NOTRE DAME VS VIRGINIA TECH

The University of Notre Dame men’s basketball team completes the 2019-20 regular season on Saturday afternoon (2 p.m., ACC Network) against Virginia Tech (16-14, 7-12) as the Irish honor the senior class of T.J. Gibbs, John Mooney and Rex Pflueger.

Notre Dame and Virginia Tech are meeting for the 13th time on Saturday afternoon with the Irish leading the all-time series 8-4. The Hokies won the last two meetings between the two teams last season, including a victory in Purcell Pavilion.

The Irish are 3-2 in Purcell Pavilion against Virginia Tech and 5-3 against the Hokies in ACC play.

The Notre Dame – Virginia Tech series has two noteworthy Irish victories as part of its history. On Feb. 24, 2001, an 85-61 victory for the Irish earned the program’s first-ever conference regular-season title, as No. 18/18 Notre Dame claimed the BIG EAST West Division title. In the 2018 ACC Championship, Notre Dame recorded its greatest second-half comeback ever (down 21 points) to defeat Virginia Tech 71-65 behind 22 points from Matt Farrell.

Notre Dame recorded its greatest second-half comeback ever (down 21 points) to defeat Virginia Tech 71-65 behind 22 points from Matt Farrell. The first meeting between Notre Dame and Virginia Tech occurred in the 1973 NIT Championship game in Madison Square Garden. In a time when the NCAA tournament only featured 25 teams, the NIT Championship was earned by the Hokies over Digger Phelps’ second Notre Dame team on a last-second shot in overtime by VT’s Bobby Stevens.

NOTRE DAME GAME DAY INFORMATION Date Saturday, March 7, 2020 Time 2:00 p.m. ET Site: Purcell Pavilion

• Notre Dame, IN

• Capacity 9,149 TV: ACC Network

• Dave O'Brien (play-by-play)

• Jordan Cornette (Notre Dame '05) (analyst)

• Katie George (sideline)

Radio: Notre Dame Radio Network

• Jack Nolan (play-by-play)

• Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame '09) (analyst)

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Notre Dame MBB Notes vs. Virginia Tech (PDF)

BY THE NUMBERS: IRISH VS HOKIES

1 Notre Dame leads the country in least amount of fouls committed per game (12.5). 1 Notre Dame leads the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.70. The Irish are ahead of BYU (1.60) and Belmont (1.55). Notre Dame has 495 assists this season compared to just 291 turnovers. 1 Senior John Mooney leads the nation with 25 double-doubles this season (in 29 games) ahead of William & Mary’s Nathan Knight (22 in 31 games) as of Friday, March 6. 2 Notre Dame is second in the country in least amount of turnovers committed per game (9.7), behind Liberty (9.5) and ahead of St. Mary’s (CA) (9.8). 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 25 of 29 games played this season. He is the only player in Division I averaging 16-plus points and 12-plus rebounds per game this season. 10 A victory on Senior Day against Virginia Tech on Saturday would push the Irish to .500 in the ACC and provide the 10th conference victory of the season. Finishing 10-10 would mark the fourth time in seven ACC seasons the Irish will finish the conference slate with 10 or more wins, joining Duke, UNC, Virginia, Syracuse, Louisville, Miami and Virginia Tech as the only ACC teams with four seasons of 10 or more wins since 2013-14. 13 Notre Dame and Virginia Tech will be meeting for the 13th time, with the Irish holding an 8-4 advantage in the series. Notre Dame is 3-2 against Virginia Tech in Purcell Pavilion and 4-3 against the Hokies as ACC regular-season opponents. 16 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 16 so far in 2019-20. 16.5 Notre Dame is currently ninth in the country and first in the ACC for assists per game with a 16.5 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 25 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. 56% Shooting percentage in ACC competition this season for Juwan Durham (.568), which would place him second on the Notre Dame single-season list (minimum of 50 attempts). Currently he is behind of Zach Auguste (.570 in 2014-15) and tied with Martinas Geben (.568 in 2017-18). 86% Percentage of double-doubles in games played this season for John Mooney (25 of 29, .862). 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. 139 Career games played by graduate student Rex Pflueger, matching the school-record held by Pat Connaughton (2011-15) Pflueger is tied for seventh in the country for active players in games played. The Dana Point, California, will set a new mark for games played at Notre Dame on Senior Day Saturday afternoon against Virginia Tech. 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). The Irish were 12th all-time in college basketball victories when Mike Brey took over the program in 2000-01 – they have since passed Oregon State, Pennsylvania, St. John’s and Indiana on the all-time wins list into eighth place. 4084 Career minutes played by T.J. Gibbs, becoming the seventh player in Notre Dame men’s basketball history to reach 4,000 minutes played.

SENIOR SUPERLATIVES

The 2019-20 Senior Class will be honored before Saturday’s game with Virginia Tech. Rex Pflueger, T.J. Gibbs and John Mooney will be playing their final regular-season home game in Purcell Pavilion.

Here is a breakdown of where each student-athlete ranks on Notre Dame’s all-time statistical lists, among the Mike Brey era (2000-01 to present) and in ACC regular-season play.

Rex Pflueger Statistic Number ND All-Time ND Brey Era ND in ACC Assists 342 18th 9th 2nd (176) Steals 143 11th 6th 2nd (64) Assist/Turnover 2.34 5th (since 96-97) 5th 1st (2.23) GP 139 t-1st t-1st 2nd (70) T.J. Gibbs Assists 375 17th 8th 1st (195) Steals 131 t-14th 7th 1st (72) Assist/Turnover 2.44 3rd (since 96-97) 3rd 3rd (2.03) Points 1538 16th 5th 1st (875) 3FGM 235 9th 7th 1st (130) FTM 323 19th 8th 1st (189) GP 134 4th 4th 1st (72) GS 99 11th 11th 2nd (55) MP 4084 7th 7th 1st (2329) John Mooney Points 1166 43rd 18th 2nd (740) Rebounds 900 5th t-3rd 1st (543) Double-Doubles 46 4th 2nd 1st (30) GP 110 30th t-25th 3rd (59)

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

MOONEY, PFLUEGER EARN ALL-ACC ACADEMIC HONORS

Senior John Mooney and graduate student Rex Pflueger were named to the 2020 All-ACC Academic Team, as announced by the conference earlier this week.

Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.

Pflueger earns the honor for the third time in his career. The 2019 Notre Dame graduate is earning an accelerated MBA from the Mendoza College of Business this season with a focus in business leadership strategy. Mooney has been named to the team for the first time in his Notre Dame career and will graduate in May with a management consulting degree from the Mendoza College of Business.

BY THE NUMBERS: JOHN MOONEY

1 Mooney leads the nation in double-doubles (25 in 29 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 30 double-doubles in ACC play in his career, Mooney needs just one 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 543 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 900 career rebounds, Mooney is 10th on the Notre Dame career list and is the ninth Irish player to reach the 900-rebound statistical plateau. 12 From Nov. 26, 2019 through Jan. 22, 2020, Mooney posted 12 consecutive double-doubles to set the school mark. With his fifth consecutive double-double against FSU on Wednesday, he matches Walt Sahm as the only Notre Dame player to won four double-double streaks running five or more games. 12.3 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 (11.6). 14.2 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 (13.0), current Irish assistant coach Ryan Humphrey (12.1) and Zach Auguste (12.1). 16 Mooney’s single-season ACC record for double-double in league play, besting the 15 by Tim Duncan in 1995-96. 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 25 this season, Mooney is the first Notre Dame player to boast two seasons with 20 or more doubles-doubles in a career. 25 With 25 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. 29 Mooney is the first ACC player to post consecutive seasons with 13 or more double-doubles in league play. His 29 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. 45 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 39, while Xavier’s Tyrique Jones is the closest major conference player with 30. 46 Double-doubles in his career, fourth on the Notre Dame career list (see sidebar, page 4). 67% Mooney has posted a double-double in 46 of his 69 career starts – a .667 average that is the best in the history of Notre Dame basketball. Of active Divison I players, only Cletrell Pope (39 double-doubles in 49 career games, .796 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 (25 of 29, .862). 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) 237 With 237 rebounds in ACC play this season, Mooney needs two more rebounds to move past Tim Duncan’s ACC record for total rebounds in a season from the 1996-97 season. 740 Mooney has pulled down 740 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 13.3 JOHN MOONEY NOTRE DAME 12.8 Cletrell Pope Bethune Cookman 11.9 Willie Jackson Toledo 11.7 E.J. Anosike Sacred Heart 11.7 James Butler Drexel 11.6 Daniel Orturu Minnesota 11.6

MOONEY CLIMBING THE BREY-ERA CAREER REBOUND CHART

Reaching 900 career rebounds against Florida State, John Mooney became the fourth Mike Brey-era (2000-01- current) player to collect 900 or more rebounds. The see sidebar on page 4 for the all-time rebounding chart (Mooney currently ranks eighth).

BREY ERA REBOUNDING TOTALS

Player Seasons Rebounds Luke Harangody 2006-10 1,222 Torin Francis 2002-06 969 JOHN MOONEY 2015-20 900 Bonzie Colson 2014-18 900 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 46 career double-doubles (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 tied for fifth overall and second among major conference players (minimum 40 career double-doubles).

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 JOHN MOONEY 46 69 .667 2016-current NOTRE DAME Ousmane Drame 44 66 .667 2011-15 Quinnipiac 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

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 9.7 2 1 1.70 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 that combination of statistical milestones.

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 744 434 342 143

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 72 875 12.2 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 875 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.

HUBB POSTS EIGHT 20-POINT GAMES IN 2019-20

Sophomore Prentiss Hubb has logged a team-high eight 20-point games this season for the Irish. His eight 20-point performances are the tied for the fourth-most for a sophomore during the Mike Brey era behind Luke Harangody (18), Chris Thomas (15), T.J. Gibbs (9) and Tim Abromaitis (8).

Seven of Hubb’s eight 20-point games have come against ACC opponents. Of the 14 players with multiple 20-point games against the ACC, Hubb ranks fifth behind T.J. Gibbs (11), Bonzie Colson (10), V.J. Beachem (8) and John Mooney (8).

Hubb’s 20-point games this season:

Date Opponent FG 3FG FT TR AST TO STL PTS 11/6 at North Carolina 8-17 5-9 1-2 2 6 1 1 22 12/14 UCLA 6-12 5-10 3-5 0 6 1 0 20 1/4 at Syracuse 7-16 6-12 2-2 2 9 4 1 22 1/8 at NC State 9-14 4-7 2-2 3 2 3 2 24 1/15 at Georgia Tech 8-16 3-8 6-8 4 3 2 2 25 1/25 at Florida State 7-16 5-11 5-5 4 1 3 2 24 2/17 North Carolina 7-17 2-9 4-5 1 8 3 0 20 3/4 Florida State 8-13 5-9 3-3 1 6 4 1 24

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 127 total blocks at Notre Dame currently rank him sixth 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 12.4 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 20-8 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.