Game 27: Notre Dame (13-13, 3-10) vs. No. 20/18 Virginia Tech (20-6, 9-5) | |
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Date | Saturday, February 23, 2019 | 4:00 p.m. ET |
Location | Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center | Notre Dame, IN |
Tickets | und.com/buytickets |
Series History | 12th meeting, Notre Dame leads the all-time series 8-3, including 3-1 at Purcell Pavilion |
TV | ESPN with Tom Hart and Jimmy Dykes |
Radio | Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ’09) Also available on the Notre Dame app |
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IRISH FACE REMATCH WITH VIRGINIA TECH ON ESPN
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (13-13, 3-10 ACC) looks for its first victory over a ranked team this season in a rematch of its first ACC game of the season with No. 20/18 Virginia Tech (20-6, 9-5) Saturday afternoon (4 p.m. ET) on ESPN.
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) has compiled 15 double-doubles this season that have pushed his season averages to 14.1 (ppg) and 10.9 (rpg) – the only ACC player averaging a double-double. He joins five other players across the country from a major college basketball conference to average 10+ points and 10+ rebounds per game.
MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS AVERAGING A DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds |
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
14.1 |
10.9 |
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
15.0 |
11.9 |
Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.8 |
10.7 |
Dedric Lawson |
Kansas |
19.2 |
10.3 |
Ethan Happ |
Wisconsin |
17.9 |
10.2 |
Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
14.4 |
10.6 |
MOONEY LEADS ALL MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS IN REBOUNDS PER GAME IN LEAGUE PLAY
Junior forward John Mooney has boosted his ACC rebound average to 12.5 – just missing out on his 17th double-double of the year against Wake Forest with 15 points and nine rebounds. That average leads all major conference players in league play this season.
MAJOR CONFERENCE REBOUNDS PER GAME AVERAGE
Player |
Team |
RPG |
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
12.5 |
Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
11.8 |
Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.3 |
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
11.0 |
Derek Culver |
West Virginia |
9.9 |
Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
9.8 |
Tyler Bey |
Colorado |
9.6 |
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 (16 in 26 games played).
One of six major conference players averaging a double-double this season (14.1 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 |
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 |
Georgia Tech |
2/10/19 |
11 |
14 |
at Virginia |
2/16/19 |
11 |
15 |
MOONEY CLIMBING SINGLE-SEASON ACC-ONLY DOUBLE-DOUBLE LIST
John Mooney recorded his 16th overall double-double at Virginia on February 16, but also his 10th double-double in ACC play. Since Notre Dame joined the ACC in 2013-14, the single-season high for double-doubles in ACC play is 13 by UNC’s Brice Johnson in 2015-16.
SINGLE SEASON ACC-ONLY DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS SINCE 2013-14
Double-Doubles |
Season |
Player |
School |
13 |
2015-16 |
Brice Johnson |
North Carolina |
12 |
2017-18 |
Marvin Bagley III |
Duke |
12 |
2016-17 |
Bonzie Colson |
Notre Dame |
11 |
2015-16 |
Zach Auguste |
Notre Dame |
10 |
2018-19 |
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
10 |
2016-17 |
John Collins |
Wake Forest |
10 |
2015-16 |
C. Onuaku |
Louisville |
10 |
2014-15 |
Tony Jekiri |
Miami |
10 |
2013-14 |
Jabari Parker |
Duke |
9 |
2017-18 |
Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
9 |
2017-18 |
Wendell Carter |
Duke |
9 |
2017-18 |
Doral Moore |
Wake Forest |
9 |
2015-16 |
Abu Abdul-Malik |
NC State |
MOONEY BOASTS NOTABLE ACC-ONLY REBOUND AVERAGE
Entering this week’s conference action, John Mooney is averaging 12.5 rebounds per game in ACC play. Should he maintain that average, he would be the first ACC player to average over 12.3 rebounds per game since TIm Duncan recorded a 14.9 average in 1997.
If Mooney can keep is rebound per game average above 12.0 – he would be the first ACC player to accomplish that since Sean May (12.3) in 2005.
REBOUND PER GAME AVERAGE, ACC PLAY (since 1988)
Avg |
Player |
Team |
Year |
14. 9 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
1997 |
12.5 |
JOHN MOONEY |
Notre Dame |
2019 |
12.3 |
Sean May |
North Carolina |
2005 |
12.2 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
1995 |
11.9 |
Marvin Bagley III |
Duke |
2018 |
11.9 |
Dale Davis |
Clemson |
1992 |
11.7 |
Dale Davis |
Clemson |
1990 |
HUBB MOVING UP THE ROOKIE ASSIST BOARD
Freshman Prentiss Hubb has been the main ball handler for the Irish throughout his rookie season and paces the team with 97 assists. He is the ninth true freshman since the class became eligible to play to post 80-or-more assists during their rookie season.
Should Hubb maintain his 3.7 assist-per-game average, he will become the fourth Mike Brey-era rookie to reach 100 assists in a season.
TRUE FRESHMAN SINGLE-SEASON ASSISTS (since 1972-73)
Player |
Season |
Assists |
Chris Thomas* |
2001-02 |
252 |
Doug Gottlieb |
1995-96 |
154 |
Martin Ingelsby |
1997-98 |
150 |
Tory Jackson* |
2006-07 |
139 |
Rich Branning |
1976-77 |
138 |
David Rivers |
1984-85 |
127 |
Eric Atkins* |
2010-11 |
110 |
PRENTISS HUBB* |
2018-19 |
97 |
Admore White |
1993-94 |
96 |
* – Mike Brey era players
HUBB AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN FRESHMAN PLAYING TIME
Rookie Prentiss Hubb has started 22 of 26 career games in his first season at Notre Dame and has logged heavy minutes in most of his appearances. As of February 21, Hubb is seventh in the country among major conference teams in true freshman playing time.
TRUE FRESHMAN PLAYING TIME (as of February 17)
Player |
Team |
Minutes |
R.J. Barrett |
Duke |
887 |
Tyrese Haliburton |
Iowa State |
874 |
Romeo Langford |
Indiana |
860 |
Devon Dotson |
Kansas |
853 |
Xavier Johnson |
Pittsburgh |
845 |
Michael Devoe |
Georgia Tech |
839 |
PRENTISS HUBB |
Notre Dame |
838 |
Andrew Nembhard |
Florida |
824 |
NOTRE DAME vs. VIRGINIA TECH – BY THE NUMBERS
1 |
Junior John Mooney leads all major conference players in rebounds per game in league action with a 12.5 average. |
3 |
John Mooney is on pace to become the third Notre Dame player in the past four seasons to lead the ACC in rebounding in all games (currently at the top of the league with a 10.9 average). Zach Auguste (10.7, 2016) and Bonzie Colson (10.1, 2017) also led the ACC in rebounding. Should Mooney maintain his league-leading status, Notre Dame would become the first ACC program to have a player lead the league in rebounding three out of four seasons (and three out of six since ND joined the ACC) since Tim Duncan did it three straight years for Wake Forest from 1995-97. |
3 |
Notre Dame is set to face three consecutive ranked teams (No. 20/18 Virginia Tech; No. 16/17 Florida State and No. 18/22 Louisville) in the regular season for the first time since 2010-11. The Irish went 2-1 against a three-game run of No. 9/9 Georgetown, No. 5/5 Syracuse and No. 8/9 UConn in 10-11. |
6 |
John Mooney has grabbed 14 or more rebounds six times in ACC action – the most of any major conference player in league competition. Arizona State’s Zylan Cheatham has four such games. |
7 |
Freshman Prentiss Hubb is seventh in the country in playing time for a true freshman from a major conference team (see page 7 for more). |
8 |
Prentiss Hubb is poised to become the eighth true freshman since 1972-73 to dish out 100 or more assists in a season (see page 7 for more). He would join Chris Thomas, Tory Jackson and Eric Atkins as the fourth Brey-era guard to reach 100 (or more) assists in their rookie season. |
9.7 |
With a 9.7 average, Notre Dame is fifth in the country in turnovers committed per game. |
12.6 |
John Mooney is averaging 12.5 rebounds per game in ACC competition – one of just five major-conference players to average 10 or more rebounds per game in league action. Should he maintain that average, he would be the first ACC player to average over 12.5 rebounds per game since Tim Duncan (14.9) in 1997 (see page 5 for more). |
13.5 |
Notre Dame is committing just 13.5 personal fouls per game – the lowest average total in the country as of February 21. The Irish are ahead of Loyola Chicago (13.7) and Dayton (14.0). |
16 |
John Mooney leads the ACC (no other player has more than 10) and is tied for eighth in the country with 16 double-doubles (he is tied for third in double-doubles among major conference players). He also paces the ACC in 10-rebound performances with 18 this season. |
60 |
Junior T.J. Gibbs has scored 60 points in the past three games (20 vs. Georgia Tech; 17 at No. 4/4 Virginia; 23 vs. Wake Forest) while shooting .487 from the floor and .380 from three-point range. |
200 |
John Mooney is the latest in a long line of juniors to make a significant leap in statistical performance during their third year in the Notre Dame program. He is on pace to become the ninth player to increase their scoring (among other statistics) 200 points or more during their junior season. See page 12 for a full breakdown. |
2,025 |
Minutes played by the Notre Dame freshman class (Robby Carmody, Chris Doherty, Dane Goodwin, Prentiss Hubb, Nate Laszewski) – the most for any rookie class in the Mike Brey era. It is the fifth-most at Notre Dame since freshmen became eligible in 1972-73. |