Thomas Scrubb
PositionSmall forward
Height6 ft
Height in6
Weight lbs200
LeagueLiga ACB
TeamLa Laguna Tenerife
Number11
Birth dateSeptember 26, 1991 (age 34)
Birth placeRichmond, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian / British
High schoolVancouver College
(Vancouver, British Columbia)
CollegeCarleton (2009–2015)
Draft year2013
Career start2015
Years 12015–2016
Team 1Kataja
Years 22016–2017
Team 2Gießen 46ers
Years 32017–2018
Team 3Scandone Avellino
Years 42018–2019
Team 4Varese
Years 52019–2020
Team 5SIG Strasbourg
Years 62020
Team 6Ottawa BlackJacks
Years 72020–2021
Team 7JL Bourg
Years 82021–2022
Team 8Monbus Obradoiro
Years 92022
Team 9Ottawa BlackJacks
Years 102022–2024
Team 10Monbus Obradoiro
Years 112024–present
Team 11Tenerife
Highlights
  • 5× CIS champion (2011–2015)
  • CIS Tournament MVP (2013)
  • CIS First Team (2015)
  • 2× CIS Defensive Player of the Year (2014, 2015)

Thomas Ryan Scrubb (born September 26, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player for La Laguna Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[1][2][3] 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).[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 signed 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]

On 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]

On July 21, 2020, Scrubb signed with JL Bourg in France.[12] 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.[13]

On July 1, 2024, he signed with La Laguna Tenerife of the Spanish Liga ACB.[14]

National team career

At the 2011 World University Games, Scrubb reached the semifinals with Team Canada.[15] In 2016, he played in the Olympic qualifying tournament with the senior Canadian men's national team,[16] but they did not make it to the Rio games.[17]

Personal life

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

University statistics

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Carleton | 21 || 1 || 10.4 || 50.0 || 35.7 || 75.0 || 2.2 || 0.7 || 0. || 0.2 || 3.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| Carleton | 22 || 0 || 23.5 || 49.2 || 55.1 || 59.4 || 1.1 || 3.5 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"| Carleton | 20 || 19 || 30.4 || 47.1 || 32.5 || 68.8 || 7.3 || 2.9 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| Carleton | 22 || 20 || 28.6 || 50.0 || 42.1 || 91.7 || 8.4 || 2.5 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 13.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Carleton | 19 || 18 || 26.5 || 55.7 || 50.0 || 72.7 || 7.6 || 3.6 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 17.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 104 || 58 || 22.9 || 51.8 || 41.8 || 75.0 || 5.8 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 10.9

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" (in fi-FI). KatajaBasket.fi. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  6. ^ "KORISLIIGA_2015-2016 Basketball League FINLAND - eurobasket.com". www.eurobasket.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  7. ^ "GIESSEN 46ers | Thomas Scrubb stößt aus Finnland zu den GIESSEN 46ers - GIESSEN 46ers". www.giessen46ers.de. 31 May 2016. 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. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 21, 2020). "Thomas Scrubb signs with JL Bourg". Sportando. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  13. ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 14, 2021). "Thomas Scrubb signs with Monbus Obradoiro". Sportando. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Tenerife inks Thomas Scrubb". Eurobasket. July 1, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Canada Basketball". www.basketball.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  16. ^ "Ex-Ravens Phil and Thomas Scrubb named to national basketball team for Olympic qualifying". Ottawa Citizen. 2016-07-04. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
  17. ^ "France tops Canada, gets last Olympic basketball berth". The Big Story. Retrieved 2016-11-16.