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NO. 5/6 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (18-3, 8-2 ACC) 2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results VS. O22 1 Barry University W, 95-66 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (10-11, 3-7 ACC) N1 1 Columbus State W, 84-54 DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (11,500) N6 * at Pittsburgh L, 61-63 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA N10 at Florida W, 63-51 N15 Western Carolina W, 79-74 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020; 7:00 P.M. N20 2 Chattanooga W, 89-53 SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 80-65 ESPN (SEAN MCDONOUGH, DICK VITALE, ALLISON WILLIAMS) N25 2 Chicago State W, 113-56 N29 3 vs. Tennessee W, 60-57 “The most underrated star in the ACC is Devin Vassell. He’s legit. He can play.” N30 3 vs. Purdue W, 63-60 (ot) Jay Bilas D3 at Indiana L, 64-80 ESPN D8 * Clemson W, 72-53 FLORIDA STATE PLAYS HOST TO NORTH CAROLINA ON ESPN’S BIG MONDAY D17 North Florida W, 98-81 Florida State, which has won 18 of its last 20 games including Saturday’s 74-63 win over Virginia Tech, plays host D21 USF W, 66-60 to North Carolina on Monday, February 3, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles’ D28 North Alabama W, 88-71 game against the Tar Heels is their first of three appearances on ESPN’s Big Monday extravaganza; they will also D31 * Georgia Tech W, 70-58 play on Big Monday at Duke (February 10) and at home against Louisville (February 24). The Seminoles won J4 * at Louisville W, 78-65 their eighth ACC game of the season with their win against the Hokies on Saturday and are 8-2 in ACC play for J8 * at Wake Forest W, 78-68 just the second time since joining the conference for the 1991-92 season. The Seminoles began ACC play with a J15 * Virginia W, 54-50 10-2 record finished league played with at 12-4 in winning their first ACC Tournament championship in 2012. J18 * at Miami W, 83-79 (ot) Florida State enters Monday’s game against North Carolina having won 17 consecutive home games in a streak J25 * Notre Dame W, 85-84 that began with a 78-66 win over Clemson on January 22, 2019. During the streak at home, the Seminoles have J28 * at Virginia L, 56-61 won 11 consecutive ACC games. Following Monday’s game against North Carolina the Seminoles play host to F1 * at Virginia Tech W, 74-63 Miami on Saturday at 12:00 noon before travelling to play at Duke next Monday at 7:00 p.m. F3 * North Carolina 7:00 p.m. F8 * Miami 12 Noon A DAY TO REMEMBER FOR SOPHOMORE DEVIN VASSELL F10 * at Duke 7:00 p.m. Sophomore guard Devin Vassell scored his career-high of 27 points on a perfect seven of seven shooting F15 * Syracuse 12 Noon performance from the 3-point line in the Seminoles’ win over Virginia Tech on Saturday at Cassell Coliseum in F18 * Pittsburgh 8:00 p.m. Blacksburg, Va. His perfect shooting display tied the ACC and Florida State record for a 1.000 percent shooting F22 * at NC State 4::00 p.m. percentage (minimum seven 3-point field goals made). In the ACC and Florida State record books he tied former F24 * Louisville 7:00 p.m. Seminoles James Collins (seven of seven, 1.000 percent against USF on November 29, 1994) and Sam Cassell F29 * at Clemson 2:00 p.m. (seven of seven, 1.000 percent against Tulane on March 20, 1993) along with former NC State guard Allerik M4 * at Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. Freeman (seven of seven, 1.000 percent against North Carolina on January 27, 2018). M7 * Boston College 4:30 p.m. M10-14 ACC Tournament TBA FLORIDA STATE ENTERS SATURDAY’S GAME WITH A 18-3 OVERALL RECORD Greensboro, N.C. Florida State enters Monday’s game against North Carolina with an 18-3 record and an .857 winning percentage. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic The Seminoles have won 18 of their last 20 games since a 63-51 win over No. 6 Florida on November 6, 2019. at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by Florida State is 59-3 (.952 winning percentage) in its last 62 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T The Seminoles earned a 15-1 record at home during the 2018-19 season. The Seminoles enter Monday’s game Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 ACC Tournament at Greensboro against North Carolina having won .952 percent of their games (59-3) and .909 percent of their ACC games (30- Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. 3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s streak began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) during the 2016- 2019-20 ACC Standings 17, 15-1 at home during the 2018-10 season and are 11-0 at home this season. Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Louisville 10 1 .909 19 3 .864 FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 18 CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Florida State 8 2 .800 18 3 .857 Florida State enters Monday’s game against North Carolina having won 18 consecutive games at the Donald L. Duke 8 2 .800 18 3 .857 Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ winning streak in their home building began with a 77-68 win over Virginia 6 4 .600 14 6 .700 Clemson on January 22, 2019; their most recent victory in Tallahassee came as an 85-84 win over Notre Dame Syracuse 6 5 .545 13 9 .591 on January 25, 2020. Florida State has won 12 consecutive ACC games and each of its 6 non-conference home Virginia Tech 5 6 .545 14 8 .636 games to begin the 2019-20 season. Boston College 5 6 .455 11 11 .500 NC State 5 6 .455 14 8 .636 FLORIDA STATE IS THE ACC’S ONLY UNDEFEATED TEAM AT HOME THIS SEASON Clemson 5 6 .455 11 10 .554 Florida State enters Monday night’s game against North Carolina as the only undefeated team at home in the Pittsburgh 4 6 .400 13 8 .619 ACC this season with an 11-0 record. The Seminoles are 4-0 at home in ACC play with wins over Clemson (72- Notre Dame 5 6 .400 13 8 .619 53, December 8), Georgia Tech (70-58, December 31), Virginia (54-50, January 15) and Notre Dame (85-84, Georgia Tech 4 7 .365 10 12 .455 January 25). N. Carolina 3 7 .300 10 11 .476 Miami 3 7 .300 11 9 .550 LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… Wake Forest 3 8 .273 10 11 .476 …Defeat North Carolina and improve its record to 19-3 overall in the first 22 games of the season. It would tie the Seminoles’ best start to a season since also beginning the 1969-70 season with a 19-3 record. Florida State Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record finished the 1969-70 season with a 23-3 record; W L Pct. Years …Defeat North Carolina and improve its record to 9-2 in ACC play. The Seminoles best start to an ACC season Career 552 429 .563 1987-Pr. came in the form of a 10-2 beginning to the 2011-12 season; at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 …Defeat North Carolina and win its second consecutive game at the Donald L. Tucker Center against the Tar at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 Heels. The Seminoles defeated North Carolina by an 81-80 margin on January 3, 2018 and are looking to win at Florida State 352 219 .616 2002-Pr. consecutive home games against the Tar Heels for the first time in school history. …Defeat North Carolina and win its 19 consecutive game played at the Donald L. Tucker Center. HAMILTON THE SIXTH WINNINGEST COACH IN ACC HISTORY Florida State Basketball / National Polls With 352 career victories during his tenure at Florida State, 18th-year Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters the Seminoles’ game against North Carolina as the sixth winningest coach in ACC history. He needs just TWO wins to move into a tie for ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL fifth place in ACC history (tying Georgia Tech’s Bobby Cremins) and became only the sixth coach in the illustrious history of Rk. Team 19-20 Rec. the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ victory over Miami on January 18 in 1. Baylor 17-1 Coral Gables. 2. Gonzaga 21-1 3. Kansas 16-3 Hamilton In ACC History 4. San Diego State 21-0 Rank Coach, School Career Wins 5. FLORIDA STATE 17-2 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,076 6. Louisville 17-3 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 7. Dayton 18-2 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 464 8. Villanova 16-3 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 9. Duke 16-3 5. Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 354 10. Seton Hall 15-4 6. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 352 11. Oregon 17-4 12.