Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned two letters at IWU (2014, 2015) ...

Transferred to Illinois Wesleyan in 2013 after two seasons at Division I Evansville ...

2014-15: Named third team all-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin ... Finished second in the conference with 3.14 3-point field goals per game and fourth with a .458 3-point shooting percentage ... Also 10th in CCIW games with a 12.7 scoring average and seventh with an .829 free throw percentage ... Played in 22 games, averaging 10 points and 1.6 assists per game ... Scored in double-figures seven times including a single-game season high of 28 points vs. Millikin on 1/14/15 ... Ranks 12th all-time in IWU career history with 118 3-point field goals made ...

2013-14: Missed five games with ankle injury early season and played in 27 games … Led team with 63 3-pointers (13th most in an IWU season) and has attempted 163 (14th most in an IWU single season) … Led team in scoring nine times, including four of the last seven games and six of last 11 … Has reached double figures in 13 contests with three games of 20+ including high game of 25 vs. Augustana (had six 3-pointers in that game) … The 63 3-pointers is already No. 29 in IWU career records ...

AT EVANSVILLE: Played in 27 games in both his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Purple Aces ... Averaged 2.2 points with a high scoring game of 11 against Indiana State in 2012-13 ... Had season-high 10 points against Oakland City as a freshman ...

AT LINCOLN HS: Earned four letters in both basketball and golf ... Was The Pantagraph area "Player of the Year" in 2011 ... As a senior he averaged 21.5 points and 3.1 assists as a senior to help the Railsplitters to a 25-6 record ... Was named to the Associated Press Class 3A all-state second team ... Central State Eight Conference "Player of the Year" as senior as he connected on 111 3-pointers that year ... Had a school-record 346 career 3-pointers, sixth most in Illinois prep history ... Finished second in state golf tournament as a junior ...

PERSONAL: Jordan J. Nelson ... Born November 12, 1992 ... Majoring in business administration at Illinois Wesleyan ... Parents are Jeff and Sheila Nelson ...