Nicholas Tomsick (born 26 February 1991) is an American-Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Donar Groningen in the BNXT League. In 2019, he led the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in assists while playing for Þór Þorlákshöfn. He became well known for his clutch performances in close games in the Úrvalsdeild, hitting several game winning shots at the buzzer for both Þór and Stjarnan.[1]
| No. 5 – Donar Groningen | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 February 1991 Denver, Colorado |
| Nationality | American / Croatian |
| Listed height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College |
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| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | BBG Herford |
| 2016–2017 | KK Zabok |
| 2017 | Plymouth Raiders |
| 2018 | KK Vrijednosnice Osijek |
| 2018–2019 | Þór Þorlákshöfn |
| 2019–2020 | Stjarnan |
| 2020–2021 | Tindastóll |
| 2021 | KB Prishtina |
| 2022 | Olomoucko Prostejov |
| 2022–2024 | Kortrijk Spurs |
| 2024–present | Donar Groningen |
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College career
editTomsick played two seasons at North Platte Community College from 2010 to 2012. As a sophomore he led the NJCAA Region 9 and ranked third in the nation in scoring at 22.3 points per game and was named to the All-conference first team and All-NJCAA Region IX Tournament Team. In 2012, he transferred to Fort Lewis where he averaged 17.3 points in 57 games from 2012 to 2014.[2]
Professional career
editAfter starting his professional career in Germany with BBG Herford, Tomsick went on to play for KK Zabok, Plymouth Raiders[3] and KK Vrijednosnice Osijek[4] before signing with Þór Þorlákshöfn in the Úrvalsdeild karla in July 2018.[5]
On 15 November 2018, Tomsick scored 41 points and made 8 three point shots, including a game winning buzzer beater, against Breiðablik.[6] On 3 February 2019, Tomsick scored the game winning three point shot against ÍR.[7] Regarded as one of the best players in the league during the regular season,[8] he averaged 22.9 points and led the league, tied with Ægir Steinarsson, with 7.5 assists per game. During the playoffs, he was a big catalyst in Þór's unexpected advance to the semi-finals where the team bowed out against eventual champions KR.[8]
In July 2019, Tomsick signed with Stjarnan.[9] Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with a 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup where Tomsick posted 13 points and 6 assists.[10] On 1 November, he scored a game winning buzzer beater against Njarðvík, giving Stjarnan 78–76 victory.[11] On 20 November, Tomsick scored 44 points, include the game winning three pointer at the buzzer, in a 101–104 victory against Þór Akureyri.[12][13] Tomsick, who battled illness during the game and threw up on the sideline during half-time, made 11 out of 17 three point shots during the game.[14] On 15 February 2020, Tomsick scored 19 points in Stjarnan's 75–89 win against Grindavík in the Icelandic Cup finals.[15] For the season he averaged a team leading 20.1 points along with 5.1 assists.[16]
On 14 April 2020, Tomsick signed with Tindastóll, meeting his former Þór Þorlákshöfn coach Baldur Þór Ragnarsson.[17]
In 2022, Tomsick signed with Kortrijk Spurs. In May 2023, he helped the club win the second tier Top Division Men One.[18]
References
edit- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (24 November 2019). "Þetta er eins og fyrir utan B5 á góðu kvöldi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Nick Tomsick - Men's Basketball". goskyhawks.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Tomsick brings versatility to backcourt of Plymouth". British Basketball League. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "U Osijek stigao Tomsick". basketball.hr (in Hungarian). 17 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (5 July 2018). "Tveir erlendir til liðs við Þór Þorlákshöfn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 February 2019). "Sjáðu hvernig Nikolas Tomsick hefur klárað tvo leiki í vetur með mögnuðum sigurkörfum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Kristófer Kristjánsson (3 February 2019). "Þetta er það sem ég lifi fyrir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ a b Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (22 July 2019). "Tomsick í Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Gunnar Birgisson (22 July 2019). "Tomsick færir sig um set". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (29 September 2019). "Stjarnan vann fyrsta titil tímabilsins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 November 2019). "Sjáðu eldræðu Teits um Njarðvík: "Við minnstu mótspyrnu verða þeir litlir kallar og hræddir"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Tomsick tryggði Stjörnunni sigur með flautukörfu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (20 November 2019). "Sigurkarfa Tomsick sem bjargaði Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (21 November 2019). "Hetja Stjörnunnar á Akureyri ældi á gólfið í hálfleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (15 February 2020). "Bikarinn áfram í Ásgarði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Stjarnan - 2019-2020 statistics". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Nick Tomsick búinn að skrifa undir við Tindastól". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Kortrijk Spurs pakt de titel in Top Division Men 1". basketbal.vlaanderen (in Dutch). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.