Thomas Tumba Exaucia (born 15 April 2001) is a Finnish basketball player for Zeeuw & Zeeuw Rotterdam City of the BNXT League.Thomas Tumban urheilullisuus auttoi Kataja Basketia voittamaan Suomen cupin – 21-vuotias laituri oli pienenä kaikkia pidempi ja nopeampi, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 14 January 2023Thomas Tumba Korisliiga-kauden Vuoden tulokaspelaaja, katajabasket.fi, 29 May 2023Katajan koripallomiehistön kaksoiskansalaiset Thomas Tumba, 21, ja Robin Danes, 21, jakavat soluasunnon Joensuun keskustassa: "Ei ole ollut kertaakaan mitään ongelmaa", Karjalainen, 28 October 2022 Previously he was known as Thomas Exaucia, but since 2022, he started to use his mother's surname Tumba officially.Thomas Tumba: ”Korisliiga on ollut oikea askel”, basket.fi, 14 June 2023Thomas Tumba löysi korisukan juuri oikealla hetkellä: "Valmentajilta tuli paljon kannustusta, että jatka vaan heittämistä", Karjalainen, 17 February 2024
Early career 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.Awak Kuier ja Thomas Exaucia Basketball Without Borders -leirille, basket.fi, 15 August 2018 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 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. After the next 2023–24 season, Tumba was named the Sixth Man of the Year and the Defensive Player of the Year in Korisliiga.Topias Palmi ja Saana Kujala palkittiin Korisliigojen parhaina, basket.fi, 25 May 2024
On 29 July 2024, Tumba signed with Spanish team CB Morón in LEB Oro.Viime kaudella Katajassa loistanut koripalloilija Thomas Tumba, 23, lähtee pelaamaan Espanjan kakkosliigaan, Karjalainen, 29 July 2024
On 11 December 2024, Tumba returned to Finland and signed with his former club Kataja. 2024 Thomas Tumba palaa Suomeen, ura jatkuu Kataja Basketissa, katajabasket.fi, 11 December 2024
On July 20, 2026, he signed with Zeeuw & Zeeuw Rotterdam City of the BNXT League.
International career 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,Thomas Tumban hyvät otteet toivat paikan Kiinaan matkaavaan universiadijoukkueeseen, katajabasket.fi, 11 July 2023 where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.Rakkisudet historialliselle viidennelle sijalle universiadeissa, basket.fi, 6 August 2023
Tumba debuted in the Finland national team on 25 June 2024, in an Olympic qualifying preparatory friendly game against New Zealand, helping Finland take a 73–70 win.Koripallomaajoukkue löi Uuden-Seelannin viime sekunnin kolmosella, Yle, 25 June 2024Thomas Tumba ja Miikka Muurinen debytoivat Susijengissä, susijengi.com, 25 June 2024
Personal life Tumba was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He holds dual citizenship of Finland and the DRC.Thomas Tumba, Kataja, katajabasket.fi
References
External links Basket.fi profile RealGM profile Eurobasket profile