Thomas Scrubb

Thomas Ryan Scrubb (born September 26, 1991 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[1][2][3]

Thomas Scrubb
Scrubb with Scandone Avellino, in 2017.
Ottawa Blackjacks
PositionSmall forward
LeagueCEBL
Personal information
Born (1991-09-26) September 26, 1991
Richmond, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian / British
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolVancouver College
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
CollegeCarleton (2009–2015)
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Kataja
2016–2017Gießen 46ers
2017–2018Scandone Avellino
2018–2019Varese
2019–2020SIG Strasbourg
2020–presentOttawa Blackjacks
Career highlights and awards
  • 5× CIS champion (2011–2015)
  • CIS Tournament MVP (2013)
  • CIS First Team (2015)
  • 2× CIS Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)

College career

After playing at Vancouver College high school, Scrubb enrolled at Carleton University in 2009, and sat out the 2009–10 season. Playing alongside his brother Philip Scrubb, he won five straight CIS National Championships with the Ravens. He took home the CIS Defensive Player of the Year distinction in 2014 and 2015, while also earning All-CIS First Team honours in 2015. In 2013, Scrubb was presented with the Jack Donohue Trophy, being the Most Valuable Player of the CIS Championship. He was also a three-time CIS Tournament All-Star Team selection (2013, 2014, 2015).[4]

Professional career

Scrubb kicked off his professional career with Kataja Basket, of the Finnish top-flight Korisliiga, in 2015.[5] He also participated in the European-wide 4th-tier level FIBA Europe Cup with the club. Making a seamless transition to the professional game, he garnered eurobasket.com All-Korisliiga Forward of the Year and All-Korisliiga First Team honours as a rookie.[6] He ended his Kataja stint at the completion of the 2015–16 campaign, and in May 2016, he inked a deal with the Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga, the highest level basketball league in Germany.[7]

In July 2017, Scrubb signed with S.S. Felice Scandone of Italy's top-flight league, the LBA.[8]

In July 13, 2018, Scrubb signed with Pallacanestro Varese.[9] He moved to French LNB Pro A outfit SIG Strasbourg in July 2019.[10]

On June 11, 2020, Scrubb signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[11]

National team career

At the 2011 World University Games, Scrubb reached the semifinals with Team Canada.[12] In 2016, he played in the Olympic qualifying tournament with the senior Canadian men’s national team,[13] but they did not make it to the Rio games.[14]

Personal

Scrubb's brother, Phil, is also a professional basketball player.

References
  1. Thomas Scrubb Nationality: British-Canadian.
  2. Thomas Scrubb joins Giessen 46ers.
  3. TRYING TO GET TO NEXT LEVEL.
  4. "CIS Hoops History". cishoops.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  5. "Kanadalaisen yliopistokoripalloilun kuuma nimi Thomas Scrubb aloittaa ammattilaisuransa Kataja Basketissa - KatajaBasket.fi". KatajaBasket.fi (in Finnish). 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. "KORISLIIGA_2015-2016 Basketball League FINLAND - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. "GIESSEN 46ers | Thomas Scrubb stößt aus Finnland zu den GIESSEN 46ers - GIESSEN 46ers". www.giessen46ers.de. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  8. "UFFICIALE A - Avellino: arriva Thomas Scrubb". Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  9. "Thomas Scrubb firma a Varese" [Thomas Scrubb signed with Varese] (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  10. ftellier (2019-07-25). "Avec Thomas Scrubb, l'équipe est au complet !". SIG Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  11. "Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Scrubb Brothers". Ottawa Blackjacks. June 11, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  12. "Canada Basketball". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  13. "Ex-Ravens Phil and Thomas Scrubb named to national basketball team for Olympic qualifying". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  14. "France tops Canada, gets last Olympic basketball berth". The Big Story. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
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