Nebraska basketball star Keisei Tominaga bounced back from his NCAA Tournament loss with an impressive victory in the college 3-point contest.
Nebraska's Kesei Tominaga with the cockiest 3 Point Contest final shot of ALL TIME pic.twitter.com/YQ7nieJ57o
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Known for his sharpshooting skills, Tominaga showcased his quick shooting technique, leaving time on the clock for each round and putting on a show for the crowd. He even hit buzzer-beaters in crucial moments.
Tominaga ultimately won the final round against Tyler Thomas with 19 points, and he defeated women’s champion Sara Scalia in the champions’ battle with a score of 20.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/p9sqwrmCXY
— Nebraska Men's Basketball (@HuskerMBB) April 5, 2024
Throughout his college career, Tominaga proved his prowess from beyond the arc, shooting 37.6 percent this season and 40 percent the previous year.
Despite March Madness star Jack Gohlke’s underperformance in the contest, Tominaga’s performance highlighted his potential as a viral sensation.
Keisei Tominaga waited for the final shot to beat Jamison Battle 😮
He's really like that 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5IZ0kFITs3
— ESPN (@espn) April 5, 2024
Keisei Tominaga, known as the “Japanese Steph Curry,” showcased his skills on national television.
In his final game for the Nebraska Huskers, he won the Hanes Originals Soft Touch Men’s 3-Point Championship, marking the start of the men’s Final Four weekend in Arizona.
🏆 Hanes Men’s 3-Point Championship
🏆 Skechers Battle of the Champions@KeiseiTominaga is so dang fun. #Nebrasketball pic.twitter.com/Hlw7thXDfU
— Robin Washut (@RobinWashut) April 5, 2024
Tominaga dominated the first round with 25 points and secured his spot in the finals by hitting his money ball in the semifinals.
Needing to surpass Tyler Thomas’ 17 points, he finished with 19 points and claimed the title.
🐐🐐🐐 pic.twitter.com/9q1mfsxJxy
— Nebraska Men's Basketball (@HuskerMBB) April 5, 2024
Tominaga then faced off against Sara Scalia in the Skechers Battle of the Champions, where he triumphed with a score of 20.
Additionally, he is set to play in the Reese’s NABC All-Star Game on Friday.
Fans reacted as follows:
Keisei Tominaga wins the 3 point battle of the champions, finishes with a spin pic.twitter.com/UBmvhtXlSM
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Made it even tougher going as deep in the corner as you can shooting over the backboard. Most people would hit the backboard on at least 3 of those if they tried that shot
— Raw B (Robby) (@RobLikesItSwish) April 5, 2024
He chose to shoot behind the backboard…
— CurseBreakingClips2024 (@isThatLondino) April 5, 2024
Holy Mother God.
— Level (@WiserMac) April 5, 2024
He will win from behind the back at half court too!!!!!!
— SKR GRAFX (@GrafxSkr) April 5, 2024
Absolutely unbelievable.Can you imagine if we just had half of that in the tournament ugh
— lose=did not win. loose=not tight. #ffs (@chad_vanek) April 5, 2024
The way he acts like he’s Curry is kinda silly. He hasn’t earned it. Sorry not sorry. Steph will be a billionaire – Tominaga just peaked.
— SnobbyCountryMusicFan (@SnobbyCountry) April 5, 2024
I need this man in the NBA and will bandwagon tf out of whatever team drafts him
— Christian Horn (@Christian__Horn) April 5, 2024
