No. 10/11 Florida State Seminoles (29-7, 13-5 Acc) Vs. No. 4/3 Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-3, 16-0 West Coast Conference) Ncaa Men's
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NO. 10/11 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (29-7, 13-5 ACC) 2018-19 Florida State Schedule/Results VS. N6 Florida W, 81-60 N11 at Tulane W, 80-69 NO. 4/3 GONZAGA BULLDOGS (32-3, 16-0 WEST COAST CONFERENCE) N19 Canisius W, 93-61 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT N22 2 vs. UAB W, 81-63 THIRD ROUND / SWEET 16 N23 2 vs. LSU W, 79-76 (ot) HONDA CENTER N25 2 vs. Villanova L, 60-66 N28 3 Purdue W, 73-72 ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA D3 Troy W, 83-67 THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019; 7:09 ET D8 4 vs. UConn W, 79-71 SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) D17 Southeast Missouri State W, 85-68 CBS/TNT (KEVN HARLAN, DAN BONNER, REGGIE MILLER, DANA JACOBSON) D19 North Florida W, 95-81 D22 5 St. Louis W, 81-59 WESTWOOD 1 SPORTS (RYAN RADTKE, JIM JACKSON) J1 Winthrop W, 87-76 “Leonard Hamilton has a program at Florida State. He doesn’t have a team. It’s built on great kids, a lot of kids, J5 * at Virginia L, 52-65 and playing good defense. They accept their roles and they play so hard. Because they can play good defense, J9 * Miami W, 68-62 they’ll have a shot at anybody. We had a real difficult time winning tonight. There were a number of guys J12 * Duke L, 78-80 deserving of coach of the year, and I’m not knocking Tony (Bennett of Virginia) because his team is so good, but J14 * at Pitt L, 62-75 what Leonard did being 1-4 (in ACC play) and (now) being 27-7 - you’ve got to be kidding me. To keep his team J20 * at Boston College L, 82-87 together and go through the ACC to finish fourth; outstanding, outstanding job.” J22 * Clemson W, 77-68 Mike Krzyzewski J27 * at Miami W, 78-66 March 16, 2019 F2 * Georgia Tech W, 59-49 F5 * at Syracuse W, 80-62 F9 * Louisville W, 80-75 (ot) NO. 4 SEED FLORIDA STATE FACES NO. 1 SEED GONZAGA IN NCAA TOURNAMENT SWEET 16 No. 4 seeded Florida State, which has won 16 of its last 18 games including victories over Vermont and Murray F13 * Wake Forest W, 88-66 F16 * at Georgia Tech W, 69-47 State in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, travels to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California to face F19 * at Clemson W, 77-64 No. 1 seeded Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 round of the 2019 NCAA men’s Basketball Tournament on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 7:09 p.m. ET. The Seminoles have advanced to the Sweet 16 (third round) of the NCAA F23 * at North Carolina L, 59-77 Tournament for the second consecutive season – marking the second time in school history (also 1992 and 1993) F25 * Notre Dame W, 68-61 – they will play in the Sweet 16 in consecutive seasons. It also marks the second consecutive season the M2 * NC State W, 78-73 Seminoles will face Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida State defeated Gonzaga, M5 * Virginia Tech W, 73-64 (ot) M9 * at Wake Forest W, 65-57 75-60, in the Sweet 16 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to advance to the Elite Eight in 2018. The winner of Thursday’s game between Florida State and Gonzaga will meet the winner of a second game on Thursday in M14 6 Virginia Tech W, 65-63 (ot) M15 6 Virginia W, 69-59 Anaheim – Michigan and Texas Tech – on Saturday, March 30 in Anaheim with the winner of that game advancing the NCAA Tournament Final Four. M16 6 Duke L, 63-73 M21 7 Vermont W, 76-69 M23 7 Murray State W, 90-62 FLORIDA STATE VS. GONZAGA Florida State and Gonzaga will meet for the third time on Thursday – will all three meetings coming in the NCAA M28 8 Gonzaga 7:09 p.m. ET Tournament. The series is tied at 1-1, with the last meeting coming in the Sweet 16 at the Staples Center in Los 1 – Exhibition Game and Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 – AdvoCare Invitational, HP Field Angeles 2018. Tallahassee (the capital city of the state of Florida) and Spokane (the second most populous city in the state of Washington) are separated by 2,615 miles. House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 3 – ACC / Big Ten Challenge, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.; 4 - Never Forget Tribute Classic, Prudential Center, Florida State vs. Gonzaga – All Games In The NCAA Tournament Newark, N.J.; 5 – Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Date Round Site Outcome Classic, BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 - ACC Tournament, March 18, 2010 West Region First Round Buffalo, N.Y. No. 8 Gonzaga 67, No. 9 Florida State 60 March 22, 2018 West Region Semifinals Los Angeles, Calif. No. 9 Florida State 75, No. 4 Gonzaga 60 Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. 7 – NCAA Tournament, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 8 – NCAA West March 28, 2019 West Region Semifinals Anaheim, Calif. No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Regional Semifinals, Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif. FLORIDA STATE IN THE SWEET 16 Florida State marks its fifth Sweet 16 appearance in school history when it faces Gonzaga at the Honda Center 2018-19 ACC Standings on Thursday in Anaheim. The Seminoles are 2-2 in its four previous Sweet 16 appearances with victories over Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Western Kentucky during the 1993 NCAA Tournament and Gonzaga in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Florida State Virginia 16 2 .889 30 3 .909 N. Carolina 16 2 .889 29 6 .829 made its first regional semifinal appearance (before the Sweet 16 term was coined) on its way to playing in the NCAA Tournament National Championship game in 1972. The Seminoles defeated Minnesota in the Mideast Duke 14 4 .778 30 5 .857 Regional semifinals by a 70-56 margin. Florida State defeated Kentucky, 73-54, in the regional finals to advance Florida State 13 5 .722 29 7 .806 Virginia Tech 12 6 .667 27 8 .771 to the first Final Four in school history. The Seminoles defeated North Carolina, 78-75 in the national semifinals before falling to UCLA, 81-76, in the national championship game. Louisville 10 8 .556 20 14 .588 Syracuse 10 8 .556 20 14 .588 NC State 9 9 .500 24 11 .686 Florida State’s Sweet 16 Appearances Clemson 9 9 .500 20 14 .588 Date Opponent Site Outcome Georgia Tech 6 12 .333 14 18 .438 March 26, 1992 Indiana Albuquerque, N.M. No. 2 Indiana 85, No. 3 Florida State 74 March 25, 1993 W. Kentucky Charlotte, N.C. No. 3 Florida State 81, No. 7 W. Kentucky 78 OT) Boston College 5 13 .278 14 17 .452 Miami 5 13 .278 14 19 .424 March 25, 2011 VCU San Antonio, Tex. No. 11 VCU, 72, No. 10 Florida State 71 (OT) March 22, 2018 Gonzaga Los Angeles, Calif. No. 9 Florida State 75, No. 4 Gonzaga 60 Wake Forest 4 14 .222 11 20 .355 March 28, 2019 Gonzaga Anaheim, Calif. No. 4 Florida State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Pittsburgh 3 15 .167 14 19 .424 Notre Dame 3 15 .167 14 19 .424 29 WINS IN A SINGLE SEASON BEST FOR LEONARD HAMILTON Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton has led Florida State to 29 wins – a personal best for one of the nation’s top coaches. His previous career best for wins in a single season was 26 during the 2016-17 season at FSU. FLORIDA STATE’S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Florida State Basketball / National Polls Led by sophomore center Dave Cowens, Florida State made its first NCAA Tournament appearance during the 1967-68 ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL season. Cowens averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 17.0 rebounds for the 19-8 Seminoles who fell to East Rk. Team 18-19 Rec. Tennessee State, 79-69, in their first ever NCAA Tournament game. The Seminoles have a 19-15 overall record in NCAA 1. Duke (58) 29-5 Tournament play, played UCLA for the 1972 National Championship, have played in one Final Four (1972), two Elite Eights 2. Virginia (5) 29-3 (1972 and 2018) and in the Sweet 16 five times (1972, 1992, 1993, 2011 and 2018). 3. North Carolina 27-6 4. Gonzaga (1) 30-3 FLORIDA STATE HAS PLAYED IN THE NCAA TOURNAEMNT IN SEVEN OF THE LAST 11 YEARS 5. Michigan State 28-6 With its participation in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Florida State has now played in seven of the last 11 NCAA Tournaments 6. Tennessee 29-5 – marking the most successful run of playing in the NCAA Tournament over an 11-year period in school history. The 7. Kentucky 27-6 Seminoles have now appeared in seven of the last 11 NCAA tournaments in the last decade (plus) beginning with their 8. Michigan 28-6 selection into the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. The Seminoles have recently played in the NCAA 9. Texas Tech 26-6 Tournament in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018 and 2019. 10. FLORID STATE 27-7 11. Houston 31-3 SEMINOLES ESTABLISH SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS WITH WIN OVER VERMONT 12. LSU 26-6 With its 76-69 win over Vermont in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Florida State won its school record 28th 13. Purdue 23-9 game of the 2018-19 season. The Seminoles then defeated Murray State to win its 29th games of the season.