Former Nebraska guard Keisei Tominaga was among the players named to Japan’s 12-man roster on Monday for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Tominaga, who has participated with the team in training camp, joins Rui Hachimura, Yuta Watanabe, Yuki Kawamura and Josh Hawkinson on the roster, among others. He has appeared in four tune-up games, averaging 10.3 points, two steals and 1.5 rebounds.
The 23-year-old is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers after going undrafted last month. He opted against playing in the NBA Summer League this month to represent Japan for the fourth time at the senior level.
第33回オリンピック競技大会 (2024/パリ) へ向けた 5人制バスケットボール男子日本代表チーム12名を発表🏀
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— バスケットボール日本代表 (@JAPAN_JBA) July 8, 2024
Tominaga most recently competed with Japan in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup alongside Watanabe, Kawamura and Hawkinson. He averaged 11.4 points as Japan finished as the top Asian team to clinch its Olympic berth.
Japan will open the Olympics in Group B, along with Brazil, France and Germany. The team will play its first game against Germany on July 27, then face France on July 30 before wrapping up the group phase against Brazil on Aug. 2.
Japan has qualified for the Olympics eight times, most recently as the host nation in 2020. The team finished 11th that year and has never medaled in the Games.
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