Thomas Scrubb

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Thomas Scrubb

| image = 2023-08-09 Deutschland gegen Kanada (Basketball-Länderspiel) by Sandro Halank–177.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Scrubb with Canada in 2023.

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 200

| league = Liga ACB

| team = La Laguna Tenerife

| number = 11

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|09|26}}

| birth_place = Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

| nationality = Canadian / British

| high_school = Vancouver College
(Vancouver, British Columbia)

| college = Carleton (2009–2015)

| draft_year = 2013

| career_start = 2015

| career_end =

| years1 = 2015–2016

| team1 = Kataja

| years2 = 2016–2017

| team2 = Gießen 46ers

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Scandone Avellino

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Varese

| years5 = 2019–2020

| team5 = SIG Strasbourg

| years6 = 2020

| team6 = Ottawa BlackJacks

| years7 = 2020–2021

| team7 = JL Bourg

| years8 = 2021–2022

| team8 = Monbus Obradoiro

| years9 = 2022

| team9 = Ottawa BlackJacks

| years10 = 2022–2024

| team10 = Monbus Obradoiro

| years11 = 2024–present

| team11 = Tenerife

| highlights =

5× CIS champion (2011–2015)
CIS Tournament MVP (2013)
CIS First Team (2015)
2× CIS Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)

| medal_templates =

}}

Thomas Ryan Scrubb (born September 26, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for La Laguna Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Thomas-Scrubb/Italy/Scandone-Avellino/187905 Thomas Scrubb Nationality: British-Canadian.][https://www.court-side.com/news/thomas-scrubb-joins-giessen-46ers/ Thomas Scrubb joins Giessen 46ers][https://www.pressreader.com/canada/ottawa-citizen/20150331/281792807531926 TRYING TO GET TO NEXT LEVEL] He played university basketball for the Carleton Ravens.

University 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).{{Cite web|url=http://cishoops.ca/history/award-team.php?Gender=MBB&Team=Carleton|title=CIS Hoops History|website=cishoops.ca|access-date=2016-11-16}}

Professional career

Scrubb kicked off his professional career with Kataja Basket, of the Finnish top-flight Korisliiga, in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.katajabasket.fi/kanadalaisen-yliopistokoripalloilun-kuuma-nimi-thomas-scrubb-aloittaa-ammattilaisuransa-kataja-basketissa/|title=Kanadalaisen yliopistokoripalloilun kuuma nimi Thomas Scrubb aloittaa ammattilaisuransa Kataja Basketissa - KatajaBasket.fi|date=2015-09-05|newspaper=KatajaBasket.fi|language=fi-FI|access-date=2016-11-16}} 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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/basketball-League-Korisliiga_2015-2016.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605180333/http://www.eurobasket.com/Finland/basketball-League-Korisliiga_2015-2016.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2016|title=KORISLIIGA_2015-2016 Basketball League FINLAND - eurobasket.com|newspaper=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2016-11-16}} He ended his Kataja stint at the completion of the 2015–16 campaign, and in May 2016, he signed a deal with the Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga, the highest level basketball league in Germany.{{Cite web|url=http://www.giessen46ers.de/thomas-scrubb-stoesst-aus-finnland-zu-den-giessen-46ers/|title=GIESSEN 46ers {{!}} Thomas Scrubb stößt aus Finnland zu den GIESSEN 46ers - GIESSEN 46ers|website=www.giessen46ers.de|date=31 May 2016 |access-date=2016-11-16}}

In July 2017, Scrubb signed with S.S. Felice Scandone of Italy's top-flight league, the LBA.{{Cite news|url=http://www.pianetabasket.com/lega-a/ufficiale-a-avellino-arriva-thomas-scrubb-140019|title=UFFICIALE A - Avellino: arriva Thomas Scrubb|access-date=2017-07-16}}

On July 13, 2018, Scrubb signed with Pallacanestro Varese.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/it/italia/serie-a/281651/thomas-scrubb-firma-a-varese.html|title=Thomas Scrubb firma a Varese|language=Italian|trans-title=Thomas Scrubb signed with Varese|access-date=2018-07-13}} He moved to French LNB Pro A outfit SIG Strasbourg in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://sigstrasbourg.fr/2019/07/avec-thomas-scrubb-l-equipe-est-au-complet|title=Avec Thomas Scrubb, l'équipe est au complet !|last=ftellier|date=2019-07-25|website=SIG Strasbourg|access-date=2019-07-25}}

On June 11, 2020, Scrubb signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).{{cite web |title=Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Scrubb Brothers |url=https://www.theblackjacks.ca/ottawa-blackjacks-sign-scrubb-brothers |publisher=Ottawa Blackjacks |accessdate=June 12, 2020 |date=June 11, 2020}}

On July 21, 2020, Scrubb signed with JL Bourg in France.{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/thomas-scrubb-signs-with-jl-bourg/|title=Thomas Scrubb signs with JL Bourg|work=Sportando|date=July 21, 2020|accessdate=July 21, 2020|last1=Lupo |first1=Nicola }} He averaged 8.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On July 14, 2021, Scrubb signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.{{cite news |title=Thomas Scrubb signs with Monbus Obradoiro |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/thomas-scrubb-signs-with-monbus-obradoiro/ |website=Sportando |access-date=July 14, 2021 |date=July 14, 2021 |last1=Skerletic |first1=Dario }}

On July 1, 2024, he signed with La Laguna Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/879397/Tenerife-inks-Thomas-Scrubb|title=Tenerife inks Thomas Scrubb|last=|first=|date=July 1, 2024|website=|publisher=Eurobasket|language=En|access-date=April 3, 2025}}

National team career

At the 2011 World University Games, Scrubb reached the semifinals with Team Canada.{{Cite web|url=http://www.basketball.ca/en/news-article/student-men-finish-fourth-at-summer-universiade-p154585|title=Canada Basketball|website=www.basketball.ca|access-date=2016-11-16}} In 2016, he played in the Olympic qualifying tournament with the senior Canadian men's national team,{{Cite news|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/local-sports/ex-ravens-phil-and-thomas-scrubb-named-to-national-basketball-team-for-olympic-qualifying|title=Ex-Ravens Phil and Thomas Scrubb named to national basketball team for Olympic qualifying|date=2016-07-04|newspaper=Ottawa Citizen|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-16}} but they did not make it to the Rio games.{{Cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/9ecac741b9584457944223957e2854e5/france-tops-canada-gets-last-olympic-basketball-berth|title=France tops Canada, gets last Olympic basketball berth|newspaper=The Big Story|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-16}}

Personal life

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

References

External links

[http://www.basketball.ca/en/player/thomas-scrubb Profile at basketball.ca]
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Thomas_Scrubb/Germany/Giessen-46ers/187905 Profile at eurobasket.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20180620101217/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/rpp//q/Thomas%20Scrubb/pid//_//players.html Profile at fiba.com]
[http://web.legabasket.it/player/?id=SCR-THO-91 Profile] at legabasket.it {{in lang|it}}

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

Category:21st-century British sportsmen

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Basketball people from British Columbia

Category:British men's basketball players

Category:Canada men's national basketball team players

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Finland

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in France

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany

Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy