Another Nebraska basketball player earned a spot on a basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Former Husker Jack McVeigh will represent his home country of Australia for the upcoming games.
This is McVeigh’s first Olympics after spending six seasons in the National Basketball League and playing for Nebraska from 2015 to 2018. The 6-foot, 8-inch forward averaged 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds across 78 games for the Huskers. He also helped the 2017-18 team to a 13-5 record in Big Ten Conference play.
Following his collegiate career, the Cabarita Beach, New South Wales, Australia native competed in the NBL, playing for the Gold Coast Rollers, the Adelaide 36ers, and the Tasmania JackJumpers.
In his most recent season, McVeigh led the JackJumpers to the NBL Championship, averaging 17.3 points and 5.9 rebounds across 37 games. His performance in the NBL Championship series earned him the NBL Grand Final MVP.
McVeigh is one of two Huskers to earn a spot on the Olympic roster, joining Keisei Tominaga, who will represent Japan in the upcoming games. Australia is in Group A, alongside Greece, Canada, and Spain, while Japan sits in Group B with Brazil, Germany, and France.
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— HuskerExtra (@huskerextra) July 7, 2024
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