Output On: October 25, 2011 11:34 AM High-Resolution PDF - PRINT READY SEMINOLE MEN’S BASKETBALL 2010-11 REVIEW mark and the seventh best field goal percentage defensive FLORIDA STATE’S AWARDS SEMINOLES ADVANCE TO SWEET 16 mark in ACC history. In the last three seasons, Florida State has Player Award OF NCAA TOURNAMENT held its 101 opponents to a cumulative total of .376 shooting Team National Leader / Field Goal Florida State finished the 2010-11 season with a 23-11 overall from the field with only three of those opponents shooting Percentage Defense record, an 11-5 record and a third place finish in ACC play, ad- 50 percent or better from the field against the Seminoles’ Team ACC Leader /Field Goal vanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first suffocating defense. Percentage Defense time since 1993 and finished the season ranked 19th nationally Team Fifth Nationally / Blocked Shots in the final USA Today/ESPN Poll of the season. It marked the FLORIDA STATE’S SUCCESS IN THE ACC Team ACC Leader / Blocked Shots third consecutive season the Seminoles have won at least 22 Consistency. It’s what every program strives for and, under Chris Singleton ACC Defensive Player of the Year games, the school record tying third consecutive season they Leonard Hamilton, it’s what the Seminoles have achieved at a (ACC Coaches) have won at least 10 ACC games and the school record third very high level. Florida State is the third winningest program Chris Singleton All-ACC Third Team (ACSMA) consecutive season they have finished in the top four of the in the ACC in the last six years (since the start of the 2005-06 Chris Singleton All-ACC Defensive Team (ACSMA) ACC standings. Florida State is one of only two teams in the season) in total ACC regular season and ACC Tournament Chris Singleton All District II Second Team (NABC) ACC (they are joined by only Duke) that has won at least 22 games. The Seminoles have won 58 games against ACC Chris Singleton Two Time ACC Player of the Week overall games, at least 10 ACC games and has finished in the competition. Florida State played in the 2009 ACC Champion- (Nov. 22 and Jan. 17) top four of the ACC standings in EACH of the last three sea- ship game and is one of only two teams in the ACC (they are Chris Singleton Charles “Lefty” Driesell All- sons. The Seminoles defeated No. 20 ranked Texas A&M and joined by Duke) who has finished with double digit wins and Defensive Team /collegeinsider.com No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament to advance in the top four of the final ACC standings in EACH of the last Chris Singleton Naismith and Wooden Award to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in school history. three seasons. Including their 11 wins in ACC play this season, Watch Lists (Nation’s Top Player) the Seminoles average nearly 10 conference wins per year (9.7) Chris Singleton Diamond Head Classic All SEMINOLES FINISH SEASON since the start of the 2005-06 season. Tournament Team NATIONALLY RANKED Derwin Kitchen Bob Cousy Award Watch List The Florida State men’s basketball team, which advanced LAST 6 YEARS (ACC REGULAR SEASON + ACC (Nation’s Top Point Guard) to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time TOURNAMENT) Luke Loucks ACC All-Academic Basketball Team since 1993, finished the 2010-11 season ranked No. 19 in Team 2005-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 Total the final ESPN/USA Today Poll of the year. It marked the Duke 17-2 8-9 14-4 14-5 16-3 16-3 85-26 Leonard Hamilton Ben Jobe National Coach of the second time in the last three seasons that the Seminoles N. Carolina 13-5 14-5 17-2 14-4 5-12 16-3 79-31 Year Finalist /collegeinsider.com have been ranked in the final coaches’ poll. The Seminoles Florida St. 9-8 8-10 8-10 12-7 10-7 11-6 58-48 began the NCAA Tournament unranked but defeated No. BACK TO BACK WINS OVER 20 Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame to advance to ACC STANDINGS IN THE LAST THREE SEASONS RANKED TEAMS the Sweet 16. Team 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Total Winning Pct. Date Teams Duke 30-7 29-5 32-5 91-17 .8425 Jan. 22-25, 2004 No. 7 North Carolina, No. 10 Wake Forest SEMINOLES LEADS NATION IN FIELD North Carolina 34-4 16-16 29-8 79-28 .7383 March 18-13, 2009 No. 24 Virginia Tech, No. 22 Georgia Tech GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Florida State 25-10 22-10 23-11 70-31 .6930 March 18-20, 2011 No. 20 Texas A&M, No. 5 Notre Dame Florida State finished the 2010-11 season as the field goal Clemson 23-9 21-10 22-12 66-31 .6804 percentage defense national statistical champion with a Virginia Tech 19-15 23-8 22-12 64-35 .6464 NOTING FLORIDA STATE AND HEAD .363 mark – the second consecutive season they have led Maryland 21-14 23-8 19-14 63-36 .6363 COACH LEONARD HAMILTON the nation in the most telling defensive statistic kept by the Miami 19-13 20-13 21-15 60-41 .5940 …Florida State is one of only two teams in the ACC (also Duke) NCAA. The Seminoles are the first team to repeat as the field Boston College 22-12 15-16 21-13 58-41 .5858 during the 2010-11 season that was in the top three of the goal percentage national champions since Marquette in the Wake Forest 24-7 19-10 8-24 51-40 .5667 conference standings for the ENTIRE 2010-11 season. After 1993 and 1994 seasons. Florida State’s .363 mark ranks as the NC State 16-14 19-15 15-16 50-45 .5263 winning its first game in December, the Seminoles improved fourth lowest mark by a leader in the category since the NCAA Georgia Tech 12-19 22-12 13-18 46-49 .4842 to 5-1 before losing for a second time in league play and have began compiling the statistic in 1977. The Seminoles are only Virginia 10-18 15-16 16-15 41-49 .4555 NEVER dropped below third place in the league standings. the sixth team in NCAA history to repeat as the field goal …Picked to finish fifth in the league standings by the ACSMA percentage defensive national champions. It marks the third FLORIDA STATE’S WINNING PERCENTAGE IN in October, the Seminoles finished in third place in the league time in the last 14 seasons a Leonard Hamilton coached team THE LAST THREE SEASONS standings. It marks the third consecutive season the Seminoles has led the nation in field goal percentage defense. The 1998 Florida State is the third winningest program in the ACC in finished in the top four in the league standings for the first time Miami Hurricanes led the nation with a .379 mark as he took the last three years (since the start of the 2008-09 season) in school history. the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since in total games played with 70 wins. The Seminoles averaged 1960. Hamilton guided the Hurricanes to the NCAA Tourna- 23.3 wins per season with records of 25-10 (2008-09) and SEMINOLES EARN 20TH OVERALL ment in three consecutive seasons (1998-2000). Florida State 22-10 (2009-10) in the last two seasons and 23-10 during the AND 10TH ACC WIN proved to have the nation’s top defense as it ranked first 2010-11 season. Florida State enters its game against Virginia Florida State finished the 2010-11 season with 23 overall nationally in field goal percentage defense (.363), fifth in Commonwealth in the fourth round of the 2011 NCAA Tourna- wins and 11 ACC wins and finished in sole possession of third blocked shots (6.0 bpg), 15th in 3-point field goal percentage ment having won 23 of 33 games this season (.700 winning place in the conference standings. It marked the school defense (.306), 24th in steals per game (8.3 spg) and 27th in percentage) and 26 of their last 38 ACC games since defeating record third consecutive season that Florida State has won rebound margin (+4.9 rpg). The Seminoles were the only team Boston College on Feb.14, 2010. at least 20 overall games and 10 ACC games. FLORIDA in the nation to finish the season ranked in the top 30 in each STATE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO TEAMS (ALSO DUKE) IN of those five statistical categories. SEMINOLES LEAD ACC IN THE ACC THAT HAS ACHIEVED THE MILESTONES OF 20 BLOCKS AND STEALS OVERALL WINS AND 10 ACC WINS IN EACH OF THE LAST SEMINOLES LEAD ACC FOR THIRD Florida State also led the ACC in blocked shots (6.0 bpg) THREE SEASONS. CONSECUTIVE SEASON for the second consecutive season and in 3-point field goal Florida State finished as the best defense in the ACC for the percentage defense (.306) for the first time since joining the SEMINOLES DEFEAT FOUR RANKED third consecutive season as it led the league in three defensive lead for the 1991-92 season. It marks only the 10th time in TEAMS DURING 2010-11 SEASON statistical categories (field goal percentage defense, 3-point the history of the league that a team has led the conference Florida State defeated four nationally ranked teams during field goal percentage defense and blocked shots) and ranked standings in blocked shots in consecutive seasons and the the 2010-11 season (No.