NOTRE DAME vs FLORIDA STATE
The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team enters the final week of the 2019-20 regular season and welcomes No. 7/8 Florida State Wednesday night (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2).
- The Irish and Seminoles will be meeting for the 11th time and the second time this season. Florida State leads the series 6-4, including an 85-84 victory in Tallahassee on Jan. 25, 2020.
- Prentiss Hubb led the Irish with 24 points in the loss at Florida State on January 25, helped the Irish rally late in the second half. The Irish had possession of the ball on the game’s final play but a desperation jumper from Dane Goodwin fell short at the buzzer. Juwan Durham and John Mooney both scored 16 points for Notre Dame, while Wyatt Wilkes led FSU with 19 points.
- Notre Dame is 3-0 against Florida State at Purcell Pavilion, the most recent victory an 84-69 victory on Feb. 10, 2018.
NOTRE DAME | GAME DAY INFORMATION |
---|---|
Date | Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
Time | 9:00 p.m. ET |
Site: | Purcell Pavilion • Notre Dame, IN • Capacity 9,149 |
TV: | ESPN2 • Mike Couzens (play-by-play) • Jordan Cornette (analyst) |
Radio: | Notre Dame Radio Network • Jack Nolan (play-by-play) • Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame '09) (analyst) Available locally on WSBT AM/FM and worldwide on und.com. |
Tickets: | Tickets are still available at und.com/buytickets |
Notre Dame MBB Notes vs. FSU (PDF)
BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS SEMINOLES
1 |
Notre Dame leads the country in least amount of fouls committed per game (12.4). |
1 |
Notre Dame leads the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.74. The Irish are ahead of BYU (1.60) and Belmont (1.55). Notre Dame has 481 assists this season compared to just 276 turnovers. |
1 |
Notre Dame is first in the country in least amount of turnovers committed per game (9.5), ahead of Liberty (9.6) and St. Mary’s (CA) (9.8). |
1 |
Senior John Mooney leads the nation with 24 double-doubles this season (in 28 games) ahead of William & Mary’s Nathan Knight (22 in 31 games) as of Monday, March 2. |
2 |
John Mooney is second in the nation and leads all major conference players in rebounds-per-game with a 12.8 average. Mooney has recorded double-doubles in 24 of 28 games played this season. He is the only player in Division I averaging 16-plus points and 12-plus rebounds per game this season. |
3 |
ACC statistical ranking (in league play) for total three pointers – shared by sophomore Prentiss Hubb and senior T.J. Gibbs who have both connected on 45 three-point field goals in ACC competition. |
3 |
Notre Dame is 3-0 against Florida State in Purcell Pavilion with the most recent victory coming in 2018. |
10.5 |
Points-per-game average for sophomore Dane Goodwin. He is the only ACC player to average double figure scoring with less than five starts this season. |
15 |
Since 1997-98 John Mooney is the only ACC player with 13 or more double-doubles in league play in consecutive seasons (or over any two seasons). Mooney had 13 double-doubles in the ACC last season and has followed up with an ACC-record tying 15 so far in 2019-20. |
16.6 |
Notre Dame is currently 10th in the country and first in the ACC for assists per game with a 16.6 average. The Irish have posted seven games this season with over 20 team assists (22 vs. Howard, 24 vs. FDU, school-record tying 33 vs. Detroit Mercy, 23 vs. Alabama A&M, 26 at Syracuse, 23 vs. Syracuse, 21 vs. Miami). |
20 |
With 24 double-doubles so far this season – and finishing 2018-19 with 20 total – John Mooney joins Tim Duncan and Sheldon Williams as the only ACC players to post consecutive seasons with 20 or more double-doubles in the past 25 years. Since 1996-97, Mooney joins Angel Delgado, Jordan Murphy, Emeka Okafor, Josh Hawkinson and Williams as the only major conference players with multiple seasons of 20 or more double-doubles. |
48% |
Three-point shooting percentage in ACC play this year for T.J. Gibbs – the best in the conference. Gibbs is 45-for-92 behind the arc this season in ACC action. |
56% |
Shooting percentage in ACC competition this season for Juwan Durham (.559), which would place him third on the Notre Dame single-season list (minimum of 50 attempts). Currently he is behind of Zach Auguste (.570 in 2014-15) and Martinas Geben (.568 in 2017-18). |
85% |
Percentage of double-doubles in games played this season for John Mooney (24 of 28, .857). That percentage is the best in the country and threatens Blake Griffin from Oklahoma (30 of 35, .857) and Kenny Adeleke (Hartford, 24 of 28, .857) for the highest percentage in Division I over the past 20 years. |
138 |
Career games played by graduate student Rex Pflueger, who is on pace to become the most experienced player, in terms of games played, in Notre Dame history. Pat Connaughton (2011-15) currently holds the school record with 139 games played. Pflueger is tied for seventh in the country for active players in games played. The Dana Point, California, native is on pace to set the school record for games played in his final home game against Virginia Tech on Saturday. |
1898 |
Total victories in the history of Notre Dame men’s basketball, as the Irish close in on becoming the eighth program to reach 1,900 victories (Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, Duke, Temple, Syracuse and UCLA have all reached that plateau). |
4047 |
Career minutes played by T.J. Gibbs, becoming the seventh player in Notre Dame men’s basketball history to reach 4,000 minutes played. |
GIBBS/PFLUEGER AMONG ACC CAREER LEADERS IN ASSIST/TURNOVER
T.J. Gibbs (2nd, 2.94), Rex Pflueger (4th, 2.33) and Prentiss Hubb (7th, 1.88) all rank among the ACC leaders in assist-to-turnover ratio. Notre Dame is the only ACC team with three players in the top 10 of that statistical category and joins Syracuse as the only team with multiple players on the list.
Gibbs and Pflueger are on pace to go down as two of the best in ACC history in assist-to-turnover ratio. With a 2.463 number, Gibbs would rank 15th all-time in the ACC, while Pflueger’s 2.34 average whould slot him at 17th all-time.
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HIGHLIGHTED BY 1,000 POINT SCORERS
Notre Dame has produced 64 1,000 point scorers throughout the history of the program with 23 of those players reaching that statistical milestone during the Mike Brey era (2000-01 – current). Of the 85 players who have suited up for Notre Dame under Mike Brey, 36 of them were recruited by the staff and exhausted their eligibility with the Irish – 20 of those players have scored more than 1,000 points in a career.
Since 2000-01, Notre Dame leads all ACC teams in 1,000 point scorers (23) and is second in the country over that time frame to Villanova.
School |
All-Time 1,000 Point Scorers |
1,000 Point Scorers since 2000-01 |
North Carolina |
77 |
20 |
Louisville |
69 |
18 |
Duke |
67 |
20 |
NOTRE DAME |
64 |
23 |
Villanova |
64 |
24 |
Syracuse |
62 |
19 |
Kansas |
61 |
19 |
IRISH TRADITIONALLY AMONG BEST IN THE COUNTRY AT TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
Notre Dame finished third in the NCAA last season in turnovers per game – posting the fifth consecutive season of ranking in the nation’s top-10 for least amount of turnovers in a game. The Irish are also perennially one of the top teams in the country in assist to turnover ratio.
The Irish have not averaged over 10.0 turnovers per game since a 10.3 mark in 2013-14 (which was still good enough for 26th nationally).
NOTRE DAME TURNOVERS PER GAME, LAST FIVE SEASONS
Season |
Turnovers/Game |
National Rank |
Conf. Rank |
Ast/Turnover |
National Rank |
Conf. Rank |
2014-15 |
9.4 |
5 |
2 |
1.61 |
4 |
2 |
2015-16 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
1.34 |
43 |
5 |
2016-17 |
9.5 |
2 |
1 |
1.66 |
2 |
1 |
2017-18 |
9.9 |
7 |
2 |
1.46 |
14 |
3 |
2018-19 |
9.3 |
3 |
2 |
1.38 |
18 |
3 |
2019-20 |
9.5 |
1 |
1 |
1.74 |
1 |
1 |
PFLUEGER APPROACHING NOTEWORTHY CAREER MILESTONE COMBINATION
Graduate student Rex Pflueger is approaching a combination of career statistical totals that would make him one of just four Irish players to ever reach a unique combination of statistical marks.
Pflueger is approaching 700 points, 400 rebounds, 300 assists and 150 steals in his Notre Dame career – only Chris Thomas (2002-05), David Graves (1999-02) and Tory Jackson (2007-10) have reached those plateaus in combination.
Player |
Years |
Points (700+) |
Rebounds (400+) |
Assists (300+) |
Steals (150+) |
Chris Thomas |
2002-05 |
2,195 |
528 |
833 |
244 |
David Graves |
1999-02 |
1,746 |
620 |
340 |
202 |
Tory Jackson |
2007-10 |
1,231 |
526 |
694 |
211 |
REX PFLUEGER |
2015-current |
741 |
429 |
340 |
143 |
BY THE NUMBERS: JOHN MOONEY
1 |
Mooney leads the nation in double-doubles (24 in 28 games). |
1 |
Mooney is the only ACC player averaging a double-double (16.8 ppg, 12.8 rpg) and is one of just eight major conference Division I players to average a double-double. |
2 |
With 29 double-doubles in ACC play in his career, Mooney needs just two more to match Travis Watson (UVA) for the most in a career since Tim Duncan’s 39 from 1993-97. |
4 |
Only four Notre Dame players have pulled down 700 rebounds in their final two seasons with the Irish – Tom Hawkins (1957-59, 834), Collis Jones (1969-71, 741), Mooney (208-20, 729) and Walt Sahm (1963-65, 708). |
5 |
With 532 rebounds in ACC action, Mooney ranks fifth among all ACC players since 1996-97 in total rebounds. See page 6 for more details. |
10 |
With 889 career rebounds, Mooney is 10th on the Notre Dame career list and could become the ninth Irish player to pull down 900 career rebounds. |
12 |
From Nov. 26, 2019 through Jan. 22, 2020, Mooney posted 12 consecutive double-doubles to set the school mark. He joins Walt Sahm (4) and LaPhonso Ellis (3) as the only Notre Dame players to own three or more five-game streaks with a double-doubles. Mooney enters Wednesday’s game with four consecutive double-doubles. |
12.4 |
Mooney’s rebound average in ACC games this season, which would rank as the third-best since 1988. Tim Duncan averaged 14.9 rebounds per ACC game in 1996-97, while Mooney’s average in 2018-19 was 12.6. |
12.8 |
Mooney is second in the nation in rebounds-per-game with a 12.8 average. The closest major conference player to Mooney’s average is Minnesota’s Daniel Orturu (11.4). |
14.3 |
Mooney’s rebounds-per-40-minute career average is the best for a Notre Dame player since 1996-97. He is ahead of Jack Cooley (13.0), Luke Harangody (13.), current Irish assistant coach Ryan Humphrey (12.1) and Zach Auguste (12.1). |
15 |
Mooney’s double-doubles in ACC play this season matches the single-season record set by Tim Duncan in 1996-97. He joins Duncan, Shelden Williams (Duke) and Travis Watson (UVA) as the only ACC players to have multiple seasons with 10 or more double-doubles in conference play since 1995-96. |
20 |
With 20 double-doubles last season and 24 this season, Mooney is the first Notre Dame player to boast two seasons with 20 or more doubles-doubles in a career. |
24 |
With 24 double-doubles so far this season – and finishing 2018-19 with 20 total – Mooney joins Tim Duncan and Sheldon Williams as the only ACC players to post consecutive seasons with 20 or more double-doubles in the past 25 years. Since 1996-97, Mooney joins Angel Delgado, Jordan Murphy, Emeka Okafor, Josh Hawkinson and Williams as the only major conference players with multiple seasons of 20 or more double-doubles. |
28 |
Mooney is the first ACC player to post consecutive seasons with 13 or more double-doubles in league play. His 28 double-doubles in two seasons are the most for an ACC player over a two-year stretch since Tim Duncan had 26 combined in 1995-96 and 1996-97. |
44 |
Double-doubles in the past two years – the most in Division I over that stretch. Bethune Cookman’s Cletrell Pope is the closest player with 38, while Xavier’s Tyrique Jones is the closest major conference player with 30. |
45 |
Double-doubles in his career, tied for fourth on the Notre Dame career list (see sidebar, page 4). |
66% |
Mooney has posted a double-double in 45 of his 68 career starts – a .662 average that is the best in the history of Notre Dame basketball. Of active Divison I players, only Cletrell Pope (38 double-doubles in 48 career games, .792 average) boasts a higher average of double-doubles/starts. Since 1996-97, Mooney is second only to Drew Gooden (Kansas, 1999-2002, .688) of major conference players double-double/starts percentage (see more on page 5). |
86% |
Percentage of double-doubles in games played this season for John Mooney (24 of 28, .857). That percentage is the best in the country and threatens Blake Griffin from Oklahoma (30 of 35, .857) and Kenny Adeleke (Hartford, 24 of 28, .857) for the highest percentage in Division I over the past 20 years. |
200 |
Mooney reached the 200-rebound plateau this season in just 15 games, the quickest major conference player to reach 200 rebounds in a season since Tim Duncan in 1996-97 (14 games) and Blake Griffin in 2008-09 (15 games) |
239 |
With 226 rebounds in ACC play this season, Mooney needs 13 more rebounds to match Tim Duncan’s ACC record for total rebounds in a season from the 1996-97 season. |
729 |
Mooney has pulled down 729 rebounds over the past two seasons, the most of any major conference player and over 100 rebounds more than the second-ranked player (Colorado’s Tyler Bey with 618). |
MOONEY SECOND IN THE COUNTRY IN REBOUNDING
Senior forward John Mooney is second in the nation in rebounds per game with a 12.8 average. Mooney is the only Division I player in the country averaging 16-plus points and 12-plus rebounds per game (as of March 2, 2020).
NATIONAL REBOUNDING LEADERS:
Player |
School |
Reb/Game |
Kevin Marfo |
Quinnipiac |
13.2 |
JOHN MOONEY |
NOTRE DAME |
12.8 |
Cletrell Pope |
Bethune Cookman |
11.9 |
Willie Jackson |
Toledo |
11.8 |
Elyjah Goss |
IUPUI |
11.7 |
James Butler |
Drexel |
11.6 |
Daniel Orturu |
Minnesota |
11.4 |
MOONEY CLIMBING THE BREY-ERA CAREER REBOUND CHART
Passing 800 career rebounds against Pittsburgh, John Mooney became the sixth Mike Brey-era (2000-01- current) player to collect 800 or more rebounds. The see sidebar on page 4 for the all-time rebounding chart (Mooney currently ranks 10th).
BREY ERA REBOUNDING TOTALS
Player |
Seasons |
Rebounds |
Luke Harangody |
2006-10 |
1,222 |
Torin Francis |
2002-06 |
969 |
Bonzie Colson |
2014-18 |
900 |
JOHN MOONEY |
2015-20 |
889 |
Pat Connaughton |
2011-15 |
823 |
Zach Auguste |
2012-16 |
822 |
Jack Cooley |
2009-13 |
792 |
Rob Kurz |
2004-08 |
650 |
MOONEY DOUBLE-DOUBLE PERCENTAGE AMONG THE BEST IN DIVISION I SINCE 1996-97
Up to 45 career double-doubles (t-fourth all-time at Notre Dame), John Mooney has posted nearly all of his career double-doubles in the past two seasons. Among all Division I player since 1996-97, that percentage ranks Mooney sixth overall and second among major conference players.
Player |
Double-Doubles |
Starts |
Double-Double Percentage |
Seasons |
School |
Paul Millsap |
68 |
91 |
.747 |
2003-06 |
Louisiana Tech |
Kenneth Faried |
86 |
122 |
.705 |
2007-11 |
Morehead State |
Drew Gooden |
44 |
64 |
.688 |
1999-2002 |
Kansas |
Artsiom Parakhouski |
43 |
64 |
.671 |
2008-10 |
Radford |
Ousmane Drame |
44 |
66 |
.667 |
2011-15 |
Quinnipiac |
JOHN MOONEY |
45 |
68 |
.661 |
2016-current |
NOTRE DAME |
Mike Harris |
55 |
85 |
.647 |
2001-05 |
Rice |
Josh Hawkinson |
56 |
88 |
.636 |
2013-17 |
Washington State |
Blake Griffin |
40 |
63 |
.635 |
2007-09 |
Oklahoma |
* – career game starts unavailable, total games played statistic used
GIBBS SETS NOTRE DAME CAREER ACC SCORING MARK
Senior T.J. Gibbs set the ACC career scoring mark on February 2, 2020, with a game-high 23 points against Wake Forest, surpassing the mark held by Steve Vasturia (72 games, 739 points).
Player |
Seasons |
ACC Games |
Points |
PPG |
T.J. GIBBS |
2016-current |
71 |
870 |
12.3 |
Steve Vasturia |
2016-20 |
72 |
739 |
10.3 |
Bonzie Colson |
2014-18 |
54 |
696 |
12.9 |
V.J. Beachem |
2013-17 |
71 |
619 |
8.7 |
Zach Auguste |
2013-16 |
53 |
575 |
10.8 |
Demetrius Jackson |
2013-16 |
51 |
549 |
10.8 |
Matt Farrell |
2014-18 |
47 |
491 |
10.4 |
John Mooney |
2016-current |
46 |
499 |
10.8 |
Pat Connaughton |
2013-15 |
36 |
455 |
12.6 |
Jerian Grant |
2014-15 |
18 |
295 |
16.4 |
In terms of all conference action for the Irish, Gibbs ranks 5th on the scoring list with 870 points. Luke Harangody (1,329) and Chris Thomas (1,099) pace the Irish record books, followed by Troy Murphy (999) and Matt Carroll (920) in terms of all-time point totals in conference play.
GIBBS AMONG THE NATION’S TOP CAREER CONFERENCE SCORERS
Senior T.J. Gibbs has surpassed 800 points in regular season ACC play in his career – the 15th active Division I major conference player to reach that plateau.
Player |
Seasons |
School |
Conference |
Games |
Points |
PPG |
Markus Howard |
2016-current |
Marquette |
BIG EAST |
69 |
1526 |
22.1 |
Lamar Stevens |
2016-current |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
74 |
1237 |
16.7 |
Myles Powell |
2016-current |
Seton Hall |
BIG EAST |
70 |
1225 |
17.5 |
Tres Tinkle |
2015-current |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
67 |
1171 |
17.5 |
Kamar Baldwin |
2016-current |
Butler |
BIG EAST |
70 |
1116 |
15.9 |
Anthony Cowan Jr. |
2016-current |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
74 |
1086 |
14.7 |
Breein Tyree |
2016-current |
Mississippi |
SEC |
69 |
1080 |
15.7 |
Cassius Winston |
2016-current |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
74 |
1072 |
14.5 |
Payton Pritchard |
2016-current |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
70 |
949 |
13.6 |
Luka Garza |
2017-current |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
55 |
936 |
17.0 |
Mustapha Heron |
2016-current |
St. John’s |
BIG EAST |
60 |
899 |
15.0 |
Skylar Mays |
2016-current |
LSU |
SEC |
70 |
889 |
12.7 |
Desmond Bane |
2016-current |
TCU |
Big 12 |
70 |
873 |
12.5 |
T.J. GIBBS |
2016-current |
NOTRE DAME |
ACC |
71 |
870 |
12.3 |
Alpha Diallo |
2016-current |
Providence |
BIG EAST |
70 |
861 |
12.3 |
HUBB REACHES 200 CAREER ASSISTS… QUICKLY
Sophomore Prentiss Hubb led the Irish with nine assists in the victory at Syracuse on January 4, 2020, reaching 203 career assists in his 47th game in an Irish uniform. Since 1996-97, that is the fifth-quickest for any player at Notre Dame.
Player |
Games to 200th Assist |
Date of 200th Assist |
Career Assists |
Chris Thomas |
27 |
2-23-02 at Miami (FL) |
833 |
Martin Ingelsby |
38 |
12-21-98 Stetson |
526 |
Jerian Grant |
41 |
11-26-12 Chicago State |
690 |
Tory Jackson |
43 |
12-29-07 Brown |
694 |
PRENTISS HUBB |
47 |
1-4-20 at Syracuse |
203 |
DURHAM POSTS TWO NOTEWORTHY DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Senior Juwan Durham responded to the loss of John Mooney (illness) on the front line against Presbyterian with 11 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots to record his second career double-double. He followed up with 12 points, 11 rebounds and four more blocks against Fairleigh Dickinson. It was just the seventh and eighth time a Mike Brey era player has recorded 10+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ blocks – and the first time since John Mooney did it at North Carolina last season.
Others who have accomplished such a double-double include current Irish assistant coach Ryan Humphrey (2001), Torin Francis twice (2003, 2004), Luke Harangody (2008) and Bonzie Colson (2017).
DURHAM ALREADY AMONG TOP SHOT BLOCKERS IN NOTRE DAME HISTORY
Blocked shots are one of the youngest official NCAA official statistics, only becoming a part of the game boxscore for the 1985-86 season. With that in mind, it is still noteworthy that senior Juwan Durham (who still retains a year of eligibility after 2019-20) has already established himself as one of the top shot blockers in Notre Dame history.
In his first full season at Notre Dame in 2018-19, Durham swatted 63 shots which ranks fifth on the Notre Dame single-season blocked shots list.
This season, Durham pushed his career blocked-shot average to 2.2 and is one of just three Notre Dame players to average over 2.0 blocks per game in their career:
Player |
Seasons |
Blocks Per Game |
Ryan Humphrey |
2000-02 |
2.8 |
JUWAN DURHAM |
2018-current |
2.2 |
LaPhonso Ellis |
1988-92 |
2.1 |
Durham’s 123 total blocks at Notre Dame currently rank him seventh all-time (see sidebar, page 8). Jordan Cornette is the Notre Dame blocked shots record holder with 201 from 2001-05.
A DECADE OF ‘NO FOUL’ CONTINUES
One of the mantras of Notre Dame basketball under Mike Brey has been to keep the amount of opponent foul shots down. Defend without fouling is a way of life for Irish basketball and the statistics bear out that trend.
In the last 10 years, Notre Dame has failed to finish among the top 10 in least amount of personal fouls committed just twice. They have also led the country in least amount of personal fouls three times.
The NCAA has been tracking the least amount of fouls committed in a season since 1993. Notre Dame is the only team since 1993 to lead the country in least amount of fouls more than twice (four times) and are on pace to make it five times this season.
NOTRE DAME FOULS PER GAME NATIONAL/CONFERENCE FINAL RANKING
Year |
Fouls Per Game |
NCAA Raking |
Conference Ranking |
2009-10 |
15.1 |
10 |
2 |
2010-11 |
15.2 |
11 |
1 |
2011-12 |
13.8 |
1 |
1 |
2012-13 |
14.1 |
8 |
1 |
2013-14 |
16.2 |
15 |
5 |
2014-15 |
15.1 |
6 |
1 |
2015-16 |
15.1 |
1 |
1 |
2016-17 |
14.9 |
4 |
1 |
2017-18 |
13.1 |
1 |
1 |
2018-19 |
13.8 |
1 |
1 |
2019-20 |
12.2 |
1 |
1 |
IRISH BOAST SOLID RECORD FOR ANNUAL HOME-AND-HOME ACC SERIES
Since joining the ACC for the 2013-14 season, Boston College and Georgia Tech have been designated as the ‘traditional’ yearly rivals for Notre Dame in the league. Each season, the Irish have met the Eagles and Yellow Jackets for home-and-home series. Notre Dame boasts the best record in the league against its designated repeat opponents since 2013-14 (records below are regular-season meetings only):
RECORD VS. ACC ANNUAL HOME-AND-HOME OPPONENTS SINCE 2013-14
Team |
Opponent |
Opponent |
Record |
NOTRE DAME |
Boston College |
Georgia Tech |
22-6 |
Duke |
North Carolina |
Wake Forest |
19-8 |
Florida State |
Miami |
Clemson |
18-9 |
Syracuse |
Boston College |
Pittsburgh |
19-8 |
North Carolina |
Duke |
NC State |
18-9 |
Virginia |
Virginia Tech |
Louisville |
18-9* |
* – Virginia repeated with Maryland in 2013-14
Each season since 2013-14, ACC teams have faced their designated home-and-home opponents each year, two other league opponents on a rotating home-and-home basis, five opponents on the road only and five opponents at home only.