Personal
Son of Stan and Lois Nielsen ... Provo native, whose father played basketball for the Cougars ... majored in public relations.
Before BYU
All-America selection in both football and basketball at Provo High School ... reglar on the basketball team that captured the state title for two consecutive years ... also lettered three years in golf.
Stats
NIELSEN YEAR-BY-YEAR BYU STATS
Year GP FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Rbd. Avg. PF-FO Pts. Avg
1973-74 18 20-52 .385 23-34 .676 24 1.1 22-0 63 3.5
1974-75 15 88-180 .489 50-68 .735 94 3.6 89-7 226 8.7
Total 33 108-232 .466 73-102 .716 118 3.6 111-7 289 8.8