Luke Nelson has been named to the All-Big West First Team after playing a key role in guiding UC Irvine to a share of the regular season title.
The junior guard was the leading scorer for the ‘Eaters with over 400 points, averaging 13.3 points per game and 4.3 assists.
Nelson netted a career-high 29 points in the win against UC Riverside in January, and handed out 10 assists in a game on two occasions to set a new career best.
His back-court partner, Alex Young, was named to the All-Big West Second Team in his senior year after averaging 10 points per game in 31 outings, whilst dishing out a team-high 137 assists for the season.
#BWCHonors All-Conf from @UCImbb:
Mamadou Ndiaye, Luke Nelson (1st team)
Alex Young (2nd)
…#TogetherWeZot— Big West MBB (@BigWestMBB) March 7, 2016
Young’s playmaking skills were on display last summer when he made his GB Senior international debut against New Zealand having previously represented the Under-20’s alongside Nelson.
UC Irvine finished the regular season with 24 wins – second-most in its history – and with a 13-3 record in the Big West as they enter the Conference Championship Tournament as the No. 2 seeds.
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