Carroll College Athletics

Nelson was a 6-3 cage guard for the Saints from 1992-95, starting his sophomore through senior years. "Shawn was a tremendous three-point shooter and a great team leader, and also excelled on the defensive end," wrote Carroll Basketball coach Gary Turcott. "As a senior, he led the league in scoring and was the Frontier Conference's top three-point shooter. He was always assigned the responsibility of guarding our opponents best perimeter players. Shawn enjoyed playing defense and loved the challenge." In 1995, Nelson's 19 points per game average topped the Frontier, and he was named first team all-conference. He established school game and season records for three-point field goals. His best game was a 38-point effort, when he canned 10 shots from beyond the three-point arc.