Thomas Scrubb
Introduction
Thomas Scrubb (born September 26, 1991 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional basketball player of British descent. He is currently playing with the Gießen 46ers in Germany.
Playing career
College basketball
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 CIS Defensive Player of the Year distinction in 2014 and 2015, while also earning All-CIS First Team honors in 2015. In 2013, Scrubb was presented with the Jack Donohue Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the CIS Championship and was a three-time CIS Tournament All-Star Team selection (2013, 2014, 2015).
Professional basketball
Scrubb kicked off his professional career with Kataja Basket of the Finnish top-flight Korisliiga in 2015. He also participated in the 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 honors as a rookie. He ended his Kataja stint at the completion of the 2015-16 campaign and in May 2016 inked a deal with the Gießen 46ers of the Basketball Bundesliga, the highest level of basketball in Germany.
National team
At the 2011 World University Games, Scrubb reached the semifinals with Team Canada. In 2016, he played in the Olympic qualifying tournament with the Canadian men’s national team, but did not make it to the Rio games.