DeMarcus Nelson

DeMarcus Nelson

Nelson with Crvena zvezda in 2013
No. 20 – ASVEL Basket
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born	(1985-11-02) November 2, 1985 (age 31) Oakland, California
Nationality	American / Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Vallejo (Vallejo, California) Sheldon (Sacramento, California)
College	Duke (2004–2008)
NBA draft	2008 / Undrafted
Playing career	2008–present
Career history
2008–2009	Golden State Warriors
2008	Bakersfield Jam
2009	KK Zagreb
2009	Austin Toros
2009–2010	Air Avellino
2010–2011	Cholet Basket
2011	BC Donetsk
2011–2012	Cholet Basket
2012–2014	Crvena zvezda
2014–2015	Panathinaikos
2015	Monaco
2015–2016	Unicaja
2016–present	ASVEL Basket
Career highlights and awards
French League All-Star (2016) Greek Cup winner (2015) All-EuroCup First Team (2014) All-ABA League Team (2014) Radivoj Korać Cup MVP (2013) Third-team All-American – NABC (2008) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2008) First-team All-ACC (2008) ACC All-Defensive team (2008) ACC All-Freshman Team (2005) Second-team Parade All-American (2004) McDonald's All-American (2004) California Mr. Basketball (2004)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

DeMarcus De'Juan Nelson (born November 2, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He also holds Serbian citizenship as of 2014.

Nelson played at the shooting guard position on the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team. He was also the lone captain of the team for the 2007–2008 season, which was his senior year.

Nelson was not drafted in the 2008 NBA draft, but he was signed by the Golden State Warriors on September 9, 2008. He became the first undrafted rookie to start on opening night in the history of the NBA. On November 14, 2008, he and teammate Richard Hendrix were assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League. He was recalled by the Warriors on December 16, 2008, but he was waived on January 6, 2009 to make room for Jermareo Davidson.

Nelson joined the Croatian Adriatic League club KK Zagreb in January 2009, but only played a single game. In March 2009, Nelson returned to the NBA D-League as a member of the Austin Toros.

On April 9, 2009 Nelson signed with the Chicago Bulls. On July 30, 2009 he was waived by the Bulls.

On August 29, 2009, he was signed by Scandone Avellino of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 2009–10 season.