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American basketball player (born 1951)

Louie Nelson
Personal information
Born (1951-05-28) May 28, 1951 (age 73)
Los Angeles, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolCompton (Compton, California)
CollegeWashington (1970–1973)
NBA draft1973: 2nd round, 19th overall pick
Selected by the Capital Bullets
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number15, 14, 21, 20, 11
Career history
1973–1974Capital Bullets
1974–1976New Orleans Jazz
1976–1977San Antonio Spurs
1977Kansas City Kings
1977–1978New Jersey Nets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Louis Nelson (born May 28, 1951) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nelson was drafted with the first pick in the second round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Baltimore Bullets. Before the 1974–75 NBA season, Nelson was taken by the New Orleans Jazz in the NBA Expansion Draft. After playing two seasons with the Jazz, the Jazz waived him. Nelson was signed by the San Antonio Spurs before the 1976–77 NBA season, but was waived after four games. In the 1977–78 NBA season, Nelson's final NBA season, he played for the Kansas City Kings and New Jersey Nets. In his NBA career, Nelson averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Louie is now a Coach at Harbor Teacher Preperaton Academy (High School-HTPA). He coaches the girls basketball team.

References

  1. "Louie Nelson NBA statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 3, 2012.
1973 NBA draft
First round
Second round
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