9o-5 (2011-12 DWU Men's Basketball Media Guide ... - DWU Athletics
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PROFILES<br />
#<strong>12</strong> Bo LaCroix<br />
6-6 • 210 • Junior • Forward<br />
Hurley, S.D.<br />
Hurley High School<br />
TIGERS<br />
General: A third-year player ... a versatile player ... has great size ... can<br />
play both forward and guard ... a good 3-point shooter who can create<br />
his own shot and get to the rim ... a good knack for rebounding ... a solid<br />
bench player capable of making big plays.<br />
2010-11: Played in 31 games and started in two as a sophomore ... averaged 2.7 points per<br />
game ... scored 85 total points ... also pulled down 2.0 rebounds per game and had 63 total<br />
rebounds ... finished with 15 assists, nine steals and six blocked shots ... shot .750 from the<br />
line ... scored a season-high nine points versus Grace at the NAIA National Tournament<br />
(3/10/11) ... had seven rebounds twice.<br />
2009-10: Played in 33 games as a freshman ... averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per<br />
game ... finished with 63 rebounds, 16 assists, 13 blocks and nine steals ... scored a<br />
career-high 11 points against Dana (1/30/10) ... also scored 10 points against Black Hills<br />
State (11/7/09) ... had five rebounds in two games.<br />
High School: A Class “B” All-State Second-Team selection as a senior at Hurley High School<br />
... a four-time Tri-Valley All-Conference pick ... a four-year starter and letterwinner ... averaged<br />
23.2 points, <strong>12</strong>.1 rebounds, 4.3 blocks and 4.1 assists per game as a senior ... set Hurley<br />
school records for 3-pointers in a season (70) and career (192), and blocked shots in a<br />
season (99) and career (220) ... scored a career-high 43 points in a game ... led the<br />
Bulldogs to the 2007 Class “B” State Championship by making three 3-pointers in the final<br />
1:30 of the game against Mitchell Christian ... a 2007 Class “B” All-State Tournament Team<br />
selection ... also led Hurley to the 2008 Class “9AA” State Football Championship as the starting quarterback ... holds Hurley’s<br />
school high jump record of 6-3 1/4.<br />
Personal: Born Sept. 28, 1990 ... son of Bret LaCroix and Castle Kelly ... a history education major.<br />
#3 Justin Nelson<br />
6-0 • 170 • Junior • Guard<br />
Gillette, Wyo.<br />
Campbell County High School<br />
General: A fourth-year junior ... redshirted in 2008-09 ... a talented point<br />
guard with a great basketball IQ ... took over as the team’s starting point<br />
guard as a sophomore last season ... has a great jump shot and is<br />
good at running an offense.<br />
2010-11: Played in 21 games and started in 19 as a sophomore in 2010-11 ... emerged as<br />
the team’s starting point guard as a sophomore ... averaged 6.6 points per game ... scored<br />
138 total points ... also averaged 3.2 rebounds per game ... finished with 67 rebounds, 42<br />
assists and 23 steals ... led the team with a .518 field-goal percentage (43-for-83) ... was<br />
also first on the team and in the GPAC with a .453 3-point percentage (24-for-53) ... scored<br />
11 points against Grace College in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament (3/10/11)<br />
... scored 10 points on four different occasions ... pulled down eight rebounds against Xavier<br />
(<strong>12</strong>/30/10) … had five assists against Grace University (<strong>12</strong>/9/10) and five steals against<br />
St. Thomas (<strong>12</strong>/28/10).<br />
<strong>DWU</strong>: Saw time in 19 games in 2009-10 ... scored two points and had four rebounds, four<br />
assists, one block and two steals ... appeared in four games before redshirting in 2008-09 ...<br />
had four rebounds ... spent most of the 2008-09 season dealing with injuries.<br />
High School: Named 2008 Wyoming Gatorade Player-of-the-Year and the Class “4A” East<br />
Player-of-the-Year ... an All-State selection ... a two-time All-Conference pick ... led Campbell<br />
County to a 24-4 record and the 2008 Class “4A” State Championship ... averaged 13.1<br />
points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior ... shot 50 percent<br />
from the floor, 71 percent from the free-throw line and 38.4 percent on 3-pointers as a senior ... a Presidential Academic Excellence<br />
Award winner ... a recipient of the U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Award.<br />
Personal: Born Nov. 17, 1989 ... son of Byron and Jane Nelson ... a sports management major ... brother Scott was an All-GPAC<br />
Honorable Mention selection in 2008 and 2009.<br />
Tiger Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong><br />
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www.dwu.edu