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Luke Babbitt

Luke Babbitt

  • Class
    2010
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball
Men’s Basketball (2008-10)
Was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year and an honorable-mention All-American by the Associated Press in 2010… became the first men’s basketball student-athlete in Nevada history to be named an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American, earning second-team honors… two-time first-team All-WAC selection and all-district honoree by both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association… led the Wolf Pack in scoring and rebounding in each of his two seasons at Nevada… in 2009-10, ranked second in the WAC and ninth in the NCAA with 21.9 points and second in the league and 51st in the nation with 8.9 rebounds per contest… broke the school single-season scoring record with 743 points in 2009-10 and became just the eighth player in school history to reach 1,000 points in two seasons… led the WAC and checked in at third in the nation in free throw shooting at 91.7 percent (199-217) in 2009-10… broke Nevada’s single-season records for free throws made (199) as well as free throw percentage (.917)… also set the school record for consecutive free throws made, knocking down his final 34 free throw attempts of the season… ended his Wolf Pack career ranked 12th (now 17th) on Nevada career scoring list with 1,316 points… still holds Nevada’s career record for free throw percentage at 89.3 percent (351-393)… made 42.1 percent of his career three point attempts (75-178)… started all 68 games over the last two years and scored in double figures in 59 of those 68 contests… averaged 19.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game in his career… declared for the NBA Draft following his sophomore season and was selected as the 16th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the draft before being traded to the Portland Trailblazers… played eight seasons in the NBA, spending time with the Blazers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks… appeared in the 2018 NBA playoffs with Miami.
 
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