Florida State University Athletics
2/1/2021 5:31:53 PM | Men's Basketball
Florida State Game Notes / Florida State Statistics / Boston College Game Notes / RaiQuan Gray Enjoying Breakout Season
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (seminoles.com) — Florida State, which has won five of its las six games, travels to play Boston College on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Mass. The Seminoles’ game against the Eagles is the second of four consecutive road games. The road swing began at Georgia Tech, continues on Tuesday at Boston College and concludes with games at Pittsburgh (February 6) and at Virginia Tech (February 9). The Seminoles play at home on Saturday, February 13 against Wake Forest. Florida State’s four-game road swing marks the first time in its ACC history the Seminoles will play four consecutive regular season conference games away from home. It also marks the first time since the 1982-83 season they will play four consecutive conference road games. While a member of the Metro Conference, the Seminoles played four consecutive road games at Southern Miss (January 29, 1983, 71-65 win), at South Carolina (February 2, 1983, 90-85 overtime win), at Cincinnati (February 5, 1983, 63-48 loss) and at Louisville (February 7, 1983, 89-63 loss). The Seminoles were members of the famed Metro Conference from the 1976-77 season through the 1990-91 season. The Charlie Ward-led Seminoles won the Metro Conference Tournament championship in 1991 and became members of the ACC to begin the 1991-92 season. Following Tuesday’s game at Boston College, the Seminoles travel to play at Pittsburgh on February 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
RESCHEDULED GAME AT PITT GIVES FLORIDA STATE FOUR CONSECUTIVE ROAD GAMES
Florida State will play four consecutive road games after having its game at Pittsburgh rescheduled from January 9 to February 6.
FLORIDA STATE HAS FOUND SUCCESS ON THE ROAD IN ACC PLAY
As one of the top two winningest programs in the ACC in the last two seasons, Florida State has a 7-6 record in 13 conference road games during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. The Seminoles won the ACC Championship with a 16-record during the 2019-20 season – a record which included a 6-4 mark on the road in ACC play. The Seminoles won at Louisville earlier this season (January 18, 78-65) and have five remaining ACC road games scheduled for the 2020-21 season beginning with Tuesday’s night’s game at Boston College.
HAMILTON ON BALLOT FOR NAISMITH HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2021
Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, who has won nearly 600 games and who is the fifth all-time winningest coach in ACC history, was named as an eligible candidate for the Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Hamilton highlights the list of four first time coaching candidates including Ken Anderson (Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Lou Henson (Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State, Illinois) and Paul Westhead (NBA and college). Hamilton has been named as the National Coach of the Year four times and by four different national governing bodies. He was named the Clarence “Big House” Gaines National Coach of the Year in 2018, the Basketball Times Coach of the Year in 2009, the BCA National Coach of the Year in 2000 and the UPI National Coach of the Year in 1995. Hamilton has also been named the ACC Coach of the Year three times (2009, 2012 and 2020) and the Big East Coach of the Year twice (1995 and 1999).
FLORIDA STATE’S GRAY IS ON QUITE A TEAR
Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray has scored in double figures in a career-high five consecutive games. He is averaging 15.2 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game during that span of six games. Gray has scored his career-high of 19 points twice – against North Carolina (January 16) and at Georgia Tech (January 20) during the Seminoles’ most recent two week tear in which they won five of six games.
LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO…
…Defeat Boston College and win its second consecutive game against the Eagles. The Seminoles defeated the Eagles, 80-62, on March 7, 2020 at the Donald L. Tucker in Tallahassee to clinch their first ever ACC regular season championship in the most recent meeting between the two teams;
…Defeat Boston College and win its ninth game in the last 11 meetings against the Eagles. The Seminoles earned a series best six-game winning streak from February 16, 2013 (69-66 in Tallahassee) through February 20, 2017 (104-72 in Tallahassee) and have only lost to the Eagles twice since the 2012-13 season;
…Defeat Boston College and win its seventh ACC game of the season. It would mark the 16th consecutive season the Seminoles would have won at last seven ACC games. Florida State averages 9.8 ACC wins per season since the start of the 2005-06 season which has helped make Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton the fifth winningest coach in ACC history.
