Deven Nelson

Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Fountain, CO
High School:
Mesa Ridge
Position:
Guard

Before Air Force
Lettered four years in basketball and one in football ... is the all-time leading scorer in school history, both career and season at Mesa Ridge ... played in ‘The Show’ Colorado All-Star game in Denver as a senior ... academic all-conference honorable mention ... high school coach was Yantz Robinson ... played AAU ball for the Colorado Hawks, South Side Dynasty, coached by Greg Williams ... attended the USAFA Prep School in 2018-19 and played on basketball team.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 19 ... son of Keven and Nancy Nelson ... has a brother and sister ... mother played basketball and soccer in college at SUNY Tech at Utica and Cazenovia College ... father served in the Army, with stops in Germany, Korea and Afghanistan and retired with the rank of 1st Sergeant (O-2) ... brother, Keven Jr., is in the Air Force with the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-5) and is stationed jointly at Kadena AFB, Okinawa and McConnell AFB, Kan. ... intends to major in biology ... would like to become a dentist and eventually have his own practice ... Why I decided to come to the Academy: “I wanted to follow my brother and father’s footsteps in the military and also take the steps towards becoming a dentist.” ... began playing basketball in second grade ... credits his mom and dad as having the biggest influence on his sports/basketball career ... pregame superstition is that he always has to have a new piece of gum in before playing ... on road trips, never forgets his PS4 ... dream vacation spot is Crete, Greece ... guilty pleasure is snack food ... favorite team is the Chicago Bulls and favorite player is Derrick Rose ... enjoys listening to Leon Bridges, Daniel Caesar and Bryson Tiller ... favorite TV show is Gundam ... favorite movie is Star Wars Episode 3 ... favorite class subject is behavioral science.