Nelson Colón

{{short description|Puerto Rican basketball coach}}

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| name = Nelson Colón

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| team = Cangrejeros de Santurce

| position = Head coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|1|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Ponce, Puerto Rico

| nationality = Puerto Rican

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| cyears1 = 2011–2012

| cteam1 = Atléticos de San Germán

| cyears2 = 2013–2017

| cteam2 = Leones de Ponce

| cyears3 = 2015

| cteam3 = Puerto Rico (assistant)

| cyears4 = 2018–2024

| cteam4 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| cyears5 = 2024–present

| cteam5 = Cangrejeros de Santurce

| cyears6 = 2021–present

| cteam6 = Puerto Rico

| highlights =

• 4× BSN champion (2014, 2015, 2020, 2022)
• 3× BSN Coach of the Year (2011, 2018, 2020)

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Nelson Edgardo Colón Santiago (January 24, 1983) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) and the Puerto Rican national team.[http://www.elnuevodia.com/atleticosdesangermanfichanaexenebeistaharris-905850.html Atléticos de San Germán fichan a ex-enebeista Harris] on El Nuevo Día (March 3, 2011) He previously coached the Leones de Ponce, winning consecutive championships in 2014 and 2015. Colón was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.