Florida State Seminoles

The Florida State Seminoles currently find themselves with an 8-5 record, as they’re ranked as the ninth-best team in the ACC. Advane to read more of Florida State Seminoles Stats.

Led by Leonard Hamilton, who is in his 20th year as head coach of the program, the Seminoles are hoping to get back to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season, as they’ve made it to at least the Sweet 16 in each of their last three appearances.

Caleb Mills leads the team in scoring, with Malik Osborne and Matthew Cleveland also serving as valuable contributors.

Mills and Anthony Polite share the playmaking duties for the most part.

Florida State is in the middle of the pack in terms of scoring in their conference, as they average 73.6 points per game.

Their defense hasn’t been as good this season as it has been in recent years, however, as they give up 68.2 points per game.

Florida State Seminoles Stats

While the Florida State Seminoles haven’t achieved the same level of sustained dominance in Men’s College Basketball (NCAAB) as they have in football, their program boasts a rich history dating back to 1947. They’ve captured two conference championships, in 1971 and 2000, and reached the NCAA Tournament 18 times. Their most successful run came in 2012, advancing to the Elite Eight under legendary coach Leonard Hamilton. While recent years haven’t yielded the same level of success, the Seminoles remain a force to be reckoned with in the Atlantic Coast Conference, consistently attracting talented players and coaches. The program’s passionate fanbase and commitment to excellence ensure it will continue to strive for national prominence in the years to come.

Team History

This program has had some players move on to the NBA, including Sam Cassell, Jonathan Isaac, Scottie Barnes, Patrick Williams, Malik Beasley, and Terance Mann.

Florida State has made the NCAA Tournament 18 times in their program history, which includes one trip to the National Championship Game in 1972, which is the only year they’ve also ever made the Final Four, three Elite Eight appearances, and seven Sweet 16 appearances.

The Seminoles have compiled a 1,250-872 record throughout the course of their over 70 years of existence.

They’ve had seven head coaches in the history of their program, with their current coach having the longest tenure.

They joined the ACC in 1991 but prior to that, they were in the Metro Conference (1976-1991), Florida Intercollegiate Conference (1954-1957), and Dixie Conference (1948-1951). They’ve also been Independent three different times, one being in 1947, the other from 1951-1954, and then 1957-1976).

Championships

This team has never won a championship in its history, but they did make it to the championship game of the 1972 March Madness Tournament. However, they took an 81-76 loss to the UCLA Bruins, which was one of the 10 championships John Wooden won as head coach.

Bill Walton led UCLA with 24 points and 20 rebounds in that game.

For FSU, they had Ron King who scored 27 points and grabbed six rebounds. Ron Harris came off the bench to score 16 points and pull in six boards. Reggie Royals added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Florida State got there by upsetting Bob McAdoo and the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Final Four and the Kentucky Wildcats in the Elite Eight. They also defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Sweet 16 and Eastern Kentucky Colonels in the first round.

FSU also has an NIT championship game appearance in 1997 but lost to the Michigan Wolverines 82-73.

Important Team Events

#9 Florida State got all the way to the Elite Eight in 2018, which was their first appearance in that game in 25 years. They defeated the Missouri Wildcats in the first round, but then pulled off an upset over the #1 Xavier Musketeers in the second round by a score of 75-70. They then defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs before losing to the Michigan Wolverines.

In 2021 and 2019, they made it as far as the Sweet 16, but ultimately lost to Michigan and Gonzaga in those respective years, as both were #1 seeds.

In 2011, they got all the way to the Sweet 16, but took a 72-71 loss to the VCU Rams in an overtime thriller, as Bradford Burgess got the layup to go for VCU with 7.1 seconds left in the game.

In 1993, they got all the way to the Elite Eight, taking down the Evansville Purple Aces, Tulane Green Wave and Western Kentucky before losing to Kentucky.

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