Steph Curry wore Keisei Tominaga‘s “Sakura” signature shoe during the Golden State Warriors’ playoff win against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. The shoes may have helped Curry have a big night, as he scored 31 points and made five of his nine three-point attempts in the win.
In recent years, Japan has started to solidify its place on the global basketball map. The steady ascent began with Rui Hachimura making waves as a lottery pick and has since been sustained by the lengthy presence of Yuta Watanabe in the NBA.
A former Nebraska basketball sharpshooter will be taking center stage after a popular fan vote pushed him into the G-League player pool. Keisei Tominaga, former Nebraska guard and member of the Indiana Mad Ants - the NBA G-League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers - were announced as late additions to the G-League's "Up Next Game" on Wednesday.
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?
The Indiana Pacers officially signed two players to training camp contracts on Thursday. Tyler Polley, who agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with the Pacers about a week ago, and Keisei Tominaga, who agreed to the same type of contract back in July, both put pen to paper with the Pacers on Thursday.
Keisei Tominaga is coming off a productive season of college basketball for Nebraska. He finished the year with averages of 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 32 games.
SEPTEMBER 26: The agreement is now official, per a Pacers announcement. JULY 5: Undrafted Japanese guard Keisei Tominaga has agreed to join the Pacers on an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link).
To-be Indiana Pacers guard Keisei Tominaga and former Pacers guard Isaiah Wong are both scheduled to play in the G League Fall Invitational next month.
Japanese guard Keisei Tominaga will be among those playing for the G League United vs. Serbian club Mega MIS in the G League Fall Invitational next month.
The Indiana Pacers agreed to sign Keisei Tominaga to an Exhibit 10 contract in the future, as reported in many places and confirmed by the University of Nebraska.
Nebraska Basketball has had a major reemergence during the Fred Hoiberg era. The Huskers have to replace one of the best shotmakers ever to step foot on the campus.
Keisei Tominaga, who recently agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with the Indiana Pacers, will be playing basketball in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 23-year old wing/guard was named to Japan's 12-man roster on Monday.
Keisei Tominaga is headed back to the Olympics. The Japanese National Team announced its 12-man roster for the upcoming Paris Olympics Monday. Former Husker Tominaga is on the team for the first time heading into an Olympic Games.
Keisei Tominaga is coming off another excellent season of college basketball for Nebraska. The 23-year-old sharpshooter finished the year with averages of 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range in 32 games.
Former Nebraska hoops standout and the star of the Cornhuskers 2024 NCAA Tournament team, Keisei Tominaga, has finally found an NBA home after going undrafted in 2024.
Undrafted Japanese guard Keisei Tominaga has agreed to join the Pacers on an Exhibit 10 contract, reports Jonathan Givony of ESPN (Twitter link). Tominaga,
Over the past three years, Keisei Tominaga, nicknamed the "Japanese Steph Curry," has been entertaining fans of the University of Nebraska with his deep-range shooting. Now he's a part of the Curry Brand family.
Keisei Tominaga became a star this past season, playing for Nebraska and helping the Cornhuskers reach the program’s first NCAA Tournament since 2014. His time in Lincoln has come to an end though, with Tominaga hoping to secure a spot in the NBA somehow.
Keisei Tominaga’s NBA Draft process is heating up as the former Nebraska guard now has workouts scheduled with multiple western conference teams. According to Robin Washut of HuskerOnline, Tominaga will meet and workout for the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings.
In a game where three Texas A&M players scored at least 20 points, the Aggies routed Nebraska to move on to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
Nebraska basketball star Keisei Tominaga used Thursday’s NCAA tournament practice to get some shots up, including a shot he buried from half-court as the Huskers prepared for Texas A&M.
It’s hard to get used to Nebraska basketball being a national topic of conversation, but that’s what happens when you make it to March Madness. Nebraska basketball earned their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2014.
If Nebraska Cornhusker fans were looking for a pick-me-up, they certainly got it on Friday night from Keisei Tominaga and the Nebraska basketball team.
A pair of Nebraska men's basketball players have been honored by the Big Ten Conference with yearly awards. Keisei Tominaga and Rienk Mast were both named All-Big Ten Tuesday.
Keisei Tominaga had 18 points and two Nebraska players had double-doubles in a 67-56 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten Conference game Sunday evening in Lincoln, Neb.
Keisei Tominaga had 19 points and Rienk Mast added 18 to help Nebraska knock off No. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Tuesday night in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb.
The Keisei Tominaga that Big Ten fans fell in love with last season returned on Wednesday night. Nebraska's sharp shooter scored 28 points in an 86-70 victory over Indiana — smiling every time the ball went through the net.
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