DeMarcus Nelson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = DeMarcus Nelson

| image = NelsonDeMarcus.JPG

| caption = Nelson with Crvena zvezda in 2013

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 200

| league =

| team =

| position =

| nationality = American / Serbian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|2}}

| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.

| high_school =

| college = Duke (2004–2008)

| draft_year = 2008

| career_start = 2008

| career_end = 2020

| career_number = 20

| career_position = Point guard

| years1 = {{nbay|2008|full=y}}

| team1 = Golden State Warriors

| years2 = 2008

| team2 = Bakersfield Jam

| years3 = 2009

| team3 = Zagreb

| years4 = 2009

| team4 = Austin Toros

| years5 = 2009–2010

| team5 = Air Avellino

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = Cholet Basket

| years7 = 2011

| team7 = Donetsk

| years8 = 2011–2012

| team8 = Cholet Basket

| years9 = 2012–2014

| team9 = Crvena zvezda

| years10 = 2014–2015

| team10 = Panathinaikos

| years11 = 2015

| team11 = Monaco

| years12 = 2015–2016

| team12 = Unicaja

| years13 = 2016–2019

| team13 = ASVEL Basket

| years14 = 2019–2020

| team14 = Bayern Munich

| years15 = 2020

| team15 = Limoges CSP

| highlights =

All-EuroCup First Team (2014)
French League champion (2019)
French League Finals MVP (2019)
French Federation Cup winner (2019)
Greek Cup winner (2015)
All-ABA League Team (2014)
2× Serbian Cup winner (2013, 2014)
Serbian Cup MVP (2013)
French League All-Star (2016)
Third-team All-American – NABC (2008)
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
First-team All-ACC (2008)
ACC All-Defensive team (2008)
ACC All-Freshman Team (2005)
Second-team Parade All-American (2004)
McDonald's All-American (2004)
California Mr. Basketball (2004)

| bbr = nelsode01

}}

DeMarcus De'Juan Nelson (born November 2, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) he played at the point guard position. He also holds Serbian citizenship as of 2014.

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{{cite web \|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3838/type/college/demarcus-nelson\|title=DeMarcus Nelson\|date=September 11, 2012}} ! GP	MIN	SPG	BPG	RPG	APG	PPG	FG%	FT%	3P%
class="wikitable"
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.{{cite web |title=Warriors sign three free agents |work=nba.com/warriors |url=http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_sign_dowell_kurz_nelson.html |access-date=2008-09-09}} 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.{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-01-05-1057424066_x.htm | work=USA Today | title=Warriors cut G Nelson, sign F Jermareo Davidson | date=January 5, 2009 | access-date=2010-05-01}}

Nelson joined the Croatian Adriatic League club KK Zagreb in January 2009, but only played a single game.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/basketball.aspx?NewsID=150933 Zagreb Lands DeMarcus Nelson.] In March 2009, Nelson returned to the NBA D-League as a member of the Austin Toros.

On April 9, 2009, Nelson signed with the Chicago Bulls.{{cite news|title=Bulls sign rookie guard DeMarcus Nelson|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/nelson_090409.html|access-date=April 2, 2014|newspaper=NBA.com|date=April 9, 2009}} On July 30, 2009, he was waived by the Bulls.{{cite news|title=Bulls waive Johnson III, Nelson|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=4367632|access-date=April 2, 2014|newspaper=ESPN|date=July 30, 2009}}

On August 29, 2009, he was signed by Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2009–10 season.[http://thehoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/avellino-announced-demarcus-nelson.html Avellino announced DeMarcus Nelson]

He played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League in 2010.http://www.journaltimes.com/sports/article_454ce16e-825b-11df-ace1-001cc4c002e0.html Opinions varied on NBA draft selections

On August 23, 2010, he was signed by Cholet Basket of France.{{cite news|title=CHOLET BASKET completes roster with Nelson|url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/news/|access-date=December 23, 2015|newspaper=Euroleague.net|date=August 23, 2010}} Cholet Basket is qualified for the Euroleague for the 2010–11 season.

In July 2011 he signed with BC Donetsk in Ukraine.[http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/86871/180/bc-donetsk-inks-kovalenko-nelson BC Donetsk inks Kovalenko, Nelson] On November 15, 2011, he returned to Cholet Basket by signing a contract for the rest of the season.{{cite web|last=Carchia|first=Emiliano|title=Cholet announces DeMarcus Nelson|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/32551/cholet-announces-demarcus-nelson.html|work=Sportando|access-date=September 11, 2012}}

In September 2012, he signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda.{{cite web|title=Red Star adds DeMarcus Nelson|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/adriatic-league/43553/red-star-adds-demarcus-nelson.html|work=Sportando|access-date=September 11, 2012}} In June 2013 he re-signed with them for one more season, with an option for a second year.{{cite web|title=DeMarcus Nelson agreed on a contract extension with Red Star|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/adriatic-league/57002/demarcus-nelson-agreed-on-a-contract-extension-with-red-star.html|publisher=Sportando.net|access-date=September 24, 2013}} He became the first foreign player to stay at the club for two seasons.

In November 2013, he was named EuroLeague MVP for Round 4.{{cite news|title=Regular season Round 4 bwin MVP: DeMarcus Nelson, Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/122842/180/regular-season-round-4-bwin-mvp-demarcus-nelson-crvena-zvezda-telekom-belgrade|access-date=April 2, 2014|newspaper=Euroleague.net|date=November 9, 2013}} In April 2014, along with his teammate Boban Marjanović, he was selected to the Ideal Team of the 2013–14 ABA League season.{{cite web|title=The ideal five of the 2013/14 season selected|url=http://www.abaliga.com/a7487/News/The_ideal_five_of_the_2013/14_season_selected.html|work=abaliga.com|access-date=April 21, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140421084230/http://www.abaliga.com/a7487/News/The_ideal_five_of_the_2013/14_season_selected.html|archive-date=April 21, 2014}}{{cite web|title=ABA: 'Večiti' i Šarić u timu lige|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=04&dd=21&nav_id=838871|work=b92.net|access-date=April 21, 2014|language=sr}} He was also named to the All-EuroCup First Team in 2014.{{cite news|title=2013-14 All-Eurocup First, Second teams named|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/136252/3735/2013-14-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-named|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232644/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/136252/3735/2013-14-all-eurocup-first-second-teams-named|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2014|access-date=May 1, 2014|newspaper=Eurocupbasketball.com|date=April 25, 2014}}

On July 22, 2014, Panathinaikos announced the signing of Nelson, on a 1+1 year-deal.{{cite news|title=Deal with De Marcus Nelson|url=http://www.paobc.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=26084|access-date=July 22, 2014|work=paobc.gr}}{{cite news|title=Panathinaikos lands DeMarcus Nelson|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/139768/180|access-date=July 22, 2014|work=Euroleague.net}}

On September 25, 2015, he signed a one-month deal with the French team Monaco, with the role to replace injured Larry Drew II.{{cite news|title=DeMarcus Nelson officially signs with AS Monaco|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/176840/demarcus-nelson-officially-signs-with-as-monaco.html|access-date=September 25, 2015|work=sportando.com|date=September 25, 2015}} On December 23, 2015, he signed for the rest of the season with the Spanish team Unicaja, with the role to replace injured Stefan Marković.{{cite news|title=DeMarcus Nelson, nuevo fichaje del Unicaja|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=118831|access-date=December 23, 2015|work=acb.com|date=December 23, 2015|language=es|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223235826/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=118831|url-status=dead}}

On October 15, 2016, Nelson signed with ASVEL Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=DeMarcus Nelson announced by ASVEL|url=http://www.eurohoops.net/proa/327240/demarcus-nelson-announced-asvel|access-date=October 15, 2016|work=Eurohoops.net|date=October 15, 2016}} On July 8, 2017, he re-signed with ASVEL for two more seasons.{{cite news|title=DeMarcus NELSON prolonge l'aventure !|url=http://asvelbasket.com/demarcus-nelson-prolonge-laventure/|access-date=July 8, 2017|work=Asvelbasket.com|date=July 8, 2017|language=fr}}

On January 29, 2020, he has signed with Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/limoges-csp-signs-demarcus-nelson/|title=Limoges CSP signs DeMarcus Nelson|date=January 29, 2020|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=January 29, 2020}} Nelson re-signed with the team to a two-year extension on July 8, 2020.{{cite news |title=DeMarcus Nelson signs 2-year extension with Limoges |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/demarcus-nelson-signs-2-year-extension-with-limoges/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 8, 2020 |date=July 8, 2020}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

=Regular season=

| align="left" | {{nbay|2008}}

| align="left" | Golden State

| 13 || 5 || 13.2 || .444 || .000 || .357 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .7 || .2 || 4.1

|- class="sortbottom"

| align="left" | Career

| align="left" |

| 13 || 5 || 13.2 || .444 || .000 || .357 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .7 || .2 || 4.1

= Domestic leagues =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" ! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip\|MPG\|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|FG%\|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|3P%\|3 point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|FT%\|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip\|RPG\|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|APG\|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|SPG\|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|BPG\|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip\|PPG\|Points per game}}
rowspan="3" \|2008–09	Bakersfield Jam	rowspan="2"\|D-League	9	32.7	.569	.300	.576	4.8	4.0	2.2	.2	16.0
Austin Toros	11	41.4	.564	.450	.803	5.9	4.2	1.2	.5	23.0
KK Zagreb	Adriatic League	1	13.0	.333	--	--	.0	.0	.0	1.0	2.0
2009–10	\|Air Avellino	Lega A	28	25.8	.510	.220	.770	3.6	1.2	1.6	.4	9.0
2010–11	Cholet Basket	Pro A	34	25.0	.509	.271	.744	3.5	2.4	.9	.4	10.8
rowspan="2" \|2011–12	BC Donetsk	SuperLeague	12	22.3	.532	.250	.796	4.4	2.5	1.6	.2	10.6
Cholet Basket	Pro A	30	30.0	.516	.265	.804	3.8	3.6	1.3	.2	13.7
rowspan="2" \|2012–13	rowspan="4" \|KK Crvena zvezda	Adriatic League	28	26.4	.533	.273	.637	3.8	3.5	1.0	.3	8.6
KLS	19	28.8	.524	.410	.635	4.2	3.8	1.8	.4	11.4
rowspan="2" \|2013–14	Adriatic League	27	25.5	.604	.236	.712	3.2	3.3	1.5	.1	9.8
KLS	18	25.4	.500	.373	.732	3.6	4.0	1.6	.0	10.7
2014–15	Panathinaikos B.C.	Greek A1	23	18.4	.505	.259	.527	3.4	2.0	.7	.0	6.5

=EuroLeague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11

| style="text-align:left;"| Cholet

| 10 || 7 || 25.6 || .423 || .313 || .636 || 3.3 || 1.5 || .5 || .3 || 9.2 || 5.8

| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14

| style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda

| 10 || 10 || 26.8 || .479 || .286 || .737 || 4.0 || 3.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 11.2 || 13.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15

| style="text-align:left;"| Panathinaikos

| 18 || 0 || 17.8 || .402 || .130 || .625 || 2.4 || 2.2 || .6 || .2 || 5.8 || 5.6

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"|

| 38 || 17 || 22.2 || .434 || .239 || .658 || 3.1 || 2.3 || .7 || .2 || 8.1 || 7.6

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.

He attained Serbian citizenship on July 24, 2014, late for a possible extension with Crvena zvezda.{{cite web|title=DeMarkus Nelson Srbin, ali kasno|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2014&mm=07&dd=30&nav_id=882585|website=b92.net|publisher=Službeni Glasnik|access-date=July 30, 2014|language=sr}}

References

External links

{{Basketballstats |nba= 201634 |bbr= n/nelsode01 }}
[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=1054 ABA League profile]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/DeMarcus_Nelson/65053 eurobasket.com profile]
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=002829 EuroLeague profile]
[http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22727&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=152123&Q_SEASON=2006 Duke Blue Devils bio]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090116124104/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/index.jsp?player=demarcus_nelson NBA D-League profile]

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people

Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Serbian men's basketball players

Category:American emigrants to Serbia

Category:ABA League players

Category:All-American college men's basketball players

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia

Category:American expatriate basketball people in France

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Monaco