Philip Alexander Scrubb (born November 27, 1992) is a Canadian–British professional

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player for Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB. He is a 6'4½" (1.94 m) tall

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. During his

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career, he won five CIS championships with the

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, before embarking on a professional career. Scrubb is considered one of the greatest players in CIS basketball history.

High school career

Scrubb played high school basketball at

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, under the basketball coach Bill Disbrow.

College career

Scrubb's career is perhaps the most accomplished in the history of

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basketball. In 2010, Scrubb joined a powerhouse

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team at

that had won the Canadian men’s university basketball championship in six of the previous eight years. He averaged 13.1 points per game, and helped the Ravens to a perfect 22-0 record, and their seventh national championship. Scrubb was named an OUA East Second Team All-Star, and earned the Dr. Peter Mullins Trophy as CIS Rookie of the Year. In his second season at Carleton, Scrubb led the Ravens to another 22-0 season, and earned the Mike Moser Memorial Trophy as the Outstanding Player in the CIS. He also was awarded the Jack Donohue Trophy as MVP of the CIS Championship Tournament, as the Ravens took the national title again. Scrubb won his second Moser Trophy the following year, and took the award again after the 2013–14 season. He is the only three-time recipient of the award in CIS history. In his final season at Carleton, Scrubb led the Ravens to their fifth consecutive national title, and earned his second Donohue Trophy as playoff MVP. He also was selected First Team All-Canadian for the fourth consecutive year. During his five years at Carleton, the Ravens had a won-lost record of 102-3. He and his brother

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dominated CIS basketball during their time with the Ravens.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Carleton , 22 , , 20 , , 25.1 , , 42.8 , , 40.5 , , 86.4 , , 3.1 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 13.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , style="text-align:left;", Carleton , 22 , , 21 , , 23.5 , , 55.7 , , 57.0 , , 81.9 , , 2.5 , , 3.3 , , 1.2 , , 0.2 , , 16.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Carleton , 20 , , 19 , , 29.0 , , 45.9 , , 42.6 , , 86.0 , , 3.3 , , 3.5 , , 1.6 , , 0.4 , , 18.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Carleton , 22 , , 20 , , 27.5 , , 49.2 , , 47.0 , , 87.4 , , 3.2 , , 4.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 18.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Carleton , 19 , , 18 , , 25.3 , , 48.3 , , 48.7 , , 90.0 , , 3.3 , , 4.5 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 16.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 105 , , 98 , , 26.0 , , 48.4 , , 46.8 , , 86.4 , , 3.1 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , 0.2 , , 16.6

Professional career

After finishing the season at Carleton, Scrubb signed with Entersport, a leading professional basketball agency. In July 2015, Scrubb played with the NBA Summer League teams of the

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and the

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. In August 2015, Scrubb began his professional career with the Greek League club

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, after signing a two-year contract with them. In the winter of 2016, he moved to Germany, after he was loaned by AEK to the

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club, the Skyliners Frankfurt. On May 1, 2016, he captured the

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title with the Skyliners, tallying six points, three rebounds and two assists in the championship game. The Frankfurt team exercised an option in June 2016, to keep Scrubb for the 2016–17 season. However, he missed the beginning of the season, due to problems with his knee; and in December 2016, the Skyliners announced that Scrubb had to undergo surgery to repair the knee injury, after the failure of conservative treatment, and that he would be out for between six and nine months. He returned to the Frankfurt team for the 2017–18 season. In April 2018, Scrubb won the BBL Best Offensive Player award. Scrubb was the

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as well, as he averaged 18.3 points per game on his way to leading Frankfurt to the playoffs as the eighth-seed. On July 18, 2018, Scrubb signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On July 17, 2019, Scrubb signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes. Scrubb averaged 9.4 points per game. On July 23, 2020, he signed with

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of the LNB Pro A. On May 14, 2021, Scrubb signed with the

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of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. On August 17, 2021, Scrubb signed with the Russian team

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of the

. he averaged 11.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He left the team after the

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. On March 9, 2022, Scrubb signed with Monbus Obradoiro of the Liga ACB.

National team career

Scrubb represented Canada's national teams on the international stage several times: He helped Canada’s Under-18 junior national team win a bronze medal at the 2010

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, and also played for Team Canada Under-19 at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. The same year, he made Canada’s roster for the

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. Scrubb also played at the

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Canadian senior national team

In 2015, Scrubb helped the senior men's Canadian national basketball team win the Marchand Cup, and capture bronze at the

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. He also played for senior Team Canada at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.

Personal

Scrubb's brother,

, is also a professional basketball player.