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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Girls Basketball - Connecticut

Gatorade Player of the year

Camdyn Nelson

Guard
ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL
NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

17.2

Average Points (per game)

5

Average Rebounds (per game)

5

Average Assists (per game)

2.7

Average Steals (per game)
“She gets it done on both ends of the floor. There are games where she’s out there running the team and getting everybody involved, and there are games where she can score 30 points.”
Scotty Nails
Head Coach - Hopkins School

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior guard had led the Storm (15-11) to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Class B championship game this past season. Nelson averaged 17.2 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2.7 steals, shooting 39 percent from beyond the arc. The 2023-24 NEPSAC Class B Player of the Year, she’s ranked as the No. 91 player in the Class of 2025 by 247Sports. 

Academic Achievement

Nelson has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at Syracuse University this fall. 

Exemplary Character

Nelson has volunteered locally by helping organize both clothing and food drives for local homeless shelters. She has also launched her own basketball training program for youth players.