2022-23 (Senior) – Played in 16 games, making his lone start the season opener at Incarnate Word…played a season high 25 minutes in a win against Utah Tech, in which he scored a season high 15 points…reached double figures in three games: Utah Tech, Cal St. Fullerton (12) and North Central (Minn.) (12)…averaged 13.4 minutes per game and 4.8 points per game…shot .311 from the field and .318 from three point range, shined from the free throw line as he was second the team with a .842 free throw percentage…finished the year with a 1.5/1 assist/turnover ratio
2021-22 (Junior): Played in 21 games with nine starts ... Had the third-best free throw percentage on the team at 80.6 percent (25-of-31) ... Averaged 7.5 points per game ... Made eight of nine at the charity stripe in single-digit games with under five minutes to go ... Missed a portion of the season with injury ... Made the game-winning driving layup vs. Montana (Nov. 15) to cap a 14-point comeback in the 79-77 win ... Poured in a career-high 23 points at FAU in the Paradise Classic (Nov. 20) ... Chipped in 20 points vs. UTM (Nov. 21) ... Five points, a pair of rebounds and assists, one block at one steal at FIU (Nov. 24) ... Led the team with 18 points and four assists vs. Presentation (Nov. 30) ... Returned from injury vs. ORU (Jan. 20) and netted eight points ... Put in 12 points and recorded two steals vs. Omaha (Feb. 5).
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in all 26 games and started half of them ... Led all UND players off the bench with 8.7 points per game and 22.9 minutes per contest ... Led all guards with a .418 shooting clip from the field ... Was second on the team with a .833 mark from the charity stripe ... Dished out 1.8 assists per game ... Scored a team-high 16 points in his UND debut at Miami (Nov. 25) ... Made his first collegiate start at Dixie State (Dec. 2), scoring nine points and dishing out a team-high seven assists ... Struck for 16 points on three triples at Minnesota (Dec. 4) ... Finished with 10 points, two rebounds and an assist vs. USD (Dec. 10) ... Scored 13 points vs. SDSU (Dec. 11) ... Dished out three assists and grabbed two boards vs. NDSU (Dec. 12) ... Tied for the team lead with 13 points at SIU (Dec. 17) ... Scored a game-high 17 points at ORU (Jan. 9) ... Reached double figures with 10 points at SDSU (Jan. 22) ... Scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting at SDSU (Jan. 23) ... Scored 12 points, including seven in the final three minutes, in the win vs. WIU (Jan. 29) ... Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting while grabbing three rebounds and posting two steals vs. USD (Feb. 14) ... Had 13 points off the bench on 5-for-10 shooting at Omaha (Feb. 19) ... Scored 11 points in 21 minutes while grabbing three rebounds against ORU in the Summit League Quarterfinals (Mar. 7).
Before UND: As a freshman for the Wildcats, Nero appeared in all 33 games and helped lead Weber State to a semifinal appearance at the Big Sky Conference Tournament ... The Tulsa, Okla., native averaged 6.5 points per game, reaching double figures eight times, and tallying a season-high 19 points in a pair of wins over Montana State and Eastern Washington ... Nero also dished out 47 assists, swiped 21 steals and knocked down 18 triples in his freshman season ... A prep standout in the state of Oklahoma, Nero led Tulsa Memorial High to a 5A state title in his final season after averaging 24.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game to earn state MVP honors by the
Tulsa World ... He was lights-out from the field, knocking down over 58 percent of his shots from the field and over 40 percent from distance ... Following his standout senior season, Nero attended Sunrise Christian Prep Academy in Wichita, Kansas and averaged 13 points, four assists and two rebounds per game at Sunrise.
