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IRISH vs. HOKIES – BY THE NUMBERS
.765
Junior forward Nate Laszewski’s NCAA-leading effective field goal percentage in 2020-21.
The statistic accounts for the fact that a three-point field goal is more worth more than a two-point field goal – the formula is (FGM + 0.5 * 3PM) / FGA
.646
Nate Laszewski’s field goal percentage in 2020-21, which leads the ACC, is third among major conference players and 10th in the NCAA (min 5 FGM/G, 5 GP).
.551
Nate Laszewski’s three-point field goal percentage in 2020-21, which is first in the ACC, is first among major conference players and third in the NCAA (min 1.5 3PM/G, 5 GP).
.562
Notre Dame career field goal percentage for graduate forward Juwan Durham, which would rank him fifth on the Irish career charts since 1996-97 for a player with at least 200 FGM.
2
Statistical categories in which Irish players lead the ACC in conference play – Nate Laszewski in field goal percentage (.631) and junior guard Prentiss Hubb in assists per game (6.29).
11.9
Notre Dame’s NCAA-leading fouls per game number, as the Irish continue their tradition of not fouling the opponent to allow easy points late in a contest. The Irish are ahead of Appalachian State (13.0) and Virginia (13.3) for the national lead.
14
The Irish are 14th in the country and third in the ACC in free throw percentage at .783.
17.3
Points-per-game average in ACC play for Nate Laszewski, which is third in the league as of Jan. 25.
19
Assists over the past two games for Prentiss Hubb (10 vs. Boston College, nine at Miami) which is the most over a two-game stretch for an Irish player since Jerian Grant had 20 against Boston College (11) and Syracuse (nine) in February of 2015.
23
A recent project by CBSSports.com ranked the ‘Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever’ with Notre Dame placing 23rd on the list and sixth in the ACC. Notre Dame will face eight of the teams ranked above them this year a total of nine times: No. 19 NC State, No. 14 Michigan State (0-1), No. 12 Ohio State (0-1), No. 11 Syracuse, No. 6 Louisville, No. 3 Duke (0-1, twice), No. 2 North Carolina (0-1), No. 1 Kentucky (1-0).
152
Career blocked shots for Juwan Durham, the sixth Notre Dame player to compile over 150 blocks in a career. Durham is one of just three Irish players to average over 2.0 blocks per game in a career (LaPhonso Ellis, current Irish assistant coach Ryan Humphrey).
113
The offensive efficiency rating for the Irish this season according to kenpom.com, 23rd in the country and the highest ranking for the rating since the end of the 2018 season (32nd). It is the third-highest in the ACC behind Virginia (11th) and Florida State (12th).
362
Career assists for Prentiss Hubb, becoming the 17th Irish player to reach 360 career assists. Hubb’s 4.64 career assists per game average would place him in 10th place on the Notre Dame career list – and is in the top 15 for all active NCAA players (currently 13th).
1909
Total victories in the history of Notre Dame men’s basketball, as the Irish became the eighth program to reach 1,900 victories in 2019-20 (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.
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