Justin Tubbs (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional

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player who is currently playing for Beirut Club of the

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. He was selected by the

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as the 115th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Development League Draft. Tubbs played at the collegiate level with

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and East Tennessee State, known as one of the best pure athletes in the

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following his transfer. He also represented

Hewitt-Trussville High School Hewitt-Trussville High School (HTHS) is a four-year public high school in the city of Trussville, Alabama. It is the only high school in Trussville City Schools and is named for the early local educator Robert Hewitt. School colors are red and gr ...

through his early years. Following the

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, Tubbs signed with MIA Academy.

High school career

Tubbs attended

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. He averaged 16.9 points and 4.0 rebounds at the conclusion of his last season with the Huskies. During his time with Hewitt-Trussilve, Tubbs garnered All-County, All-Area, and All-Regional honors. Against the Carver High School Mighty Rams, he most notably scored a career-high 46 points. Tubbs finished with a 46.4% field goal percentage on three-pointers during his time under head coach Bo Coln.

Collegiate career

Tubbs officially signed with the

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team on June 30, 2006, recruited by

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. In his freshman season, he averaged just 3.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.3 assists. He continued to make little impact on the program as his second year came to a close, with 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.3 assists on average. However, he was still named an Academic All- SEC Pick in his time with the Crimson Tide. In early 2008, Tubbs made the decision to transfer to

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, but Buccaneers coach

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officially announced the move in June. After his junior season, the first with ETSU, Tubbs averaged 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists. On November 25, 2009, he scored a career-high 29 points against Charleston. He was considered the best pure athlete in the

at the time. In his final year with the Buccaneers, Tubbs averaged 10.5 points 4.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists.

Professional career

Following his college career, Tubbs went undrafted in the

. He later entered the 2011 NBA Development League Draft, selected by the

with the 3rd pick in the 8th round. The team dropped him from their roster on November 21, 2011. He signed with BC MIA Academy of the

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for the 2010–2011 season. Tubbs was named to the 2012 All-Star team and scored 18 points, ranking second on the team. He was placed on the "Legionaries" roster with

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, Larry Blair, and Keyon Carter. On August 29, 2013, the

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officially signed Tubbs after leaving the Sauk Valley Predators of the

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. He was marked as one of the best dunkers with head coach Kevin Keathley saying, "Justin is one of the most athletically gifted players I've came across in my coaching career." Tubbs was featured in

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on several occasions leading to his debut. On December 20, 2014, he signed with Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

. In October 2015, Tubbs signed with the Lebanese-Armenian club Homenetmen of the

The Basketball Tournament

In 2017, Tubbs played for The CITI Team of

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. The Basketball Tournament is an annual $2 million winner-take-all tournament broadcast on

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tubbs, Justin 1987 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country) American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama Crailsheim Merlins players East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball players Halifax Rainmen players Panionios B.C. players People from Trussville, Alabama Point guards Texas Legends players Hunan Changsha Yongsheng players