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NO. 7/8 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (25-5, 15-4 ACC) 2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results VS O22 1 Barry University W, 95-66 BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES (13-17, 7-12 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 SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020; 4:30 P.M. N20 2 Chattanooga W, 89-53 SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 80-65 FOX SPORTS (EVAN LEPLER, MIKE GMINSKI) N25 2 Chicago State W, 113-56 N29 3 vs. Tennessee W, 60-57 “Florida State is within one victory of its first regular-season title in 1989. FSU's signature victories have come N30 3 vs. Purdue W, 63-60 (ot) against Florida on the road, a sweep of Louisville and Purdue on a neutral court. Leonard Hamilton is set to be D3 at Indiana L, 64-80 your 2020 ACC Coach of the Year.” D8 * Clemson W, 72-53 Matt Norlander D17 North Florida W, 98-81 CBSSPorts.com D21 USF W, 66-60 D28 North Alabama W, 88-71 NO. 7/8 SEMINOLES CELEBRATE FORREST AND OLEJNICZAK ON SENIOR DAY AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE D31 * Georgia Tech W, 70-58 Florida State, which begins the final day of the ACC regular season in a tie for first place in the league standings, J4 * at Louisville W, 78-65 plays host to Boston College on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The J8 * at Wake Forest W, 78-68 Seminoles and the Eagles are meeting for the first time this season. Florida State is looking to win its first ACC J15 * Virginia W, 54-50 regular season championship in school history and looking to win a regular season conference championship for J18 * at Miami W, 83-79 (ot) the first time since the 1988-89 season when it finished in first place in the regular season standings of the Metro J25 * Notre Dame W, 85-84 Conference. Saturday is Senior Day for the Seminoles as Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and his staff will honor J28 * at Virginia L, 56-61 graduate students Trent Forrest and Dominik Olejniczak as the Seminoles look to win on senior night for the 14th F1 * at Virginia Tech W, 74-63 time in the last 15 seasons. Following Saturday’s game against Boston College, the Seminoles travel to play the F3 * North Carolina W, 65-59 ACC Tournament – where they have earned a double bye – and will play in the quarterfinal round of the F8 * Miami W, 99-81 tournament beginning on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. F10 * at Duke L, 65-70 F15 * Syracuse W, 80-77 WHAT’S AT STAKE FOR THE SEMINOLES AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE… F18 * Pittsburgh W, 82-67 …A Florida State win over Boston College ensures at least a share of the ACC regular-season title for the first F22 * at NC State W, 67-61 time in program history; F24 * Louisville W, 82-67 …A Florida State win with a Louisville win over Virginia would have the Seminoles as the No. 1 seed for the F29 * at Clemson L, 69-70 tournament by virtue of a two-game regular season series win against the Cardinals. M4 * at Notre Dame W, 73-71 …A Florida State win with a Louisville loss to Virginia would earn the Seminoles to the outright regular season M7 * Boston College 4:30 p.m. championship. It would mark the first time since the 1988-89 season that Florida State had won a regular season M10-14 ACC Tournament TBA conference title (Metro Conference regular season title with a 9-3 record). Greensboro, N.C. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic LOOKING AT FLORIDA STATE’S CURRENT STREAKS… at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at …Florida State has won 22 consecutive overall games at home at the Donald L. Tucker Center; Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 …Florida State has won 16 consecutive ACC games at the Donald L. Tucker Center; ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by …Florida State has earned the coveted double-bye in the ACC Tournament for the second consecutive season. T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 ACC Tournament at Greensboro FLORIDA STATE HAS WON MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. Florida State is 64-3 (.955 winning percentage) in its last 67 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. The Seminoles enter Saturday’s game against Boston College having won .955 percent of their games (64-3) and 2019-20 ACC Standings .921 percent of their ACC games (35-3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s streak Team W L Pct. W L Pct. began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles are 15-0 at home this Florida State 15 4 .789 25 5 .833 season (including 9-0 in ACC play), were 15-1 at home (including 8-1 in the ACC) during the 2018-19 season and Louisville 15 4 .789 24 6 .800 were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) in 2016-17 season. Duke 14 5 .737 24 6 .800 Virginia 14 5 .789 22 7 .759 FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 22 CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Syracuse 10 9 .526 17 13 .567 Florida State enters Saturday’s game against Boston College having won 22 consecutive games at the Donald L. Georgia Tech 10 9 .526 16 14 .533 Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ winning streak in their home building began with a 77-68 win over NC State 9 10 .474 18 12 .600 Clemson on January 22, 2019; their most recent victory in Tallahassee came as an 82-67 win over Pittsburgh on Notre Dame 9 10 .474 18 12 .600 February 18, 2020. Florida State has won 16 consecutive ACC games and each of its six non-conference home Clemson 9 10 .474 15 14 .517 games this season. Virginia Tech 7 12 .386 16 14 .533 Boston College 7 12 .368 13 17 .433 HAMILTON NAMED SEMIFINALIST FOR WERNER LADDER NAISMITH COACH OF THE YEAR Miami 6 13 .316 14 15 .483 Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton has been named a semifinalist for the 202- Werner Ladder Naismith Wake Forest 6 13 .316 13 16 .464 Coach of the Year Award. He is joined by John Calipari (Kentucky), Patrick Chambers (Penn State), Scott Drew N. Carolina 6 13 .216 13 17 .413 (Baylor), Brian Dutcher (San Diego State), Mark Few (Gonzaga), Anthony Grant (Dayton), Greg McDermott Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 (Creighton), Bruce pearl (Auburn) and Mark Pope (BYU) as semifinalists for the award. Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… W L Pct. Years …Defeat Boston College and earn at least a share of the regular season ACC Championship. The Seminoles enter Career 559 431 .565 1987-Pr. Saturday’s game with 15 wins and would be the only team in the conference to win 16 games with a win over at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 Boston College and a Virginia victory over Louisville. The game between the Cavaliers and the Cardinals begins at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday; at Florida State 359 221 .619 2002-Pr. …Defeat Boston College and gain a victory on Senior Night in Tallahassee for the 14th time in the last 15 seasons. HAMILTON AMONG ALL-TIME GREATEST COACHES IN ACC Florida State Basketball / National Polls Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters Saturday’s game against Boston College as the fifth winningest coach in ACC history. Hamilton became only the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ victory over Miami on January 18 in Coral Gables. Rk. Team 19-20 Rec. 1. Kansas (64) 26-3 Hamilton In ACC History 2. Gonzaga 29-2 Rank Coach, School Career Wins 3. Dayton 27-2 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,083 4. Baylor 25-3 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 5. San Diego State 28-1 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 464 6. Kentucky 24-5 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 7. FLORIDA STATE 24-5 5. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 359 8. Seton Hall 21-7 9. Maryland 23-6 HAMILTON RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE IN ACC HISTORY 10. Louisville 24-6 With 169 career ACC victories (regular season and ACC Tournament), Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton is the fifth 11. Creighton 22-7 winningest coach in league history in ACC games only. Including the Seminoles’ 14 ACC victories this season, Hamilton has 12. Duke 23-6 led the Seminoles to 168 ACC wins during his career. 13. Oregon 22-7 14. Villanova 22-7 Hamilton in ACC Games Only History 15. BYU 24-7 Rank Coach School Career ACC Wins 16. Michigan State 20-9 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 503 17. Auburn 24-5 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 422 18. Iowa 20-9 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 231 19. Ohio State 20-9 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 210 20.