NO. 11/12 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (9-1, 0-0 ACC) 2018-19 Florida State Schedule/Results VS. O26 1 West Florida W, 96-56 N1 1 Valdosta State W, 99-77 NORTH FLORIDA OSPREYS (5-7, 0-0 ASUN) N6 Florida W, 81-60 DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (11,675) N11 at Tulane W, 80-69 TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA N19 Canisius W, 93-61 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2018; 7:00 PM ET N22 2 vs. UAB W, 81-63 N23 2 vs. LSU W, 79-76 (ot) ACC NETWORK (SHAWN DAVISON, ADRIAN CRAWFORD, KATHRYN PHILLIPS) N25 2 vs. Villanova L, 60-66 SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) N28 3 Purdue W, 73-72 D3 Troy W, 83-67 “It’s definitely cool to be a part of that group (Florida State’s 1,000 Point Club). Just to see everything come D8 4 vs. UConn W, 79-71 together, I’m so thankful. God really blessed me with this opportunity.” D17 Southeast Missouri State W, 85-68 Terance Mann D19 North Florida 7:00 p.m. Florida State D22 5 St. Louis 2:30 p.m. J1 Winthrop 2:00 p.m. NO. 11/12 FLORIDA STATE PLAYS HOST TO NORTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 P.M. J5 * at Virginia 3:00 p.m. No. 11/12 Florida State, which has won four consecutive games, plays host to North Florida at the Donald L. J9 * Miami 9:00 p.m. Tucker Center on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. The Seminoles defeated Southeast Missouri, 85- J12 * Duke 2:00 p.m. 68, on Monday to raise their record to 9-1 – the third consecutive season they have won nine of their first 10 J14 * at Pitt 7:00 p.m. games. Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against North Florida ranked No. 11 by the Associated Press and J20 * at Boston College 12 Noon No. 12 in the USA Today Coaches poll – the third consecutive week it has been ranked No. 11 or higher in the AP J22 * Clemson 7:00 p.m. poll and the third straight week the Seminoles have been ranked No. 12 or higher in the coaches poll. Following J27 * at Miami 6:00 p.m. Wednesday’s game against the Ospreys, the Seminoles will travel to Sunrise, Fla., to play Saint Louis in the Metro F2 * Georgia Tech 12 Noon by T-Mobile Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center. Florida State’s game against the Billekins marks their F5 * at Syracuse 8:00 pm. seventh consecutive appearance in the event. F9 * Louisville 4:00 p.m. F13 * Wake Forest 7:00 p.m. FLORIDA STATE VS. NORTH FLORIDA – A SERIES HISTORY F16 * at Georgia Tech 2:00 p.m. Florida State plays host to North Florida on Dec. 19, 2018 at the Donald L. Tucker Center. One of only four games F19 * at Clemson 9:00 p.m. scheduled against teams from the state of Florida during the regular season series, the Seminoles are renewing F23 * at North Carolina 3:45 p.m. a series that began in 2010 with three games (all Florida State wins) having been played in the series. All three F25 * Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. games played by the Seminoles under head coach Leonard Hamilton have been played in Tallahassee at the M2 * NC State 12 Noon Tucker Center. North Florida head coach Matt Driscoll has coached the Ospreys in each of the first three games M5 * Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. of the series and knows the Seminoles and Hamilton well. Driscoll spent six seasons as an assistant to Larry M9 * at Wake Forest 12 Noon Shyatt at Clemson (1998-2003) – a time period when the Seminoles were 9-7 against the Tigers, including four M12-16 at ACC Tournament TBD wins in the ACC Tournament. Bobby Keenan, the associate head coach at North Florida, served on Seminole 1 – Exhibition Game and Donald L. Tucker Center, playing and coaching legend Hugh Durham’s coaching staff at Jacksonville for five years (2000-05). Bruce Evans, Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 – AdvoCare Invitational, HP Field also an assistant coach on the UNF staff, was the Director of Player Development at Georgia Tech (2012-16) House, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.; 3 – ACC / Big Ten when the Seminoles earned a 3-1 mark against the Yellow Jackets. Evans coached at North Florida from 2010- Challenge, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Fla.; 4 12 including in the first two games (both Florida State wins) of the series between the Seminoles and the - Never Forget Tribute Classic, Prudential Center, Ospreys. Newark, N.J.; 5 – Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; ACC Tournament, SEMINOLES OFF TO BEST START SINCE … LAST YEAR Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. At 9-1, Florida State is off to its best 10-game start since the beginning of the 2017-18 season (last year) when the Seminoles also won nine of their first 10 games. Each time the Seminoles have begun a season with a 9-1 or 2017-18 ACC Standings 10-0 record (2003-04), they have been 10-1 after their first 11 games of the season. After starting the 2017-18 Team W L Pct. W L Pct. season at 9-1, the Seminoles improved to 10-1 with a win over Charleston Southern and then to 11-1 with a Virginia 17 1 .944 31 3 .912 victory over Southern Miss. Duke 13 5 .722 29 8 .784 Miami 11 7 .611 22 10 .688 Seminoles’ Hot Starts Clemson 11 7 .611 24 10 .706 Season First 10 First 11 First 12 First 13 First 14 NC State 11 7 .611 21 12 .636 1988-89 9-1 10-1 11-1 12-1 13-1 N. Carolina 11 7 .611 26 11 .703 2003-04 10-0 10-1 11-1 12-1 12-2 Virginia Tech 10 8 .556 21 12 .636 2008-09 9-1 10-1 11-1 11-2 12-2 Florida State 9 9 .600 23 12 .657 2016-17 9-1 10-1 11-1 12-1 13-1 Louisville 9 9 .529 22 14 .611 2017-18 9-1 10-1 11-1 11-2 11-3 Notre Dame 8 10 .444 21 15 .583 Syracuse 8 10 .444 23 13 .639 FLORIDA STATE’S WINNING STREAKS TO OPEN THE 2018-19 SEASON Boston College 7 11 .389 19 16 .543 Florida State won its first five games of the 2018-19 season and enters its game against North Florida with a four Georgia Tech 6 12 .333 13 19 .406 game winning streak. The Seminoles are 22-3 (.880 winning percentage) in non-conference games – including Wake Forest 4 14 .222 11 20 .355 3-1 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament in the last two seasons. Pittsburgh 0 18 .000 8 24 .250 LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… For Information on FSU Basketball …Defeat North Florida and win its 31st consecutive non-conference home game. The Seminoles are 38-1 (.974 Please contact Chuck Walsh at (850) 694-2540 winning percentage) at home on non-ACC games since the beginning of the 2014-15 season; …Defeat North Florida and win its fourth consecutive game against North Florida. The Seminoles enter Wednesday’s game against the Ospreys with a 3-0 series lead; …Defeat North Florida and raise its record at home to 37-2 (.949 winning percentage) since the start of the 2015- 16 season. FLORIDA STATE BY THE NUMBERS AGAINST SOUTHEAST MISSOURI… Florida State Men’s Basketball …Florida State outrebounded Southeast Missouri by a 46-28 margin (+18 rebounds). The Seminoles’ 46 rebounds ranked In the National Polls as their highest total of the season as does their +18 rebounding margin against the Redhawks; ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL …Florida State tied its season-high with five blocked shots – including four by senior Christ Koumadje. The Seminoles have Rk. Team 18-19 Rec. blocked five shots in both of their last two games (five against UConn and five against Southeast Missouri) and have blocked 1. Kansas (56) 9-0 five shots three times this season (also against UAB in the quarterfinals of the AdvoCare Invitational); 2. Duke (5) 9-1 …Florida State defeated Southeast Missouri by an 85-68 score – a +17-point margin of victory. The Seminoles have earned 3. Tennessee (2) 8-1 six of their nine wins this season by double figures and enter Wednesday’s game against North Florida with a +12.1 margin 4. Michigan (1) 11-0 of victory for the season; 5. Virginia (1) 9-0 …Florida State shot 50 percent from the field (31 of 62). It marked the second time this season the Seminoles have shot 50 6. Nevada 11-0 percent from the field (also in its win over Canisius). 7. Auburn 9-1 8. Gonzaga 9-2 COFER TO FACE NORTH FLORIDA FOR SECOND TIME IN CAREER 9. North Carolina 8-2 Redshirt senior Phil Cofer, who made his season debut against Southeast Missouri on Monday night, will play in his second 10. Michigan State 9-2 game of the season on Wednesday against North Florida. His appearance against the Ospreys marks the second appearance 11. FLORIDA STATE 8-1 of his career against North Florida. He totaled a then career-high 14 points and eight rebounds in Florida State’s 93-77 12. Texas Tech 10-0 victory over the Ospreys on December 17, 2014 at the Donald L. Tucker Center.