Milestones: Is fourth on the Black Knights’ career ledger with 106 steals ... ranks fourth on the all-time blocked shots list with 53 ... tied for 10th in Academy history with 232 career assists ... only Army player ever to reach the 200-assist, 100-steal, 50-blocked shot marks.

As a junior (2008-09): Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... one of only two players to start all 30 games ... broke the Army single-season record with 32 blocked shots ... set the Academy single-game record with five blocked shots at Quinnipiac ... also scord seven points, handed out two assists and made one steal against the Bobcats ... scored six points and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds in the opener versus Dartmouth ... tallied 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting and added three assists, one block and one steal at LIU ... scored eight points, including a 4 of 5 performance from the foul line, and grabbed a team-high six rebounds against Princeton ... amassed seven points, four rebounds, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal at Brown ... made his first three-pointer of the season at Harvard en route to seven points in 23 minutes of work ... handed out a season-high five assists at Penn State ... tied his career high with two three-pointers against Holy Cross ... had an all-around performance in the home win over Navy with five points, four rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots in 30 minutes ... marked the stat sheet with five points, a season-high five assists, six rebounds and three blocked shots in the home win against Bucknell ... made a season-high three steals in the home loss to American ... tied a season high with eight rebounds in the win at Bucknell ... scored a season-high 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting in the Patriot League quarterfinal win over Lehigh ... held Lehigh’s first-team All-Patriot League guard Marquis Hall to 1 of 13 shooting, including 1 of 9 from three-point range ... made all three of his shots and dished out four assists in the Patriot League semifinals at American ... was the main defender on conference player of the year Derrick Mercer who made only one field goal and scored just four points.

As a sophomore (2007-08): One of four players to play in all 30 games ... ranked second on the squad with 26 starts ... averaged 4.4 points and  2.9 rebounds per game ... had a string of 33 consecutive starts snapped when he came off the bench against Colgate on Jan. 12 ... ranked 12th in the Patriot League with 2.63 assists per game ... scored six-or-more points nine times, helping Army to a 6-3 record in those outings ... Black Knights were 1-5 when he was held scoreless ... scored in double figures three times, all Army wins ... named Patriot League Player of the Week after scoring 14 points, including a career-high two three-pointers, and handing out seven assists versus Florida Gulf Coast ... scored 10 points in the win versus Dartmouth ... hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with less than a minute to go to break a 54-54 tie versus the Big Green ... matched his career high with seven assists opposite Portland ... scored a career-high 15 points, going 7 for 7 from the field, in the home win versus Lafayette ... set a career high with five steals versus Lehigh on Jan. 20 ... matched that total in the Patriot League quarterfinal win versus the Mountain Hawks ... played a season-high 33 minutes in the postseason victory.

As a freshman (2006-07): One of only two Black Knights to play in all 31 games ... started 19 times ... named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... averaged 3.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game ... handed out a team-best 78 assists (2.5 per game) ... led Army in assists a team-high 11 times ... notched career-high 12 points and had six rebounds, six assists, two steals and one blocked shot versus Hartford ... also scored in double figures against Purchase with 10 markers ... snared a career-high 12 rebounds versus Sacred Heart ... handed out a career-high seven assists in his first career start versus Michigan ... rejected a career-high two shots versus The Citadel ... he later matched that number against NJIT and Navy (Jan. 21 ... registered a career-best four steals versus the Midshipmen (Feb. 17).

High School: Lettered in basketball at Trinity Episcopal High School ... played for head coach Mike Lockie ... averaged 18.8 ppg., 5.2 rpg., 4.9 spg. and 3.0 apg. during senior season ... named first team all-state, first team all-conference and second team all-metro following senior campaign ... earned team MVP honors ... selected as the school’s “Most Outstanding Male Athlete” ... lists playing high school basketball with his brothers as his biggest career highlight.

Personal: Given name is Marcus Edward Nelson ... parents’ names are Francis and Rise Nelson... cousin, Brian Smith, serves as a military policeman in the U.S. Air Force ... enjoys listening to music ... major is Political Science: American Politics.