Zach Nelson hits BYU and Utah State

Yuba City's Zach Nelson has been hitting the road a bit lately, specifically Logan, Utah. But he is also talking with BYU and visited Salt Lake City this past summer:

BYU basketball prospect scores 56 in a game
Darnell Dickson
Daily Herald
March 1, 2010

I read a story by Talo Steves on totalbluesports.com about a kid BYU basketball is recruiting. His name is Zach Nelson (he's 6-foot-8) and he plays at Yuba City (Calif.) High School. So I searched for some stories on him online. He averages about 25 points and 15 rebounds a game. And it turns out that in February, he scored 56 points against Natomas.

Wow.

The most amazing thing about the performance? He got the 56 points in just 20 shots. He made 18 of 20 from the field and rebounded his two misses, scoring on putbacks.

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Here's the Talo Steves article referenced above -- a Scout sub is required.

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Recruits soak in Spectrum
Jared Eborn
Deseret News
March 7, 2010

When it comes to convincing a potential Aggie that Utah State is the place to be, Stew Morrill has 4,000 of the best salesmen he could hope for -- the USU student section.

During Saturday's regular season finale, Utah State had a pair of potential Aggies in the building and the ear-splitting, heart-pounding atmosphere made a big impression on at least one of them.

Zach Nelson, a 6-foot-8, 215-pound senior from northern California's Yuba City High was on an unofficial visit to USU with his father, Brad. Nelson is an explosive scorer who led the Honkers (yes, that's the real mascot for Yuba City) all season and had a monster game of 56 points, 17 rebounds and five blocked shots recently...

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