Alabama basketball standout Grant Nelson is only in his first year with the Crimson Tide after transferring in from North Dakota State. After an impressive March Madness performance in the Sweet 16 win over North Carolina, Nelson has become a household name and a tournament hero.
While records are broken all the time and history is constantly being made, what Nelson did against the Tarheels is unprecedented in the last 25 years. Not just in college basketball. In every major league (NBA, WNBA, Division I college basketball men and women).
In a post to social media by OptaSTATS, Nelson is the only basketball player to have recorded over 20 points, over 10 rebounds, over five blocks, over 10 made free throws, a field goal percentage of over 60% and a three-point percentage of 100%.
Nelson’s performance against the Tar Heels was not just impressive, it was generational and deserves to be remembered for years to come.
Number of times these individual feats have occurred in a game in last 25 seasons across the NBA, WNBA & Division I (men & women):
20+ PTS: > 350K
10+ REB: > 250K
5+ BLK: > 20K
10+ FTM: > 40K
60.0+ FG%: > 1.1 mil
100.0 3P%: > 250K
All of the above: 1 (Grant Nelson, @AlabamaMBB) pic.twitter.com/NOdvZGBjcS— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) March 29, 2024
Nelson and the Crimson Tide will now look to build off of this win as the team takes on Clemson on Saturday in the Elite Eight, where the winner, no matter which team it is, will be advancing to its first-ever Final Four.
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