2017-18 Final Note Package
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FLORIDA STATE ADVANCES TO ELITE EIGHT OF NCAA TOURNAMENT WITH VICTORIES 2017-18 Florida State Schedule/Results OVER HIGHER SEEDS MISSOURI, XAVIER AND GONZAGA N14 George Washington W, 87-67 SEMINOLES RANKED IN FINAL POLL FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON N17 2 Fordham W, 67-43 COFER, MANN NAMED TO NCAA TOURNAMENT WEST REGION ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM N19 2 Colorado State W, 90-73 N22 Kennesaw State W, 98-79 “We just could never generate any real, consistent, offensive rhythm, and that's because of their (Florida State’s) N24 3 The Citadel W, 113-78 length and their athleticism, and their aggressiveness and their switching. They do a really, really nice job with N28 4 at Rutgers W, 78-73 that. If you make a mistake or make a turnover, they jump on it, and sting you in transition, and that inevitably D4 at Florida W, 83-66 kind of was our downfall." D6 Loyola (Md.) W, 96-71 Mark Few D10 5 Tulane W, 72-53 Gonzaga Basketball D16 6 Oklahoma State L, 70-71 D18 Charleston Southern W, 69-58 SEMINOLES ADVANCE TO ELITE EIGHT OF NCAA TOURNAMENT D21 Southern Miss W, 98-45 Florida State advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time under Head Coach Leonard D30 * at Duke L, 93-100 Hamilton and for only the third time in school history during the 2017-18 season. The Seminoles finished with a J3 * North Carolina W, 81-80 23-12 record, a 9-9 mark in ACC play, won the Jamaica Classic and played in the NCAA Tournament for the J7 * at Miami L, 74-80 second consecutive season and for the sixth time in the last 10 years. Florida State was one of two ACC teams J10 * Louisville L, 69-73 which advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, defeated a near school-record six nationally ranked J13 * Syracuse W, 101-90 (2ot) teams and three teams seeded higher than them in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. J15 * at Boston College L, 75-81 J20 * at Virginia Tech W, 91-82 SEMINOLES IN SIX NCAA TOURNAMENTS IN LAST DECADE J24 * Georgia Tech W, 88-77 Florida State’s participation in the 2018 NCAA Tournament rounds out the most successful decade of NCAA J27 * Miami W, 104-93 (ot) Tournament appearances for the Seminole men’s basketball program. The Seminoles have appeared in six of the J31 * at Wake Forest L, 72-76 last 10 tournaments in the last decade beginning with their selection into the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball F3 * at Louisville W, 80-76 championship. The Seminoles have played in the NCAA Tournament in the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017 and F7 * Virginia L, 55-59 2018. F10 * at Notre Dame L, 69-84 F14 * Clemson W, 81-79 (ot) FLORIDA STATE’S FINAL NATIONAL RANKING th F18 * Pitt W, 88-75 Florida State finished the 2017-18 season tied for 18 in the final USA Today Coaches’ poll. It marked the second F25 * at NC State L, 72-92 consecutive season and fifth time in the last 10 seasons, the Seminoles finished the season ranked in the nation’s F28 * at Clemson L, 63-76 top 20. The Seminoles were ranked in the national polls in six different weeks during the 2017-18 season. The M3 * Boston College W, 85-76 Seminoles were ranked in five consecutive weeks in December and January -- Dec. 11, No. 19; Dec. 18, No. 24; M7 7 vs. Louisville L, 74-82 Dec. 25, No. 24; Jan. 1, No. 24; and Jan. 8, No. 23 and during the week of Feb. 19, No. 25. M16 8 vs. Missouri W, 67-54 M18 8 vs. Xavier W, 75-70 SEMINOLES’ MANN EARNS ALL-ACC HONORS M22 9 vs. Gonzaga W, 75-60 Florida State’s Terance Mann earned Honorable Mention honors as a member of the All-ACC Men’s Basketball th rd M24 9 vs. Michigan L, 54-58 Team in 2018. Mann ranked 24 in the ACC in scoring and 23 in rebounding. He is one of nine players in the 1– Exhibition game at Donald L. Tucker Center; 2– ACC ranked in the top 25 of the league statistics in both scoring and rebounding. Mann scored his career-high of Jamaica Classic at Montego Bay, Jamaica. 3–Jamaica 30 points in Florida State’s 88-77 win over Georgia Tech (Jan. 24) and pulled down his career-high of 14 rebounds Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 4- ACC/Big Ten against Oklahoma State in the Orange Bowl Classic (Dec. 16). Mann is Florida State’s leader in field goals made Challenge at Piscataway, N.J.; 5-Heritage Insurance (157), offensive rebounds (63), total rebounds (170), rebounds per game and points per game. Classic Tampa, Fla.; 6-Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Fla.; 7–ACC Tournament at Brooklyn, N.Y; COFER AND MANN NAMED TO ALL-WEST REGIONAL TEAM 8 – NCAA Tournament at Nashville, Tenn. 9 – NCAA Senior Phil Cofer and junior Terance Mann were named to the All-West Regional Team during the 2018 NCAA Tournament at Staples Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Tournament as the pair helped the Seminoles advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a quarter of a century. 2017-18 ACC Standings Team W L Pct. W L Pct. FORREST AND KABENGELE NAMED TO ACC ALL-ACADEMIC MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM Virginia 17 1 .944 31 3 .912 Seminole sophomore Trent Forrest and redshirt freshman Mfiondu Kabengele were named to the 2018 ACC All- Duke 13 5 .722 29 8 .784 Academic Men’s Basketball team. It marks the second consecutive season Forrest has been named and the first Miami 11 7 .611 22 10 .688 time Kabengele has been honored academically by the ACC. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete Clemson 11 7 .611 24 10 .706 must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average NC State 11 7 .611 21 12 .636 during his academic career. N. Carolina 11 7 .611 26 11 .703 Virginia Tech 10 8 .556 21 12 .636 FLORIDA STATE FINISHES SEASON WITH 23 WINS Florida State 9 9 .600 23 12 .657 Florida State won its 20th game of the 2017-18 season with its 85-76 win over Boston College in Tallahassee Louisville 9 9 .529 22 14 .611 (March 3) and finished the 2018 season with 23 wins --.tied for the sixth highest single season win total in school Notre Dame 8 10 .444 21 15 .583 history. It marked the third consecutive season and 10th time in the 16-year career of Head Coach Leonard Syracuse 8 10 .444 23 13 .639 Hamilton the Seminoles have won at least 20 games. With 20 wins in 2015-16, 26 in 2016-17 and 23 in 2017- Boston College 7 11 .389 19 16 .543 18, the Seminoles average 23 wins per season in the last three years – one of nine teams in the ACC that averages Georgia Tech 6 12 .333 13 19 .406 at least 20 win per season in the last three years. Wake Forest 4 14 .222 11 20 .355 Pittsburgh 0 18 .000 8 24 .250 Seminoles’ Top Wins Seasons Rank Season Wins Accolades Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record 1. 1971-72 27 NCAA Tournament Runner-Up W L Pct. Years 2. 2016-17 26 No. 16 Final AP Ranking Career 505 418 .547 1987-Pr. 3. 1992-93 25 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 2008-09 25 No. 22 Final AP Ranking at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 2011-12 25 No. 10 Final AP Ranking at Florida State 305 208 .595 2002-Pr. 6. 1969-70 23 No. 10 Final AP Ranking 1977-78 23 No. 15 Final AP Ranking For Information on FSU Basketball 2010-11 23 N0. 19 Final AP Ranking Please contact Chuck Walsh at (850) 694-2540 2017-18 23 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight FLORIDA STATE’S WIN TOTAL IN THE LAST 13 YEARS Florida State is the third winningest program in the ACC in the last 13 years (since the start of the 2005-06 season) in total games played as a member of the ACC with 282 wins. The Seminoles average 21.7 wins per season with records of 20-10 (2005-06), 22-13 (2006-07), 19-15 (2007-08), 25-10 (2008-09), 22-10 (2009-10), 23-11 (2010-11), 25-10 (2011-12), 18-16 (2012-13), 22-14 (2013-14), 17-16 (2014-15), 20-14 (2015-16), 26-9 (2016-17) and 23-12 (2017-18). ACC Standings Since The 2005-06 Season (as of April 15, 2018) Team ............................................................................ 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 Totals Duke ............................................................................. 32-4 22-11 28-6 30-7 29-5 32-5 27-7 30-6 26-9 35-4 25-11 28-9 29-8 373-92 N. Carolina ................................................................... 23-8 31-7 36-3 34-4 20-17 29-8 32-6 25-12 24-10 26-12 33-7 33-7 26-11 372-112 Fla. State ..................................................................... 20-10 22-13 19-15 25-10 22-10 23-11 25-10 18-16 22-14 17-16 20-14 26-9 23-12 282-160 Virginia .......................................................................