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NO. 18/22 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC) 2020-21 Florida State Schedule VS. N27 Gardner-Webb PPD NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (0-3 OVERALL, 0-0 ATLANTIC SUN) D2 North Florida 8:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2, 2020; 8:00 P.M. D9 1 Indiana 9:15 p.m. DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (2,600) D12 Florida TBD TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA D15 * Georgia Tech 8:30 p.m. LEARFIELD IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, ADRIAN CRAWFORD) D19 UCF TBD ACC NETWORK (DAVE O’BRIEN, CHRIS SPATOLA) D29/30 * at Clemson 7:00 p.m. J2 * Duke TBD “When you’re as sensational as the Seminoles have been, it’s all about tweaks and refining. The foundation — J5/6 * at Syracuse TBD coaching, experience and recruiting — is all there again. Players made clear that FSU’s playing style isn’t going J9 * at Pittsburgh TBD anywhere, with frequent substitution and up-tempo basketball as defining characteristics. No overhauls are in J12/13 * NC State TBD the works or necessary for a team that could score in a hurry.” J16 * North Carolina TBD Matthew Gutierrez J18 * at Louisville TBD The Athletic J23 * Clemson TBD J26/27 * Miami TBD NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES OPEN SEASON AT HOME AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA J30 * at Georgia Tech TBD No. 18/22 Florida State, the defending ACC Champion, opens its 2020-21 season as it plays host to North Florida F2/3 * at Boston College TBD on Wednesday December 2, 2020 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ season-opener F9/10 * at Virginia Tech TBD against the Ospreys marks their latest start since the 1975-76 season when they opened their season on F13 * Wake Forest TBD December 2 with a victory over Rollins College. Florida State has won six of its last seven season openers F15 * Virginia TBD including each of its last seven home openers. Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton has won 23 season F20 * Virginia Tech TBD openers in the last 25 years. Following Wednesday’s home game against North Florida, the Seminoles play host F23/24 * at Miami TBD to Indiana on December 9 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. F27 * at North Carolina TBD M2/3 * Boston College TBD FLORIDA STATE VS. NORTH FLORIDA – CONNECTIONS M9-13 2 at ACC Tournament TBD Florida State plays host to North Florida on December 2, 2020 at the Donald L. Tucker Center. One of only five games scheduled against teams from the state of Florida during the regular season, the Seminoles are renewing *ACC Game. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Tallahassee, a series that began in 2010 with four games (all Florida State wins) having been played in the series. All four Fla.; 2 ACC Tournament Greensboro Coliseum, games played by the Seminoles under Head Coach Leonard Hamilton have been played in Tallahassee at the Greensboro, N.C. Tucker Center. North Florida Head Coach Matt Driscoll has coached the Ospreys in each of the first four games of the series and knows the Seminoles and Hamilton well. Driscoll spent six seasons as an assistant to Larry 2019-20 ACC Standings Shyatt at Clemson (1998-2003) – a time period when the Seminoles were 9-7 against the Tigers, including four Team W L Pct. W L Pct. wins in the ACC Tournament. Bobby Keenan, the associate head coach at North Florida, served on Seminole Florida State 16 4 .800 26 5 .839 playing and coaching legend Hugh Durham’s coaching staff at Jacksonville for five years (2000-05). Bruce Evans, Virginia 15 5 .750 23 7 .767 also an assistant coach on the UNF staff, was the Director of Player Development at Georgia Tech (2012-16) Louisville 15 5 .750 24 7 .774 when the Seminoles earned a 3-1 mark against the Yellow Jackets. Duke 15 5 .750 25 6 .806 Georgia Tech 10 9 .500 17 14 .548 FLORIDA STATE HAS WON MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 NC State 10 10 .500 19 12 .613 Florida State is 65-3 (.956 winning percentage) in its last 68 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Syracuse 10 10 .500 17 14 .548 The Seminoles enter Wednesday’s game against North Florida having won .956 percent of their games (65-3) Notre Dame 10 10 .474 18 12 .600 and .923 percent of their ACC games (36-3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s Clemson 9 11 .450 15 15 .500 streak began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles were 16-0 at home Miami 7 13 .350 15 15 .500 last season (including 10-0 in ACC play), were 15-1 at home (including 8-1 in the ACC) during the 2018-19 season Boston College 7 13 .368 13 18 .419 and were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) in 2016-17 season. Virginia Tech 7 13 .368 16 15 .516 Wake Forest 6 14 .316 13 17 .433 FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 23 CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against North Florida having won 23 consecutive games at the Donald N. Carolina 6 14 .300 13 18 .419 L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ winning streak in their home building began with a 77-68 win over Clemson on January 22, 2019. Their most recent victory in Tallahassee came as an 80-62 win over Boston Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record College on March 17 2020. Florida State has won 17 consecutive ACC home games. W L Pct. Years Career 560 431 .565 1987-Pr. SEMINOLES NON-CONFERENCE HOME WINNING STREAK IS NATION’S SECOND LONGEST at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against North Florida having won 38 consecutive non-conference home at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 games – the second longest active streak in the nation. Butler, which has won 58 straight non-conference home at Florida State 360 221 .620 2002-Pr. games, has the longest streak in the nation. ACC Operation Basketball Longest Active Non-Conference Home Winning Streaks Predicted Order of Finish Rank No. Team Next Home Game 1. Virginia 9. Georgia Tech 1. 58 Butler December 12, 2020 vs. St. John’s 2. Duke 10. Clemson 2. 38 Florida State December 2, 2020 vs. North Florida 3. FLORIDA STATE 11. Virginia Tech 4. North Carolina 12. Notre Dame LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… 5. Louisville 13. Pitt …Defeat North Florida and win its 39th consecutive non-conference home game. The Seminoles’ current streak 6. Syracuse 14. Boston College of 38 consecutive non-conference home wins began December 6, 2014 with a 96-73 victory over UCF; 7. Miami 15. Wake Forest …Defeat North Florida and win its home opener for eighth consecutive season and for the 18th time in 19 seasons 8. NC State under 19th-year Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. FLORIDA STATE FINISHES SEASON AT 26-5, ACC CHAMPIONS AND RANKED NO. 4 IN ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Florida State Basketball / National Polls Florida State finished the 2019-20 season with a 26-5 overall record and a 16-4 mark in ACC play. The Seminoles’ 26 wins is a school record for wins in a regular season while their five losses were the fewest in a season since the 1969-70 season. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Florida State finished the season with a school record 16 ACC wins and won the regular season ACC Championship for the Rk. Team 20-21 Rec. first time in school history. The Seminoles’ 16 wins is the most wins in an ACC season in Florida State history as they became 1. Gonzaga (57) 2-0 just the sixth team in ACC history to win at least 16 ACC games in a single regular season. Florida State was ranked No. 4 2. Baylor (6) 2-0 nationally in the final Associated Press poll and No. 5 nationally in the final USA Today Coaches poll. 3. Iowa 2-0 4. Wisconsin 2-0 NOTING FLORIDA STATE IN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 5. Illinois 3-0 Only eight teams since 2000 (including Florida State in 2020) have started a season unranked and finished the regular season 6. Duke 1-0 ranked in the top five. The Seminoles began the 2019-20 season ranked 30th (also receiving votes) in the preseason before 7. Kansas 1-1 knocking off No. 6 ranked Florida in Gainesville during the first week of the season. 8. Michigan State 2-0 9. Creighton 1-0 Start Unranked – Finished Ranked In The Top Five In The Last 20 Years 10. Houston 3-0 Year Team Preseason AP Rank Final Ranking Record 11. West Virginia 3-0 2020 Dayton NR No. 3 29-2 12. Villanova 2-1 2020 Florida State NR No. 4 26-5 13. Tennessee 0-0 2018 Virginia NR No. 1 31-3 14. North Carolina 1-0 2010 Syracuse NR No. 4 30-5 15. Virginia 1-1 2013 Miami (Fla.) NR No. 5 29-7 16. Virginia Tech 3-0 2012 Michigan State NR No. 5 29-8 17. Texas Tech 2-1 2011 Notre Dame NR No. 5 27-7 Texas 1-0 2002 Cincinnati NR No. 5 31-4 19. Richmond 2-0 20. Kentucky 1-1 SEMINOLES WIN ACC CHAMPIONSHIP 21. Oregon 0-0 Florida State won the regular season ACC Championship for the first time in school history and was the No.