| Game 29: Notre Dame (13-15, 3-12) at No. NR/24 Louisville (18-11, 9-7) | |
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| Date | Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 1:30 p.m. ET |
| Location | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, KY |
| Tickets | TicketMaster |
| Series History | 38th meeting, Louisville leads the all-time series 22-15 |
| TV | CBS national broadcast with Andrew Catalon and Steve Lappas |
| Radio | Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ’09) Also available on the Notre Dame app |
| Live Stats | gocards.com |
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| 2018-19 Stats | Notre Dame | Louisville |
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IRISH ENTER FINAL WEEK OF REGULAR SEASON AT LOUISVILLE
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team (13-15, 3-12 ACC) begins the final week of the regular season, in which the Irish will play three games, at No. NR/24 Louisville (18-11, 9-7) on CBS Sunday afternoon (1:30 p.m. ET).
NOTRE DAME AT LOUISVILLE – 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 12.1 average. |
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2 |
Just two points separate the Notre Dame – Louisville series since the Irish and Cardinals became conference opponents in 2005-06. Louisville leads the series 10-8 over that span (which includes seven overtime games) while Notre Dame leads in points scored 1,350 to 1,348. |
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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. |
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4 |
Freshman Prentiss Hubb is fourth in the country in playing time for a true freshman from a major conference team (see page 7 for more). |
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8 |
Prentiss Hubb has become the eighth true freshman since 1972-73 to dish out 100 or more assists (Hubb has 107 entering the Louisville 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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9.6 |
With a 9.6 average, Notre Dame is fifth in the country in turnovers committed per game. |
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14.0 |
Notre Dame is committing just 14.0 personal fouls per game – the second-lowest average in the country behind Loyola Chicago (13.8) and ahead of Siena (14.1). |
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17 |
John Mooney leads the ACC (no other player has more than 11) and is tied for ninth 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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76 |
Notre Dame is shooting .760 from the free throw line, good for 21st in the country, sixth among major conference teams and second in the ACC for 2018-19. Should the team average remain above .740, this would mark the fifth consecutive season the Irish would shoot over .740 from the charity stripe – including the NCAA-leading .800 in 2016-17 (2017-18 .758, 2015-16 .742, 2014-15, .742). |
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107 |
Prentiss Hubb has 107 assists this season – one of 11 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 (138) and R.J. Barrett (115), Pittsburgh’s Xavier Johnson (126) and North Carolina’s Coby White (112) 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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2,175 |
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. |
MR. MOONEY ONE OF SEVEN 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 17 double-doubles this season that have pushed his season averages to 14.0 (ppg) and 10.9 (rpg) – one of only two ACC players averaging a double-double. He joins six 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
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Player |
Team |
Points |
Rebounds |
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JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
14.0 |
10.9 |
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Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
14.9 |
11.8 |
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Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.7 |
10.8 |
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Dedric Lawson |
Kansas |
19.0 |
10.3 |
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Ethan Happ |
Wisconsin |
17.9 |
10.3 |
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Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
14.2 |
10.5 |
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Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
14.9 |
10.0 |
MOONEY LEADS ALL MAJOR CONFERENCE PLAYERS IN REBOUNDS PER GAME IN LEAGUE PLAY
Junior forward John Mooney has boosted his ACC rebound average to 12.1 – just missing out on his 18th double-double of the season at Florida State. That average leads all major conference players in league play this season.
MAJOR CONFERENCE REBOUNDS PER GAME AVERAGE
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Player |
Team |
RPG |
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JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
12.1 |
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Bruno Fernando |
Maryland |
11.4 |
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Zylan Cheatham |
Arizona State |
11.3 |
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Jordan Murphy |
Minnesota |
11.0 |
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Derek Culver |
West Virginia |
10.4 |
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Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
10.1 |
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Tyler Bey |
Colorado |
9.7 |
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 28 games played).
One of seven 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
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Opponent |
Date |
Points |
Rebounds |
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Radford |
11/14/18 |
24 |
12 |
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William & Mary |
11/17/18 |
13 |
11 |
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Duquesne |
11/20/18 |
16 |
10 |
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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 |
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at North Carolina |
1/15/19 |
16 |
19 |
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NC State |
1/19/19 |
19 |
16 |
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at Georgia Tech |
1/22/19 |
22 |
14 |
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Virginia |
1/26/19 |
15 |
10 |
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Duke |
1/28/19 |
14 |
11 |
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at Boston College |
2/2/19 |
15 |
13 |
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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 |
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
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Double-Doubles |
Season |
Player |
School |
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13 |
2015-16 |
Brice Johnson |
North Carolina |
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12 |
2017-18 |
Marvin Bagley III |
Duke |
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12 |
2016-17 |
Bonzie Colson |
Notre Dame |
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11 |
2018-19 |
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
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11 |
2015-16 |
Zach Auguste |
Notre Dame |
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10 |
2016-17 |
John Collins |
Wake Forest |
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10 |
2015-16 |
C. Onuaku |
Louisville |
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10 |
2014-15 |
Tony Jekiri |
Miami |
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10 |
2013-14 |
Jabari Parker |
Duke |
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9 |
2017-18 |
Luke Maye |
North Carolina |
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9 |
2017-18 |
Wendell Carter |
Duke |
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9 |
2017-18 |
Doral Moore |
Wake Forest |
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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 12.1 rebounds per game in ACC play.
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)
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Avg |
Player |
Team |
Year |
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14. 9 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
1997 |
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12.3 |
Sean May |
North Carolina |
2005 |
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12.2 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
1995 |
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12.1 |
JOHN MOONEY |
Notre Dame |
2019 |
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11.9 |
Marvin Bagley III |
Duke |
2018 |
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11.9 |
Dale Davis |
Clemson |
1992 |
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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 107 assists. He is the ninth true freshman since the class became eligible to play to post 90-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)
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Player |
Season |
Assists |
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Chris Thomas* |
2001-02 |
252 |
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Doug Gottlieb |
1995-96 |
154 |
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Martin Ingelsby |
1997-98 |
150 |
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Tory Jackson* |
2006-07 |
139 |
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Rich Branning |
1976-77 |
138 |
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David Rivers |
1984-85 |
127 |
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Eric Atkins* |
2010-11 |
110 |
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PRENTISS HUBB* |
2018-19 |
107 |
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Admore White |
1993-94 |
96 |
* – Mike Brey era players
HUBB AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN FRESHMAN PLAYING TIME
Rookie Prentiss Hubb has started 24 of 28 career games in his first season at Notre Dame and has logged heavy minutes in most of his appearances. As of February 28, Hubb is fourth in the country among major conference teams in true freshman playing time.
TRUE FRESHMAN PLAYING TIME (as of February 17)
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Player |
Team |
Minutes |
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R.J. Barrett |
Duke |
963 |
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Romeo Langford |
Indiana |
949 |
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Tyrese Haliburton |
Iowa State |
941 |
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PRENTISS HUBB |
Notre Dame |
914 |
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Devon Dotson |
Kansas |
911 |
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Michael Devoe |
Georgia Tech |
909 |
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Andrew Nembhard |
Florida |
895 |
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Kira Lewis Jr. |
Alabama |
883 |