He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year.

Babbitt attended Galena High School, where he was a 3-time All-State performer and a two-time Gatorade State Player of the Year in basketball.

[2] After originally verbally committing to Ohio State, Babbitt backed out and decided to attend the University of Nevada.

He scored a career-high 33 points in the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals on March 13, 2010, versus New Mexico State.

[5] Despite losing that game and ending their hopes of going to the NCAA Tournament, Nevada was invited to the NIT, where they lost in the second round to the University of Rhode Island.

His rights were later traded, along with Wolves forward Ryan Gomes, to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Martell Webster.

[17] On July 10, 2016, Babbitt was traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for a 2018 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.