Scrubb showing he’s no scrub at Tuto Marchand Cup
The lengthy list of NBA players have garnered most of the headlines, but quietly, one of the best players in the history of Canadian Interuniversity Sport has been amongst the top performers.
That would be Phil Scrubb, who led Carleton to five titles and is the only three-time CIS most outstanding player.
Starting in one game and coming off of the bench in three more behind Cory Joseph, Scrubb asserted himself as the first-choice backup point guard for Jay Triano’s senior men’s squad.
During the first three games — all wins — before Wednesday’s late finale against host Puerto Rico, Scrubb averaged 11.3 points per game (fourth-best on the team), 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists (10th-best in the tournament and only 0.8 behind Canadian leader Joseph).
It’s not a shock that Scrubb has been a favourite of the coaching staff — lead assistant Dave Smart has been at the helm, overseeing Carleton’s dynasty and has referred to Scrubb as one of his favourite players to hav
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