Josh Hubbard
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Josh Hubbard
| image = File:Josh Hubbard.jpg
| caption =
| number = 12
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 190
| team = Mississippi State Bulldogs
| league = Southeastern Conference
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|12|27}}
| birth_place =
| high_school = Madison-Ridgeland Academy
(Madison, Mississippi)
| college = Mississippi State (2023–present)
| 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).
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.{{Cite web |last=Newsome |first=Langston |title=Mississippi State commitment Josh Hubbard named Mississippi Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/03/15/mississippi-state-commitment-josh-hubbard-mississippi-gatorade-basketball-player-of-the-year/70011911007/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}} Hubbard finished his high school career totaling 4,367 points, becoming Mississippi's all-time leading scorer.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-18 |title=MRA’s Josh Hubbard Breaks Boys Basketball State Scoring Record |url=https://www.wjtv.com/sports/mras-josh-hubbard-breaks-boys-basketball-state-scoring-record/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=WJTV |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Johnstone |first=Patrick |last2=Doehring |first2=Joseph |date=2023-02-18 |title=MRA’s Josh Hubbard breaks career scoring record |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2023/02/18/mras-josh-hubbard-breaks-career-scoring-record/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=WLBT |language=en}} Hubbard was originally committed to play for the Ole Miss Rebels before decommitting after Rebels head coach Kermit Davis was fired.{{Cite web |last=Johnstone |first=Patrick |date=2023-02-28 |title=Josh Hubbard de-commits from Ole Miss |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2023/02/28/josh-hubbard-de-commits-ole-miss/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=WLBT |language=en}} A four-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball at Mississippi State University over offers from Georgetown, Houston, and LSU.{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Alex |date=2023-03-13 |title=Four-star point guard Hubbard flips script, commits to Mississippi State |url=https://cdispatch.com/sports/four-star-point-guard-hubbard-stays-in-state-commits-to-mississippi-state/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Dispatch |language=en-US}}
College career
As a freshman, Hubbard averaged 17.1 points per game and made 108 threes, leading the SEC.{{Cite web |last=Krajisnik |first=Stefan |title=Mississippi State basketball star Josh Hubbard announces return for sophomore season |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/04/01/josh-hubbard-mississippi-state-basketball-guard-all-sec-returning-2024-2025-season/73171027007/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}} As a result, he was named the winner of the Howell Trophy, becoming the first freshman to receive the award.{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Sam |title=Mississippi State men's, women's basketball players sweep 2024 Howell and Gillom trophies |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/03/11/mississippi-state-basketball-josh-hubbard-jessika-carter-howell-gillom-trophy/72932471007/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Reports |first=Staff |date=2024-03-13 |title=Former MRA standout wins Howell Trophy |url=https://www.onlinemadison.com/stories/former-mra-standout-wins-howell-trophy,97977 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=Madison County Journal |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State
| 35 || 16 || 27.7 || .385 || .355 || .853 || 2.2 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 17.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25
| style="text-align:left;"| Mississippi State
| 34 || 34 || 33.0 || .402 || .345 || .878 || 2.1 || 3.1 || .9 || .1 || 18.9
{{S-end}}
Personal life
Hubbard is third cousins with former NBA all-star and Nasmith Hall of Fame inductee, Dwyane Wade.{{Cite web |last=Sklar |first=Sam |title=Why is Dwyane Wade attending Mississippi State-SMU game? It’s because of Josh Hubbard |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2024/11/22/dwyane-wade-mississippi-state-basketball-smu-josh-hubbard/76512950007/ |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/josh-hubbard/11403 Mississippi State Bulldogs bio]
{{Howell Trophy}}
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Mississippi
Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball players