Tanner Krebs

Tanner Robert Krebs (born January 4, 1996) is an Australian college basketball player for the Saint Mary's Gaels of the West Coast Conference.

Tanner Krebs
Krebs in March 2019
No. 00 – Saint Mary's Gaels
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWest Coast Conference
Personal information
Born (1996-01-04) January 4, 1996
Hobart, Tasmania
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Ginninderra College
(Canberra, Australia)
CollegeSaint Mary's (2016–2020)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
Universiade
2019 ItalyTeam

Early life

Krebs is the son of Dan Krebs, who played professional basketball in Australia.[1] He attended Lake Ginninderra College and played for the Rats basketball team.[2]

College career

Krebs redshirted his true freshman season. He struggled with his shooting as a redshirt freshman, but shot 4-of-4 from behind the arc against San Diego on December 31, 2016.[3] On December 9, 2017, Krebs made five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points in a 97-73 win over Seattle.[4] He posted 7.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[5] As a junior, Krebs averaged 8.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game.[6] Krebs scored a season-high 20 points on November 23, 2019, in a 77-66 win against Lehigh.[7] As a senior, Krebs averaged 9.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, shooting 39.1 percent from behind the arc.[8]

National team career

Vasiljevic has represented Australia at several international tournaments. Krebs averaged 15.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game at the 2014 FIBA Under-18 Oceania Championship.[9] At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Heraklion, Krebs averaged 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.[10] He scored 31 points in the seventh-place game, a 103-72 win over Spain.[11]

In August 2017, he was selected to represent Australia at the Summer Universiade in Taipei.[12] Krebs represented Australia at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Italy.[13] He helped the team win bronze, averaging 8.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game and scoring a personal-best 13 points against Argentina.[14]

References
  1. Smith, Adam (August 18, 2018). "Southern Huskies hope brings Tanner Krebs' dream to life". The Mercury.
  2. "Annual Report". Ginninderra Rats. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  3. "Saint Mary's gets help from bench to beat San Diego". East Bay Times. Associated Press. December 31, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  4. "Krebs, Landale lead Saint Mary's to 97-73 win over Seattle". ESPN. Associated Press. December 9, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  5. Uluc, Olgun (October 29, 2018). "Top 5 Australian juniors entering the 2018-19 college basketball season". Fox Sports. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  6. Worgull, Benjamin (June 11, 2019). "Wisconsin to Play Neutral-Site Game Against St. Mary's". Badgers Wire. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  7. "Krebs, Ford lead as Saint Mary's tops Lehigh 77-66". ESPN. Associated Press. November 23, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. Smith, Adam (May 3, 2020). "Tanner Krebs completes college career with Saint Mary's". The Mercury.
  9. "6 - Tanner Robert Krebs". FIBA. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  10. "Tanner Robert Krebs". FIBA. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  11. Uluc, Olgun (July 5, 2015). "Emus defeat Spain to earn 7th place". Pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  12. Shaw, Rob (June 21, 2017). "Tanner Krebs selected for World University Games". The Examiner. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  13. Arsenis, Damian (June 18, 2019). "Australian rising stars named for 2019 World University Games in Italy". Pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  14. "Krebs, Perry Lead Aussies to Bronze in Italy". Saint Mary's Gaels. August 12, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
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