Riverdale, NY – Manhattan Head Men's Basketball Coach
Steve Masiello has announced the addition of guard
Anthony Nelson (New York, NY / Seton Hall) for the 2020-21 season.
Nelson joins fellow transfers
Samba Diallo (Rufisque, Senegal / UMass) and
Jason Douglas-Stanley (Mount Vernon, NY / George Mason), who transferred into the program earlier in April. All three student athletes will be juniors and have two years of eligibility remaining. Click
HERE for more on the addition of Diallo and Douglas-Stanley.
Nelson Capsule
* As a sophomore, Nelson averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 assists per game, while helping Seton Hall to a 21-9 record and a No. 15 ranking in the final AP poll.
* Played in 27 games, making two starts, while registering at least four assists on 10 occasions.
* Handed out five assists against No. 3 Michigan State, before scoring 10 points with four assists and two steals in win over No. 7 Maryland.
*Named to the 2019 Big East All-Academic Team.
* In victory over Prairie View A&M, recorded a career-high seven assists.
* As a freshman in 2018-19, scored a career-high 12 points against Villanova in the Big East Tournament Championship Game.
* Notched five points against Wofford in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
* Posted an impressive 1.89 assist/turnover ratio (123 assists/65 turnovers) over his two years in South Orange, as the Pirates posted a combined 41-23 record (22-14 Big East).
