Florida State University Athletics
M. Basketball Plays At Clemson Wednesday At 7:00 P.M.
2/14/2023 11:40:26 AM | Men's Basketball
CLEMSON, S.C. — Florida State, which has won five of its last nine games against Clemson, travels to play the Tigers at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C. on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. It is the second game of the regular season between the Seminoles and the Tigers. Florida State has found success on the basketball court at Littlejohn with 11 wins on the road at Clemson since joining the nation’s best collegiate basketball conference for the 1991-92 season. Upon joining the ACC, Florida State won three of its first four games at Clemson as ACC members and have 13 wins in the basketball coliseum on Clemson’s campus. Following Wednesday’s game at Clemson, the Seminoles return home and play host to Boston College on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 12 Noon. With five regular season games remaining on its schedule, Florida State has three ACC road games and two ACC home games left to play before traveling to the annual ACC Tournament at the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum, March 7-11.
HAMILTON ON NAISMITH HALL OF FAME BALLOT
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CLEVELAND IN ELITE COMPANY ON JULIUS ERVING AWARD LIST TOP-10
Florida State’s Matthew Cleveland is the only player from the ACC on the Julius Erving Award Watch List Top-10 which was released on February 8, 2023 by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. In March, five finalists will be presented to Erving and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Julius Erving Award is composed of top men’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers. Previous winners of the Julius Erving Award are Wendell Moore Jr, Duke (2022), Corey Kispert, Gonzaga (2021), Saddiq Bey, Villanova (2020), Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga (2019), Mikal Bridges, Villanova (2018), Josh Hart, Villanova (2017), Denzel Valentine, Michigan State (2016) and Stanley Johnson, Arizona (2015).
CLEVELAND ONE OF SEVEN FROM ACC ON HALL OF FAME STARTING FIVE LISTS
Florida State’s Matthew Cleveland is one of only seven players from the ACC named to the Bob Cousy (point guard), Jerry West (shooting guard), Julius Erving (small forward), Karl Malone (power forward) or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (center) award lists. He is the only ACC player on the top-10 list for the Julius Erving Award.
LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO…
…Defeat Clemson and gain its 47th win against Clemson in a series that began on December 28, 1951. The Seminoles’ 46 current wins against the Tigers are the second-most by Florida State against a current ACC opponent. The Seminoles have 53 all-time wins against Miami. Florida State’s 46 wins against Clemson is the most against any team in the league since the Seminoles joined the ACC;
…Defeat Clemson and gain its first win at Clemson since February 19, 2019;
…Defeat Clemson and earn its third win in the last six games against the Tigers.