Notre Dame (8-5, 2-1 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (6-7, 0-3)
ACC NETWORK 6 p.m. ET
PLAY BY PLAY: Wes Durham; ANALYST: Dan Bonner
The series is dominated by whichever team is on its home court. The home team in this series, since Notre Dame joined the ACC for the 2013-14 season, is 13-2.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP via ND Sports Info
#23 DANE GOODWIN | Senior | 6-4 | 202 | Upper Arlington, OH
15.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, .496 FG%, .468 3FG%, .931 FT%
Has stepped up his game at all levels and on both ends of the court this season • reached double figure scoring in all 13 games this season (a career-best streak) • ranked in ACC Top-15 in 3FG% (.496), FG% 12th (.468) and scoring 13th (15.1) • ACC Co-Player of the Week (12/27/21) • Reached 1,000 points in a career vs. Western Michigan • one of the best free throw shooters on the team, boasting a .837 career average from the stripe (27-29 this season, which included two game sealing FTs vs. UNC on Wednesday night).
#20 | PAUL ATKINSON JR. | Graduate Student | 6-9 | 230 | West Palm Beach, FL
11.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, .568 FG%, .769 FT%
A tone setter for the Irish in the post, has hit double-digit scoring in last five of the last six games • 2019-20 Ivy League Player of the Year at Yale • did not participate in 2020-21, as the Ivy League cancelled all intercollegiate athletics • ranked by ESPN+ as the fourth-best transfer prospect in 2020-21 • boasts a .649 career field goal percentage and led Ivy League in FG% all three seasons in which he competed.
#0 BLAKE WESLEY | Freshman | 6-5 | 185 | South Bend, IN
13.7 ppg, .446 FG%, .333 3FG%
One of the most dynamic playmaking freshmen in the ACC • has reached double figures in scoring in 11 of 13 career games, including the last nine straight • ACC Rookie of the Week (12/13/21) • in first career start at home in Purcell Pavilion, hit the game-winning jumper with :12 seconds remaining to upset No. 10/12 Kentucky • third in the ACC in freshman scoring (13.3 ppg) and eighth among all major conference true freshmen in ppg • exploded for 24 points, 18 in the second half at Illinois in the first true road game of his career • first Mike Brey freshman to score 20 points in a career debut (vs. CSUN) since Chris Thomas in 2001 • first South Bend, IN, public school MBB prospect to sign with Notre Dame since 1985.
#3 PRENTISS HUBB | Senior | 6-3 | 176 | Upper Marlboro, MD
7.7 ppg, 3.2 apg
Connected on the game-winning jumper with five seconds remaining at Pittsburgh (12/28/21), capping a 13-point second half where he finished 3-3 from three-point range • edging closer to becoming the ninth Notre Dame player to post 500 career assists (487) • preseason All-ACC Second Team • led the team with 15 points against Boston College, coming off the bench for the first time since the victory at Miami last season • led the Irish in scoring (14.6) and three-point field goals made (65) last season • one of five major conference players to reach 100 assists in league play last season.
#14 NATE LASZEWSKI | Senior | 6-10 | 235 | Jupiter, FL
8.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, .453 3FG%
Had his break out game of the season Wednesday vs. North Carolina, leading the Irish with 20 points (6-7 from three point range) and eight rebounds • carries a string of six straight three pointers made into the game at Georgia Tech • improved FG% 19 percent, 3FG% 11% and RPG by 3.1 last season • scored over 20 points four times last season and has six 20-point games in his career.
ACC NETWORK 6 p.m. ET
PLAY BY PLAY: Wes Durham; ANALYST: Dan Bonner
The series is dominated by whichever team is on its home court. The home team in this series, since Notre Dame joined the ACC for the 2013-14 season, is 13-2.
PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP via ND Sports Info
#23 DANE GOODWIN | Senior | 6-4 | 202 | Upper Arlington, OH
15.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, .496 FG%, .468 3FG%, .931 FT%
Has stepped up his game at all levels and on both ends of the court this season • reached double figure scoring in all 13 games this season (a career-best streak) • ranked in ACC Top-15 in 3FG% (.496), FG% 12th (.468) and scoring 13th (15.1) • ACC Co-Player of the Week (12/27/21) • Reached 1,000 points in a career vs. Western Michigan • one of the best free throw shooters on the team, boasting a .837 career average from the stripe (27-29 this season, which included two game sealing FTs vs. UNC on Wednesday night).
#20 | PAUL ATKINSON JR. | Graduate Student | 6-9 | 230 | West Palm Beach, FL
11.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, .568 FG%, .769 FT%
A tone setter for the Irish in the post, has hit double-digit scoring in last five of the last six games • 2019-20 Ivy League Player of the Year at Yale • did not participate in 2020-21, as the Ivy League cancelled all intercollegiate athletics • ranked by ESPN+ as the fourth-best transfer prospect in 2020-21 • boasts a .649 career field goal percentage and led Ivy League in FG% all three seasons in which he competed.
#0 BLAKE WESLEY | Freshman | 6-5 | 185 | South Bend, IN
13.7 ppg, .446 FG%, .333 3FG%
One of the most dynamic playmaking freshmen in the ACC • has reached double figures in scoring in 11 of 13 career games, including the last nine straight • ACC Rookie of the Week (12/13/21) • in first career start at home in Purcell Pavilion, hit the game-winning jumper with :12 seconds remaining to upset No. 10/12 Kentucky • third in the ACC in freshman scoring (13.3 ppg) and eighth among all major conference true freshmen in ppg • exploded for 24 points, 18 in the second half at Illinois in the first true road game of his career • first Mike Brey freshman to score 20 points in a career debut (vs. CSUN) since Chris Thomas in 2001 • first South Bend, IN, public school MBB prospect to sign with Notre Dame since 1985.
#3 PRENTISS HUBB | Senior | 6-3 | 176 | Upper Marlboro, MD
7.7 ppg, 3.2 apg
Connected on the game-winning jumper with five seconds remaining at Pittsburgh (12/28/21), capping a 13-point second half where he finished 3-3 from three-point range • edging closer to becoming the ninth Notre Dame player to post 500 career assists (487) • preseason All-ACC Second Team • led the team with 15 points against Boston College, coming off the bench for the first time since the victory at Miami last season • led the Irish in scoring (14.6) and three-point field goals made (65) last season • one of five major conference players to reach 100 assists in league play last season.
#14 NATE LASZEWSKI | Senior | 6-10 | 235 | Jupiter, FL
8.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg, .453 3FG%
Had his break out game of the season Wednesday vs. North Carolina, leading the Irish with 20 points (6-7 from three point range) and eight rebounds • carries a string of six straight three pointers made into the game at Georgia Tech • improved FG% 19 percent, 3FG% 11% and RPG by 3.1 last season • scored over 20 points four times last season and has six 20-point games in his career.
