1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Robinson, the Seminoles reached the NCAA tournament as No. 12 seed in the Midwest region. After knocking off No. 5 seed TCU in the opening round,[1] Florida State was beaten by No. 13 seed Valparaiso, 83–77 in overtime.[2] The team finished with an overall record of 18–14 (6–10 ACC).
Roster
1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
|
Players |
Coaches
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
|
[3]
[4]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
|
Rank#
|
Opponent#
|
Result
|
Record
|
Site city, state
|
Regular Season
|
Nov 14, 1997*
|
|
at Rice
|
W 65–53
|
1–0
|
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
|
Nov 17, 1997*
|
|
Loyola (MD)
|
W 89–72
|
2–0
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Nov 19, 1997*
|
|
Utah State
|
W 66–55
|
3–0
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Nov 27, 1997*
|
|
vs. No. 11 Connecticut Preseason NIT
|
W 67–60
|
4–0
|
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
|
Nov 28, 1997*
|
|
vs. No. 2 Kansas Preseason NIT
|
L 58–73
|
4–1
|
Madison Square Garden New York, New York
|
Dec 2, 1997*
|
No. 19
|
Florida Atlantic
|
W 90–52
|
5–1
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Dec 6, 1997*
|
No. 19
|
Jacksonville
|
W 74–44
|
6–1
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Dec 14, 1997*
|
No. 16
|
vs. Florida
|
W 83–81
|
7–1
|
Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
|
Dec 17, 1997*
|
No. 17
|
UNC Asheville
|
W 77–60
|
8–1
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Dec 20, 1997
|
No. 17
|
No. 1 North Carolina
|
L 73–81
|
8–2 (0–1)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Dec 23, 1997*
|
No. 17
|
No. 5 Arizona
|
W 84–79
|
9–2
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Dec 29, 1997*
|
No. 15
|
at Louisiana-Lafayette
|
W 80–71
|
10–2
|
Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
|
Dec 31, 1997*
|
No. 15
|
at DePaul
|
W 66–55
|
11–2
|
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
|
Jan 3, 1998
|
No. 15
|
NC State
|
W 68–55
|
12–2 (1–1)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Jan 7, 1998
|
No. 13
|
at Maryland
|
L 74–81
|
12–3 (1–2)
|
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
|
Jan 10, 1998
|
No. 13
|
No. 2 Duke
|
L 63–75
|
12–4 (1–3)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Jan 13, 1998
|
No. 17
|
at Clemson
|
L 65–86
|
12–5 (1–4)
|
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
|
Jan 18, 1998
|
No. 17
|
at Georgia Tech
|
W 70–67
|
13–5 (2–4)
|
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
|
Jan 22, 1998
|
No. 20
|
Wake Forest
|
W 83–59
|
14–5 (3–4)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Jan 24, 1998
|
No. 20
|
at No. 2 North Carolina
|
L 55–103
|
14–6 (3–5)
|
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
|
Jan 28, 1998
|
|
at NC State
|
W 64–52
|
15–6 (4–5)
|
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
|
Jan 31, 1998*
|
|
at South Florida
|
L 68–70
|
15–7
|
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
|
Feb 4, 1998 7:30 p.m.
|
|
at Virginia
|
W 71–63
|
16–7 (5–5)
|
University Hall (6,250) Charlottesville, Virginia
|
Feb 7, 1998
|
|
No. 25 Maryland
|
L 62–68
|
16–8 (5–6)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Feb 10, 1998
|
|
at No. 2 Duke
|
L 72–86
|
16–9 (5–7)
|
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
|
Feb 15, 1998
|
|
Clemson
|
L 49–78
|
16–10 (5–8)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Feb 18, 1998
|
|
Georgia Tech
|
L 59–72
|
16–11 (5–9)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
|
Feb 21, 1998
|
|
at Wake Forest
|
L 68–69
|
16–12 (5–10)
|
Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
|
Feb 28, 1998 12:00 a.m.
|
|
Virginia
|
W 88–63
|
17–12 (6–10)
|
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,657) Tallahassee, Florida
|
ACC Tournament
|
Mar 5, 1998*
|
(7)
|
at (8) NC State Quarterfinals
|
L 63–65
|
17–13
|
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
|
NCAA Tournament
|
Mar 13, 1998*
|
(12 MW)
|
vs. (5 MW) No. 15 TCU First Round
|
W 96–87[1]
|
18–13
|
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK
|
Mar 15, 1998*
|
(12 MW)
|
vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso Second Round
|
L 77–83 OT[2]
|
18–14
|
Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK
|
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
[5]
Rankings
[6]
References
|
---|
Venues | |
---|
Rivalries | |
---|
Culture & lore | |
---|
People | |
---|
Seasons | |
---|
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics |
|
|