Josh Hubbard

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Josh Hubbard
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No. 12–Mississippi State Bulldogs
Position Point guard
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-12-27) December 27, 2004 (age 20)
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Madison-Ridgeland Academy
(Madison, Mississippi)
College Mississippi State (2023–present)
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-SEC (2025)

Josh Hubbard (born December 27, 2004) is an American college basketball point guard for the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

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High school career

Hubbard attended Madison-Ridgeland Academy in Madison, Mississippi. As a senior, he averaged 27.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game and was named the Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year. [1] Hubbard finished his high school career totaling 4,367 points, becoming Mississippi's all-time leading scorer. [2] [3] Hubbard was originally committed to play for the Ole Miss Rebels before decommitting after Rebels head coach Kermit Davis was fired. [4] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball at Mississippi State University over offers from Georgetown, Houston, and LSU. [5]

College career

As a freshman, Hubbard averaged 17.1 points per game and made 108 threes, leading the SEC. [6] As a result, he was named the winner of the Howell Trophy, becoming the first freshman to receive the award. [7] [8]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Mississippi State 351627.7.385.355.8532.21.7.7.117.1
2024–25 Mississippi State 343433.0.402.345.8782.13.1.9.118.9

Personal life

Hubbard is third cousins with former NBA all-star and Nasmith Hall of Fame inductee, Dwyane Wade. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Newsome, Langston. "Mississippi State commitment Josh Hubbard named Mississippi Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
  2. ↑ "MRA's Josh Hubbard Breaks Boys Basketball State Scoring Record". WJTV. 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  3. ↑ Johnstone, Patrick; Doehring, Joseph (2023-02-18). "MRA's Josh Hubbard breaks career scoring record". WLBT. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  4. ↑ Johnstone, Patrick (2023-02-28). "Josh Hubbard de-commits from Ole Miss". WLBT. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Alex (2023-03-13). "Four-star point guard Hubbard flips script, commits to Mississippi State". The Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  6. ↑ Krajisnik, Stefan. "Mississippi State basketball star Josh Hubbard announces return for sophomore season". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  7. ↑ Sklar, Sam. "Mississippi State men's, women's basketball players sweep 2024 Howell and Gillom trophies". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  8. ↑ Staff Reports (2024-03-13). "Former MRA standout wins Howell Trophy". Madison County Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  9. ↑ Sklar, Sam. "Why is Dwyane Wade attending Mississippi State-SMU game? It's because of Josh Hubbard". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
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