#35 Dan Nelms
Position: Forward
Height: 6-10
Weight: 220
Class: Senior
Hometown: Lake Forest, Ill.
High School: Phillips Exeter Academy
2008-09: Emerged as one of the ‘Cats’ top post players off the bench • Saw action in 29 games, averaging 5.1 minutes a contest • Had a season-best seven points and five rebounds at Georgia Southern (1/17) • Followed that with four points vs. Furman (1/21) • Scored two points vs. Guilford, Winthrop, Samford (1/3) and Georgia Southern (2/28) • Played 11 minutes vs. Wofford (1/24) and 12 minutes against Western Carolina (2/2) • Played six minutes in each of the Wildcats’ NIT games and grabbed two rebounds at Saint Mary’s (Calif.) in the season finale.
2007-08: Played in 17 games, averaging 3.2 minutes off the bench • Posted four points and a rebound vs. Wofford in the SoCon Tourney first round game (3/8) • Posted two points and two rebounds vs. Emory in the season opener.
2006-07: Played in 17 of Davidson’s 33 contests • In a season-high 13 minutes versus Colby, scored four points on 2-of-4 shooting while grabbing three rebounds • Against Charlotte, matched his personal best for boards in a contest with three in just two minutes of action • Finished with four points, two assists and a rebound in Davidson’s win over Mount Saint Mary • Drilled his only trifecta of the campaign in the Wildcats’ 30-point victory at Elon (1/30) • Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Before Davidson: A two-year letterwinner at Lake Forest High School, he led his squad to a combined record of 35-21 • As a senior, he was named to the all-conference honorable mention squad • Played a season for coach Malcolm Wesselink at Phillips Exeter Academy • Also lettered in soccer • Academically, he was an honor student at Lake Forest and received high honors for his work in the classroom at PEA.
Personal: Full name is Dan Murray Nelms • Born Aug. 27, 1987, in Boston • The middle child of David and Daryl Nelms • Has two brothers, Brad and Steve • Majoring in economics.
Career Highs:
Points: 7 vs. GA Southern 1/17/09
Field Goals: 3 vs. GA Southern 1/17/09
Field Goals Attempted: 5 vs. GA Southern 1/17/09
3 pt. Field Goals: 1, twice. vs. Fredonia State 11/25/09
3 pt. Field Goals Attempted: 1, 7 times. vs. Fredonia State 11/25/09
Free Throws: 1, 7 times. vs. La Salle 11/20/09
Free Throws Attempted: 4 vs. UNCG 2/5/09
Rebounds: 5, twice. vs. La Salle 11/20/09
Assists: 3 vs. Butler 11/14/09
Blocks: 1, twice. vs. Fredonia State 11/25/09
Steals: 1, 3 times. vs. Charleston 2/9/08
Minutes: 16 vs. La Salle 11/20/09
