Nicholas Tomsick (born 26 February 1991) is an American-Croatian professional

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in the

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. In 2019, he led the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in assists while playing for

Þór Þorlákshöfn Ungmennafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Þorlákshöfn, is a multi-sport club in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. It has active departments in athletics, badminton, basketball, motorcycle sports and track & field but has also featured various othe ...

. 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.

College career

Tomsick 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.

Professional career

After starting his professional career in Germany with BBG Herford, Tomsick went on to play for

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and

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before signing with

in the Úrvalsdeild karla in July 2018. On 15 November 2018, Tomsick scored 41 points and made 8 three point shots, including a game winning buzzer beater, against Breiðablik. On 3 February 2019, Tomsick scored the game winning three point shot against ÍR. Regarded as one of the best players in the league during the regular season, he averaged 22.9 points and led the league, tied with

Ægir Steinarsson Ægir Þór Steinarsson (born May 10, 1991) is an Icelandic basketball player for LEB Oro club CB Lucentum Alicante and the Icelandic national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. College Ægir played with New ...

, 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. In July 2019, Tomsick signed with

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League ...

. Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with a 89–77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual

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where Tomsick posted 13 points and 6 assists. On 1 November, he scored a game winning buzzer beater against

Njarðvík Njarðvík () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400. History In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...

, giving Stjarnan 78–76 victory. On 20 November, Tomsick scored 44 points, include the game winning three pointer at the buzzer, in a 101–104 victory against

Þór Akureyri Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...

. 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. On 15 February 2020, Tomsick scored 19 points in Stjarnan's 75–89 win against

Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula of Iceland not far from the tuya Þorbjörn (mountain), Þorbjörn. It is one of the few cities with a harbour on this coast. Most of the inhabitants work in ...

in the Icelandic Cup finals. For the season he averaged a team leading 20.1 points along with 5.1 assists. On 14 April 2020, Tomsick signed with Tindastóll, meeting his former Þór Þorlákshöfn coach Baldur Þór Ragnarsson. In 2022, Tomsick signed with Kortrijk Spurs. In May 2023, he helped the club win the second tier Top Division Men One.

References

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Icelandic Basketball Association The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...

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