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1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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).

1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
Seasons
← 1996–97
1998–99 →
1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 15 – 1   .938 32 – 4   .889
No. 1 North Carolina† 13 – 3   .813 34 – 4   .895
No. 20 Maryland 10 – 6   .625 21 – 11   .656
Wake Forest 7 – 9   .438 16 – 14   .533
Clemson 7 – 9   .438 18 – 14   .563
Georgia Tech 6 – 10   .375 19 – 14   .576
Florida State 6 – 10   .375 18 – 4   .818
NC State 5 – 11   .313 17 – 15   .531
Virginia 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 1998 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 14 Randell Jackson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr The Winchendon School Boston, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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.

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Rankings

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Main article: 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Florida State Proves That It Belongs". The New York Times. March 15, 1987. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Truly, This Is Madness: Valparaiso Writing Its Own Fairy Tail". Spokesman-Review. March 16, 1998. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "1997-98 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Florida State Men's Basketball - 1997-98 Year In Review". nolefan.org. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "1997-98 Florida State Seminoles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1062–1063. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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