NO. 14/14 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (16-6 OVERALL, 11-4 ACC) 2020-21 Florida State Schedule VS
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NO. 14/14 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (16-6 OVERALL, 11-4 ACC) 2020-21 Florida State Schedule VS. D2 North Florida W, 86-58 UNC GREENSBORO SPARTANS (21-8 OVERALL, 13-5 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE) D9 1 Indiana W, 69-67 (OT) SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2021; 12:45 P.M. D12 Florida W, 83-71 2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT D15 * Georgia Tech W, 74-61 FIRST ROUND D19 UCF L, 74-86 BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSE D21 Gardner-Webb W, 72-59 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA D29 * at Clemson L, 67-77 LEARFIELD IMG COLLEGE RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, ADRIAN CRAWFORD) J2 * Duke Postponed WESTWOOD 1 RADIO (DAVE PAASCH, DANNY MANNING) J6 * at Syracuse Postponed CBS/TRU TV (BRIAN ANDERSON, JIMMY JACKSON AND ALLIE LAFORCE) J13 * NC State W, 105-73 J16 * North Carolina W, 82-75 “Florida State’s defense is very good because of their size and the amount of guys who come at you. They switch J18 * at Louisville W, 78-65 everything, and it makes it tough for you to get inside. They front everything. Their best talent is Scottie Barnes, J23 * Clemson W, 80-61 a 6-foot-9 freshman, who is a unicorn. He plays the point and drives right by a guy. He’ll go downhill on drives J27 * Miami W, 81-59 like Ben Simmons, gets going downhill and makes winning plays. He’s a lottery pick, but plays like a jack of all J30 * at Georgia Tech L, 65-76 trades, like a taller Michael Kidd-Gilchrist at Kentucky. They (Florida State) don’t get enough credit for their F2 * at Boston College Postponed shooting, as they are first in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage. Their talent level is very high, but they also F6 * at Pittsburgh Postponed have a mix of depth, older and younger.” F9 * at Virginia Tech Postponed Anonymous NCAA Coach F13 * Wake Forest W, 92-85 (OT) March 12, 2021 F15 * Virginia W, 81-60 F20 * Virginia Tech Postponed NO. 14/14 FLORIDA STATE MAKES EIGHTH NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCE UNDER LEONARD HAMILTON F20 * at Pittsburgh W, 79-72 The Florida State men’s basketball has earned the No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play No. 13 seeded UNC F24 * at Miami W, 88-71 Greensboro in its first game of the 2021 NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 20 at 12:45 p.m. at Bankers Life F27 * at North Carolina L, 70-78 Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Florida State is an at-large selection from the ACC while UNC Greensboro is the M3 * Boston College W, 93-64 champion of the Southern Conference. The Seminoles’ selection to the 2021 NCAA Tournament marks the M6 * at Notre Dame L, 73-83 18th time in school history and eighth time under head coach Leonard Hamilton the Seminoles will appear in M11 2 Duke Cancelled the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles selection to the 2021 NCAA Tournament marks the school-record tying M12 2 North Carolina W, 69-66 fourth consecutive season the Seminoles will play the event (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021). Florida State has now M13 2 Georgia Tech L, 75-80 participated in the postseason in 15 of Hamilton’s 19 seasons at Florida State. The Seminoles were primed to M20 3 UNC Greensboro 12:45 p.m. participate in 2020 NCAA Tournament before it was cancelled by the NCAA because of the worldwide *ACC Game. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Tallahassee, Coronavirus pandemic. Under Hamilton, the Seminoles have played in the NCAA Tournament in the 2009, 2010, Fla.; 2 ACC Tournament Greensboro Coliseum, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021 seasons. Greensboro, N.C. 3 NCAA Tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. FLORIDA STATE’S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY Led by sophomore center Dave Cowens, Florida State made its first NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2020-21 ACC Standings 1967-68 season. Cowens averaged a double-double of 18.8 points and 17.0 rebounds for the 19-8 Seminoles Team W L Pct. W L Pct. who fell to East Tennessee State, 79-69, in their first ever NCAA Tournament game. The Seminoles have a 21- Virginia 13 4 .765 18 6 .750 17 overall record in NCAA Tournament play, played UCLA for the 1972 National Championship, have played in Florida State 11 4 .733 16 6 .727 one Final Four (1972), two Elite Eights (1972 and 2018) and in the Sweet 16 six times (1972, 1992, 1993, 2011, Virginia Tech 9 4 .692 15 6 .714 2018 and 2019). Georgia Tech 11 6 .647 17 8 .680 Clemson 10 6 .625 16 7 .696 N. Carolina 10 6 .625 18 10 .643 FLORIDA STATE HAS PLAYED IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT IN EIGHT OF THE LAST 12 YEARS Louisville 8 5 .615 13 7 .650 With its selection to play in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Florida State has now been chosen to play in eight of Syracuse 9 7 .563 16 9 .640 the last 11 NCAA Tournaments – marking the most successful run of playing in the NCAA Tournament over an NC State 9 8 .529 13 10 .565 12-year period in school history. The Seminoles have now appeared in eight of the last 12 NCAA tournaments Duke 9 9 .500 13 11 .542 in the last decade (plus) beginning with their selection into the 2009 NCAA men’s basketball championship. The Notre Dame 7 11 .389 11 15 .423 Seminoles have played in the NCAA Tournament in the 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. Pittsburgh 6 10 .375 10 12 .455 Miami 4 15 .211 10 17 .370 Wake Forest 3 15 .167 6 16 .273 FLORIDA STATE ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL 2020-21 SEASON Boston College 2 11 .154 4 16 .200 Earning success in the most unique seasons in the history of college athletics, Florida State has won 16 overall games, 11 ACC games, finished second in the ACC standings, played in the ACC Tournament Championship game Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record and is playing in the NCAA Tournament for the school-record tying fourth consecutive season. The Seminoles W L Pct. Years are seeded fourth in the East Region of the 2021 NCAA Tournament – the second consecutive year and third Career 576 437 .569 1987-Pr. time in school history – they are a No. 4 seed. The Seminoles began the season ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 No. 18 in the Coaches Poll and spent all but two weeks of the season ranked nationally by the AP. Florida State at Florida State 376 227 .625 2002-Pr. was ranked as high as No. 11 in the AP Poll (February 22 and March 1) and as high as No. 9 in the Coaches Poll (February 22). The Seminoles earned victories over three nationally ranked teams (No. 25 Florida, No. 22 ACC Operation Basketball Clemson and No. 7 Virginia) and enter the 2021 NCAA Tournament as the highest ranked ACC team at No. 14 in Predicted Order of Finish both polls. 1. Virginia (1) 9. Georgia Tech (4) 2. Duke (10) 10. Clemson (5) WALKER, GRAY AND BARNES EARN ALL-ACC HONORS 3. FLORIDA STATE (2) 11. Virginia Tech (3) 4. North Carolina (6) 12. Notre Dame (11) Florida State’s M.J. Walker (All-ACC Second-Team, RaiQuan Gray (All-ACC Third-Team) and Scottie Barnes (All- 5. Louisville (7) 13. Pittsburgh (12) ACC Third team) earned All-ACC honors while Barnes was named as the ACC Freshman of the Year, the ACC Sixth 6. Syracuse (8) 14. Boston College (15) Man of the Year and to the All-Freshman Team as the individual conference honors were announced for the 7. Miami (13) 15. Wake Forest (14) 2021 season by the ACC. Barnes is just the second player in Florida State history to be named the ACC Freshman 8. NC State (10) of the Year joining Bob Sura (1992) and is the 12th Seminole to be named to the All-Freshman team. HAMILTON AMONG ALL-TIME GREATEST ACC COACHES Florida State Basketball / National Polls Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters the 2021 ACC Tournament as the fifth winningest coach in ACC history ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL with 376 career wins at Florida State. Hamilton became only the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best R. Team 20-21 Rec. basketball conference to win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ victory over Miami on January 18, 2020. 1. Gonzaga (60) 26-0 2. Illinois 23-6 Hamilton in ACC History 3. Baylor 22-2 Rank Coach, School Career Wins 4. Michigan 20-4 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,096 5. Alabama 24-6 6. Houston 24-3 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 7. Ohio State 21-9 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 484 8. Iowa 21-8 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 463 9. Texas 19-7 5. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 376 10. Arkansas 22-6 11. Oklahoma State 20-8 FLORIDA STATE ANNOUNCES CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR BASKETBALL COACH LEONARD HAMILTON 12. Kansas 20-8 Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics David Coburn announced on March 1 that Florida State has 13. West Virginia 18-9 extended the contract with head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton through the 2024-25 season. “Coach Hamilton has 14. FLORIDA STATE 16-6 done so much for this basketball program and this university that it is hard to express in words,” said Coburn. “What he 15. Virginia 18-6 does with his young men, both on and off the court, is truly remarkable.