| Game 28: Notre Dame (13-14, 3-11) vs. No. 16/17 Florida State (21-6, 8-5) | |
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| Date | Monday, February 25, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| Location | Donald L. Tucker Center | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Tickets | Available at Seminoles.com |
| Series History | Ninth meeting, series is tied 4-4 |
| TV | ESPN Big Monday with Sean McDonough, Dan Dakich and Allison Williams |
| Radio | Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ’09) Also available on the Notre Dame app |
| Live Stats | Und.com/mediastats |
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| 2018-19 Stats | Notre Dame | Florida State |
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IRISH TRAVEL ON QUICK TURNAROUND TO NO. 16/17 FLORIDA STATE
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (13-14, 3-11 ACC) heads to No. 16/17 Florida State (21-6, 9-5) on ESPN’s Big Monday looking for its first win over a ranked opponent for the 2018-19 season.
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 |
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JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
14.0 |
10.9 |
|
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
15.1 |
12.0 |
|
Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.8 |
10.7 |
|
Dedric Lawson |
Kansas |
19.0 |
10.1 |
|
Ethan Happ |
Wisconsin |
17.7 |
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 |
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JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
12.4 |
|
Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
11.6 |
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Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.3 |
|
Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
11.3 |
|
Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
9.9 |
|
Tyler Bey |
Colorado |
9.7 |
|
Derek Culver |
West Virginia |
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 (17 in 27 games played).
One of six major conference players averaging a double-double this season (14.0 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 |
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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 |
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Binghamton |
12/18/18 |
12 |
12 |
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Syracuse |
1/5/19 |
14 |
14 |
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Boston College |
1/12/19 |
27 |
12 |
|
at North Carolina |
1/15/19 |
16 |
19 |
|
NC State |
1/19/19 |
19 |
16 |
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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 |
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at Virginia |
2/16/19 |
11 |
15 |
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Virginia Tech |
2/23/19 |
12 |
10 |
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 104 assists. He is the ninth true freshman since the class became eligible to play to post 80-or-more assists during their rookie season.
Hubb is now the fourth Mike Brey-era guard to reach 100 assists in his rookie 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 |
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David Rivers |
1984-85 |
127 |
|
Eric Atkins* |
2010-11 |
110 |
|
PRENTISS HUBB* |
2018-19 |
104 |
|
Admore White |
1993-94 |
96 |
* – Mike Brey era players
HUBB AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN FRESHMAN PLAYING TIME
Rookie Prentiss Hubb has started 23 of 27 career games in his first season at Notre Dame and has logged heavy minutes in most of his appearances. As of February 24, 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 |
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R.J. Barrett |
Duke |
927 |
|
Tyrese Haliburton |
Iowa State |
907 |
|
Romeo Langford |
Indiana |
904 |
|
Devon Dotson |
Kansas |
878 |
|
Michael Devoe |
Georgia Tech |
877 |
|
PRENTISS HUBB |
Notre Dame |
875 |
|
Andrew Nembhard |
Florida |
858 |
|
Kira Lewis Jr. |
Alabama |
846 |
NOTRE DAME at FLORIDA STATE – BY THE NUMBERS
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1 |
Junior John Mooney leads all major conference players in rebounds per game in league action with a 12.4 average. |
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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. |
|
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. |
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6 |
Freshman Prentiss Hubb is sixth in the country in playing time for a true freshman from a major conference team (see page 7 for more). |
|
8 |
Prentiss Hubb has become the eighth true freshman since 1972-73 to dish out 100 or more assists (Hubb has 104 entering the FSU game) in a season (see page 7 for more). He joins Chris Thomas, Tory Jackson and Eric Atkins as the fourth Brey-era guard to reach 100 (or more) assists in their rookie season. |
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9.7 |
With a 9.7 average, Notre Dame is fifth in the country in turnovers committed per game. |
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12.4 |
John Mooney is averaging 12.4 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 12.3 rebounds per game since Tim Duncan (14.9) in 1997 (see page 5 for more). |
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14.0 |
Notre Dame is committing just 14.0 personal fouls per game – the third-lowest average in the country behind Loyola Chicago (13.7) and Dayton (13.9). |
|
17 |
John Mooney leads the ACC (no other player has more than 11) and is tied for eighth in the country with 17 double-doubles (he is fourth in double-doubles among major conference players). He also paces the ACC in 10-rebound performances with 18 this season. |
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78 |
Junior T.J. Gibbs has scored 78 points in the past four games (20 vs. Georgia Tech; 17 at No. 4/4 Virginia; 23 vs. Wake Forest and 18 against No. 20/18 Virginia Tech), compiling an average of 19.5 ppg over that stretch. |
|
104 |
Prentiss Hubb has 104 assists this season – the 10th major conference true freshman to reach that mark. Hubb is 9th in the NCAA for true freshman assists, behind national leader James Akinjo from Georgetown. He also joins Duke’s Tre Jones (133) and R.J. Barrett (110), Pittsburgh’s Xavier Johnson (124) and North Carolina’s Coby White (109) as ACC rookies with 100 assists or more this season. |
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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. |
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2,105 |
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 third-most at Notre Dame since freshmen became eligible in 1972-73. |