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Former Husker Jack McVeigh selected for Australia’s Basketball Olympic Team

Former Husker Jack McVeigh will represent his home country of Australia for the upcoming games.

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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Keisei Tominaga named to Japan’s basketball roster for 2024 Paris Olympics

Japan announced that it selected Nebraska men’s basketball standout Keisei Tominaga to its 2024 Paris Olympic team.

A former Husker will once again represent his country on the Olympic level. Japan announced that it selected Nebraska men’s basketball standout Keisei Tominaga to its 2024 Paris Olympic team.

This is Tominaga’s second trip to the Olympics after playing for Japan’s 3×3 basketball team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Following a stellar career at Nebraska, he recently signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers.

Tominaga spent three seasons with the Huskers, tallying up 1,074 points to rank 30th on Nebraska’s career scoring list while finishing seventh on the Husker’s career 3-point list with 178. In his final season, he averaged 15.1 points per game while posting career highs in nearly every offensive category.

Tominaga landed 76 3-pointers in the 2023-24 season, ranking eighth on Nebraska’s single-season chart and sixth in the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game. His efforts helped Nebraska to a third-place Big Ten finish in 2024 and the school’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014.

In May 2024, he graduated from Nebraska with a degree in child, youth, and family studies and was a finalist for Nebraska’s Outstanding Male Student-Athlete and Male Athlete of the Year.

Tominaga joins Jack McVeigh (Australia) as a player in the 2024 Olympics, while former Husker great Tyronn Lue will serve as an assistant coach for the United States. Japan is in Group B with Brazil, Germany, and France, while Australia is placed in Group A alongside Greece, Canada, and Spain.

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Three former Huskers named to U.S. Olympic Volleyball team

Three former Nebraska volleyball players have been named to the USA Women’s Volleyball National Team roster for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Three former Nebraska volleyball players have been named to the USA Women’s Volleyball National Team roster for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, France.

Jordan Larson, Kelsey Robinson Cook, and Justin Wong-Orantes will compete for Team USA this summer. The American squad will be looking to repeat as champions after winning the gold medal in 2020.

Larson was a three-time All-American at Nebraska and is now an assistant coach under John Cook. She will be competing in her fourth straight Olympics.

Robinson Cook, an All-American at Nebraska in 2013, is entering her third Olympic Games. Two-time All-American Wong-Orantes made her Olympic debut in 2020.

The U.S. Women are currently ranked No. 2 in the world. The team has won one Olympic gold medal (2020), three silver medals (1984, 2008, and 2012), and two bronze medals (1992 and 2016).

The Olympic’s preliminary phase will take place from July 28 to August 4, with the Gold Medal Match scheduled for August 11.

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