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Philip Scrubb: A Work in Progress

Published by CROWN staff on June 18, 2009

Philip Scrubb: A Work in Progress

Class: 2010

Position: Point Guard

Height: 6’2

School: Vancouver College, (Vancouver, British Columbia)

“My only personal goal for next year is to go to a division 1 school”- Philip Scrubb

 

Philip Scrubb and his Vancouver College Fighting Irish are fresh off of a silver medal finish at provincials this year with Thomas leading the way, averaging 22.8 PPG throughout the tournament, good for third overall. Although Vancouver College fell short of gold, Scrubb explains that this loss will only fuel their passion. “I think it was really tough to end our season on that note. Especially because we were so close to winning the game, but the only thing that our team can do now is to use that game as motivation for next year.”

With older brother Thomas shipped out to Ottawa to play for the Carleton Ravens, Philip has now taken the position of sole leader. “With my brother and all the other grade twelve’s leaving next year, I am going to be taking more of a leadership role on the team. I am not a very vocal guy so I am going to have to lead by example.” Philip has been nothing short of a great example this season as he averaged 17ppg, 3.6 rpg , 3.2 apg and 2.5 steals.

Standing 6’2, Philip has good size for the point guard position but will need to work on his dribbling skills considerably in order to be a legit floor general at the next level.  He is also an active defender who will scrap for loose balls and is not afraid to put his body on the line. Srubb will also need to maintain his intensity and aggressiveness throughout the course of a game as it will go a long way in his overall performance.

Phil has managed to adapt to the senior level gradually; but still feels he has much to improve on going into his senior and final year. “Last year was my first year playing senior basketball and it was a big transition moving up from junior to senior. The speed of the game is faster and everybody is a lot stronger. I think over the years I have tried to slowly become more of an all around player and in my final year hopefully I will get to the point where I can beat teams in many different ways,” says Philip.

He will continue his development this summer with the U-17 British Columbia provincial team and admits that this will elevate his versatility.  “I’m playing on provincial team so I am going to be playing against some tough competition the entire summer. But the main thing I have to focus on is getting in the weight room and getting stronger. But playing against good competition is what’s going to help my game the most.”

–By Tariq Sbiet–

CROWN