2019-20 Final Note Package
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FLORIDA STATE WINS 2020 ACC CHAMPIONSHIP 2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results SEMINOLES RANKED NO. 4 IN FINAL ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL N6 * at Pittsburgh L, 61-63 FORREST AND VASSELL EARN ALL-ACC SECOND TEAM HONORS N10 at Florida W, 63-51 WALKER EARNS HM ALL-ACC HONORS; WILLIAMS SELECTED AS ACC’S TOP SIXTH MAN N15 Western Carolina W, 79-74 N20 2 Chattanooga W, 89-53 “At Florida State, we have developed a system. And we are who we are because our players believe in our system, N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 80-65 our culture and our offensive and defensive systems. All of the players are going to have the chance to help us N25 2 Chicago State W, 113-56 win games. The system that is successful for us allows our team to win by committee. Every player in our N29 3 vs. Tennessee W, 60-57 program knows his role and that in any game it could be his time to shine.” N30 3 vs. Purdue W, 63-60 (ot) Leonard Hamilton D3 at Indiana L, 64-80 Florida State Basketball D8 * Clemson W, 72-53 D17 North Florida W, 98-81 FLORIDA STATE FINISHES SEASON AT 26-5, ACC CHAMPIONS AND RANKED NO. 4 IN ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL D21 USF W, 66-60 Florida State finished the 2019-20 season with a 26-5 overall record and a 16-4 mark in ACC play. The Seminoles’ D28 North Alabama W, 88-71 26 wins is a school record for wins in a regular season while their five losses were the fewest in a season since D31 * Georgia Tech W, 70-58 the 1969-70 season. Florida State finished the season with a school record 16 ACC wins and won the regular J4 * at Louisville W, 78-65 season ACC Championship for the first time in school history. The Seminoles’ 16 wins is the most wins in an ACC J8 * at Wake Forest W, 78-68 season in Florida State history as they became just the sixth team in ACC history to win at least 16 ACC games in J15 * Virginia W, 54-50 a single regular season. Florida State was ranked No. 4 nationally in the final Associated Press poll and No. 5 J18 * at Miami W, 83-79 (ot) nationally in the final USA Today Coaches poll of the season. J25 * Notre Dame W, 85-84 J28 * at Virginia L, 56-61 SEMINOLES WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP F1 * at Virginia Tech W, 74-63 Florida State won the regular season ACC Championship for the first time in school history and was the No. 1 F3 * North Carolina W, 65-59 seed in the ACC Tournament for the first time in school history. The Seminoles were picked to finish fifth in the F8 * Miami W, 99-81 ACC standings at ACC Basketball Media Day on October 8, 2019 in Charlotte. Florida State defeated 14 ACC F10 * at Duke L, 65-70 opponents in winning 16 ACC games and earned the coveted double-bye in the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles F15 * Syracuse W, 80-77 are one of only three teams (Florida State, Duke, Virginia) to have earned the double bye in the ACC Tournament F18 * Pittsburgh W, 82-67 in both of the last two seasons. F22 * at NC State W, 67-61 F24 * Louisville W, 82-67 FLORIDA STATE AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS F29 * at Clemson L, 69-70 Florida State was tied for the ACC lead with four victories over nationally ranked teams. The Seminoles defeated M4 * at Notre Dame W, 73-71 No. 6 Florida, No. 17 Tennessee, No. 7 Louisville and No. 11 Louisville. Florida State defeated Florida, who began M7 * Boston College W, 80-62 the season ranked No. 6 nationally, the school-record sixth consecutive season. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at FLORIDA STATE EARNS TOP SEED IN ACC TOURNAMENT; EARNS DOUBLE BYE IN TOURNAMENT Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 Florida State, which set school records for regular season wins with 26 and ACC regular season wins with 16, ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by were the No. 1 seed in the 2020 ACC Tournament before it was cancelled on March 11 because of the T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T coronavirus. The Seminoles were the No. 1 seed in the tournament for the first time in program history by virtue Center, Sunrise, Fla. of winning the regular season championship with their 16-4 record in ACC play. The Seminoles won six of their last seven ACC games to close the regular season as the only team in the ACC with 16 conference wins during 2019-20 ACC Standings the 2019-20 season. The Seminoles earned winning streaks of 10 games (December 17 through November 30), Team W L Pct. W L Pct. seven games (November 10 through November 30) and four games (February 15 through February 24). Florida State 16 4 .800 26 5 .839 Virginia 15 5 .750 23 7 .767 16 GAME WINNERS IN ACC PLAY Louisville 15 5 .750 24 7 .774 Florida State, which won the ACC regular season title with a 16-4 record in league play, became just the sixth Duke 15 5 .750 25 6 .806 team in ACC history to win 16 conference games in the regular season. Most recently, Virginia and North Georgia Tech 10 9 .500 17 14 .548 Carolina won 16 games (both the Cavaliers and the Tar Heels finished with identical 16-2 records) during the NC State 10 10 .500 19 12 .613 2019 season. Virginia won an ACC record 17 games in 2018 and won the ACC Tournament title with a win over Syracuse 10 10 .500 17 14 .548 North Carolina in the ACC Championship game. Notre Dame 10 10 .474 18 12 .600 Clemson 9 11 .450 15 15 .500 Breaking Down the 16 Game Winners In ACC Play Miami 7 13 .350 15 15 .500 Year Regular Season Champ ACC Wins Tournament Boston College 7 13 .368 13 18 .419 2018 Virginia 17 Virginia def. North Carolina in ACC Championship game Virginia Tech 7 13 .368 16 15 .516 2020 Florida State 16 Florida State seeded No. 1 in ACC Tournament Wake Forest 6 14 .316 13 17 .433 2019 Virginia, North Carolina 16 Duke def. Florida State in ACC Championship game Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 2015 Virginia 16 Notre Dame def. North Carolina in ACC Championship game N. Carolina 6 14 .300 13 18 .419 2014 Virginia 16 Virginia def. Duke in ACC Championship game 1999 Duke 16 Duke def. North Carolina in ACC Championship game Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record W L Pct. Years HAMILTON NAMED ACC COACH OF THE YEAR Career 560 431 .565 1987-Pr. Leonard Hamilton, who led Florida State to its first ever regular season ACC Championship, was named the 2020 at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 ACC Coach of the Year. It marked the third time Hamilton has been named the ACC Coach of the Year. He was at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 also named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2012. Hamilton led the Seminoles to a 26-5 overall record at Florida State 360 221 .620 2002-Pr. and a 16-4 record in ACC play. The 26 wins for the Seminoles are a regular season school record, as are the 16 ACC wins. Florida State led the ACC with four victories over ranked teams this season including two over Florida State is ranked second nationally in home Louisville, which finished in third place in the league standings. Hamilton is one of nine coaches in ACC history court winning percentage (62-3, .954) since the who has won the ACC Coach of the Year honor three or more times. beginning of the 2015-16 season. Breaking Down The ACC Coaches With 3+ ACC Coach Of The Year Awards Florida State Basketball / National Polls No. Coach, School 8 Dean Smith, North Carolina ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 5 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Rk. Team 19-20 Rec. 4 Tony Bennett, Virginia 1. Kansas (65) 28-3 3 Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 2. Gonzaga 29-2 Everett Case, N.C. State 3. Dayton 29-2 Vic Bubas, Duke 4. FLORIDA STATE 26-5 Norm Sloan, NC State 5. Baylor 26-4 Dave Odom, Wake Forest 6. San Diego State 30-2 Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 7. Creighton 24-7 8. Kentucky 25-6 HAMILTON AMONG ALL-TIME GREATEST COACHES IN ACC 9. Michigan State 22-9 Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton is the fifth winningest coach in ACC history. Hamilton became only the sixth 10. Duke 25-6 coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ 11. Villanova 24-7 victory over Miami on January 18, 2020 in Coral Gables. 12. Maryland 24-7 13. Oregon 24-7 Hamilton In ACC History 14. BYU 24-7 Rank Coach, School Career Wins 15. Louisville 24-7 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,084 16. Seton Hall 21-9 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 17. Virginia 23-7 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 464 18. Wisconsin 21-10 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 19. Ohio State 21-10 5. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 360 20. Auburn 25-6 21. Illinois 21-10 HAMILTON RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE IN ACC HISTORY 22. Houston 23-8 With 170 career ACC victories (regular season and ACC Tournament), Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton is the fifth 23.