Thomas Tumba
| No. 23 – Kataja | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Korisliiga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 15, 2001 Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, (Helsinki, Finland) Redemption Christian Academy (Watervliet, New York) |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2021 | HBA-Märsky |
| 2022–present | Kataja |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Tumba Exaucia (born 15 April 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays for Kataja in Korisliiga.[1][2][3] Previously he was known as Thomas Exaucia, but since 2022, he started to use his mother's surname Tumba officially.[4][5]
Early career[edit]
In his youth, Tumba played basketball in local clubs Peli-Karhut and KTP Basket in Kotka, before joining Helsinki Basketball Academy in 2017. In August 2018, Tumba received an invitation with Awak Kuier to attend the Basketball Without Borders talent camp in Belgrad, Serbia.[6] After four years playing with academy team HBA-Märsky, Tumba moved to United States in 2021 to join Redemption Christian Academy, and played one season in NEPSAC Power 5 -conference.
Professional career[edit]
Tumba returned to Finland and signed with Joensuu-based team Kataja BC for the 2022–23 season. At the end of the season, Kataja won the Finnish Cup title, and the silver medal in Korisliiga. Tumba was also named the Rookie of the Year in Korisliiga.[7]
International career[edit]
Tumba has played 76 games in Finnish youth national teams in total. He also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023,[8] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.[9]
Personal life[edit]
Tumba was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).[10] He holds dual citizenship of Finland and the DRC.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Thomas Tumban urheilullisuus auttoi Kataja Basketia voittamaan Suomen cupin – 21-vuotias laituri oli pienenä kaikkia pidempi ja nopeampi, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 14 January 2023
- ^ Thomas Tumba Korisliiga-kauden Vuoden tulokaspelaaja, katajabasket.fi, 29 May 2023
- ^ Katajan koripallomiehistön kaksoiskansalaiset Thomas Tumba, 21, ja Robin Danes, 21, jakavat soluasunnon Joensuun keskustassa: "Ei ole ollut kertaakaan mitään ongelmaa", Karjalainen, 28 October 2022
- ^ Thomas Tumba: ”Korisliiga on ollut oikea askel”, basket.fi, 14 June 2023
- ^ Thomas Tumba löysi korisukan juuri oikealla hetkellä: "Valmentajilta tuli paljon kannustusta, että jatka vaan heittämistä", Karjalainen, 17 February 2024
- ^ Awak Kuier ja Thomas Exaucia Basketball Without Borders -leirille, basket.fi, 15 August 2018
- ^ a b Thomas Tumba, Kataja, katajabasket.fi
- ^ Thomas Tumban hyvät otteet toivat paikan Kiinaan matkaavaan universiadijoukkueeseen, katajabasket.fi, 11 July 2023
- ^ Rakkisudet historialliselle viidennelle sijalle universiadeissa, basket.fi, 6 August 2023
- ^ "Thomas Tumba". RealGM. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
External links[edit]
- 2001 births
- Living people
- KTP-Basket players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people
- Finnish men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Power forwards
- HBA-Märsky players
- Kataja BC players
- Finnish expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Finland
- Naturalized citizens of Finland