year, averaging 4.0 per game ... ... Scored in all 30 games on the season, while leading the team in scoring in six games, including a season-best 23 points against Asbury (11/24) ... Recorded double-digit scoring in 13 of the 30 games on the season ... Led the team in rebounds in four games, including bringing down a season-high 12 boards vs. Army (12/2).
2005-2006: Played in all 31 games, starting 14 ... Led the team in shooting with a .517 percentage from the floor ... Finished second on the team in rebounds with 193 boards on the year, averaging 6.2 per game ... Second on the team in blocks with 24 stuffs on the year, averaging 0.8 per game ... Led the team in scoring in seven games, including a season-best 22 points at Army (11/26) ... Led the team in rebounds in 12 games, including bringing down 12 boards at Army (11/26), which kicked off a four-game stretch in which he led in rebounds ... Recorded a season-high and team-leading 13 rebounds against Webber International (12/15), only to be topped by a 15-rebound performance by Everhart later that year ... Put up 17 points and 10 boards against Atlanta Christian (12/5), which was one of five double-double performances of the year ... Other double-doubles include 12 points and 11 rebounds at Savannah State (2/22), 22 points and 12 rebounds at Army (11/26), 12 points and 13 rebounds against Webber International (12/15) and 10 points with 11 boards against Georgia Southern (1/7).
2004-2005: Scored in all but eight games as a freshman, including a personal-best nine points at Chattanooga and eight points against Appalachian State in the Southern Conference Tournament that was played in Chattanooga ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the line against the Mocs ... Enjoyed a six-rebound night against Furman and another five-rebound outing against Davidson and at Charleston Southern ... There were only six games in which he did not grab at least one rebound and had four games with four boards (Georgia Southern, at Furman, Elon and at College of Charleston); had five games with an assist ... In his last five games of the season, he grabbed 21 rebounds -- five at Charleston Southern, four against Elon, five against Davidson, four at College of Charleston and three against Appalachian State in the tournament.
High School: A 2004 graduate of St. John’s High School ... Named first team All-State and All-Lowcountry after averaging 21.4 points and 14 rebounds his senior year ... Earned Region Player of the Year recognition ... Participated in the North Carolina ? South Carolina All-Star Game ... Played for coach Antoine Saunders.
Personal: Full name is Demetrius Demar Nelson ... Son of Vera and Mark Nelson ... Born Jan. 4, 1986 in Charleston ... Majoring in business administration.
