BABBITT'S GAME
Local player who had one of the best rookie seasons in school history...has been named the WAC Preseason Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection by the league's media and coaches...one of 50 players on the preseason watch lists for the prestigious John R. Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy, which are annually presented to the top player in college basketball...named the 2009 WAC Freshman of the Year and was a first-team all district selection...set nearly every Nevada single-season freshman mark...diversely talented player who can do a lot of things on the court...highly decorated player who can score inside and out...also selected as one of five Mid-Major Preseason All-Americans by FoxSports.com...listed as the ninth-best power forward in the nation by the Sporting News.

AT NEVADA
2008-09 (Freshman): Was named the WAC Freshman of the Year, marking the second consecutive year that a Wolf Pack player has earned the honor...was named a first-team all-district selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the United States Basketball Writers Association...named an honorable-mention high major All-American by collegehoops.net...earned first-team All-WAC honors and was the lone freshman on the WAC All-Newcomer team...named to the WAC All-Tournament squad and earned WAC All-Academic honors...shared Nevada's Most Valuable Player award with Armon Johnson...started all 34 games as a true freshman...became the first freshman in school history to lead the team in both scoring and rebounding...ranked third in the WAC and second among the nation's freshmen at 16.9 points per game...finished third in the WAC with 7.4 rebounds per game...led the WAC and ranked 24th in the country in free throw percentage at 86.4 percent...that mark ranked fourth on the Nevada single-season charts...two-time WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 5-11 and Jan. 12-18)...set Nevada's single-season freshman records for points (573), field goals made (194) and attempted (425), free throws made (152) and attempted (176), free throw percentage (.864) and three-point field goal percentage (.429)...led the team with six double-doubles...scored in double figures in 31 of 34 games, including a team-high 11 20-point efforts...opened his college career with a double-double, turning in 20 points and 12 rebounds Nov. 15 at Montana State...paced the team in scoring 15 times and rebounding on 20 occasions throughout the year...scored a career-high 30 points, including 12-of-13 free throw attempts, in the WAC Tournament quarterfinals on March 12...pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds Jan. 17 vs. Fresno State...nailed a career-high three three-pointers in a pair of games, including the game-winner as time expired Jan. 10 at Louisiana Tech.

High School
A 2008 graduate of Galena High School in Reno...became the third player in Nevada prep history to be named a McDonald's All-American...earned second-team All-America honors from Parade Magazine...set the state career scoring record with 2,941 career points, breaking the mark set by Wolf Pack teammate Armon Johnson (2,616)...two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year (2007 & 2008)...three-time first-team all-state selection (2006-08)...averaged 29.9 points and 12 rebounds per game his senior year...also added 3.6 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest...named the Northern Nevada 4A Region Player of the Year as a junior and a senior...shared the honor with Johnson in 2007...was the High Desert League Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008...checked in at No. 3 on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's prestigious "Best of the West" team...was listed as the 24th-best player in the country by Scout.com...led Galena to the 2007 Nevada state championship...averaged 27.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a junior...served as a team captain in each of his last two years...was coached by Tom Maurer.

Personal
Has not declared a major...born in June of 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio...the son of Bob and Laura Babbitt of Reno...has two sisters, Layne (17) and Leah (14)...enjoys playing golf and tennis...lists winning the 2007 state championship as his most exciting sports moment so far...full name is Luke Robert Babbitt.

BABBITT'S CAREER STATISTICS