 Rubio won the 2008 Mr. Europa Award, which was given out yearly by the Italian Superbasket Magazine.In 2009, his club Badalona raised the amount of money his contract paid per year from 80,000 euros net income to 300,000 euros net income.He was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the Spanish ACB League 2008–09 season, and he also led the league in steals that season.