With John Mooney and T.J. Gibbs heading out, someone has to step in and be the focal point of Notre Dame’s offense. The front-runner has to be Prentiss Hubb, the sophomore guard who led all underclassmen with 12.1 points a game and had a team-high 162 assists. He also tied for the team lead in 3-pointers (76) with Gibbs after hitting a game-high four in what turned out to be the Irish’s final game of the season. And if anyone needed to stay out there for a bit, it was Hubb, whose 35.2 minutes a game were a team high.
Hubb scored at least 20 points seven times, including in four of six games between Jan. 4 and Jan. 25. He torched Florida State for 24 points both times the Irish met them, leaving little doubt about his ability to raise his game when needed. He had 20 of his season-high 25 points in the second half of a Jan. 15 at Georgia Tech.