Louis Nelson (born May 28, 1951) is an American former

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(NBA) player. Nelson was drafted with the first pick in the second round of the

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by the Baltimore Bullets. Before the

1974–75 NBA season The 1974–75 NBA season was the 29th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA Championship, sweeping the Washington Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurre ...

, Nelson was taken by the New Orleans Jazz in the NBA Expansion Draft. After playing two seasons with the Jazz, the Jazz waived him. Nelson was signed by the

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before the

1976–77 NBA season The 1976–77 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Portland Trail Blazers winning their first NBA Championship in franchise history, beating the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the 1 ...

, but was waived after four games. In the

1977–78 NBA season The 1977–78 NBA season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Washington Bullets winning the NBA Championship, beating the Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. Notable occurrences ...

, Nelson's final NBA season, he played for the

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and

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. In his NBA career, Nelson averaged 9.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Louie is now a Coach at Harbor Teacher Preperaton Academy (High School-HTPA). He coaches the girls basketball team.

Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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References

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