Career

He is best known for scoring 144 points in a single game, a record in International Basketball Federation-sanctioned competition. On 10 October 1985 Babić scored 144 points playing for KK Zadar in a game of the 1985-1986 Korać Cup against APOEL British Columbia of Cyprus. This gave Zadar"s coach Vlade Đurović an idea of attempting to surpass the then-recent Yugoslav First League record of 112 points in a game, set by Dražen Petrović.

All Zadar"s leading players declined the offer, including Petar Popović, the club"s top scorer.

Babić, Zadar"s sixth man, ultimately accepted the task of record-breaking. He needed only 26 minutes to reach 113 points, ending with a total of 144.

The game"s final score was 192–116.

Achievements

• The first game of the two-legged tie between the two clubs had been won by KK Zadar with the score of 121–40. Babić won the 1985-1986 Yugoslav Championship with KK Zadar. Later in his career, Babić played with KK Gradine in Pula and Beauregard British Columbia, with whom he won the Swiss Championship.