Jake Babic
Jake Babic[edit]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian/Croatian |
| Alma mater | Appalachian State |
| Height | 6'5" |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Shooting Guard |
| College team | Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
| Team | Tobarra CB |
Jake Babic (born April 17, 1995) is a Canadian-Croatian basketball player for CB Tobarra of the Spanish LIGA EBA. He played college basketball for the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders.
High School Career[edit]
Babic played at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School in Oakville, Ontario where he was a team captain and MVP. Babic was apart of the 2011 OFSAA AAAA Silver medalist team that lost to Vaughan Secondary school featuring Andrew Wiggins.[1]
College Career[edit]
Babic committed to the Applachian State Mountaineers and made an immediate impact in the program. Babic started the teams final 10 games and averaged 6.1 points a contest.[2] In his sophomore season, Babic saw his role reduced. In his third and final year at Appalachian State, Babic started 6 games[3] including the team's Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament loss to eventual champions Troy.[4]
Following his junior season, Babic graduate transferred to Texas A&M University Corpus Christi[5] in the Southland Conference where he appeared in 31 games for the Islanders, making 17 starts including a 16 point performance[6] in the team's Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament loss to Central Arkansas. Babic finished his senior season averaging 5.3 points per contest.[7]
Babic finished his career with 553 points, 251 rebounds and 204 assists.
Professional Career[edit]
Niagara River Lions (2020)[edit]
Babic signed with the Niagara River Lions of the upstart Canadian Elite Basketball League for the Summer Series.[8]
Tobarra[edit]
CB (2020-21)[edit]
Babic signed with Tobarra CB of LIGA EBA on July 26, 2020.[9]
National Team Experience[edit]
Babic represented Canada at the FIBA 2012 U-17 World Championship's in Kaunas, Lithuania where the team finished 5th in the world.[10]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Hoopstars Canada". www.hoopstarscanada.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Jake Babic College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Jake Babic - Men's Basketball". App State Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament", Wikipedia, 2020-01-09, retrieved 2020-12-21
- ↑ "Men's basketball adds Jake Babic". Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Athletics. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Central Arkansas vs. Texas A&M-CC - Game Recap - March 13, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Jake Babic Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Bio-Jake Babic". www.riverlions.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "Jake Babic, segundo fichaje del Tobarra CB". FEB (in español). Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ "2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship", Wikipedia, 2019-12-07, retrieved 2020-12-21
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