| Game 23: Notre Dame (12-10, 2-7) at Miami (9-12, 1-8) | |
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| Date | Wednesday, February 6, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Watsco Center | Coral Gables, FL |
| Tickets | Still available at HurricaneSports.com |
| Series History | 23rd meeting, the all-time series is tied at 11-11 |
| TV | ESPN2 with Mike Couzens and Jordan Cornette (Notre Dame ’05) |
| Radio | Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ’09) Also available on the Notre Dame app |
| Live Stats | Miami Live Stats Feed |
| Where to Watch/Listen | More Information On Where To Watch/Listen To The Irish |
| 2018-19 Stats | Notre Dame | Miami |
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IRISH CONTINUE ACC ROAD SWING AT MIAMI
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (12-10, 2-7 ACC) continues its two-game Atlantic Coast Conference road swing Wednesday evening at Miami (9-12, 1-8) on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET. An advantage in the series is up for grabs, as each team has earned 11 victories (and five home-court victories) in the 22 previous meetings between the Irish and Hurricanes.
NOTRE DAME vs. MIAMI SERIES HISTORY
- Notre Dame and Miami will be meeting for the 23rd time on Wendesday evening with the all-time series even at 11-11.
- Miami holds a 4-3 advantage in the ACC series, including a 77-74 win over a depleted Irish team last season (Bonzie Colson missed the game, along with Rex Pflueger).
- The series is even in Miami (5-5) with the record also even (2-2) at the Watsco Center.
- Notre Dame freshman Prentiss Hubb and Miami sophomore Chris Lykes were high school teammates at Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. The duo helped lead the Eagles to the 2017 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title while scoring 843 combined points with 112 assists.
MR. MOONEY ONE OF SIX MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS AVERAGING A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Junior forward John Mooney (dubbed Mr. Mooney by Notre Dame Basketball Radio Network Analyst Zach Hillesland) is on a run of eight consecutive double-doubles that has pushed his season averages to 14.5 (ppg) and 10.9 (rpg) – the only ACC player averaging a double-double.
MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS AVERAGING A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
|
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds |
|
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
14.5 |
10.9 |
|
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
14.9 |
11.8 |
|
Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.8 |
10.9 |
|
Dedric Lawson |
Kansas |
19.5 |
10.9 |
|
Ethan Happ |
Wisconsin |
18.5 |
10.3 |
|
Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
14.8 |
10.3 |
Add in Mooney’s .458 three-point field goal percentage – and he becomes the only major conference player to average over 10 points, 10 rebounds, .450 3FG% (minimum of 45 attempts).
MOONEY RUNS STREAK OF DOUBLE-DOUBLES TO EIGHT GAMES
The ACC leader in double-doubles with 14, John Mooney has also reached the double-double plateau in eight consecutive games (all ACC games as well). That streak is tied for the fourth-best in Notre Dame men’s basketball history.
CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES AT NOTRE DAME
|
Player |
Year |
Double-Doubles |
|
Luke Harangody |
2008-09 |
11 |
|
Armand Reo |
1961-62 |
10 |
|
LaPhonso Ellis |
1991-92 |
9 |
|
JOHN MOONEY |
2018-19 |
8 |
|
Walt Sahm |
1964-65 |
8* |
|
Collis Jones |
1969-70 |
7 |
* – first eight games of the 1964-65 season
MOONEY LONE MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYER WITH FIVE OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
John Mooney leads the ACC in double-doubles with 14, including eight in a row. He is the only major conference player in the nation with five or more consecutive double-doubles and is second overall for consecutive double-doubles in Division I.
CONSECUTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES, DIVISION I
|
Player |
Team |
Consecutive Double-Doubles |
|
Devontae Cacock |
UNCW |
12 |
|
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
8 |
Those eight consecutive double-doubles in league play have allowed Mooney to average 13.2 rebounds per game in ACC play – the most of any major conference player in league play.
MAJOR CONFERENCE REBOUNDS PER GAME – CONFERENCE PLAY ONLY
|
Player |
School |
Rebound/Game |
|
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
13.2 |
|
Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
12.0 |
|
Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
11.5 |
|
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
10.5 |
|
Dedric Lawson |
Kansas |
10.6 |
|
Donta Hall |
Alabama |
10.3 |
|
Kenny Goins |
Michigan State |
10.0 |
MOONEY LEADS ACC IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Junior forward John Mooney has raised his level of play to an all-conference level in 2018-19 and currently leads the ACC in rebounding (10.9 per game) and double-doubles (14 in 22 games played).
One of six major conference players averaging a double-double this season (14.5 ppg, 10.9 rpg), Mooney entered the season with 4.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg averages.
MOONEY DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 2018-19
|
Opponent |
Date |
Points |
Rebounds |
|
Radford |
11/14/18 |
24 |
12 |
|
William & Mary |
11/17/18 |
13 |
11 |
|
Duquesne |
11/20/18 |
16 |
10 |
|
vs. Oklahoma |
12/4/18 |
15 |
14 |
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at UCLA |
12/8/18 |
12 |
11 |
|
Binghamton |
12/18/18 |
12 |
12 |
|
Syracuse |
1/5/19 |
14 |
14 |
|
Boston College |
1/12/19 |
27 |
12 |
|
at North Carolina |
1/15/19 |
16 |
19 |
|
NC State |
1/19/19 |
19 |
16 |
|
at Georgia Tech |
1/22/19 |
22 |
14 |
|
Virginia |
1/26/19 |
15 |
10 |
|
Duke |
1/28/19 |
14 |
11 |
|
at Boston College |
2/2/19 |
15 |
13 |
NOTRE DAME AT MIAMI – BY THE NUMBERS
|
1 |
There is only one player in the country averaging 10-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and shooting better than .450 from three-point range – Notre Dame junior John Mooney (14.5 ppg, 10.9 rpg, .456 3FG%). |
|
8 |
John Mooney is on a run of eight consecutive games with a double-double, posting a 17.5 ppg and 13.6 rpg averages over those eight contests. Mooney has the longest streak of consecutive double-doubles in the ACC, longest for any major conference player and the second-longest streak of any NCAA Division I player (see page 3 for more). |
|
8.9 |
Scoring 5.6 points per game last season, John Mooney has increased his scoring per game 8.9 points per game this season – the second-best improvement in the ACC (Louisville’s Jordan Nwora is first at 12.2). |
|
9.5 |
With a 9.5 average, Notre Dame is tied for second in the country (Wisconsin, Michigan) in turnovers committed per game behind national-leader Virginia (9.0). |
|
13.5 |
Notre Dame is committing just 13.5 personal fouls per game – second in the country as of February 4. The Irish are just behind Dayton (13.4) and ahead of Loyola Chicago (13.9). |
|
13.2 |
John Mooney is averaging 13.2 rebounds per game in ACC competition – one of just seven major-conference players to average 10 or more rebounds per game in league action. In fact, Mooney is the only major conference player to average over 12.0 rpg against conference competition. |
|
14 |
John Mooney leads the ACC (no other player has more than eight) and is tied for fifth in the country with 14 double-doubles (he is tied for second in double-doubles among major conference players). He also paces the ACC in 10-rebound performances with 16 this season. |
|
21 |
Junior Nikola Djogo made the most of his first start of the season at Boston College (2/2/19), leading the Irish with a career-high 21 points on seven-of-10 shooting with four three-point field goals. Djogo entered the game averaging 1.9 ppg this season. |
|
350 |
The victory over Boston College on Saturday was the 350th for Mike Brey at Notre Dame when his team finishes the game shooting better from the field than its opponent. The Irish have won 90% (.904, 350-37) of their games when they shoot a better percentage from the field than their opponents under Mike Brey. Notre Dame has out-shot its opponent 62% of the time (387 out of 627 games) during the Brey era. |
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(.)500 |
The Irish and Hurricanes are meeting for the 23rd time on Wednesday evening with the all-time series even at 11-11. The series also is even on both team’s home courts at 5-5. |
|
843 |
Points scored at Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C., by Notre Dame freshman Prentiss Hubb (339) and Miami sophomore Chris Lykes (504) during the 2016-17 prep season, leading the Eagles to the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title. Hubb was sidelined for his senior season at Gonzaga with an ACL injury. The two also combined for 112 assists (Hubb 53, Lykes 59) during that championship year. |
|
1997 |
The last ACC player to record eigth consecutive double-doubles before John Mooney? Tim Duncan for Wake Forest during the 1996-97 season. |
|
1,006 |
T.J. Gibbs became the 63rd Irish player to reach 1,000 points in a career during Saturday’s victory at Boston College. Notre Dame is tied for fifth in NCAA history for 1,000-point scorers (see page 7 for more details). |
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1,745 |
Notre Dame’s freshman class has logged 1,745 minutes of playing time this season, already the second-most for a rookie class in the Mike Brey era. See page 10 for a further freshman class breakdown. |