Nick Babb has committed to Iowa State
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I do. Just don't understand why he can't go play with his own kind. And he does come off as very arrogant.
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=210052252
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball program has announced the addition of Nick Babb, a transfer from Arkansas.
Babb, a 6-5 guard, played sparingly in 26 games as a freshman at Arkansas. He scored a career-high five points against Wake Forest and Georgia, while playing 4.8 minutes per game for the Razorbacks, who advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
The brother of former Cyclone and current Boston Celtic Chris Babb, Nick Babb prepped at Arlington Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. He was a Class 5A All-State honoree as a senior when he averaged 16 points, 8.4 rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors.
“We are excited to have Nick join our program,” assistant coach Cornell Mann said. “He’s not only a tremendous person, but a great teammate as well. Nick fits well with what we do with mismatches. He has the ability to defend and play at a high level athletically. Nick will be a guy that we can plug in at multiple spots.”
Babb was rated as the 17th-best player in the state of Texas by ESPN.com and No. 167 overall by 247sports.com.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball program has announced the addition of Nick Babb, a transfer from Arkansas.
Babb, a 6-5 guard, played sparingly in 26 games as a freshman at Arkansas. He scored a career-high five points against Wake Forest and Georgia, while playing 4.8 minutes per game for the Razorbacks, who advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
The brother of former Cyclone and current Boston Celtic Chris Babb, Nick Babb prepped at Arlington Martin High School in Arlington, Texas. He was a Class 5A All-State honoree as a senior when he averaged 16 points, 8.4 rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors.
“We are excited to have Nick join our program,” assistant coach Cornell Mann said. “He’s not only a tremendous person, but a great teammate as well. Nick fits well with what we do with mismatches. He has the ability to defend and play at a high level athletically. Nick will be a guy that we can plug in at multiple spots.”
Babb was rated as the 17th-best player in the state of Texas by ESPN.com and No. 167 overall by 247sports.com.
Can we please, for the love of God, not compare him to his brother? Please?
Welcome aboard, Nick! I look forward to seeing the growth and contributions to the team!
Welcome aboard, Nick! I look forward to seeing the growth and contributions to the team!
FWIW I went out to dinner with a former GA on the Arkansas basketball team tonight, naturally I asked him about Nick Babb. He echoed the same sentiments that have been said on this board about Arkansas's coaching staff being very upset about Babb transferring. They thought very highly of his potential and future and was "lighting it up in practice". He was stuck behind a lot of experienced guards as a frosh and this GA said Babb was expected to see some heavy PT as a soph, if not start.
Cool story bro, I know, but figured I'd share this for all the negative nancies out there.
Cool story bro, I know, but figured I'd share this for all the negative nancies out there.
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Good to hear. Not going to take it as gospel but I will take it for what it is. Thanks for sharing.
That's good news. I hope he uses this year to work on his game and physically build his body. That's one of the reasons Chris was so good, IMO. He was strong and fast enough to defend multiple positions. He was also very good on the glass.
When you have a wing that can lock down the opponent's best wing scorer, and rebound, it's a really great asset to have.
And according to the great Jimmy V. Don't ever give up, unless you take to heart the crap you Read on cyclone fanatic.
Good to hear. We could use a defense-first guard on the future roster.
Heck, he learns to shoot like his brother...
...and we've got a heck of a 3&D guy. That position/skill-set is invaluable for a modern pace'n'space offensive style that can still play good defense on the other end.
Heck, he learns to shoot like his brother...
...and we've got a heck of a 3&D guy. That position/skill-set is invaluable for a modern pace'n'space offensive style that can still play good defense on the other end.
Do you suppose that they will suggest to him that he wear a different number?
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I hope they suggest he doesn't wear the shorts in the top pic. :shocked:
Maybe, but just remember that Chris Babb is in the NBA so if he isn't please don't say he never lived up to expectations because those are your expectations.
Watched him square off against Burton in CCL. They had a lot of fun with it, and we had a lot of fun watching.
