Josh Hubbard is Mississippi’s lone representative in this year’s SEC postseason awards.
The star Mississippi State guard was a third-team selection in the all-conference team that was announced on Monday. Hubbard is joined by former NBA journeyman Erick Dampier as the only Bulldog players to notch All-SEC status during their freshman, sophomore, and junior campaigns.
A native of Madison, Hubbard is one of four major conference players to record at least 675 points and 100 assists this season. The list includes BYU’s AJ Dybantsa, Duke’s Cameron Boozer, and Kansas State’s PJ Haggerty. He is one of just two SEC players and one of 12 major conference hoopers with multiple seasons of 640-plus points and more than 100 assists during the 2000s.
This season, Hubbard has averaged 22.1 points and 3.6 assists per game. The junior shattered Mississippi’s program mark by knocking down 309 career 3-pointers. Among some of his top individual performances of the year were a career-high 46 points against Auburn on Feb. 18 and a 42-point outing versus Georgia during the regular season finale on Saturday. Hubbard and former Bulldog great Bailey Howell are the only two Mississippi State players with multiple SEC performances of 40-plus points.
Also known for the role he plays off the court, Hubbard earned national recognition by being honored with the 2026 Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. The award was presented to Hubbard for his charitable work, along with efforts to curb chronic absenteeism rates alongside Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann.
Hubbard and Mississippi State (13-18, 5-13 SEC) will appear in the SEC Tournament on Wednesday as the No. 13 seed. The Bulldogs will play No. 12 seed Auburn at 2 p.m. CT with the SEC Network and participating SuperTalk Mississippi stations airing the matchup.