NO. 13/14 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (4-0, 0-0 ACC) 2018-19 Florida State Schedule VS. O26 1 West Florida W, 96-56 N1 1 Valdosta State W, 99-77 NO. 19/21 LSU TIGERS (5-0, 0-0 SEC) N6 Florida W, 81-60 2018 ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL N11 at Tulane W, 80-69 HP FIELD HOUSE (7,500) N19 Canisius W, 93-61 LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA N22 2 UAB W, 81-63 N23 2 LSU 4:30 p.m. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018; 4:30 PM ET N25 2 Villanova/Oklahoma State TBD ESPN2 (KARL RAVECH, DALEN CUFF) N28 3 Purdue 9:15 p.m. SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (TOM BLOCK, KEITH JONES) D3 Troy 8:00 p.m. D8 4 vs. UConn 6:30 p.m. “Terance Mann is probably the most well-known name on the Seminoles, as he scored 18 points in the rout of D17 Southeast Missouri 7:00p.m. Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 and popped off for 20 points multiple times last season. He’s probably Florida State’s D19 North Florida 7:00p.m. most dynamic scorer and, along with Phil Cofer, the guy that allows them to play the way they do defensively.” D22 5 St. Louis 2:30 p.m. Rob Dauster J1 Winthrop 2:00 p.m. NBC Sports J5 * at Virginia 3:00 p.m. J9 * Miami 9:00 p.m. SEMINOLES FACE LSU IN SEMIFINALS OF ADVOCARE CLASSIC J12 * Duke 2:00 p.m. No. 13/14 Florida State, which defeated UAB in the quarterfinals of the AdvoCare Invitational, 81-63, on J14 * at Pitt 7:00 p.m. Thursday night, plays No. 19/21 LSU at the HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 at J20 * at Boston College 12 Noon 4:30 p.m. The winner of Thursday’s semifinal match-up will earn a spot in the championship game of the event J22 * Clemson 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. Florida State earned its fourth consecutive double digit win of the season with its +18-point win over J27 * at Miami 6:00 p.m. UAB, marking the second consecutive season the Seminoles have won each of its first four games of the season F2 * Georgia Tech 12 Noon by at least 10 points. The Seminoles opened the 2017-18 season with five consecutive double-digit victories. In F5 * at Syracuse 8:00 pm. LSU, the Seminoles will face their second SEC opponent of the season after dispatching Florida, 81-60, on Nov. F9 * Louisville 4:00 p.m. 6 in Tallahassee in the season opener for both teams. F13 * Wake Forest 7:00 p.m. F16 * at Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m. FLORIDA STATE VS. LSU – A SERIES HISTORY F19 * at Clemson 9:00 p.m. Florida State will play LSU in the semifinals 2018 AdvoCare Invitational at Disney’s Wide World of Sports F23 * at North Carolina 3:45 p.m. Complex. The game between the Seminoles and the Tigers is the second of two games against teams from the F25 * Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. state of Louisiana for Florida State this season as they won at Tulane, 80-69, on Nov. 11. Florida State has an all- M2 * NC State 12 Noon time record of 2-3 against LSU with its most recent game against the Tigers coming as a 67-50 loss on Dec. 30, M5 * Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. 2004 in the Sugar Bowl Classic. The Seminoles’ most recent victory over the Tigers came on Dec. 16, 1967 – a M9 * at Wake Forest 12 Noon 130-100 win in the consolation game of the Milwaukee Classic in Milwaukee, Wisc. In that 1967 game, “Pistol” M12-16 at ACC Tournament TBD Pete Maravich scored 42 points for LSU and Dave Cowens added 24 for Florida State. Will Wade is in his second 1 – Exhibition Game and Donald L. Tucker Center, season as the head coach at LSU. He has coached against Florida State once as a head coach (at VCU; a 76-71 Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 – AdvoCare Invitational, HP Field Seminole win on Dec. 6, 2015 in Atlanta). Wade was an assistant on the 2011 VCU team that defeated the House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 3 – ACC / Big Ten Seminoles in the NCAA Tournament. He is familiar with the Seminoles as he was a student manager (2002-05), Challenge, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.; 4 graduate assistant (2005-06) and director of basketball operations at Clemson under Oliver Purnell. Bill - Never Forget Tribute Classic, Prudential Center, Armstrong, a Tiger assistant in his first season, was an assistant coach at Birmingham Southern when the Newark, N.J.; 5 – Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Seminoles defeated the Panthers by a 56-47 mark on Dec. 15 2004 in Tallahassee. Nelson Hernandez, the Tigers’ Classic, BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; ACC Tournament, Director of Basketball Operations is also familiar with Florida State as the video coordinator at Clemson during Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. the 2014-15 season. The Seminoles were 2-1 against the Tigers with a win in the ACC Tournament during his one season with the Tigers. 2017-18 ACC Standings Team W L Pct. W L Pct. CURRENT SEMINOLES AGAINST THE SEC Virginia 17 1 .944 31 3 .912 The players on Florida State’s roster are 6-0 against teams from the Southeastern Conference with five wins Duke 13 5 .722 29 8 .784 against Florida (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19) and one against Mississippi State (2015-16). Miami 11 7 .611 22 10 .688 Senior Phil Cofer is the first player in school history to be a member of five teams that defeated Florida (he has Clemson 11 7 .611 24 10 .706 never lost to the Gators during his career, 5-0) while senior Terance Mann is the only basketball player in school NC State 11 7 .611 21 12 .636 history to play in four victories over the Seminoles’ in-state rivals. Seniors Christ Koumadje and PJ Savoy have N. Carolina 11 7 .611 26 11 .703 played in three victories over Florida. Virginia Tech 10 8 .556 21 12 .636 Florida State 9 9 .600 23 12 .657 TWO SEMINOLES REACH THE CENTURY MARK IN WIN OVER UAB Louisville 9 9 .529 22 14 .611 A pair of Seminoles – Christ Koumadje (career blocked shots) and PJ Savoy (career 3-point shots made) -- both Notre Dame 8 10 .444 21 15 .583 reach the statistical milestone of the century mark in Florida State’s victory over UAB on Thursday night. Syracuse 8 10 .444 23 13 .639 Koumadje enters Friday’s game against LSU tied for 15th in school history with 100 career blocked shots and Boston College 7 11 .389 19 16 .543 Savoy enters the game against the Tigers ranked 22nd in school history with 100 career 3-point shots made. Georgia Tech 6 12 .333 13 19 .406 Wake Forest 4 14 .222 11 20 .355 LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… Pittsburgh 0 18 .000 8 24 .250 …Defeat LSU and improve its record to 5-0 for the second consecutive season and third time since the start of the 2013-14 season. Florida State has started six seasons with at least five consecutive wins under 17th-year For Information on FSU Basketball head coach Leonard Hamilton; Please contact Chuck Walsh at (850) 694-2540 …Defeat LSU and improve its record to 5-0 in this event. The Seminoles won the championship of the previously named Old Spice Classic with a 3-0 record in 2009; …Defeat LSU and defeat a nationally ranked team for the 45th time under 17th-year head coach Leonard Hamilton. The Seminoles averaged nearly three wins over ranked teams per season in the first 16 years of the Hamilton- era in Tallahassee. FLORIDA STATE IN THE LAST THREE SEASONS Florida State Men’s Basketball Florida State is 53-21 (.716 winning percentage) and has defeated 13 nationally ranked teams since the beginning of the In the National Polls 2016-17 season. The Seminoles will face their first ranked opponent of the 2018-19 season when they tip-off against No. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 19/21 LSU on Friday in the semifinals of the AdvoCare Invitational. Nearly one-quarter (13 of 53, .245 percent) of the Rk. Team 18-19 Rec. Seminoles’ victories in the last three seasons have come against nationally ranked opponents. 1. Duke (53) 3-0 2. Kansas (7) 3-0 Florida State’s Wins Over Ranked team In The Last Two Seasons 3. Gonzaga 3-0 Opponent Rank Location Date Score 4. Virginia (2) 3-0 Florida N. 21 Tallahassee, Fla. Dec. 11, 2016 FSU, 83-76 5. Tennessee (1) 3-0 Virginia No. 11 Charlottesville, Va. Dec. 31, 2016 FSU, 60-58 6. Nevada 3-0 Virginia Tech No. 21 Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 7, 2017 FSU, 93-78 7. North Carolina 4-0 Duke No. 7 Tallahassee, Fla. Jan, 10, 2017 FSU, 88-72 8. Auburn 3-0 Notre Dame No. 15 Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 18, 2017 FSU, 83-80 9. Michigan 5-0 Louisville No. 11 Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 21, 2017 FSU, 73-68 10. Kentucky 3-1 Miami No. 25 Tallahassee, Fla. March 4, 2017 FSU, 66-57 11. Michigan State 3-1 Florida No. 5 Gainesville, Fla. Dec. 4, 2017 FSU, 83-66 12. Kansas State 4-0 North Carolina No. 10 Tallahassee, Fla. Jan. 3 2018 FSU, 81-80 13.