Charlie Ward, Super Human Being Charlie Ward, one of the greatest two-sport stars in the history of college athletics, is the only Heisman Trophy Winner to play in the NBA. He won the Heisman in leading the Seminoles to the 1993 National Championship in football and was drafted by the New York Knicks in the […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – While the rest of the country watched ESPN’s “The Last Dance” documentary series to learn more about Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls of the 1980s and 90s, Dwayne Bacon watched with a bit of a different perspective. Something like, “Hey, I know that guy.” Bacon, a former Florida State basketball star, considers […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In the fall of 1991 – Florida State’s first year as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference – Sam Cassell felt like he was in on a secret. Most of the buzz around the league centered around Bobby Bowden’s football program, and for good reason. FSU football was still in the […]
Jeff Sluman, Professional Golfer Before Florida State alumnus Jeff Sluman won his first PGA Major Championship in 1988, he was often on hand in Tully Gymnasium to watch his beloved Seminoles play basketball. Before graduating from Florida State in 1980, Sluman watched in awe as some of the all-time greatest to don the Garnet and […]
ACC Academic Honor Roll Florida State on the ACC Academic Honor Roll TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — Eight members of Florida State’s ACC Championship Men’s Basketball team have been named to the 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll marking the fourth consecutive season at least seven members of the team had been named to the prestigious academic […]
Complete ACC Academic Honor Roll Florida State on the ACC Academic Honor Roll TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – A Florida State school-record 301 student athletes – a more than a 16-percent increase from a year ago – have been named to the 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll. The swimming and diving teams led the way with […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton, who has been voted as the ACC Coach of the Year three times including this past season, was named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Men’s College Basketball by the editors of Silver Waves Media for 2020. The Seminoles’ head coach is included on […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – Florida State Associate Head Coach Stan Jones, who helped the Seminoles win the ACC Championship and earn a No. 4 final National Ranking in 2020, will participate in the prestigious 2020 TopConnect Virtual Seminar taking place on June 11 and 12. The program has identified the top assistant basketball coaches in […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – Leonard Hamilton, the 2020 ACC Coach of the Year, is the featured speaker at Florida State University’s Virtual Summer Commencement on July 31, 2020. President John Thrasher will preside over the ceremony, which will be streamed on the university’s website, Facebook and YouTube channels and simulcast locally on 4FSU (Comcast Channel […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) – RaiQuan Evans and RayQuan Gray, who helped Florida State win the 2020 ACC Championship, participated in the Sixth Annual Athletes in Action Captains Academy for college level basketball captains and emerging leaders. Held virtually for the first time, 89 players from 49 different universities engaged in leadership training activities over a […]
