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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

14 Kortney Nelson

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Scobey, Montana
  • Previous School Scobey High School
  • Major School Counseling (Master's)

Biography

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NCAA Statistics Page
Signed: November 20, 2019

**Retained extra year of eligibility due to coronavirus pandemic in 2020**
 
 
Year-By-Year Game Logs
2020-21 (Freshman) 2021-22 (Freshman) 2022-23 (Sophomore) 2023-24 (Junior) 2024-25 (Senior)
 
 
Career Single Game Bests
Category Total Date Opponent
Points 20 2-26-22 at Northwest Nazarene
Rebounds 15 2-8-25 at Western Oregon
Assists 8 1-25-25 4 times
Steals 5 1-6-24 at Northwest Nazarene
Blocks 2 12-20-24 2 times
FG Made 7 3-8-24 2 times
3-Pt FG Made 4 12-10-22 2 times
FT Made 9 12-7-24 3 times
Minutes 41 3-18-24 at Alaska Anchorage
*Date of last occurrence if multiple
 
Double-Doubles
Date Opponent Points Rebounds Minutes
2-13-25 Central Washington 10 11 40
2-8-25 Western Oregon 10 15 36
2-6-25 Saint Martin's 10 12 37
3-10-24 Western Washington 12 10 37
3-8-24 Central Washington 19 12 36
1-21-23    Western Washington 16 11 38
12-18-21 Wisconsin Parkside 10 10 33
 7 Total -  (Freshman, 1) (Sophomore, 1) (Junior, 2) (Senior, 3)
 
 
Awards
NCAA D2 All-Region Season
CSC Academic All-District 2024-25 (Senior)
CSC Academic All-District 2023-24 (Junior)
CSC Academic All-District 2022-23 (Sophomore)
All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference Season
Defensive Player of the Year 2023-24 (Junior)
2nd Team 2024-25 (Senior)
2nd Team 2023-24 (Junior)
2nd Team 2022-2023 (Sophomore)
Honorable Mention 2021-22 (Freshman)
Academic All-GNAC 2024-25 (Senior)
Academic All-GNAC 2023-24 (Junior)
Academic All-GNAC 2022-2023 (Sophomore)
Academic All-GNAC 2021-22 (Freshman)
GNAC Player of the Week Season
Jan. 16-22 2022-23 (Sophomore)
All-Tournament Season
NCAA D2 West Regional All-Tournament Team 2023-24 (Junior)
Yellowjacket Classic All-Tournament Team 2024-25 (Senior)


2/10/2021 Post Game Interview
12/2/2021 Post Game Interview

 
 
Year-By-Year Career Summary
2024-25: Played in and started all of MSUB's 33 games in her senior season... totaled 1123 minutes, averaging 34.0 per game... scored 283 points, averaging 8.6 per game... shot 36.4% from the field... made 102 free throws and shot 77.9% from the line... grabbed a team high 220 rebounds, averaging 6.7 per game... led the team in assists with 144, averaging 4.4 per game... finished with 54 steals, averaging 1.7 per game, and blocked six shots... had three double-doubles... grabbed a career-high 15 boards on Feb. 8 at Western Oregon... tied a career-best eight assists in three different games... Academic All-GNAC and Academic All-District... Second Team All-GNAC for the third consecutive season.

2023-24: Played in 35 games as a junior, starting all of them... scored a total 337 points for an average of 9.6 per game... shot 37.5% from the field, 27.1% from three, and 82.7% from the free throw line... grabbed 194 rebounds to average 5.5 per game... dished out 120 assists for an average of 3.4 per game... finished with 44 steals and five blocks on defense... had a pair of double-double, both coming at the GNAC Championships... GNAC Defensive Player of the Year... Second Team All-GNAC for the second year in a row... Academic All-GNAC and All-District... NCAA D2 West Regional All-Tournament Team.

2022-23: Second Team All-GNAC Selection... played and started in all 33 games on the season... averaged 8.2 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game... led the team in assists with 112, averaging 3.4 per game... played 1825 total minutes, averaging 28.1 per game... had a season high 16 points twice... Totaled 11 rebounds and four steals against Western Washington on Jan. 21... finished with eight assists in an NCAA Tournament game against California State Dominguez Hills on Mar. 11... Totaled her first career double-double against Western Washington... Academic All-GNAC selection.

2021-22: Honorable mention all-conference selection…developed into a key starter during second season in the program…played in 27 games while making 16 starts…ranked third on the team in scoring at 7.8 points per game and rebounding at 4.9 boards per game…averaged 27.4 minutes per game…averaged 2.7 assists per game and ranked second on the team with 72 total assists…reached double figures in scoring 10 times…scored a season-high 20 points on Feb. 26 at Northwest Nazarene…made a season-high seven field goals on Feb. 24 at Central Washington…had a season-high 10 rebounds on Dec. 18 against Wisconsin-Parkside, completing her first-career double-double with 10 points…made a season-high four 3-pointers on Feb. 26 at NNU…made a season-high nine free throws on March 4 against Western Washington…had a season-high seven assists on two occasions…had a season-high three steals on four occasions…played a season-high 38 minutes on Feb. 24 at Central Washington…academic all-conference selection.

2020-21: Played a key role as a freshman in first season on the court…ranked fourth on the team in rebounding with 5.8 boards per game…grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds on Jan. 29 against LC-State…scored a season-high five points on Feb. 10 at Rocky…had a season-high three assists on two occasions…had a season-high two steals on two occasions…played a season-high 33 minutes on Jan. 30 against LC-State.
 
Scobey High School: Three-sport athlete in Class 3-C...played under head coach Jedd Lekvold...appeared in the Montana state tournament...named all-state three times...team captain as a sophomore...averaged 15 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 4.0 steals per game as a senior for the Spartans...honors student.

Coach Woodin on Nelson: "I am very excited to have Kortney Nelson join our women's basketball program. She is an outstanding student-athlete who leads by example both on and off the court. When I watched Kortney play over the past year, I was impressed with her commitment to defense and her poise on the basketball court. She combines a great work ethic with solid fundamentals and Kortney can also play multiple perimeter positions. I look for her to have an immediate, positive impact on our program."
 
Nelson on choosing MSUB: “I chose MSUB because the coaches made a good first impression and made me feel comfortable with everything. I also have family that lives in Billings which makes it feel a little closer to home. I know former Yellowjacket players and they told me they had a good experience with both academics and athletics. Overall I feel MSUB is a good fit for me.”

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    14
  • 14

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    14
  • 14
    C

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    14
    C
  • 14
    C

    2024-25Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    14
    C