Florida State Seminoles men's basketball

{{Short description|Sports team representing Florida State University}}

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The Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the intercollegiate sport of basketball. The Seminoles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Though they have historically played under the shadow of the football program, the Seminoles have had successes on the hardwood. Florida State has made eighteen NCAA tournament appearances: advancing to the Round of 32 on twelve occasions, the Sweet Sixteen on seven occasions, the Elite Eight on three occasions, and the Final Four once, moving on to the championship game and finishing as runner-up. In 2020, despite holding final rankings of #4 in the AP Poll and #5 in the Coaches' Poll, Florida State was declared the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Champions by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida State Legislature after the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/florida-senate-legislation-declares-florida-state-the-2020-mens-basketball-national-champion/ | title=Florida Senate legislation declares Florida State the 2020 men's basketball national champion }} This declaration holds no merit with the NCAA, but it is the only claim the basketball program has to a national title. Florida State has also made ten appearances in the National Invitation Tournament.

In the 78 season history of the Seminole basketball program, the Seminoles have won the regular season conference title five times and the conference tournament title four times, including two ACC championships.

Florida State has had 23 All-Americans, 26 players inducted into the Hall of Fame, and 36 players that went on to play in the NBA. Jeff Sagarin and ESPN listed the program 74th in the college basketball all-time rankings in the 'ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia'.[https://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/1004/cbe1.pdf The ESPN/Sagarin All-Time Rankings]

The Seminoles play their home games in the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. The current head men's basketball coach is alumnus Luke Loucks.

Overview

The Florida State Seminoles men's team annually plays an eighteen-game conference schedule that is preceded by an out-of-conference schedule against few annual opponents except for Florida. Their conference schedule consists of a home-and-home game against two permanent rivals (Miami and Clemson), alternating home-and-home games against the other seventeen ACC teams.

History

{{See also|List of Florida State Seminoles men's basketball head coaches}}

Florida State University has officially fielded a basketball team since 1947.

=Don Loucks era (1947–1948)=

Hugh Donald Loucks served as the first basketball coach for the Florida State Seminoles. He coached at the school for one year and compiled an overall record of 5–13, becoming one of only two coaches to leave the program with a losing record of 11 games.

=J.K. Kennedy era (1949–1966)=

After the departure of Loucks, J.K. Kennedy became the coach. He was the first coach to find success at Florida State, holding the position for 18 years and compiling a record of 234–208.

=Hugh Durham era (1966–1978)=

Hugh Durham played at Florida State in the 1950s, scoring 1,381 points in three years. His average of 21.9 points per game in 1958–59 is the seventh best tally in Florida State history. Durham's career average of 18.9 points per game is still the ninth best in school history. After his playing career had ended, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach in 1959. Seven years later, Durham would be named head coach in 1966. One of the top players during this time was future NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Cowens. Durham led the Seminoles from 1966 to 1978. In 1972, Durham led Florida State to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament. A hard-fought 81–76 loss to the top-ranked UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Championship game prevented Durham's Florida State team from winning the NCAA tournament. Another key player for the Seminoles was Harry Davis, who helped the program sustain stability.

Durham's overall record at Florida State was a 230–95 record with three NCAA tournament bids. He still owns the highest winning percentage of any Florida State coach at .708.{{cite web | title =The 20th Greatest College Basketball In The South: Florida State Seminoles | date =29 October 2007| url =http://thenastyboys.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/the-20th-greatest-college-basketball-in-the-southflorida-state-seminoles/| format =English | access-date =2009-03-11}} Durham is the only coach in NCAA history to be the all-time winningest coach (percentage or wins) at three different Division I schools.

=Joe Williams era (1978–1986)=

After the departure of Hugh Durham, Joe Williams took over the Seminole basketball program. One of the standout players during this period was George McCloud. McCloud helped the Seminoles rebuild after the departure of Durham by becoming one of the most prolific scorers in FSU history. During his senior season, McCloud had the second-highest scoring average and the sixth-highest in Florida State history. Joe Williams would coach his final season in 1986.

=Pat Kennedy era (1986–1997)=

The 1992–1993 season would see the emergence of one of the Seminoles' best players in its history, Bob Sura. Not much was expected of the Seminoles in 1992 as they entered into their first season in the ACC, yet they finished second in the conference to national champion Duke. The team repeated the second-place finish in 1993, establishing itself as a legitimate national power. In the 1993 NCAA Tournament they fell to Kentucky in the Elite Eight round. In Kennedy's final season (1996–1997) he led the team to the NIT Final, losing to the Michigan Wolverines.

=Steve Robinson era (1997–2002)=

Steve Robinson took over the program for the 1997–1998 season and led the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament his first year. However, the team suffered losing records the next four seasons and Robinson left the program after the 2001–2002 campaign. Robinson is now an assistant coach with the Arizona Wildcats.

=Leonard Hamilton era (2002–2025)=

File:Leonard Hamilton 2013.jpg

Leonard Hamilton became Florida State's seventh head basketball coach on March 19, 2002. In two years, Tim Pickett scored 1,039 points, earning him First-Team All-ACC and All-American Honorable Mention honors.{{cite web | title =Florida State Basketball | url =http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/fsu/graphics/mediaguides/06-mbb/2006-07universitysection.pdf| format =English | access-date =2009-03-13}} Hamilton was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2012, and 2020. Hamilton is also the first Seminole coach to win an ACC Championship, capturing the league tournament title in 2012 and the regular season title in 2020. He has led the Seminoles to eight NCAA tournament appearances. During his tenure, Florida State has been the third-most successful team in the conference. Hamilton is the winningest coach in the program's history, the fifth winningest coach in conference history, and has sent nineteen players to the NBA draft, including nine first round picks. Hamilton made the decision to retire in 2025 following the conclusion of the season, after serving as head coach for twenty-three seasons.{{cite web|title=Hamilton Submits Resignation Effective At End Of Season|url=https://seminoles.com/news/2025/2/3/mens-basketball-hamilton-submits-resignation-effective-at-end-of-season|publisher=Florida State University Athletic Department|date=February 3, 2025|access-date=February 4, 2025}} In his final home game as head coach, Hamilton won his 200th regular-season ACC game, becoming just the fourth coach in the history of the conference to do so.{{cite web|title=Leonard Hamilton wins 200th ACC game with win over SMU in final FSU basketball home game|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/mensbasketball/2025/03/08/fsu-mens-basketball-leonard-hamilton-smu-basketball/80098380007/|publisher=Tallahassee Democrat|date=March 8, 2025|access-date=March 9, 2025}}

=Luke Loucks era (2025–present)=

On March 9, 2025, Sacramento Kings assistant coach Luke Loucks was announced as the team's new head coach following Leonard Hamilton's retirement.{{cite web|title=Florida State Hires Luke Loucks as Men’s Basketball Head Coach|url=https://seminoles.com/news/2025/3/9/mens-basketball-florida-state-hires-luke-loucks-as-mens-basketball-head-coach|publisher=Florida State University Athletic Department|date=March 9, 2025|access-date=March 10, 2025}} Loucks played for the Seminoles under Hamilton from 2008–2012, reaching the NCAA Tournament each season, and was a member of the 2012 ACC Tournament championship team.{{cite web|title=FFlorida State hires Luke Loucks to 5-year deal as basketball coach|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44180259/florida-state-hires-luke-loucks-5-year-deal-basketball-coach|publisher=ESPN|date=March 9, 2025|access-date=March 10, 2025}}

Current coaching staff

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Luke LoucksHead Coach
Jim MoranAssociate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
Michael FlyAssistant Coach
Gerald GillionAssistant Coach
Amorrow MorganAssistant Coach

=Other staff=

  • Perin Foote - Director of Operations
  • Chris Kent - Director of Player Development
  • Justin Lindner - Assistant Director of Player Development and Scouting
  • Terrance Mann - Assistant General Manager

Home court

=Donald L. Tucker Center=

File:Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.jpg, home of the Seminoles]]

File:Tuckerbanners.jpg

The Seminoles play all of their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It is a {{convert|18000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} multi-purpose facility which has hosted over 25 years worth of Seminole games.{{cite web | title =The Donald L. Tucker Center Florida State's Basketball Home | url =http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/fsu/graphics/mediaguides/06-mbb/2006-07universitysection.pdf| format =English | access-date =2009-03-11}} Since the 2016–2017 season, the Seminoles have gone undefeated twice at home and had twenty-five consecutive conference victories on their home court, the second longest streak in conference history.{{cite web|title=Syracuse snaps Florida State's long homecourt winning streak|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401369876|date=December 4, 2021}}

Championships

=National Championship appearance=

Florida State has appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament's National Championship game once, in 1972. The Seminoles, coached by Hugh Durham, lost to John Wooden and his UCLA Bruins, 81–76, at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Seminoles defeated powerhouse Kentucky in the Mideast Region Final and North Carolina in the Final Four.

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Overall Record

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| 1971–1972

Hugh DurhamLos Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaUCLAFSU 76, UCLA 8127–6
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! colspan="5;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total National Championship Game Appearances

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1

==Regional Championship==

Florida State defeated Kentucky, 73–54, to win their only regional championship.

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| 1971–1972

Mideast
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! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total Regional Championships

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1

=NIT Championship appearance=

Florida State has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament's National Championship game once, in 1997. The Seminoles, coached by Pat Kennedy, lost to Michigan, coached by Steve Fisher, 82–73, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Site

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Result

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Overall Record

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| 1996–1997

Pat KennedyMadison Square GardenMichiganFSU 73, Michigan 8220–12
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! colspan="5;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total National Invitation Tournament Championship Game Appearances

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1

=Conference tournament championships=

Conference Affiliations

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Conference

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Coach

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Site

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|PF

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|PA

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| 1950–51

DixieJ.K. KennedyPorter Gym (Macon, Georgia)Mercer6569
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| 1954–55

Florida IntercollegiateJ.K. KennedyMiami Beach Auditorium (Coral Gables, Florida)Miami8680
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| 1977–78

MetroHugh DurhamRiverfront Coliseum (Cincinnati, Ohio)Louisville9394
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| 1978–79

MetroJoe WilliamsMid-South Coliseum (Memphis, Tennessee)Virginia Tech6068
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| 1979–80

MetroJoe WilliamsFreedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)Louisville7281
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| 1984–85

MetroJoe WilliamsFreedom Hall (Louisville, Kentucky)Memphis State8690
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| 1988–89

MetroPat KennedyCarolina Coliseum (Columbia, South Carolina)Louisville8087
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| 1990–91

MetroPat KennedyRoanoke Civic Center (Roanoke, Virginia)Louisville7669
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| 2008–09

ACCLeonard HamiltonGeorgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)Duke6979
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| 2011–12

ACCLeonard HamiltonPhilips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia)North Carolina8582
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| 2018–19

ACCLeonard HamiltonSpectrum Center (Charlotte, North Carolina)Duke6373
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| 2020–21

ACCLeonard HamiltonGreensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)Georgia Tech7580
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! colspan="3;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Championship Results:

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 3–9

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|  

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 910

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 952

=Conference regular season championships=

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Overall

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Conference

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| 1950–51

DixieJ.K. Kennedy18–97–0
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| 1954–55

Florida IntercollegiateJ.K. Kennedy22–410–0
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| 1977–78

MetroHugh Durham23–612–1
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| 1988–89

MetroPat Kennedy22–89–3
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| 2019–20

ACCLeonard Hamilton26–516–4
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! colspan=3; style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total Conference Titles

! colspan=2; style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 5

Records and results

=Year-by-year results=

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| style="background:#d4c7b1;"|National Champions

| style="background:#56A0D3;"|Conference Tournament Champions

| style="background:#d0e7ff;"|Conference Regular Season Champions

| style="background:#7fbf7f;"|NCAA Tournament

| style="background:#e5f2e5;"|NIT Tournament

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, C = Conference

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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|W

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|L

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|CW

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|CL

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Notes

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| 1947–48

Don LoucksIndependent513   
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| 1948–49

J.K. KennedyDixie121266 
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| 1949–50

J.K. KennedyDixie151063 
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| 1950–51

J.K. KennedyDixie18970 
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| 1951–52

J.K. KennedyIndependent520   
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| 1952–53

J.K. KennedyIndependent1111   
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| 1953–54

J.K. KennedyIndependent137   
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| 1954–55

J.K. KennedyFlorida Intercollegiate224100 
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| 1955–56

J.K. KennedyFlorida Intercollegiate16991 
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| 1956–57

J.K. KennedyFlorida Intercollegiate91755 
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| 1957–58

J.K. KennedyIndependent916   
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| 1958–59

J.K. KennedyIndependent815   
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| 1959–60

J.K. KennedyIndependent1015   
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| 1960–61

J.K. KennedyIndependent1410   
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| 1961–62

J.K. KennedyIndependent158   
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| 1962–63

J.K. KennedyIndependent1510   
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| 1963–64

J.K. KennedyIndependent1114   
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| 1964–65

J.K. KennedyIndependent1610   
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| 1965–66

J.K. KennedyIndependent1511   
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| 1966–67

Hugh DurhamIndependent1115   
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| 1967–68

Hugh DurhamIndependent198  NCAA first round
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| 1968–69

Hugh DurhamIndependent189   
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| 1969–70

Hugh DurhamIndependent233   
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| 1970–71

Hugh DurhamIndependent179   
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| 1971–72

Hugh DurhamIndependent276  NCAA Runner-Up
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| 1972–73

Hugh DurhamIndependent188   
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| 1973–74

Hugh DurhamIndependent188   
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| 1974–75

Hugh DurhamIndependent188   
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| 1975–76

Hugh DurhamIndependent216   
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| 1976–77

Hugh DurhamMetro161102 
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| 1977–78

Hugh DurhamMetro236121NCAA first round
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| 1978–79

Joe WilliamsMetro191073 
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| 1979–80

Joe WilliamsMetro22975NCAA second round
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| 1980–81

Joe WilliamsMetro171175 
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| 1981–82

Joe WilliamsMetro111748 
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| 1982–83

Joe WilliamsMetro141468 
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| 1983–84

Joe WilliamsMetro201195NIT Second Round
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| 1984–85

Joe WilliamsMetro1416410 
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| 1985–86

Joe WilliamsMetro121739 
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| 1986–87

Pat KennedyMetro191166NIT Second Round
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| 1987–88

Pat KennedyMetro191175NCAA first round
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| 1988–89

Pat KennedyMetro22893NCAA first round
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| 1989–90

Pat KennedyMetro161568 
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| 1990–91

Pat KennedyMetro211195NCAA second round
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| 1991–92

Pat KennedyACC2210115NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| 1992–93

Pat KennedyACC2510124NCAA Elite Eight
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| 1993–94

Pat KennedyACC1314610 
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| 1994–95

Pat KennedyACC1215511 
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| 1995–96

Pat KennedyACC1314511 
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| 1996–97

Pat KennedyACC2012610NIT Runner-Up
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| 1997–98

Steve RobinsonACC1814610NCAA second round
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| 1998–99

Steve RobinsonACC1317511 
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| 1999–00

Steve RobinsonACC1217610 
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| 2000–01

Steve RobinsonACC921412 
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| 2001–02

Steve RobinsonACC1217412 
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| 2002–03

Leonard HamiltonACC1415412 
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| 2003–04

Leonard HamiltonACC1914610NIT Second Round
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| 2004–05

Leonard HamiltonACC1219412 
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| 2005–06

Leonard HamiltonACC201097NIT Second Round
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| 2006–07

Leonard HamiltonACC0113029NIT Quarterfinals
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| 2007–08

Leonard HamiltonACC191579NIT First Round
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| 2008–09

Leonard HamiltonACC2510106NCAA first round
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| 2009–10

Leonard HamiltonACC2210106NCAA first round
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| 2010–11

Leonard HamiltonACC2311115NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| 2011–12

Leonard HamiltonACC2510124NCAA second round
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| 2012–13

Leonard HamiltonACC181699NIT First Round
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| 2013–14

Leonard HamiltonACC221499NIT Semifinals
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| 2014–15

Leonard HamiltonACC1716810
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| 2015–16

Leonard HamiltonACC2014810NIT Second Round
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| 2016–17

Leonard HamiltonACC269126NCAA second round
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| 2017–18

Leonard HamiltonACC231299NCAA Elite Eight
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| 2018–19

Leonard HamiltonACC298135NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| 2019–20

Leonard HamiltonACC265164NCAA Tournament Cancelled
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| 2020–21

Leonard HamiltonACC187114NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| 2021–22

Leonard HamiltonACC17141010
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| 2022–23

Leonard HamiltonACC923713
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| 2023–24

Leonard HamiltonACC17161010
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| 2024–25

Leonard HamiltonACC1715812
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! colspan="3;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total:

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1,301

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 935

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 411

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 395

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|  

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! colspan="3;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Win Percentage:

! colspan="2;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| {{winpct|1301|935}}

! colspan="2;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| {{winpct|411|395}}

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|  

*122 total wins vacated from the 2006–2007 basketball season due to the academic scandal

*27 ACC wins vacated from the 2006–2007 basketball season due to the academic scandal

=Polls=

Florida State has ended their basketball season ranked 15 times in either the AP or Coaches Poll.

Top-10 finishes are colored ██

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{{col-break}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! width=75; style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Year

! width=75; style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Record

! width=75; style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|AP Poll

! width=75; style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Coaches

1969–7023–311 
1971–7227–6style="background:#d4c7b1;"|10style="background:#d4c7b1;"|10
1975–7621–6 16
1977–7823–61512
1988–8922–81616
1991–9222–102016
1992–9325–1011style="background:#d4c7b1;"|7
2008–0925–101622
2010–1123–11 19
2011–1225–10style="background:#d4c7b1;"|1015
2016–1726–91624
2017–1823–1218
2018–1929–8style="background:#d4c7b1;"|1013
2019–2026–5style="background:#d4c7b1;"|4style="background:#d4c7b1;"|5
2020–2118–714style="background:#d4c7b1;"| 10

{{col-end}}

A second-place ranking is the best the team has ever received.{{cite web | url=http://www.collegepollarchive.com/mbasketball/ap/app_total.cfm| title=Total Appearances in the AP Poll | work=College Poll Archive | access-date=2013-03-12}}

=Regular season tournaments=

cellpadding="1" style="width:75%;" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Tournament

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Appearances

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Best Result

style="text-align:center;"

| Advocare Invitational

2018–19Second
style="text-align:center;"

| All College Tournament

1964–65, 1972–73Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Battle 4 Atlantis

2011–12
style="text-align:center;"

| Big Sun Classic

1973–74, 1975–76, 1977–78Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Birmingham Classic

1977–78Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Bluebonnet Classic

1973–74Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Cable Car Classic

1976–77Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Cabrillo Classic

1982–83Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Carousel Tournament

1955–56
style="text-align:center;"

| Citadel Invitational

1958–59Fourth
style="text-align:center;"

| Civitan Classic

1968–69, 1971–72Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Coaches vs. Cancer

2012–13Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Colonial Classic

2006–07
style="text-align:center;"

| Corpus Christi Caller Times Challenge

2004–05
style="text-align:center;"

| Cotton States Classic

1980–81Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Dayton Invitational

1972–73, 1978–79, 1981–82Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Diamond Head Classic

2010–11Third
style="text-align:center;"

| ECAC Holiday Festival

1989–90Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Emerald Coast Classic

2019–20Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| ESPN Events Invitational

2022–23Eighth
style="text-align:center;"

| Evansville Tournament

1967–68Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Far West Classic

1971–72, 1975–76Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Fiesta Bowl Classic

2002–03Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Florida Four Classic

1981–82, 1982–83Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Florida Sunshine Classic

1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Gator Bowl Tournament

1951–52, 1954–55, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1969–70Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Glenn Wilkes Classic

2007–08
style="text-align:center;"

| Global Sports Classic

2008–09Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Great Alaska Shootout

1989–90, 2000–01Fifth
style="text-align:center;"

| Hall of Fame Tip-Off

2014–15, 2024–25
style="text-align:center;"

| IPTAY Tournament

1976–77Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Jacksonville Classic

2021–22Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Jamaica Classic

2017–18Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Louisville Holiday

1974–75Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Marshall Invitational

1972–73Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Mercer Bear Classic

1973–74Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Milwaukee Classic

1967–68Third
style="text-align:center;"

| NAIB District 25

1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1954–55Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| NAIB Nationals

1950–51, 1954–55Quarterfinals
style="text-align:center;"

| Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off

2014–15, 2024–25
style="text-align:center;"

| Old Dominion Classic

1978–79Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Old Spice Classic

2009–10Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Orange Bowl Tournament

1955–56
style="text-align:center;"

| Paradise Jam

2015–16Fifth
style="text-align:center;"

| Pillsbury Classic

1977–78Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Classic

2003–04Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Preseason NIT

1992–93, 1997–98, 2016–17Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Puerto Rico Tip-Off

2013–14Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Rainbow Classic

1998–99Fifth
style="text-align:center;"

| Red Lobster Classic

1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Savannah Invitational

1962–63Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Senior Bowl Tournament

1956–57, 1957–58, 1971–72Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Steel Bowl tournament

1973–74Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Sun Bowl

1970–71
style="text-align:center;"

| Sunshine Slam

2023–24Champions
style="text-align:center;"

| Tampa Invitational

1965–66Second
style="text-align:center;"

| Vanderbilt Invitational

1964–65Third
style="text-align:center;"

| Vermont Classic

1976–77Third

==ACC-Big Ten Challenge==

The Seminoles participated in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge 24 times, compiling a record of 10–14.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Year !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Location !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Result

align="center"

| 1999

NorthwesternEvanston, IllinoisW 60–46
align="center"

| 2000

MinnesotaTallahassee, FloridaL 71–79
align="center"

| 2001

NorthwesternEvanston, IllinoisL 50–57
align="center"

| 2002

IowaTallahassee, FloridaW 80–67
align="center"

| 2003

NorthwesternTallahassee, FloridaW 71–53
align="center"

| 2004

MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaW 70–69
align="center"

| 2005

PurdueTallahassee, FloridaW 97–57
align="center"

| 2006

WisconsinMadison, WisconsinL 66–81
align="center"

| 2007

MinnesotaTallahassee, FloridaW 75–61
align="center"

| 2008

NorthwesternEvanston, IllinoisL 59–73
align="center"

| 2009

Ohio StateColumbus, OhioL 64–77
align="center"

| 2010

Ohio StateTallahassee, FloridaL 44–58
align="center"

| 2011

Michigan StateEast Lansing, MichiganL 49–65
align="center"

| 2012

MinnesotaTallahassee, FloridaL 68–77
align="center"

| 2013

MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaL 61–71
align="center"

| 2014

NebraskaTallahassee, FloridaL 65–70
align="center"

| 2015

IowaIowa City, IowaL 75–78 (OT)
align="center"

| 2016

MinnesotaTallahassee, FloridaW 75–67
align="center"

| 2017

RutgersPiscataway, New JerseyW 78–73
align="center"

| 2018

PurdueTallahassee, FloridaW 73–72
align="center"

| 2019

IndianaBloomington, IndianaL 64–80
align="center"

| 2020

IndianaTallahassee, FloridaW 69–67 (OT)
align="center"

| 2021

PurdueWest Lafayette, IndianaL 65–93
align="center"

| 2022

PurdueTallahassee, FloridaL 69–79
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! colspan="3;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Record

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 10–14 ({{winpct|10|14}})

==ACC-SEC Challenge==

The Seminoles have participated in the ACC-SEC Challenge twice, compiling a record of 0–2.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Year !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Location !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Result

align="center"

| 2023

GeorgiaTallahassee, FloridaL 66–68
align="center"

| 2024

LSUBaton Rouge, LouisianaL 75–85
style="text-align:center;" class="sortbottom"

! colspan="3;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Record

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 0–2({{winpct|0|2}})

=All-time record vs. ACC teams=

File:Florida State and University of Miami basketball players - Tallahassee, Florida.jpg

class="wikitable" style="width:75%;" style="text-align:center"
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Won

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Lost

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Percentage

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Streak

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|First Meeting

style="text-align:center;"

| Boston College

1510{{winpct|15|10}}Lost 12006
style="text-align:center;"

| California

11{{winpct|1|1}}Lost 12008
style="text-align:center;"

| Clemson

45^41{{winpct|45|41}}Lost 61951
style="text-align:center;"

| Duke

10^44{{winpct|10|44}}Lost 41955
style="text-align:center;"

| Georgia Tech

4734{{winpct|47|34}}Won 11963
style="text-align:center;"

| Louisville

1837{{winpct|18|37}}Lost 31968
style="text-align:center;"

| Miami

56^37{{winpct|56|37}}Won 51950
style="text-align:center;"

| North Carolina

1756{{winpct|17|56}}Lost 61965
style="text-align:center;"

| NC State

31^34{{winpct|31|34}}Lost 21955
style="text-align:center;"

| Notre Dame

125{{winpct|12|5}}Won 52011
style="text-align:center;"

| Pittsburgh

816{{winpct|8|16}}Won 11973
style="text-align:center;"

| SMU

21{{winpct|2|1}}Won 12006
style="text-align:center;"

| Stanford

02{{winpct|0|2}}Lost 22022
style="text-align:center;"

| Syracuse

811{{winpct|8|11}}Lost 11990
style="text-align:center;"

| Virginia

2830{{winpct|28|30}}Lost 41992
style="text-align:center;"

| Virginia Tech

37^26{{winpct|37|26}}Lost 11968
style="text-align:center;"

| Wake Forest

30^28{{winpct|30|28}}Won 21958
class="unsortable" style="text-align:center; background:#CCCC66;"

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Totals

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|364

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|414

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|{{winpct|364|414}}

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|

*^wins vacated from the 2006–2007 basketball season due to the academic scandal

=Rivals=

File:FSU Basketball vs Florida.jpg

{{see also|Florida-Florida State men's basketball rivalry}}

class="wikitable" style="width:75%;" style="text-align:center"
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Won

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Lost

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Percentage

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Streak

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|First Meeting

style="text-align:center;"

| Florida

28^47{{winpct|28|47}}Lost 41951
style="text-align:center;"

| Miami

56^37{{winpct|56|37}}Won 51950
class="unsortable" style="text-align:center; background:#CCCC66;"

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Totals

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|79

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|84

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|{{winpct|79|84

}

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|

|}

*^wins vacated from the 2006–2007 basketball season due to the academic scandal

=FSU vs. AP Ranked #1=

cellpadding="1" style="width:75%;" class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center"
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Date

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Location

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|FSU Rank

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Outcome

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|PF

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|PA

style="text-align:center;"

| January 31, 1958

Morgantown, WVWest VirginiaL51103
style="text-align:center;"

| December 2, 1961

Columbus, OHOhio StateL5772
style="text-align:center;"

| March 25, 1972

Los Angeles, CA10UCLAL7681
style="text-align:center;"

| December 8, 1975

Indianapolis, IN10IndianaL5983
style="text-align:center;"

| March 11, 1978

Knoxville, TN13KentuckyL7685
style="text-align:center;"

| December 31, 1985

Charlotte, NCNorth CarolinaL64109
style="text-align:center;"

| December 22, 1990

Las Vegas, NVUNLVL69101
style="text-align:center;"

| January 6, 1992

Durham, NCDukeL7086
style="text-align:center;"

| January 30, 1992

Tallahassee, FL23DukeL6275
style="text-align:center;"

| December 20, 1997

Tallahassee, FL17North CarolinaL7381
style="text-align:center;"

| February 17, 1999

Tallahassee, FLDukeL5985
style="text-align:center;"

| January 6, 2002

Tallahassee, FLDukeW7776
style="text-align:center;"

| February 7, 2002

Durham, NCDukeL4980
style="text-align:center;"

| January 29, 2004

Durham, NCDukeL4956
style="text-align:center;"

| March 1, 2006

Tallahassee, FLDukeW7974
style="text-align:center;"

| March 4, 2008

Chapel Hill, NCNorth CarolinaL7790
style="text-align:center;"

| March 14, 2008

Charlotte, NCNorth CarolinaL7082
style="text-align:center;"

| March 14, 2009

Atlanta, GA22North CarolinaW7370
style="text-align:center;"

| January 12, 2011

Tallahassee, FLDukeW6661
style="text-align:center;"

| January 12, 2019

Tallahassee, FL13DukeL7880
style="text-align:center;" class="sortbottom"

! colspan="2;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| Total:

! colspan="2;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 4–16

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1334

! colspan="1;" style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"| 1630

=NCAA tournament results=

The Seminoles have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times, with a record of 24–18.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Year !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Round !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Result

align="center"

| 1968

First RoundEast Tennessee StateL 69–79
align="center"

| 1972

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
Eastern Kentucky
Minnesota
Kentucky
North Carolina
UCLA
W 83–81
W 70–56
W 73–54
W 79–75
L 76–81
align="center"

| 1978

First RoundKentuckyL 76–85
align="center"

| 1980

First Round
Second Round
#9 Toledo
#1 Kentucky
W 94–91
L 78–97
align="center"

| 1988

First Round#5 IowaL 98–102
align="center"

| 1989

First Round#13 Middle TennesseeL 83–97
align="center"

| 1991

First Round
Second Round
#10 USC
#2 Indiana
W 75–72
L 69–82
align="center"

| 1992

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Montana
#6 Georgetown
#2 Indiana
W 78–68
W 78–68
L 74–85
align="center"

| 1993

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 Evansville
#11 Tulane
#7 Western Kentucky
#1 Kentucky
W 82–70
W 94–63
W 81–78OT
L 81–106
align="center"

| 1998

First Round
Second Round
#5 TCU
#13 Valparaiso
W 96–87
L 77–83OT
align="center"

| 2009

First Round#12 WisconsinL 59–61OT
align="center"

| 2010

First Round#8 GonzagaL 60–67
align="center"

| 2011

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Texas A&M
#2 Notre Dame
#11 VCU
W 57–50
W 71–57
L 71–72OT
align="center"

| 2012

First Round
Second Round
#14 St. Bonaventure
#6 Cincinnati
W 66–63
L 56–62
align="center"

| 2017

First Round
Second Round
#14 Florida Gulf Coast
#11 Xavier
W 86–80
L 66–91
align="center"

| 2018

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#8 Missouri
#1 Xavier
#4 Gonzaga
#3 Michigan
W 67–54
W 75–70
W 75–60
L 54–58
align="center"

| 2019

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Vermont
#12 Murray State
#1 Gonzaga
W 76–69
W 90–62
L 58–72
align="center"

| 2021

First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 UNC Greensboro
#5 Colorado
#1 Michigan
W 64–54
W 71–53
L 58–76

==NCAA tournament seeding==

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Years →

!'80

!'88

!'89

!'91

!'92

!'93

!'98

!'09

!'10

!'11

!'12

!'17

!'18

!'19

!'21

align=center

|style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Seeds →

812473312591033944

=NIT results=

The Seminoles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ten times. Their combined record is 14–10.

class="wikitable"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Florida State Seminoles|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

align="center"

| 1984

First Round
Second Round
NC State
Pittsburgh
W 74–71
L 63–66
align="center"

| 1987

First Round
Second Round
Rhode Island
Vanderbilt
W 107–92
L 92–109
align="center"

| 1997

First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Syracuse
Michigan State
West Virginia
Connecticut
Michigan
W 82–67
W 68–63
W 76–71
W 71–65
L 73–82
align="center"

| 2004

First Round
Second Round
Wichita State
Iowa State
W 91–84
L 59–62
align="center"

| 2006

First Round
Second Round
#8 Butler
#3 South Carolina
W 67–63
L 68–69
align="center"

| 2007

First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
#7 Toledo
#3 Michigan
#1 Mississippi State
W 77–61
W 87–66
L 71–86
align="center"

| 2008

First Round#6 AkronL 60–65OT
align="center"

| 2013

First Round#5 Louisiana TechL 66–71
align="center"

| 2014

First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
#8 Florida Gulf Coast
#4 Georgetown
#3 Louisiana Tech
#1 Minnesota
W 58–53
W 101–90
W 78–75
L 64–67OT
align="center"

| 2016

First Round
Second Round
#5 Davidson
#1 Valparaiso
W 84–74
L 69–81

==NIT seeding==

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 2006 edition.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Years →

!'06

!'07

!'08

!'13

!'14

!'16

align=center

|align=left style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Seeds →

223414

=ACC Tournament results=

The ACC men's basketball tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA basketball tournament.

Florida State has won the ACC Tournament once, in 2012, under coach Leonard Hamilton. The Seminoles have a record of 21–32 at the ACC Tournament.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Year !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Seed !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Round !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Opponent !! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Result

align="center"

| 1992

#2Quarterfinals
Semifinals
#7 NC State
#3 North Carolina
W 93–80
L 76–80
align="center"

| 1993

#2Quarterfinals#7 ClemsonL 75–87
align="center"

| 1994

#7Quarterfinals#2 North CarolinaL 69–83
align="center"

| 1995

#7Quarterfinals#2 MarylandL 64–71
align="center"

| 1996

#8First Round#9 NC StateL 65–80
align="center"

| 1997

#7Quarterfinals#2 Wake ForestL 65–66
align="center"

| 1998

#7First Round#8 NC StateL 63–65
align="center"

| 1999

#8First Round
Quarterfinals
#7 Clemson
#2 Maryland
W 87–85
L 69–93
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| 2000

#7First Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Georgia Tech
#2 Maryland
W 63–62
L 61–82
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| 2001

#8First Round#9 ClemsonL 64–66
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| 2002

#8First Round
Quarterfinals
#9 Clemson
#1 Maryland
W 91–84
L 59–85
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| 2003

#9First Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Clemson
#1 Wake Forest
W 72–61
L 61–69
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| 2004

#7Quarterfinals#2 NC StateL 71–78
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| 2005

#10First Round#7 NC StateL 54–70
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| 2006

#5First Round#12 Wake ForestL 66–78
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| 2007

#9First Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Clemson
#1 North Carolina
W 67–66
L 58–73
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| 2008

#9First Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Wake Forest
#2 North Carolina
W 70–60
L 70–82
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| 2009

#4Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
#12 Georgia Tech
#1 North Carolina
#3 Duke
W 64–62
W 73–70
L 69–79
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| 2010

#3Quarterfinals#11 NC StateL 52–58
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| 2011

#3Quarterfinals#6 Virginia TechL 52–51
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| 2012

#3Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
#6 Miami (FL)
#2 Duke
#1 North Carolina
W 82–71
W 62–59
W 85–82
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| 2013

#6First Round
Quarterfinals
#11 Clemson
#3 North Carolina
W 73–69
L 62–83
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| 2014

#9Second Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Maryland
#1 Virginia
W 67–65
L 51–64
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| 2015

#9Second Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Clemson
#1 Virginia
W 76–73
L 44–58
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| 2016

#12First Round
Second Round
#14 Boston College
#6 Virginia Tech
W 88–66
L 85–96
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| 2017

#2Quarterfinals
Semifinals
#7 Virginia Tech
#3 Notre Dame
W 74–68
L 73–77
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| 2018

#8Second Round#9 LouisvilleL 74–82
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| 2019

#4Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
#5 Virginia Tech
#1 Virginia
#3 Duke
W 65–63OT
W 69–59
L 63–73
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| 2020

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| 2021

#2Semifinals
Championship Game
#6 North Carolina
#4 Georgia Tech
W 69–66
L 75–80
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| 2022

#8Second Round#9 SyracuseL 57–96
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| 2023

#12First Round#13 Georgia TechL 60–61
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| 2024

#9Second Round
Quarterfinals
#8 Virginia Tech
#1 North Carolina
W 86–76
L 67–92
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| 2025

#11First Round#14 SyracuseL 62–66

Awards

=All-Americans=

Jonathan Isaac was ineligible in 2016 due to his status as a postgraduate student.

=Conference awards=

ACC Coach of the Year

  • Pat Kennedy (1992)
  • Leonard Hamilton (2009, 2012, 2020)

ACC Defensive Player of the Year

  • Toney Douglas (2009)
  • Chris Singleton (2010)

ACC Sixth Man of the Year

  • Mfiondu Kabengele (2019)
  • Patrick Williams (2020)
  • Scottie Barnes (2021)
  • Matthew Cleveland (2022)

ACC Rookie/Freshman of the Year

  • Bob Sura (1992)
  • Scottie Barnes (2021)

=National awards=

Players

=Notable alumni=

File:CassellShootaroundBig.jpg is one of the most decorated players to have played at Florida State.]]

=Retired numbers=

{{main|List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers}}

File:Dave Cowens - 2005 NBA Legends Tour - 1-21-05.jpg is the first player to have his number retired by the Seminoles.{{Cite web |url=http://www.seminoles.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html |title="FSU Retired Numbers/Jerseys" at Seminoles website |access-date=2013-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211154310/http://www.seminoles.com/trads/fsu-trads-retired.html |archive-date=2012-02-11 |url-status=dead }}]]

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! width=40px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|No.

! width=120px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Player

! width=60px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Pos.

! width=80px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Career

! width=40px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Ref.

13Dave CowensC1968–70[https://seminoles.com/dave-cowens-bio/ Dave Cowens Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122211012/https://seminoles.com/dave-cowens-bio/ |date=2022-11-22 }} at FS Seminoles, 17 Jun 2014[https://nolefan.org/basketball/cowens_dave.html Dave Cowens bio] at nolefan.org

=Honored jerseys=

File:Dave Fedor 1961.jpg

Some jerseys have been honored although their numbers are still active.

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! width=40px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|No.

! width=120px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Player

! width=60px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Pos.

! width=80px style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}"|Career

3Bob SuraSG1992–95
10Sam CassellPG1992–93
21George McCloudF1985-1989
25Hugh DurhamG1957–59
33Ron KingSG1971–73
43Dave FedorF1960–62

=Hall of Fame inductees=

One FSU player and coach has been inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.

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| colspan="3" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=white}}; text-align:center;"| College Basketball Hall of Fame inductees

style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Year Inducted

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Name

! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles|border=0|color=black}}"|Career

style="text-align:center;"

| 2006

Dave CowensPlayer: 1967-1970
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| 2016

Hugh DurhamPlayer: 1957–59
Head Coach: 1967–78

=NBA draft=

FSU Has had 32 players drafted in the first 60 picks (modern draft equivalent) of the NBA draft:

Lottery selections (or their pre-lottery equivalent) are italicized

Mascot

Florida State recently revived the character of Cimarron, a costume mascot that makes appearances at many FSU athletic events and functions. In addition, the character makes public appearances and is available for functions at area schools and service projects, as well as with the spirit groups.{{cite web | url=http://news.fsu.edu/More-FSU-News/Florida-State-revives-Cimarron-character-to-promote-athletics| title=Florida State Revives Cimarron Character to Promote Athletics | work=Florida State 24/7 | date=26 April 2012 | access-date=2012-04-26}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

=Bibliography=

  • [http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=917093&SPID=157128&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209582828 Florida State Seminoles Men's Basketball Media Guide], University Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida