EYEBRONCO: Yannick Atanga welcomes Matt Hubbard
A second-year forward who has seen action in 60 career games with 37 starts ... can play inside and outside ... a member of the 2014-15 WCC All-Freshman Team.
2015-16 (SO): Played in 28 of 31 games with 13 starts ... had a stretch of four of five games scoring in double figures before spraining an ankle vs. Saint Mary’s (Dec. 23) … career-high 16 points at San Francisco (Feb. 6)… made his first start in 13 games vs. LMU (Feb. 18) where he also had a season-high four assists.
2014-15 (FR): Member of the WCC All-Freshman team ... averaged 6.8 ppg (fourth on the team) and 4.0 rpg (third on the team) in 22.8 mpg ... scored 11 pts. making 5-8 FG and his only 3 with 5 reb. and an ast. in 1st game as a Bronco (vs. CS Fullerton 11/14) ... thrust into a starting role due to injuries to Yannick Atanga and Emmanuel Ndumanya ... started for the 1st time with 0 pts., 4 reb. and 1st career blk. vs. SD Christian (11/15) ... 10 pts. (3-6 FG, 2-4 3FG, 2-2 FT) with 8 reb. off the bench at Utah St. (11/19) ... 2 pts. and 4 reb. at #20 Michigan St. (11/24) ... made 4-5 FT (season-highs) and his only FG for 6 pts. with 3 reb. vs. Tennessee (11/27) ... 10 pts. on 4-8 FG (1-3 3FG) with 4 reb. vs. Rhode Island (11/28) ... hit 4-6 FG (1-2 3FG) for 10 pts. with 2 reb. vs. Rider (11/30) ... 7 pts. on 3-9 FG (1-3 3FG) with 4 reb. at SJSU (12/6) ... 7 pts. on 3-9 FG with 6 reb. vs. Washington St. (12/13) ... 12 pts. (5-8 FG, 2-4 3FG) and 9 reb. vs. Northeastern (12/20) ... 4 pts. on 2-6 FG (0-3 3FG) with 7 reb. vs. Cal Poly (12/23) ... season-high 33 min. with 7 pts. (4-4 FT) and 7 reb. at St. Mary’s (12/27) ... season-high 15 pts. on 5-6 FG (3-3 3FG) and 2-2 FT with 3 reb. at UOP (12/29) ... 9 pts. on 4-11 FG with 3 reb. vs. BYU (1/1) ... 1st double-double game with 12 pts. and career-high 11 reb. vs. San Diego (1/3) ... scoreless in season-low 18 min. at Portland (1/8) ... tied season high with 15 pts. on 5-9 3FG (career highs) at #6 Gonzaga (1/10) ... 12 pts. on 5-8 FG (2-5 3FG) with career-high 2 stl., 4 reb. and a blk. vs. St. Katherine (1/13) ... 2 pts. with career-high 3 ast. vs. USF (1/17) ... 1-3 3FG for 3 pts. vs. LMU (1/22) ... 8 pts. on 3-6 FG with with 6 reb. vs. Pepperdine (1/24) ... 6 pts. on 2-5 FG with 2 reb. in 19 min. at San Diego (1/29) ... season-high tying 3 ast. with 5 pts. (2-9 FG) and 2 reb. at BYU (1/31) ... 10 pts. (10th career 10+ gm) on 4-8 FG (2-5 3FG) and 3 reb. vs. #2 Gonzaga (2/5) ... 7 pts. on 2-9 FG (3-3 FT) with 3 reb. in 26 min. vs. Portland (2/7) ... 4 pts. (2-4 FG) and 5 reb. at USF (2/12) ... off the bench for 1st time in 24 GP with 5 pts. and career-high 2 blk. in season-low 18 min. at Pepperdine (2/19) ... 2 pts. on 1-2 FG with 1st DQ at LMU (2/21) ... 4 pts. on 1-1 FG (2-2 FT) and 2 reb. in 15 min. vs. Pacific (2/26) ... season-low 6 min. with 2 pts. (1-1 FG) vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) ... 8 pts. on 3-8 FG with 4 reb. in 16 min. vs. LMU (3/6) ... made only 3FGA for 3 pts. (0-5 2FG) with 4 reb. in 11 min. vs. BYU (3/7).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner under head coach Brad Sprague and John Foulkes at Colville High School … averaged 20.5 ppg, 13.5 ppg and 3 bpg his senior year ... team lost in the state play-in game his senior year ... first-team all conference his senior year ... averaged 18 ppg, 14.5 rpg and 4 bpg his junior year … his junior year one of his best games he had 26 points and 23 rebounds against Sandpoint … in 2012-13, they lost in the District 7 playoffs … his sophomore year, they were in the Sweet 16 of the state playoffs … lettered in track once and golf twice … in track he competed in the discus, shot put and high jump … has shot a low round of 85 … sophomore year went to regionals in golf … played for the Emerald City Pioneers AAU team and the head coach was Jason Baskett.
PERSONAL: Son of Bruce and Kari Hubbard ... has an older sister, Haley ... member of the National Honor Society in high school ... studying in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Santa Clara?
“Santa Clara is the best place for me. It’s a place I can push myself to be the best person and the best player possible. Being in the Silicon Valley I knew it was a great place to be in the business world. All the players are great and I felt really comfortable with Coach Keating and his assistants. I know they will push me to be the best and reach my full potential.”
