Neal Nelson is a

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, and

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coach, as well as an

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at the University of Wisconsin–Waukesha. He is most well known for his basketball coaching accomplishments, such as a career at UW-Waukesha with over 500 wins, and 5

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state titles. In 2012, he was elected into the Wisconsin Coaches Hall of Fame. Nelson played multiple sports at a young age, he went on to play collegiate basketball at

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where he earned his

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. He then went on to

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in Colorado to earn his Masters.http://www.waukesha.uwc.edu/Faculty-Staff/Searchable-Directory/Personal-Pages/Neal-Nelson.aspx Following the end of the state championship season in 2011–2012, Nelson announced that he would be retiring after the completion of the 2012–2013 season. In his last season, he led the Cougars into the State regionals, but finished his last game with a loss against University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc. Nelson's coaching style is known for his avid use and success with the high-low offense, and his very well detailed

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. Much of his coaching philosophy is modeled after

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, who he is known to be good friends with, and is a big fan of. Nelson has worked with many assistant coaches during his career including author and IT Specialist, Michael Karger.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelson, Neal Living people People from Dodgeville, Wisconsin Adams State University alumni University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni Year of birth missing (living people)

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