Tommy Rutherford
Thomas "Tommy" Rutherford (born January 9, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He won the 2023 Dutch League championship with ZZ Leiden, and was named Finals MVP.

College career 
After graduating Grossmont High School, Rutherford played with the UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team from 2016 to 2020. He was a first-team All-Big West in 2018.

Professional career 
Rutherford started his professional career in 2020, when he played his rookie season with Racing Luxembourg in the Luxembourg League. He averaged a double-double of 16.2 points and a league-leading 16.2 rebounds per game.

In the 2021–22 season, Rutherford played in Switzerland for Starwings Basel. He averaged 15.3 points and 11.4 rebounds per game in the Swiss Basketball League (SBL).

On August 22, 2022, Rutherford signed with Dutch club ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. With Leiden, he won the Dutch Cup, Dutch League and BNXT championship in the 2022–23 season. In Game 5 of the Dutch League finals, Rutherford scored the decisive two free-throws that sealed Leiden's fifth national title. He was also named Dutch Finals MVP after the series.

On August 2, 2023, Rutherford signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).

Personal 
Rutherford has an older brother and an older sister. He studied civil engineering at the University of California, Irvine.

References

External links
UC Irvine Anteaters bio 
RealGM profile

1997 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg
American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland
Basketball players from San Diego County, California
BC Neptūnas players
Centers (basketball)
Grossmont High School alumni
Sportspeople from El Cajon, California
Starwings Basel players
UC Irvine Anteaters basketball
ZZ Leiden players