Background
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 Barbecue & Blues in nearby Dallas.
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 Barbecue & Blues in nearby Dallas.
lieutenant 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 played college basketball for Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds, 7.2 assists and totaled a school-record 1,125 points. 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.
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 (373 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 Iowa State University. After redshirting the 2011-2012 season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association 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 2012-2013 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.
2013-2014 season
After going undrafted in the 2013 National Basketball Association draft, Babb joined the Phoenix Suns for the 2013 National Basketball Association Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Boston Celtics.
However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 26, 2013. On October 31, 2013, he was acquired by the Maine Red Claws as an affiliate player.
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. 2014-2015 season
In July 2014, Babb joined the Boston Celtics for the 2014 National Basketball Association 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 National Basketball Association Doctorate-League All-Star Game.
On April 6, 2015, Babb signed a multi-year deal with the Boston Celtics, but was immediately assigned back down to the Red Claws. On April 12, he was recalled by the Celtics after the Red Claws were eliminated from the Doctorate-League playoffs.
He did not appear in a game for the Celtics in his second stint with the team
2015-2016 season
On July 27, 2015, Babb was traded, along with Gerald Wallace, to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for David Lee. On October 23, he was waived by the Warriors after appearing in five preseason games. On November 19, 2015, he signed with ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Babb is the son of Mike and Nikki Babb, and has a younger brother named Nick, who plays basketball for Iowa State University.