Uva basketball1/7/2023 ![]() Guy is the junior Hoosier guard who can really do it all on offense, as he leads the team in scoring (14.8 ppg) and shoots a blistering 44% from long range despite taking nearly 7 such shots per contest. To quickly recap their key players, the trio of Kyle Guy, De’Andre Hunter, and Ty Jerome lead the squad, each scoring at least 13 points per game. The Cavaliers handle their business at an elite level on both ends of the floor. I don’t feel the need to go into a ton more detail on that, since we covered how good they are in the preview for the game a couple weeks ago. Virginia is one of the best teams in the country - they’re ranked #4 in the AP Poll and are #2 overall in KenPom, sitting 5th in offense and 3rd in defense. Radio: Notre Dame Basketball Network with Jack Nolan and Zach Hillesland (Notre Dame ‘09) also available on the Notre Dame app.TV: Raycom Sports with Wes Durham and Dan Bonner | WatchESPN stream.When: Saturday, February 16th at 2:00 PM ET Where: John Paul Jones Arena - Charlottesville, Virginia It is the 6th-most at ND since freshmen became eligible in 1972-1973 ( per Alan Wasielewski) The Notre Dame freshman class ( Robby Carmody, Chris Doherty, Dane Goodwin, Prentiss Hubb, Nate Laszewski) has played 1,882 minutes this season, which is the most for any rookie class in the Mike Brey era.Notre Dame is committing just 13.3 personal fouls per game, which is the lowest average total in the country ( per Alan Wasielewski).With a 9.6 average, Notre Dame is 5th in the country in turnovers committed per game ( per Alan Wasielewski).Notre Dame finished off its four-game run through its annual home-and-home opponents in ACC play at 3-1 this season, pushing its record against Boston College and Georgia Tech to 19-5 overall since joining the league in 2013-2014 ( per Alan Wasielewski).Should Hubb maintain his 3.6 assist-per-game average, he would become the 4th Mike Brey-era rookie to reach 100 assists in a season ( per Alan Wasielewski) ![]() Freshman Prentiss Hubb leads the team with 86 assists so far this season, and is the ninth true freshman in ND history to post 80-or-more assists during their rookie season.Since ND joined the ACC in 2013-2014, the single-season high for double-doubles in ACC play is 13 by UNC’s Brice Johnson (2015-2016) ( per Alan Wasielewski) Mooney recorded his 15th overall double-double against Georgia Tech last weekend, which was also his 9th in ACC play.He is the only ACC player averaging a double-double and one of just 6 major conference players in the country to do so ( per Alan Wasielewski) Junior forward John Mooney has 15 double-doubles this season and is averaging a double-double with 14.2 ppg and 10.8 rpg.Notre Dame and Virginia will be meeting for the 15th time, with the Cavaliers leading the all-time series 12-2 (per Alan Wasielewski, Associate Athletics Communication Director).With that said, let’s still dive into the facts and figures and see what we should know about this match-up. Virginia topped ND 82-55 when the teams squared off in Purcell in late January, and with this game in Charlottesville, it’s unlikely the result will be much different. Now, the Irish are rewarded by having to travel to Charlottesville to take on the #4 Virginia Cavaliers, who are 21-2 and have only lost to the Duke Blue Devils this season.
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