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08-20-19 08:21 AM - Post#287045    
    In response to Bryan

Evan Nelson has apparently trimmed his list to three schools - Harvard, Rice and UC Santa Barbara. He is a 6' 2" PG who has 19 total offers, including Davidson, Nevada and New Mexico.

Busting Brackets looks at the three schools. That site has him listed as a 3 star, but Verbal Commits has him listed as a 2 star.

http://www.verbalcommits.com/players/evan-nelson

https://bustingbrackets.com/2019/08/19/mid-major- b...

- Nelson had an excellent season at Salpointe Catholic this past season. The Tucson (Ariz.) product showed tremendous improvement in his shooting and ball-handling in his junior campaign compared to his sophomore year. He averaged 19.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.2 turnovers as well as 2.5 steals a game last season. Nelson also shot 54% from the field, 46% from beyond the arc (70-152) and 83% from the charity stripe.

Nelson is rated as a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals. He is ranked 197th in his class by 247Sports and 280th by 247Sports Composite. -

- Examing the three finalists
Harvard: The Crimson were the last team to offer Nelson. Obviously, Harvard has a huge academic reputation and the Crimson have been really strong on the court under head coach Tommy Amaker. Amaker is 230-131 overall and 116-52 in Ivy League action over 12 seasons at the Cambridge (Mass.) school. The Crimson has captured a share of the Ivy League in each of the past two seasons and has claimed seven regular-season titles overall under Amaker. They have also participated in a postseason tournament eight times, which includes four NCAA Tournament appearances.

Harvard will have two other point guards on its roster next season with sophomore Spencer Freedman and freshman Luka Sakota. Freedman saw action in 16 games last year, averaging 2.8 points and 1.2 assists although he shot just 31% from the field and 33% from the 3-point line. However, the Crimson will need to replace 6-0 guard Bryce Aiken, who averaged 22.2 points in 18 contests in 2018-19, next year. -

- Prediction: I believe that Nelson could pick any of the three schools, so it is basically a toss-up. But if I were to order them, I would say Harvard is No. 1 followed by UCSB and then Rice. -
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