A Nebraska men’s basketball player was named to his country’s final roster for the FIBA World Cup. On Monday, senior Keisei Tominaga was named to Team Japan’s final 12-man roster.
Team Japan is preparing for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, beginning on August 25th. They will face Australia, Finland, and Germany in the group stage.
In 32 games for Nebraska last season, Tominaga averaged 13.1 points per game, shooting 50% from the field, 40% from three, and 86% from the free throw line. He was only one of six players in Division I to shoot 50/40/85 while averaging double figures during the 2022-23 season.
During the summer of 2021, Tominaga represented his native Japan in 3×3 Basketball in the Tokyo Olympics. As the youngest player in the tournament, he finished third in scoring, averaging 6.9 points per game.
It will mark the third straight World Cup that has featured a Husker basketball player, as Tai Webster (New Zealand) competed in 2014 and 2019.