Chris Babb (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional

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player for

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of the French

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. He played

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for

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and

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Early life

Babb was born and raised in Kansas. After seventh grade his family moved to

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, where his father eventually got into the barbeque business, opening up Babb Brothers BBQ & Blues in nearby Dallas. 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.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Babb played sparingly for the Lions. In 32 games, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10 minutes per game. 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. In 2011, he transferred to

. 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. In November 2012, Babb was suspended for the first two games of the 2012–13 season for violating team rules. 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. 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.

College statistics

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Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Babb joined the

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for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 26, 2013. On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws of the

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as an affiliate player of the Celtics. On February 28, 2014, Babb signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics. On March 11, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Celtics. On March 21, 2014, he signed a multi-year, non-guaranteed deal with the Celtics.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Babb joined the

for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 25, 2014, he was waived by the Celtics. October 31, 2014, he was reacquired by the Maine Red Claws. On February 4, 2015, he was named to the Futures All-Star team for the 2015 NBA D-League All-Star Game. On March 5, 2015, he scored a career-high 33 points in the Red Claws' 121–110 win over the

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. On April 6, 2015, Babb signed a multi-year deal with the Boston Celtics, but was immediately assigned back down to the Red Claws. Six days later, he was recalled by the Celtics after the Red Claws were eliminated from the D-League playoffs. He did not appear in a game for the Celtics in his second stint with the team.

2015–16 season

On July 27, 2015, Babb was traded, along with Gerald Wallace, to the

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in exchange for David Lee. On October 23, 2015, he was waived by the Warriors after appearing in five preseason games. On November 19, 2015, Babb signed with

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of the German

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. In 32 league games for Ulm in 2015–16, he averaged 10.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He also averaged 10.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals in 10 Eurocup games.

2016–17 season

On June 14, 2016, Babb re-signed with

for the 2016–17 season. He finished the regular season setting a new record for the German BBL: 100 successful 3-point made (out of 233 3-point attempts, representing a 42.9% 3-point rate over the entire regular season).

2017–18 season

On July 5, 2017, Babb signed a two-year deal with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban. They parted ways in July 2018.

2018–19 season

On July 15, 2018, Babb signed a deal with Bahçeşehir of the

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2019–20 season

On July 16, 2019, Babb moved to Greece for Promitheas of the

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and the EuroCup. He averaged 9.8 points per game.

2020–21 season

On August 9, 2020, Babb signed with

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of the

. He averaged 17 points, 3.1 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game.

2021–22 season

On October 4, 2021, Babb signed with

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of the

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2023–24 season

On November 12, 2023, he signed with

of the French

2024–25 season

On July 8, 2024, Babb re-signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Personal life

Babb is the son of Mike and Nikki Babb, and has a younger brother named

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, who played basketball for

and professionally in Germany. His cousin, John Babb, played college football at Baker University.

References

External links

*
Iowa State Cyclones bio
(archived)
NBA D-League profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Babb, Chris 1990 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Bahçeşehir Koleji S.K. players Basketball players from Kansas BCM Gravelines players Bnei Herzliya basketball players Boston Celtics players Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball players Maine Red Claws players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Promitheas Patras B.C. players Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players Ratiopharm Ulm players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Topeka, Kansas Telekom Baskets Bonn players Undrafted NBA players