Keisei Tominaga signs endorsement deal with Steph Curry Brand, Under Armour

Former Nebraska hoops standout and the star of the Cornhuskers 2024 NCAA Tournament team, Keisei Tominaga, has joined Stephen Curry’s brand under the Under Armour umbrella.

The official Curry Brand Instagram page announced Tominaga as part of the family on Friday, posting a picture of the former Cornhusker in some Curry Brand gear with the following caption:

“From Japan to the Curry Brand fam. Do your thing Keisei. Welcome to the Family.”

Tominaga had the following to say on his new deal with Curry Brand, per release: “It is an incredible honor to join Curry Brand and be among its elite roster of athletes. Steph has always been one of my basketball heroes and I have worked hard to emulate his game in my own basketball career, so to be able to represent his brand and everything he stands for is a dream come true.”

Then came some comments from the president of the Curry Brand, none other than Stephen Curry himself:

“We are excited to have Keisei join the Curry Brand family as we continue to extend our mission internationally. He has a dedication to the game and continues to be an inspiration for athletes across the globe. I love that we are growing this amazing roster of Curry Brand athletes, and Keisei along with our other athletes are continuing to create an impact and changing the game of basketball.”

Tominaga has an eventful summer planned. He’s hopeful to get picked in the NBA Draft coming up in a few weeks, or at the very least, land on a two-way or G-League deal. However, he will have to miss the NBA Summer League since he plans to compete for Japan in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Prior to his big summer, Tominaga played the past three seasons in Lincoln after playing two seasons of JUCO ball at Ranger College (TX) to start his college career. He left ranked seventh in program history with 178 career 3-pointers, and his 76 triples made this past season rank eighth in single-season history for Nebraska.

A native of Japan, Tominaga earned the very appropriate nickname “The Japanese Steph Curry” for his sharpshooting abilities. He converted 37.6% from the 3-point line in his three seasons with the Cornhuskers, averaging 11.4 points per game overall.

In 2023-24, Tominaga earned second-team All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches this past season after averaging north of 15 points per game. He wound up as the leading scorer on the best Nebraska team in 30 seasons, which earned its highest NCAA Tournament seed since 1994 and finished top-three in the Big Ten for the first time since 1991.

Nebraska also reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years this spring. Unfortunately, the ‘Huskers bowed out in the first round to Texas A&M and they’re still looking for their first tourney win since 2014.

Tominaga is currently projected to either go late in the second round or be undrafted. However, he’ll have all the opportunity to prove himself in pre-draft workouts. He’s already reportedly met and worked out for the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings.

A fireball shot-maker with an avant-garde flair for the dramatic among college hoops players. You can always count on 40+ minutes of entertainment from Tominaga every time he steps out onto the court. His Olympic run ought to be legendary.