Josh Hubbard captures second SEC Freshman of the Week honor
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Mississippi State’s Josh Hubbard tucked away his second SEC Freshman of the Week award announced Monday by the conference office.
For Hubbard, he is the eighth State player to earn multiple SEC freshman weekly honors. Most recently, Reggie Perry (2018-19) and Quinndary Weatherspoon (2015-16) accomplished the feat for the Maroon and White.
Hubbard piled up 19.5 points fueled by seven three-pointers for the week. He pumped in a SEC-best 25 points, his second-highest scoring output on the season, versus No. 5 Tennessee. The Tennessee triumph marked State’s first win over an Associated Press Top 5 opponent since 2002-03.
For the season, Hubbard has amassed 241 points, which is fifth-most for a State freshman through 16 games and the most since Rickey Brown (1976-77). His 14 games in double figures off the bench are tied for fourth-most among State players dating back to the 1989-90 season.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Hubbard is the only Power 6 freshmen player (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) to average at least 15.0 points per game with a minimum of 15 games off the bench going back to 2005-06.
Mississippi State is one of three SEC programs (Auburn, Tennessee) and one of 26 programs nationally to earn at least five combined NCAA NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins on the season. The Bulldogs also are joined by Memphis as the only programs with at least four non-conference wins over Power 5 opponents on road/neutral floors in 2023-24.
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The Bulldogs travel to No. 8 Kentucky for their fourth consecutive NCAA NET Quad 1 contest to open SEC action. Wednesday’s tip time is slated for 6 p.m. CT televised by ESPN2 and available online courtesy of the ESPN app.
Mississippi State is selling single-game tickets and $96 mini plans for the 2023-24 campaign. Visit www.HailState.com/Tickets for more information.
