▁career ▁at ▁U W - W au kes ha ▁with ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁wins , ▁and ▁ 5 ▁Wisconsin ▁Colleg iate ▁Conference ▁state ▁titles . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Co aches ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Nelson ▁played ▁multiple ▁sports ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁colleg iate ▁basketball ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - La ▁C ros se ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁B . A . ▁In ▁Phys ical ▁Education . ▁He ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁Adams ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Colorado ▁to ▁ear n ▁his ▁Masters . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁championship ▁season ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 , ▁Nelson ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ret iring ▁after ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ▁season . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁season , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁C oug ars ▁into ▁the ▁State ▁region als , ▁but ▁finished ▁his ▁last ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁against ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - Man it ow oc . ▁ ▁Nelson ' s ▁co aching ▁style ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁av id ▁use ▁and ▁success ▁with ▁the ▁high - low ▁off ense , ▁and ▁his ▁very ▁well ▁detailed ▁man - to - man ▁defense . ▁Much ▁of ▁his ▁co aching ▁philosophy ▁is ▁mode led ▁after ▁Bo ▁Ryan , ▁who ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁good ▁friends ▁with , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁