Ht/Wt
6'
5"
|
190 lbs.
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Provo,
Utah
Roster Years
1973-1975
Personal
Son of Stan and Lois Nielsen ... Provo native, whose father played basketball for the Cougars ... majored in public relations.
Before BYU
All-America selection in both football and basketball at Provo High School ... reglar on the basketball team that captured the state title for two consecutive years ... also lettered three years in golf.
Stats
NIELSEN YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATS
Year GP FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Rbd. Avg. PF-FO Pts. Avg
1973-74 18 20-52 .385 23-34 .676 24 1.1 22-0 63 3.5
1974-75 15 88-180 .489 50-68 .735 94 3.6 89-7 226 8.7
Total 33 108-232 .466 73-102 .716 118 3.6 111-7 289 8.8
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
1973-1974
Played in five games with jayvee, hitting 63 percent of his shots from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line ... averaged 15.2 points in jayvee appearances ... best game was 12-point 6-rebound effort.
Sophmore Year
1974-1975
Led team with 19 points vs. Texas and 24 points vs. Colorado State,
Junior Year
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year