2025-2026 Nelson Lions

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2025-2026 Nelson Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
22 Jaeson Blair Jr G 6-0 N/A - N/A Italy N/A
- Shawn Blakemore Fr SG 6-3 N/A - Waxahachie (TX) United States Waxahachie High School
5 J.J. Boling Sr F 6-6 N/A - Van Alstyne (TX) United States Van Alstyne High School
23 Ozavian Buford Fr G 6-1 N/A - Burkburnett (TX) United States Burkburnett High School
- Jaxson Campbell So G 6-0 N/A - Fort Worth (TX) United States Bethesda Christian School
- Xavier Catlin Jr G 6-0 N/A - Harker Heights (TX) United States Memorial Christian Academy
0 Micah Clark Sr G 6-7 235 - Dallas (TX) United States Lancaster High School
- Marquel Coward Fr G 6-2 N/A - New Bern (NC) United States N/A
- Jaylen Dabney Fr G 6-0 N/A - Chattanooga (TN) United States McKinney High School
4 Latrel Davis Sr F 6-7 185 - Fargo (ND) United States N/A
- Miles Dawkins Fr G 6-0 N/A - Franklin (VA) United States N/A
35 C.J. Dennis Jr F 6-6 225 - Frisco (TX) United States Rock Hill High School
- Travis Dunwoody Jr F 6-4 N/A - Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Jonathan Frazier So G 5-11 N/A - Fort Worth (TX) United States N/A
- Trey Gaston So G 5-11 N/A - Wallis (TX) United States Brazos High School
- Elijah Green Fr G 5-10 N/A - Euless (TX) United States N/A
2 Tre'Lin Green Jr G 5-9 150 - Lewisville (TX) United States Lewisville High School
- Aaron Grimm So G 6-0 N/A - Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Derrick Harland Jr 5-7 N/A - Chicago (IL) United States Waxahachie High School
1 Abram Hicks Fr G 6-0 N/A - Burleson (TX) United States North Crowley High School
- Kellus Hill II Fr G 5-11 N/A - Dallas (TX) United States Midway High School
11 Jesse Iweze Sr G 6-9 225 - Roanoke (TX) United States Byron Nelson High School
15 Jordan Jenkins Jr F 6-9 185 - Burleson (TX) United States Frisco Centennial High School
- Aiden Jewell Fr F 6-3 N/A - Santa Fe (TX) United States Santa Fe High School
24 Noah Jonker Sr F 6-7 N/A - Alexandria (LA) United States Alexandria High School
13 Ferlin Joseph, Jr. Sr G 6-6 N/A - St. Petersburg (FL) United States St. Petersburg High School
- Derrick Kirks, Jr. Fr G 5-7 N/A - Houston (TX) United States O'Connell High School
55 Preston Lawrence Sr GF 6-5 180 - Dallas (TX) United States Lake Highlands High School
14 Anthony Lopez So G 6-4 N/A - San Antonio (TX) United States Cornerstone Christian Academy High School
- Jonathan Love Jr G 5-8 155 - College Station (TX) United States A&M Consolidated High School
- Antonio Luna Fr G 5-11 N/A - Haltom City (TX) United States Haltom High School
21 Edwin Mbaka Jr G 6-5 N/A - Paris France N/A
- Cooper Meyers So G 5-10 N/A - McKinney (TX) United States McKinney High School
- Aidan Miller So G 6-1 N/A - Baytown (TX) United States N/A
- Kameron Mize Fr G 5-10 N/A - Cypress (TX) United States Blooming Grove High School
33 Jean Baptiste Murangwa So F 6-11 N/A - Fort Worth (TX) United States N/A
- Lamek Odak Fr G 6-2 N/A - Houston (TX) United States N/A
- Christian Orta Fr G 5-6 N/A - Keller (TX) United States Zion Academy
- Nick Payne Fr G 5-9 N/A - Milwaukee (WI) United States N/A
- Hidden Pettaway So G 5-9 N/A - Little Rock (AR) United States Gospel Light Christian School
- Tristen Robbins So F 6-6 N/A - Waxahachie (TX) United States The Colony High School
- Joshua Ross Fr F 6-2 N/A - St. Louis (MO) United States Poteet High School
- Adam Sais Fr G 5-8 N/A - Waco (TX) United States Waco University High School
3 Steven Samuels Jr G 5-10 170 - Jefferson City (MO) United States Jefferson City High School
10 Dallas Smith Jr G 6-1 N/A - Garland (TX) United States Lakeview Centennial High School
- Scott Smith Fr F 6-4 N/A - Fort Worth (TX) United States Trinity Christian Academy
25 Jaden Thomas Jr F 6-3 N/A - Fort Worth (TX) United States Nolan Catholic High School
- Kevin Thornton III Jr GF 6-3 N/A - New Orleans (LA) United States Bethesda Christian School
12 Brionne Williams Sr G 6-2 N/A - Milwaukee (WI) United States Vincent High School
- Quintel Wilson Fr G 5-11 N/A - McKinney (TX) United States McKinney High School

2025-2026 Nelson Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Micah Clark NAIA First Team All-America
Micah Clark NABC All-America Team

2025-2026 Nelson Lions Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Delton Deal Head Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (York College (Neb.), 2012 to 2018)
Emmanuel Adoyi Assistant Coach 2020-2021 N/A
James Southerland Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Toccoa Falls, 2019 to 2020)
Noah Boling Assistant Coach 2025-2026 N/A
Jesse Godding Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Darian Davis Assistant Coach, Director of Sports Information 2022-2023 N/A