Nelson played professionally for Žalgiris Kaunas in the Lithuanian Basketball League for five weeks before being released.

[5] Nelson finished his sophomore season as the Bruins' top scorer (13.9) and rebounder (9.1) in 2010–11, and he was named first team All-Pac-10.

In his junior year, he played six games of the 2011–12 season before he was suspended by coach Ben Howland for being late to a team meeting and behavior that was considered insubordinate.

[5] In February 2012, a Sports Illustrated article portrayed Nelson as a bully on and off the court, who at times intentionally tried to injure his teammates.

[15] On August 29, 2013, Nelson's rights were acquired by the Delaware 87ers in the 2013 NBA Development League Expansion Draft.

[18] In April 2014, he joined Fuerza Guinda de Nogales of Mexico for the rest of the 2014 CIBACOPA season.

[24] Reeves filed a motion with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark Borenstein on January 25, 2016, to change his name to Sophaur One.