Hubbard Captures Third SEC Freshman Of The Week Award

by Matt Dunaway, Director/Communications

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Mississippi State's Josh Hubbard came away with his third SEC Freshman of the Week award announced Monday by the conference office.

For Hubbard, he's the second State player to earn at least a trio of SEC Freshman weekly honors. The only other player in program history to accomplish the feat is Jamont Gordon who won the award four times during the 2005-06 season.

Hubbard amassed 21.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as the Bulldogs earned another top 10 victory over No. 8 Auburn. It marked the first time that State has earned two wins over Associated Press Top 10 squads during the same season since 2001-02.

Hubbard was instrumental and made the most of his first career start with 15 of his game-leading 17 points during the second half versus Auburn. He drained a trio of critical three-pointers, the last a late shot clock inbounds play with 1:37 remaining, to stretch State's lead from 55-54 to 58-54.

Hubbard began his week with a SEC season's best 26 points at Florida which marked his fifth effort of 20-plus points off the bench, the most for a State player in a single season going back to 1989-90.

For the season, Hubbard has racked up 298 points, which is fifth-most for a State freshman through 20 games and the most since Rickey Brown (1976-77). He has provided 16 of his 17 outings in double figures off the bench which are tied for second-most among State players dating back to the 1989-90 season.

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Hubbard is one of two Power 6 freshmen players (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) to average at least 14.5 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 29 programs nationally to earn at least six combined NCAA NET Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins on the season. The Bulldogs are one of the few programs nationally to collect a pair of wins over Associated Press Top 10 opponents this season.

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The Bulldogs are in the midst of another four consecutive NCAA NET Quad 1 contests and are the only school in the country to play eight of their first nine conference games as quad 1 opportunities.

State renews its rivalry with Ole Miss on Tuesday in Oxford. Tip time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. CT televised by SEC Network and available online courtesy of the ESPN app.

Mississippi State is selling single-game tickets for its remaining home games, fans are encouraged to visit www.HailState.com/Tickets for more information.

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