Thomas Ryan Scrubb (born September 26, 1991 in

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) is a Canadian professional

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player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played university basketball for the

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University career

After playing at

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high school, Scrubb enrolled at

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in 2009, and sat out the 2009–10 season. Playing alongside his brother

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, he won five straight CIS National Championships with the

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. 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).

Professional career

Scrubb kicked off his professional career with Kataja Basket, of the Finnish top-flight

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, in 2015. He also participated in the European-wide 4th-tier level

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with the club. Making a seamless transition to the professional game, he garnered ''

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'' All-Korisliiga Forward of the Year and All-Korisliiga First Team honours as a rookie. He ended his Kataja stint at the completion of the 2015–16 campaign, and in May 2016, he inked a deal with the

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of the

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, the highest level basketball league in

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

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. On July 13, 2018, Scrubb signed with

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. He moved to French LNB Pro A outfit

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in July 2019. On June 11, 2020, Scrubb signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks of the

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(CEBL). On July 21, 2020, Scrubb signed with

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in France. 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.

National team career

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

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Personal life

Scrubb's brother,

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, is also a professional basketball player.

References

External links

Profile at basketball.ca

Profile at eurobasket.com

Profile
at legabasket.it {{DEFAULTSORT:Scrubb, Thomas 1991 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball people from British Columbia British men's basketball players Canadian expatriate basketball people in Finland Canadian expatriate basketball people in France Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of British descent Carleton Ravens basketball players Giessen 46ers players JL Bourg-en-Bresse players Kataja BC players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Ottawa Blackjacks players Pallacanestro Varese players Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia SIG Strasbourg players Small forwards S.S. Felice Scandone players Vancouver College alumni