Chris Babb

Chris Babb
No. 52 – Boston Celtics
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born February 14, 1990
Topeka, Kansas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school The Oakridge School
(Arlington, Texas)
College Penn State (2008–2010)
Iowa State (2011–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Pro career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2014 Boston Celtics
2014–2015 Maine Red Claws (D-League)
2015–present Boston Celtics
2015 →Maine Red Claws (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League Second Team (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Star (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Rookie Third Team (2014)
  • 2× NBA D-League All-Defensive Third Team (2014, 2015)
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2013)
  • NIT champion (2009)

Chris Babb (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University.

Early life

Babb was born and raised in Kansas. After seventh grade his family moved to Arlington, Texas, where his father eventually got into the barbeque business, opening up Babb Brothers BBQ & Blues in nearby Dallas.[1] It was here that he attended The Oakridge School where he averaged 31.2 points while helping his school to a 26-3 record and a district championship as a senior. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and totaled a school-record 1,125 points.[2]

College career

In his freshman season at Penn State, Babb played sparingly for the Lions. In 32 games, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 minutes per game.[2][3]

In his sophomore season, he was third on the team in assists (69) and steals (22), and made the second-most 3-pointers on the team, hitting 69-of-185 (37.3 percent) from beyond the arc. In 31 games (23 starts), he averaged 9.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 29.7 minutes per game.[2][3]

In 2011, he transferred to Iowa State University. After redshirting the 2011–12 season due to NCAA transfer rules, he had a good junior season for the Cyclones, as he went on to be ranked 10th in the Big 12 in 3-pointers per game at 1.9. In 34 games (all starts), he averaged 7.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 33.1 minutes per game.[2][3]

In November 2012, Babb was suspended for the first two games of the 2012–13 season for violating team rules.[4] He went on to be named to the 2013 Big 12 All-Defensive Team. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 9.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals in 32.7 minutes per game.[2][3] He made 38.2 percent of his 3-pointers, which accounted for 5.2 of his 7.2 field goal attempts per game that season.[5][6]

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Babb joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Boston Celtics.[7] However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 26, 2013.[8] On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws as an affiliate player.[9]

On February 28, 2014, Babb signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.[10] On March 11, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Celtics.[11] On March 21, 2014, he signed a multi-year deal with the Celtics.[12][13]

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Babb joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[14] On September 25, 2014, he was waived by the Celtics.[15] October 31, 2014, he was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws.[16] On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[17] On March 5, 2015, he scored a career-high 33 points in the Red Claws' 121-110 win over the Austin Spurs.[18]

On April 6, 2015, Babb signed a multi-year deal with the Boston Celtics, but was immediately assigned back down to the Red Claws.[19] On April 12, he was recalled by the Celtics after the Red Claws were eliminated from the D-League playoffs.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Boston 14 0 9.4 .267 .222 .000 1.2 .2 .4 .0 1.6
Career 14 0 9.4 .267 .222 .000 1.2 .2 .4 .0 1.6

Personal

Babb is the son of Mike and Nikki Babb, and has a younger brother named Nick.[2] His cousin, John Babb, played college football at Baker University.[20]

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