Marshall Nelson
Nelson in September 2022 | |
| No. 5 – Kalamunda Eastern Suns | |
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| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBL1 West |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 31 January 1994 Minnesota, United States |
| Nationality | Australian / Belgian |
| Listed height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lesmurdie Senior (Perth, Western Australia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2018: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2017 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2017–2019 | Illawarra Hawks |
| 2018 | Canberra Gunners |
| 2019–2021 | Perth Redbacks |
| 2019–2020 | Jämtland Basket |
| 2021 | U.M.F. Grindavík |
| 2021–2022 | Cairns Taipans |
| 2022–2023 | Rockingham Flames |
| 2024 | Willetton Tigers |
| 2024 | PSA Sant'Antimo |
| 2025–present | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Career highlights | |
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Marshall Lance Nelson (born 31 January 1994) is an Australian-Belgian professional basketball player for the Kalamunda Eastern Suns of the NBL1 West. He began his career with the Perth Redbacks in the State Basketball League (SBL) before playing three seasons of college basketball in the United States for the Community College of Rhode Island and Wayland Baptist University. In 2017, he joined the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a development player, where he spent two seasons. He made a return to the NBL in the 2021–22 season, joining the Cairns Taipans as an injury replacement. He has also played in Sweden, Iceland and Italy.
Nelson helped the Redbacks win the SBL championship in 2017, and in 2022, he helped the Rockingham Flames win the NBL1 West championship and the NBL1 National championship.