Brett Nelson has been named assistant coach of the NC State men’s basketball team, head coach Kevin Keatts announced.
“I am excited to add Brett to our staff,” said Keatts. “Brett was a talented player who played at a high level and then, since he decided to join the coaching staff, he has worked with excellent coaches. He brings head coaching experience to our staff and I believe he will be a great asset to our coaches and players.”
Nelson comes to NC State from UMass, where he spent one season on Frank Martin’s staff.
Prior to UMass, Nelson was the head coach at Holy Cross for four seasons. The Crusaders compiled a 27-84 record overall in four seasons under Nelson after he was hired on July 3, 2019.
For five years before becoming the head coach at Holy Cross, Nelson was an assistant coach at Marquette, and spent the last two seasons in Milwaukee as associate head coach. Nelson helped Marquette become one of the Big East’s top programs during his tenure. The Golden Eagles posted an overall record of 97-69 during that time, with two trips to the NCAA Tournament and one to the National Invitation Tournament.
Prior to his time at Marquette, Nelson spent one season as the associate head coach at Ball State in 2013-2014. He previously was an assistant coach at Drake for two seasons, with the Bulldogs tying for third place in the Missouri Valley Conference and advancing to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament in 2011-2012.
Nelson served as an assistant coach at Arkansas in 2010-2011, helping the Razorbacks finish third in the SEC West Division, and was an assistant coach at Marshall from 2007-2010, with the Thundering Herd going 24-10 and earning a spot in the CollegeInsider.com tournament in 2009-2010.
Before landing his first coaching job, Nelson served as director of basketball operations at VCU in 2006-2007 and Colorado State in 2005-2006.
Nelson was a three-year starter at Florida after a stellar high school career that included him on the 1999 McDonald’s All-American team. While with the Gators, Nelson was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams, including the 1999-2000 team that reached the national championship. At the time of his graduation, Nelson ranked first in school history in three-pointers made (274) and attempted (689), second in steals (198) and 14th in points scored (1,417). He was a two-time All-SEC selection in addition to earning third-team All-America honors in 2001.
After graduating with a degree in Sociology from Florida in 2004, Nelson went on to play professionally in Sweden.
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