Florida State Seminoles Rumors & News
Florida State's goal: no `one-and-done' at NCAA Tournament
Miami Herald — The disappointment of Florida State's embarrassing exit from last week's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament was all but forgotten shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday.
2 hours agoFlorida State will face Gonzaga in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Palm Beach Post — The Florida State men's basketball team sat around the TV at head coach Leonard Hamilton's house Sunday night knowing it would make its second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
4 hours agoFlorida State back in the NCAA Tournament but no longer just happy to be there
Orlando Sentinel — TALLAHASSEE — There was a time not too long ago when an NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday would be a tense, dreadful day for Florida State players and coaches. Those were stressful times – and disappointing times – when FSU was hoping for instead of expecting a tournament bid.
4 hours agoFSU to face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament first round
Florida Times-Union — Florida State earned a No. 9 seed in the West Region of the 2010 NCAA Tournament and will face eighth-seeded Gonzaga on Friday in Buffalo, N.Y.The Seminoles (22-9) were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament by N.C. State but were a lock to make the NCAA Tournament.Gonzaga (26-6) won the regular-season West Coast Conference but lost to St. Mary’s in the conference championship game.The winner of the FSU-Gonzaga game could take on No. 1 seed Syracuse on Sunday.
5 hours agoGators, Noles go dancing; Bulls to host NIT game
Tampa Tribune — For the first time since winning consecutive national titles in 2006 and 2007, the Florida Gators are back in the Big Dance.
6 hours agoFlorida State not satisfied with merely making the NCAA Tournament
Chopping Block | Orlando Sentinel — Back from a post-NCAA Tournament Selection Show powwow with Leonard Hamilton and the gang. Some quick thoughts and impressions: -The main thing I got out of tonight is that the Seminoles are happy to have made the NCAA Tournament, but they want more. The new has kind of worn off. FSU saw its name pop up [...]
6 hours agoGetting to know Gonzaga, Florida State’s opponent in the NCAA Tournament
Chopping Block | Orlando Sentinel — They play Friday in Buffalo: Gonzaga Bulldogs LOCATION: Spokane, Wash. RECORD: 26-6, 12-2 in the West Coast Conference HOW THEY GOT HERE: At-large bid KEY PLAYERS: G Matt Bouldin (6-5, Sr.) 15.8 ppg, 4.1 apg; F Elias Harris (6-7, Fr.) 14.7 ppg; 7.2 rpg; G Steve Gray (6-5, Jr.) 13.7 ppg, 2.8 apg. NOTEWORTHY: It was another very good regular season [...]
8 hours agoFlorida State seeded No. 9 in West, will play No. 8 Gonzaga on Friday in Buffalo in the NCAA Tournament
Chopping Block | Orlando Sentinel — Florida State’s name popped up on the NCAA Tournament Selection show at 6:16. The Seminoles are seeded No. 9 in the West Region and will play No. 8 seed Gonzaga in Buffalo on Friday. If the Seminoles win that game, they’d probably play No. 1 Syracuse. Stay tuned for some quickie analysis.
8 hours agoFlorida State back in the NCAA Tourney against ...
Seminole Report | St. Petersburg Times — Florida State earned a second straight bid to the NCAA Tournament, a No. 9 seed, and will meet No. 8 Gonzaga on Friday in Buffalo. The Seminoles hadn't earned at-large bid in consecutive years since going to the Tournament in...
8 hours agoSeminoles should be lock for NCAA Tournament, but offense is a concern
Florida Times-Union — Even after a surprising first-round exit from the ACC Tournament, Florida State (22-9) is just about assured of a second consecutive NCAA berth.read more
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- Same song, no dance - roanoke.com Roanoke Times Hokies relegated to the NIT by selection committee.BLACKSBURG -- After playing one of the weakest nonconference schedules in the country, the Virginia Tech men's basketball team once again had an unhappy experience on Selection Sunday. The Hokies were relegated to the NIT for the third straight year, becoming the first team with a 10-6 ACC record to be left out of the NCAA tournament.
- Jayhawks may be No. 1, but they can't take it easy Washington Post A lot of people seem to think that Kansas has a cakewalk to Indianapolis through this region. Not so.
- [4] Maryland Washington Post ACC at-large WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Over the final seven games of the regular season, the Terrapins won in just about every way imaginable. Consequently, Maryland enters the NCAA tournament as one of the field's more experienced and battle-tested squads. A key factor in Maryland's rise has been the...
- ACC: Blue Devils connect for title The State GREENSBORO, N.C. - Miss after miss, open look after open look, yet Jon Scheyer ignored them all.He was not going to stop shooting, not with an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship on the line and fourth-ranked Duke clinging to a one-point lead in the final seconds. He curled around a screen, took a pass and launched a 3-pointer that dropped perfectly through the net."It just wasn't falling," Scheyer said, "but at the end of the games, I felt confident."Scheyer finished with 16 points along with that critical 3 with 18 seconds left to help Duke hold off Georgia Tech 65-61 in Sunday...
- Freshman Tatum is top Tiger in diving regional The State At Atlanta, Clemson freshman Elizabeth Tatum picked up 18th place in the platform diving final of the NCAA Zone B Diving Regional Championships.Sophomores Brooke George and Cassie Self were 19th and 21st.
- 7 seed tickles Tigers Greenville News CLEMSON — Clemson is Buffalo bound.