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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

Dylan Goodman

11 Evan Nelson

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tucson, Ariz.
  • High School Salpointe Catholic
  • Position G
  • Concentration Sociology
  • Housing Affiliation Winthrop

Biography

Senior (2024-25)

Gained a spot on the Allstate NACDA Winter Good Works Team … Earned Academic All-Ivy honors … Gained CSC Academic All-District accolades … Served the team as a captain … Won the team’s Henry Zimmerman Free Throw Accuracy Award … Played in all 27 games; one of five Crimson to do so … Made 25 starts … Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in steals per game (1.4) and 12th in assists per game (2.9) … During Ivy only play, stood third in steals per game (1.5) and 11th in assists per game (3.0) … Led the team in 3-point percentage (40.4) and assists per game (2.9), while ranking second in free throw percentage (91.9) and steals per game (1.4) and fourth in points per game (9.1) … Scored in double figures 13 times … Averaged 9.1 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.4 steals, and 27.3 minutes per game … Scored 16 points at Columbia (Jan. 31) … Netted 10 points and hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left in regulation at Penn (Feb. 22) … Netted 15 points at American (Nov. 10) … Notched 14 points, five assists, and five rebounds at Holy Cross (Dec. 4) … Contributed 11 points at both Colorado (Nov. 13) and St. John’s (Nov. 30) … Finished in double figures in six of his final seven games, including 13 points vs. Cornell (Feb. 14) and 12 points each in games against Columbia (Feb. 15), Yale (Mar. 1), and Dartmouth (Mar. 8). 

Junior (2023-24)

Served the team as a captain … Earned the team’s Charles Ogletree J.D. ’78 Humanitarian Award … Gained NABC Honors Court accolades … Missed the season due to injury … Started all four of the team’s games in its 2023 foreign tour of Canada; averaged 32.8 minutes, 12.3 points, and 3.8 assists per game … Led the team in assists per game and ranked second in points per game on the trip … Tallied 17 points, five assists, and five rebounds at McGill (Aug. 21) … Notched nine points, nine rebounds, and six assists at Ottawa (Aug. 22) … Posted 13 points and seven boards at Carleton (Aug. 23) … Added 10 points and three assists at Toronto (Aug 25). 

Sophomore (2022-23)

Played in all 28 games with 26 starts; started the last 26 games of the season … Averaged 8.4 points, 3.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 28.9 minutes per game, while shooting 38.8 percent from 3-point distance and 81.0 percent from the free throw line … Ranked third in the Ivy League in assists per game (3.4) and in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) … In Ivy only play, stood fourth in the conference in 3-point percentage (.421), fifth in assists per game (3.3), and fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6) … Scored in double figures eight times … Led the team in assists per game (3.4) and 3-point percentage (.388), while ranking second in free throw percentage (.810) and third in points per game (8.4) … Scored 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six assists vs. Elon (Nov. 13) … Netted 19 points on 8-of-11 field goals with six assists at Dartmouth (Mar. 6) … Posted 19 points vs. Princeton (Feb. 25) … Notched 19 points vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 16) … Netted 15 points against Penn on the road (Jan. 28) and 13 points against the Quakers at home (Feb. 11). 

First-year (2021-22)

Played in 13 games … Averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 19.2 minutes per game … Scored in double figures three times … Posted a season-high 19 points on 6-of-8 field goals, 5-of-5 3-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws at Penn (Feb. 12) … Compiled 14 points, three rebounds and two assists against Princeton (Feb. 27) … Totaled 10 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals against Columbia (Feb. 18) … Collected seven points, five rebounds and two assists against Yale (Feb. 9) … Tallied nine points, four rebounds, two assists and a block in collegiate debut against Columbia (Jan. 15). 

Before Harvard

Attended Salpointe Catholic High after spending his freshman year at Mountain View High … Started all four years at point guard, earning varsity letters each season … Was a two-time team captain at Salpointe Catholic … Voted to the 2016-17 all-region first team and was named to the region offensive player of the year, region player of the year and city freshman of the year while at Mountain View … Became a three-time first-team 4A all-Kino Region and first-team all-state selection at Salpointe … Tabbed the 2019-20 4A Kino Region and city player of the year … Led Salpointe to its first state championship in school history as a senior … Finished his Salpointe career with more than 1,500 points, the single-game school record for steals (10) and a 69-6 overall record … Played on the AAU circuit for Powerhouse Hoops … Participated in the SAL Ambassador Program in 2018-19 and 2019-20 … Served as a volunteer for the Boys & Girls Club and Habitat for Humanity, and a volunteer AAU coach for a 10U team … Enjoys reading, music and fishing.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021-22First-Year

    G
    6'2" 170 lbs
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  • 11

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    6'2" 170 lbs
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  • 11

    2023-24Junior

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    6'2" 170 lbs
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  • 11

    2024-25Senior

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    6'2" 170 lbs
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