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Former Husker Keisei Tominaga shines in G League United debut

In his final year at Nebraska, Tominaga averaged 15.1 points per game

A former Nebraska basketball standout had an impressive debut off the bench on Wednesday night. Keisei Tominaga scored 12 points to help G League United defeat BC Mega MIS 99-81.

The G League United is a select squad of current and future G League stars. BC Mega MIS is a premier Serbian team known for developing three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić.

Tominaga is the only rookie on the 12-member squad. He spent three seasons at Nebraska and scored 1,074 points, good for seventh in school history. He recently signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers.

In his final year at Nebraska, the guard averaged 15.1 points per game and landed 76 3-pointers, which ranked eighth on the Huskers’ single-season chart. His efforts helped Nebraska to a 23-11 record in 2023-24, a third-place Big Ten finish, and the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.

The team will also compete in Singapore’s 2024 FIBA Intercontinental Cup from Sept. 12 to 15.

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McVeigh signs contract with Houston Rockets

Forward Jack McVeigh has agreed to a two-way deal with the Houston Rockets. 

A former Nebraska basketball player has signed a contract to play in the NBA. Forward Jack McVeigh has agreed to a two-way deal with the Houston Rockets.

The Australian played three seasons for the Cornhuskers (2015-2018). He would appear in 78 games at Nebraska, averaging 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

McVeigh would depart Nebraska after his junior season due to reduced playing time and sign with the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League.

He would spend the 2024 season with the Tasmania JackJumpers. McVeigh averaged 16.5 points and 5.4 rebounds per game.

He was named to the All-NBL Second Team and was also the MVP of the championship series. McVeigh recently earned a spot on a basketball team for the 2024 Paris Olympics representing his home country of Australia.

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Keisei Tominaga signs deal with the Indiana Pacers

Keisei Tominaga signed an Exhibit 10 free-agent deal with the Indiana Pacers.

A Nebraska basketball player has signed an NBA contract. Keisei Tominaga signed an Exhibit 10 free-agent deal with the Indiana Pacers.

An Exhibit 10 contract is a non-guaranteed contract that doesn’t count against a team’s salary cap unless the player makes the regular-season roster. He will not participate in the NBA Summer League and will focus on making Japan’s 2024 Summer Olympic roster.

In 32 games last season, he averaged 15.1 points, shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point line. This is not the first time that the Nagoya, Japan native has worked out for NBA teams.

He worked out for the Indiana Pacers in the run-up to the 2023 NBA draft before withdrawing and returning to Nebraska for his senior season.

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Gators News: July 31, 2020

Another week is nearly in the books, but none have been nearly as eventful as this past week with big news both in the college and pros.

Another week is nearly in the books, but none have been nearly as eventful as this past week in the sports world since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, with big news happening both in the collegiate and professional ranks.

In college football news, the Southeastern Conference finally announced that it will play out a 10-game, conference-only schedule this fall in response to other major conferences making similar arrangements. While the exact lineup of games has not yet been listed, one of the glaring voids on the calendar for Gators fans is the loss of the Florida State rivalry game in 2020 — the first time since 1958 that the two schools will not face each other on the gridiron.

As has been mentioned in these Gators News reports over the past few days, Major League Baseball continues to struggle with its abbreviated 60-game season as the novel coronavirus continues to rear its ugly head in clusters around the league, with the St. Louis Cardinals the latest team falling victim to multiple positive tests.

However, the National Basketball Association re-launched its season yesterday from its “bubble” at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex to a great deal of fanfare, as the league has managed to avoid the mishaps that have befallen MLB with its novel approach to playing out its games. While time will tell how well it works, from the looks of it, the NBA is the only organization to get things right in the battle against COVID-19.

 

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Gators News: July 13, 2020

A new week is upon us and given the events that preceded the weekend we are in for one heckuva few days as we roll into the middle of July. 

A new week is upon us and given the events that preceded the weekend we are in for one heck of a few days as we roll into the middle of July.

It is expected that sometime later today the Southeastern Conference will make its announcement concerning the shift to conference-only schedules already taken by the Big 10 and PAC-12, as well as the Ivy League’s decision to cancel all fall athletics. The Patriot League is also canceling its 2020 fall athletics season, according to a source.

In other news, Major League Baseball is currently struggling with its restart due to numerous reports of positive COVID-19 cases while the National Basketball Association is trying its hardest to keep its bubble from being burst.

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All-Time Gators Men’s Basketball Bio: Bradley Beal (2011-2012)

Beal is still only 26 years old and is just now entering his prime, giving him a bit more headroom to maximize his potential.

Bradley Beal (2011-2012) – Shooting Guard

Bradley Beal came to Gainesville out of St. Louis, Mo. as a highly-heralded five-star high school player, having accumulated numerous accolades — including 2011 Gatorade National Player of the Year — averaging 32.5 points per game, 5.7 rebounds per game and 2.8 assists per game during his senior campaign.

The talented shooting guard only played one season with Florida, but it was quite a year as he averaged 14.8 points along with 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.4 steals and nearly a block a game. Beal won six SEC Freshman of the Week awards, was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and was a First Team All-SEC selection.

He declared for the 2012 NBA Draft after the 2011-12 season in which he was selected third overall — second-highest of all-time, tied with Al Horford — by the Washington Wizards, foregoing his final three years of college eligibility.

Beal has had a superb professional career over eight years in D.C. and has continually improved his scoring production in each of the past five seasons. The 2019-2020 season was his best so far before being canceled due to COVID-19, putting together a pair of consecutive 50-point performances en route to a stratospherical 30.5 points average in 57 games, along with 4.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.2 steals per match.

Beal is still only 26 years old and is just now entering his prime, giving him a bit more headroom to maximize his potential. If his trajectory continues on its current path, he may have a legitimate argument for best Gators men’s basketball player ever.