1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	18–14 (6–10 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Robinson (1st season)
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center

1997–98 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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
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 Steve Robinson (Radford) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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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.

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Rankings

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

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References

1. "Florida State Proves That It Belongs". The New York Times. March 15, 1987. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
2. "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.