Keisei Tominaga

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In this Japanese name, the surname is Tominaga.
Keisei Tominaga
富永 啓生
Keisei Tominaga with Japan national U18 basketball team in 2018.jpg
Tominaga with the Japanese national team in 2018
No. 30 – Nebraska Cornhuskers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-02-01) February 1, 2001 (age 20)
Moriyama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolSakuragaoka Gakuen High School
(Toyohashi, Aichi)
College
Career highlights and awards
  • NJCAA Division I Second-Team All-American (2021)
  • NJCAA Division I All-Tournament Team (2021)
  • 2× NJCAA All-Region V Team (2020, 2021)
  • 2× First Team All-NTJCAC (2020, 2021)
  • NTJCAC Freshman of the Year (2020)

Keisei Tominaga (富永 啓生, とみなが けいせい, Tominaga Akirasei, born February 1, 2001) is a Japanese college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for Ranger College.

High school career[]

Tominaga attended Sakuragaoka Gakuen High School in Aichi Prefecture and played for its basketball team. As a senior, he averaged 39.8 points per game at the All-Japan Championship, an annual national high school tournament. During the third-place game, he posted a tournament-high 46 points in a 76–65 win over the Teikyo Nagaoka of Niigata Prefecture.[1][2][3]

College career[]

Ranger[]

Freshman[]

On November 1, 2019, Tominaga made his collegiate debut for the Ranger College, against the Missouri State University–West Plains, scoring 19 points in a 100–84 win.[4] On November 16, he logged a season-high 34 points in a 110–60 victory against Victoria College.[4] On November 28, Tominaga verbally committed to play for NCAA Division I program Nebraska, under former NBA coach Fred Hoiberg for the 2021 class.[5][6][7]

As a freshman, Tominaga averaged 16.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game while shooting 54.9 percent from the field and 47.9 percent from 3-point range.[8][9][10] In his efforts, Tominaga earned the NJCAA All-Region V Team and the First Team All-Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference honors. He was also named conference Freshman of The Year, leading the conference in 3-point shooting and ranking sixth in both scoring and field goal percentage.[1][11]

With Tominaga playing for Ranger College, the team finished the season with a 28–3 record, helping them clinch a position in the NJCAA national tournament. However, the season ended early due to COVID-19 pandemic. Ranger eventually finished second in the NJCAA national rankings.[1][12]

Sophomore[]

On November 11, 2020, Hoiberg announced that Tominaga has signed a National Letter of Intent to transfer to the University of Nebraska next season.[1][12]

On March 3, 2021, Tominaga scored a season-high 39 points, knocking down 11 3-pointers in a 113–102 win over Grayson College.[13][14] Three days later, he had 26 points in a win against Temple College.[13][15] In his efforts, Tominaga set a school record for career 3-pointers with 139, previsouly held by with 130.[16] For his performance, Tominaga was named Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Week for February 28 to March 6.[15] On April 22, Tominaga posted a game-high 25 points, sinking five 3-pointers in an 87–83 win against South Plains College, sending the Rangers to the Final Four round of the NJCAA Division I Championship.[17] Despite his team-high 26-point performance in the semifinals, the team lost to Cowley County Community College. Ranger College finished its season with a 23–5 record.[18]

Tominaga averaged 16.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 51.0 percent from the field and 48.7 percent from 3-point range as a sophomore,[19][20] earning him the NJCAA All-Region V Team and the First Team All-Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference honors for the second time in a row.[21] He was named to the NJCAA Division I All-Tournament Team and was the recipient of the Charles Sesher Sportsmanship Award.[22][23] Tominaga also earned the NJCAA Division I Second-Team All-American honors.[24][25]

Nebraska[]

Junior[]

Tominaga transferred to the University of Nebraska on a full scholarship to play for the Cornhuskers.[26]

National team career[]

Junior national team[]

Tominaga made his international debut when he was selected to be a part of the Japanese squad that competed at the 2018 FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship, where he led the team in efficiency (13.3) and points (17.5) per game.[27] His tournament highlights included a game-high 27-point outing, knocking down seven 3-pointers and scoring 19 points in five minutes in a 109–57 victory against India.[28] Tominaga finished the tournament as the fourth-leading scorer.[29]

Later that year, Tominaga suited up for Japan at the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship, leading the team in efficiency (14.6) and points (19.3) per game once more.[30] In a game against , Japan was down 70-58 with five minutes left to play, Tominaga then logged 11 points in two minutes, cutting the lead to three points. He finished the game with 33 points, helping Japan secure the win.[31] Tominaga was the tournament’s fifth best scorer.[32]

3x3 national team[]

Tominaga represented Japan at the Asia-Europe Conference of the 2019 FIBA 3x3 Under-23 Nations League, where the team ranked last among six contenders.[33]

Personal life[]

Tominaga was born on February 1, 2001 in Moriyama, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan[2][34] to parents with basketball experience. His father, Hiroyuki, was a 6-foot-9 center, who played professional basketball for Mitsubishi Electric from 1996 to 2006 and was a member of the Japanese national team that competed during the 1998 FIBA World Championship.[1][2][3] Tominaga’s mother, Hitomi, was an industrial league player.[3][35][36]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College[]

JUCO[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Ranger 31 28 2.0 .549 .479 .855 2.3 .7 1.1 .3 16.8
2020–21 Ranger 27 24 6.8 .510 .487 .883 2.4 1.6 1.0 .1 16.3
Career 58 52 4.4 .530 .483 .869 2.4 1.1 1.1 .2 16.6

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