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South Dakota State University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Nelson, Tori
Jersey Number 20
Tori Nelson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Henry Sibley H.S.
- Hometown:
- Mendota Heights, Minn.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022-23: Started all 35 games for the Jackrabbits... scored 7.9 points and grabbed 3.4 rebounds per contest... blocked 33 shots, the second most on the team... dished 84 assists on the season, ranking third on the team... scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds against Lehigh (11/11)... put up 11 points against UCLA (11/19)... scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked four shots and gave out three assists against Rutgers (11/20)... tallied six points and eight rebounds at Washington State (11/28)... scored 13 points to go with six rebound and five assists at Western Illinois (12/29)... scored the 1,000th point of her career at St. Thomas (12/31), where she had 16 points, four rebounds and two steals... tallied seven points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists against South Dakota (1/14)... blocked four shots against Western Illinois to go with nine points, six rebounds and two assists... put up 12 points at North Dakota State (2/4)... scored 17 points against Denver (2/16)... tallied eight points and four assists against St. Thomas (3/4)... put up 14 points, three rebounds and three assists against Oral Roberts (3/6)... blocked four shots against Omaha to go with seven points, five rebounds and three assists in the Summit League championship game (3/7).
2021-22: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 38 games... averaged a team-high 26.9 minutes per game... led the Jackrabbits and the Summit League in field goal shooting, going 55.3 percent from the floor... ranked fourth on the team with 10.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest... ranked second with 36 blocks while adding 73 assists and 23 steals... put up double figures in 22 games... scored 11 points and had six rebounds at Mississippi State (11/12)... scored 11 points to go with three rebounds and two assists against then-No. 15 UCLA (11/27)... put up 13 points, tallied six rebounds and blocked two shots at Northern Iowa (12/4)... played a season-high 36 minutes against Missouri State (12/6)... posted 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting with six boards and two assists against Kansas State (12/11)... had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists in the Summit opener at Kansas City (12/20)... tallied 13 points, six boards and a pair of assists at Omaha (1/13)... went 5-for-5 from the field for 11 points at Denver (1/15)... combined for 33 points on 14-of-23 shooting in a home weekend against Western Illinois (2/17) and St. Thomas (2/19)... posted 13 points (6-7), four rebounds and five assists against Oral Roberts (2/24)... put up 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Kansas City in the regular season finale (2/26)... scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Summit League semifinal against Oral Roberts... had 15 points, five assists and three rebounds and Ohio in the opening game of the WNIT (3/17).
2020-21: Started 22 of the 21 contests she appeared in, averaging 25.8 minutes per game … ranked fourth on the team with 9.1 points and four rebounds per game … led the team with 17 blocks, while adding 15 steals and 33 assists on the season … tallied 12 points, two rebounds and a block against Iowa State (11/28) … recorded eight points, six rebounds and two assists against Creighton (11/30) … posted nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal at Kansas State (12/10) … defensively, grabbed five rebounds and three steals at UNI (12/12) … tallied a season-high 18 points, while adding five rebounds, two assists and a block against Drake (12/15) … turned in 18 points, two rebounds and a career-best three blocks against UNI (12/23) … recorded 12 points and four rebounds at Omaha (1/16) … posted 11 points, two assists, two steals and a block against North Dakota (1/22) … tallied 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Oral Roberts (2/13) … turned in 11 points and five rebounds against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament (3/21).
2019-20: Earned the starting assignment in 19 of the 29 contests she played in ... averaged 22.7 minutes per game ... scored in double figures on 12 occasions ... ranked third on the team in steals (30), blocks (22) and fourth in points per game (9.7) ... recorded eight points, four assists and two steals vs. Dakota Wesleyan (11/15) … registered her first-ever double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (11/29) … scored a career-high 23 points as she went 9-of-12 from the filed vs. Coppin State (12/5) … tallied 19 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Green Bay (12/21) … dished a career-best five assists in the road win at Omaha (12/29) ... logged 16 points and four assists at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/12) … shot 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field for a total of 17 points to lead South Dakota State to a road victory over Western Illinois (1/30) … recorded 14 points and five rebounds at North Dakota (2/20) … tallied 21 points as she shot 75 percent (9-of-12) from the field and long distance in the semifinals win of the Summit League Tournament over North Dakota State (3/9).
BEFORE SDSU: Tori put up prolific numbers en route to earning Metro East all-conference recognition five times for Henry Sibley High School ... established career school records for points (2,516), rebounds (1,112), blocked shots (397) and steals (260) ... also holds program's single-game scoring record with 51 points ... two-time all-section pick ... honored as Metro East Conference Player of the Year as a senior and was an all-Metro selection by both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press after averaging 23.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 2.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game ... Miss Basketball nominee who was selected to play in Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... also lettered four times in softball ... Athena Award recipient ... member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state honoree
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Summit League All-Defensive Team (2023-24)
- All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2021-22)
- Summit League Freshman of the Year (2019-20)
- Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2019-20)
- 41st Member of South Dakota State's 1,000-Career Point Club (2022-23)
- Summit League Scholar of the Championship (2024)
- South Dakota State’s Woman of the Year Nominee (2024)
- CSC Academic All-District (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Summit League Academic All-League (2021-22, 2023-24)
- Summit League Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
- Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
2022-23: Started all 35 games for the Jackrabbits... scored 7.9 points and grabbed 3.4 rebounds per contest... blocked 33 shots, the second most on the team... dished 84 assists on the season, ranking third on the team... scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds against Lehigh (11/11)... put up 11 points against UCLA (11/19)... scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds, blocked four shots and gave out three assists against Rutgers (11/20)... tallied six points and eight rebounds at Washington State (11/28)... scored 13 points to go with six rebound and five assists at Western Illinois (12/29)... scored the 1,000th point of her career at St. Thomas (12/31), where she had 16 points, four rebounds and two steals... tallied seven points, four rebounds, three steals and two assists against South Dakota (1/14)... blocked four shots against Western Illinois to go with nine points, six rebounds and two assists... put up 12 points at North Dakota State (2/4)... scored 17 points against Denver (2/16)... tallied eight points and four assists against St. Thomas (3/4)... put up 14 points, three rebounds and three assists against Oral Roberts (3/6)... blocked four shots against Omaha to go with seven points, five rebounds and three assists in the Summit League championship game (3/7).
2021-22: One of two Jackrabbits to start all 38 games... averaged a team-high 26.9 minutes per game... led the Jackrabbits and the Summit League in field goal shooting, going 55.3 percent from the floor... ranked fourth on the team with 10.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest... ranked second with 36 blocks while adding 73 assists and 23 steals... put up double figures in 22 games... scored 11 points and had six rebounds at Mississippi State (11/12)... scored 11 points to go with three rebounds and two assists against then-No. 15 UCLA (11/27)... put up 13 points, tallied six rebounds and blocked two shots at Northern Iowa (12/4)... played a season-high 36 minutes against Missouri State (12/6)... posted 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting with six boards and two assists against Kansas State (12/11)... had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists in the Summit opener at Kansas City (12/20)... tallied 13 points, six boards and a pair of assists at Omaha (1/13)... went 5-for-5 from the field for 11 points at Denver (1/15)... combined for 33 points on 14-of-23 shooting in a home weekend against Western Illinois (2/17) and St. Thomas (2/19)... posted 13 points (6-7), four rebounds and five assists against Oral Roberts (2/24)... put up 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting against Kansas City in the regular season finale (2/26)... scored 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Summit League semifinal against Oral Roberts... had 15 points, five assists and three rebounds and Ohio in the opening game of the WNIT (3/17).
2020-21: Started 22 of the 21 contests she appeared in, averaging 25.8 minutes per game … ranked fourth on the team with 9.1 points and four rebounds per game … led the team with 17 blocks, while adding 15 steals and 33 assists on the season … tallied 12 points, two rebounds and a block against Iowa State (11/28) … recorded eight points, six rebounds and two assists against Creighton (11/30) … posted nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal at Kansas State (12/10) … defensively, grabbed five rebounds and three steals at UNI (12/12) … tallied a season-high 18 points, while adding five rebounds, two assists and a block against Drake (12/15) … turned in 18 points, two rebounds and a career-best three blocks against UNI (12/23) … recorded 12 points and four rebounds at Omaha (1/16) … posted 11 points, two assists, two steals and a block against North Dakota (1/22) … tallied 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists at Oral Roberts (2/13) … turned in 11 points and five rebounds against Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament (3/21).
2019-20: Earned the starting assignment in 19 of the 29 contests she played in ... averaged 22.7 minutes per game ... scored in double figures on 12 occasions ... ranked third on the team in steals (30), blocks (22) and fourth in points per game (9.7) ... recorded eight points, four assists and two steals vs. Dakota Wesleyan (11/15) … registered her first-ever double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds vs. Notre Dame (11/29) … scored a career-high 23 points as she went 9-of-12 from the filed vs. Coppin State (12/5) … tallied 19 points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Green Bay (12/21) … dished a career-best five assists in the road win at Omaha (12/29) ... logged 16 points and four assists at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/12) … shot 70 percent (7-of-10) from the field for a total of 17 points to lead South Dakota State to a road victory over Western Illinois (1/30) … recorded 14 points and five rebounds at North Dakota (2/20) … tallied 21 points as she shot 75 percent (9-of-12) from the field and long distance in the semifinals win of the Summit League Tournament over North Dakota State (3/9).
BEFORE SDSU: Tori put up prolific numbers en route to earning Metro East all-conference recognition five times for Henry Sibley High School ... established career school records for points (2,516), rebounds (1,112), blocked shots (397) and steals (260) ... also holds program's single-game scoring record with 51 points ... two-time all-section pick ... honored as Metro East Conference Player of the Year as a senior and was an all-Metro selection by both the Minneapolis Star Tribune and St. Paul Pioneer Press after averaging 23.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 2.3 assists and 1.6 blocks per game ... Miss Basketball nominee who was selected to play in Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game ... also lettered four times in softball ... Athena Award recipient ... member of the National Honor Society and an academic all-state honoree
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