Nikki Nelson

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Chewelah, Wash.
	High School: Chewelah HS

	Height: 5-5
	Position: Guard
	Experience: 2L

02/04/2012

Postgame Quotes: New Mexico vs. Boise State

02/03/2012

Stevens: Lobos Second-Half Climb Starts In Pit Vs. Boise State

New Mexico seeks revenge for 19-point loss vs. Broncos in Boise

01/30/2012

Stevens: Sanchez Says Her Lobos Are Hungry For Win Over Air Force

New Mexico has a 30-1 mark against Air Force and looks for win No. 31 Tuesday in The Pit

01/27/2012

Stevens: Lobos Need To Cut Down on Turnovers vs. Quick TCU Frogs

New Mexico is two games away from the halfway mark of the Mountain West race and still looking for a win

01/24/2012

Stevens: Lobos Look For MW Win vs. Improving CSU Rams

The Colorado State Rams are 3-1 in Mountain West play with wins over two teams that beat the Lobos

11/26/2011

New Mexico Women's Basketball vs. Pepperdine

The Lobos face off against the Pepperdine Waves in the championships match of the 2011 Thanksgiving Tournament

Nikki Nelson's Career Stats in PDF Format

NEW MEXICO: Returning from a redshirt season as team's most experienced Point Guard...Great ball handling skills with quickness...experienced at the Division I level and has a good shot from long range.

JUNIOR (2010-11): Missed the 2010-11 season with a knee injury suffered during the preseason.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Played in 26 games...averaged 2.3 points and 1.0 rebounds per game...hit 7-of-9 free throws and finished with eight assists...scored a career-high 11 points in the season finale at Oregon in the WNIT...set a career-high for minutes played at Air Force on Feb. 20, when she logged 27 minutes.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in 32 games and averaged 8.6 minutes per contest...averaged 2.0 points and 0.5 rebounds in her first season...primarily used as a backup to Amy Beggin but ran the point towards the end of the year...hit 76.9 percent of her free throws and drained 12 three-pointers...scored in double figures twice chipping in 10 points against Alcorn State and New Mexico State...named a Mountain West Scholar Athlete and earned Academic All-MW honors.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2007-08): Redshirt season due to knee injury suffered during a late summer pick-up game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tremendous ball handler who averaged 17 points and set school records with 10 steals in a game and 138 during the 26-game season...the Cougars were 12-7 her senior year...Most Valuable Player of her district...McDonald's All-America nominee...all-state selection...four-time all-league honoree...member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 26, 1988, in Spokane, Wash...full name is Nikki Breann Nelson...daughter of Gary and Paula Nelson...one brother, Ryley...greatest thrill playing basketball was performing during halftime of a Seattle Supersonics basketball game and being asked to appear on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and once faced Shaquille O'Neal in a one-on-one dual... began practicing dribbling routines in third grade and started performing in middle school...favorite food is Chinese...favorite athlete is Steve Nash...hobbies included spending time with God, friends and family...majoring in Biology with a Chemistry minor.