Dominick Nelson

Dominick Nelson is an American college basketball player for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12. He previously played for Utah Valley Wolverines and Polk State.

Dominick Nelson

No. 10 – Iowa State Cyclones
Position	Small forward
League	Big 12
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	TERRA Environmental (Kendall, Florida) Liberty Heights (Charlotte, North Carolina)
College	Polk State (2022–2024) Utah Valley (2024–2025) Iowa State (2025–present)
Career highlights
WAC Player of the Year (2025) First-team All-WAC (2025)

High school career

Coming out of high school, Nelson received no Division 1 offers. He did a postgraduate year at Liberty Heights Athletic Institute in North Carolina. Nelson signed with Polk State College.^[1]

College career

As a freshman, Nelson finished third on the team in scoring with 11.2 points per game.^[2] Nelson averaged 20.1 points and 1.7 steals per game as a sophomore, earning First Team All-Citrus Conference honors. He opted to transfer to Utah Valley.^[3] As a junior, Nelson averaged 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He was named WAC Player of the Year.^[4] Following the season, Nelson transferred to Iowa State.^[5]