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1 Florida State Schedule/Results O26 1 Central Missouri W, N7 1 Thomas University W, N14 George Washington W, N17 2 Fordham W, N19 2 Colorado State W, N22 Kennesaw State W, N24 3 The Citadel W, N28 4 at Rutgers W, D4 at Florida W, D6 Loyola (Md.) W, D10 5 Tulane W, D16 6 Oklahoma State L, D18 Charleston Southern W, D21 Southern Miss W, :00 p.m. J3 * North Carolina 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. J15 * at Boston College 7:00 p.m. 12 Noon 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. M at ACC Tournament TBD 1 Exhibition game at Donald L. Tucker Center; 2 Jamaica Classic at Montego Bay, Jamaica. 3 Jamaica Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 4- ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Piscataway, N.J.; 5-Heritage Insurance Classic Tampa, Fla.; 6-Orange Bowl Classic at Sunrise, Fla.; 7 ACC Tournament at Brooklyn, N.Y ACC Standings Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Boston College Florida State Clemson Miami Virginia Louisville N. Carolina Syracuse Virginia Tech NC State Notre Dame Pittsburgh Wake Forest Georgia Tech Duke Leonard Hamilton s Career Record W L Pct. Years Career Pr. at Okla. State at Miami at Florida State Pr. For Information on Florida State Basketball Please contact Chuck Walsh (cwalsh@fsu.edu) (850) NO. 24/25 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (11-1, 0-0 ACC) AT NO. 3/4 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (12-1, 0-1 ACC) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2017; 2:00 P.M. CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM (9,314) DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) CBS (CARTER BLACKBURN, CLARK KELLOGG) Florida State may not have a first team All-ACC performer on their team, though Terance Mann is certainly capable. It s about the strength in numbers not about the individuals (for the Seminoles) this year. Florida State could have a lot of first and second team ACC all-defensive team players and if you see that you know the Seminoles have had a great year. Sean Farnham ESPN NO. 24/25 FLORIDA STATE OPENS ACC SEASON AT NO. 3/4 DUKE ON SATURDAY No. 24/25 Florida State, which has won 11 of its first 12 games of the year for the second consecutive season, opens its 27 th season of ACC Basketball as it travels to play No. 3/4 Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 30, The game will be televised nationally by CBS. The Seminoles game against the Blue Devils marks the fourth time in their ACC history that they have opened their conference schedule against a nationally ranked Duke team (also , and ). Florida State enters Saturday s game ranked 24 th nationally in the Associated Press poll and 25 th nationally in the USA Today Coaches poll. It marks the third consecutive week and 18 th week in the last two seasons the Seminoles have been nationally ranked. Florida State has won each of its last two games (over Charleston Southern and Southern Miss) after opening the season with nine consecutive wins its second longest winning streak in the last two seasons after winning a school-record 12 consecutive games and vaulting to the nation s No. 6 ranking during the months of December of January last season. Following Saturday s game against Duke, the Seminoles play host to No. 13/14 North Carolina (Jan. 3 in Tallahassee) and travel to play at No. 15/16 Miami (Jan. 7 in Coral Gables). SEMINOLES OPEN ACC PLAY WITH A STRING OF THREE CONSECUTIVE RANKED TEAMS No. 24/25 Florida State opens ACC play with games at No. 3/4 Duke (Dec. 30), a home game against No. 13/14 North Carolina (Jan. 3), at No. 15/16 Miami (Jan. 7) and with consecutive home games against Louisville (Jan. 10) and Syracuse (Jan. 13). The Seminoles opening stretch of games brings to mind the gauntlet the Seminoles ran through to open the season with games at No. 11 Virginia (Won, 60-58) against No. 21 Virginia Tech (Won, 93-78), No. 7 Duke (Won, 88-72), at No. 11 North Carolina (Lost, 96-83), against No. 15 Notre Dame (Won, 83-80) and No. 12 Louisville (Won, 73-68) in what is the most successful streak of success against six consecutive ranked teams in ACC history. Florida State s 5-1 record in those six consecutive games helped them to a 26-9 overall record, a 12-6 record in ACC play, a second place finish in the ACC standings and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. SEMINOLES OFF TO BEST START SINCE LAST YEAR At 11-1, Florida State is off to its best 12-game start since the beginning of the season (last year) when the Seminoles also won 11 of their first 12 games. The Seminoles improved to 15-1 in before suffering their second loss of the season. Florida State begins play in its 13 th game of a season with an 11-1 record for the fifth time in school history. The Seminoles have been 11-1 five times in school history most recently during the season. Seminoles Hot Starts Season First 12 First 13 First SEMINOLES AND HAMILTON AGAINST RANKED DUKE TEAMS Florida State enters Saturday s game against No. 3/4 Duke with 39 wins over ranked teams during the 16-year tenure of Leonard Hamilton at Florida State. Included in those 39 wins over ranked teams are seven wins over nationally ranked Duke teams including a win over the No. 6 ranked Blue Devils (March 10, 2012, 62-59) in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament at Philips Arena in Atlanta. The Seminoles defeated No. 4 North Carolina one day later to win the first ACC Championship in school history. Florida State s Victories Over Nationally Ranked Duke Teams Under Leonard Hamilton Date Opponent Ranking Final Score February 2, 2003 Duke No. 5 at Florida State 75, Duke 70 March 1, 2006 Duke No. 1 at Florida State 79, Duke 74 February 4, 2007 Duke No. 8 Florida State 68, at Duke 67 January 12, 2011 Duke No. 1 at Florida State 66, Duke 61 January 21, 2012 Duke No. 4 Florida State 76, Duke 73 March 10, 2012 Duke No. 6 Florida State 62, Duke 59 * January 10, 2017 Duke No. 7 at Florida State 88, Duke 62 *ACC Tournament Semifinal game

2 Florida State Men s Basketball In the National Polls Associated Press Rk. Team (FPV) Rec 1. Villanova (43) Michigan State (16) Arizona State (6) Duke Texas A&M Xavier West Virginia Wichita State Virginia TCU Kansas Oklahoma North Carolina Purdue Miami (Fla.) Kentucky Arizona Baylor Tennessee Gonzaga Cincinnati Texas Tech Seton Hall FLORIDA STATE Creighton 10-2 USA Today Coaches Poll Rk. Team (FPV) Points 1. Villanova (27) Michigan State (5) Duke Arizona State Xavier Texas A&M West Virginia TCU Virginia Wichita State Kansas Oklahoma Purdue North Carolina Kentucky Miami (Fla.) Baylor Arizona Gonzaga Tennessee Texas Tech Cincinnati Creighton Seton Hall FLORIDA STATE 90 ACC Operation Basketball Projected order of Finish Place Team (FPV) Points 1. Duke (57) 1, North Carolina (7) Notre Dame (4) Miami (1) Louisville Virginia Virginia Tech FLORIDA STATE Georgia Tech Syracuse Wake Forest NC State Clemson Boston College Pittsburgh 141 FLORIDA STATE S WIN TOTAL IN THE LAST 12 YEARS Florida State is the third winningest program in the ACC in the last 12 years (since the start of the season) in total games played as a member of the ACC with 270 wins. The Seminoles average 21.2 wins per season with records of ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), ( ), 26-9 ( ) and 11-1 ( ). ACC Standings Since The Season (as of Dec. 28, 2017) Team Totals Duke N. Carolina Fla. State Miami Virginia Clemson NC State Va. Tech Ga. Tech Wake Boston Col LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO Defeat No. 3/4 Duke and gain its second win of the season over a nationally ranked team. The Seminoles defeated No. 5 ranked Florida (in Gainesville), by an margin their largest margin of victory (+17) over a top-five ranked AP team since joining the ACC for the season; Defeat No. 3/4 Duke and gain a true road win on the home court of a top-10 ranked for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles won at Florida in Gainesville (Dec. 4, 2017) earlier this season; Defeat No. 3/4 Duke and win its ACC opener for the second consecutive season. Combined with its victory over Wake Forest to begin ACC play a season ago, it would mark the first time (and second time in school history) that the Seminoles had won their ACC opener in consecutive seasons ( at Virginia and at Wake Forest); Defeat No. 3/4 Duke and gain their eighth win over Duke in the 16-year tenure of Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. The Seminoles defeated Duke three times before Hamilton became Florida State s head coach to begin the season. FLORIDA STATE IN THE NATIONAL STATISTICS Florida State enters Thursday s game against Southern Miss as one of only seven teams nationally with a winning percentage of 90 percent or better. The Seminoles are ranked in the top-35 teams nationally for field goal percentage defense (tied for 12 th,.375), blocked shots per game (15 th, 6.2 bpg), scoring margin (tied for 17 th, points per game), steals per game (tied for 21 st, 9.0 spg), turnovers forced per game (27 th, 17.4) and scoring offense (34 th, 83.9 ppg). FLORIDA STATE AS A RANKED TEAM THIS SEASON Florida State, which enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked 24 th nationally by the Associated Press and 25 th in the USA Today Coaches Poll, will play as a ranked team for the fifth time during the season against the Blue Devils. The Seminoles are 3-1 and have won two consecutive games as a ranked team this season. Florida State s game against the Blue Devils marks their second road game of the season as a ranked team. Florida State was ranked as high as No. 6 in the Associated Press poll during the season. Seminoles As A Ranked Team Date FSU Rank Opponent Opponent Rank Outcome Dec. 10, /19 Tulane NA FSU, Dec. 16, /19 Oklahoma State NA Oklahoma State, Dec. 18, /25 Charleston Southern NA FSU, Dec. 21, /25 Southern Miss NA FSU, FLORIDA STATE AGAINST THE TOP FIVE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER Since Florida State joined the ACC for the season, the Seminoles are 3-2 against Top 5 ranked teams in games played in the month of December. The Seminoles won their first ever ACC game against No. 5 ranked North Carolina in the famous wine and cheese game at the Smith Center in Chapel, Hill, N.C. on Dec. 15, Seminoles In December Against Top 5 Ranked Teams Date Opponent Rank Outcome Dec. 21, 2009 vs. Pittsburgh 3 Pitt, Dec. 3, 2006 vs. Florida 4 FSU, Dec, 20, 1997 vs. North Carolina 1 UNC, Dec. 23, 1997 vs. Arizona 5 FSU, Dec. 15, 1991 at North Carolina 5 FSU, NOTING FLORIDA STATE S VICTORIES Florida State has earned 10 of its 11 victories by double figures with and enjoys a points per game scoring margin. The Seminoles 53-point victory over Southern Miss in their last games (98-54) is tied for the ninth-most lopsided win in school history. Florida State has gained 10 of its 11 victories by double figures with five of its wins coming by at least 20 points. FLORIDA STATE BY HALF Florida State has outscored its first 12 opponents in 23 of 24 halves of basketball this season (.958). The Seminoles have been outscored by only one team (Oklahoma State) in one half of basketball (second half, 32-37) entering Saturday s game against Duke. FLORIDA STATE IN THE SCORING COLUMN Florida State has been led in scoring by seven different players in the first 12 games of the season and enters Saturday s game against Duke with three players averaging in double figure scoring (Terance Mann, 15.1; Phil Cofer, 13.4 and Braian Angola, 11.7 ppg), five players averaging at least 9.5 points per game and nine averaging at least 5.5 points per game.

3 Florida State Men s Basketball Upcoming Milestones Leonard Hamilton Victories as an ACC Coach 293 (Career at Florida State) +34 (Needs) 327 To Become the 7 th Winningest Coach in ACC History (all victories) Leonard Hamilton ACC Victories (Regular Season + ACC Tourn.) 126 (career at Florida State) +3 (Needs) 129 To Become the 8 th Winningest Coach in ACC history (ACC games) surpassing Vic Bubas of Duke Leonard Hamilton Wins vs. AP No. 1 In Career 3 (career at Florida State) +3 (Needs) To move into a tie for first place in ACC history with Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) and Gary Williams (Maryland) for all-time wins vs. the nation s No. 1 ranked team Christ Koumadje Career Blocked Shots 70 (career at Florida State) +2 (Needs) 72 To move into 22 nd place in school history for career blocked shots passing Kirk Luchman ( ) and Ryan Reid ( ) PJ Savoy Career-3-Point Shots Made 57 (career at Florida State) +32 (needs) 89 To move into a tie for 25 th place at Florida State for career 3-point shots made with Ralph Mims ( ) and Dwayne Bacon ( ) PJ Savoy Career-3-Point Shots Attempted 150 (career at Florida State) +106 (Needs) 256 To move into a tie for 25 th place in school history with Todd Galloway ( ) Terance Mann Career Steals 70 (career at Florida State) +53 (Needs) 123 To move into a tie for 25 th place for career steals with Douglas Edwards ( ) and Michael Joiner ( ) Ike Obiagu Blocked Shots By A Freshman 33 (career at Florida State) +2 (Needs) 35 To move seventh place all time at Florida State freshman for blocked shots in their first season as Florida State. Andre Reid is ranked seventh among Florida State freshman with 34 blocked shots during the season. POSSIBLE STARTING LINE-UP FOR FLORIDA STATE F #0 Phil Cofer (13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg; 9 pts and 4 rebs vs. Duke, Feb. 9, 2015) C #12 Ike Obiagu (3.9 ppg, 2.8 bpg; First career game against Duke) G #2 CJ Walker (9.7 ppg, 3.0 apg; 3 pts and 4 rebs vs. Duke, Feb. 28, 2017) G #11 Braian Angola (11.7 ppg 3.3 apg; 8 pts and 1 reb vs. Duke, Feb. 28, 2017) G #14 Terance Mann (15.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg; 13 pts and 7 rebs vs. Duke, Jan. 10, 2017) AND TOP RESERVES G #3 Trent Forrest (6.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg; 5 pts and 9 rebs vs. Duke, Feb. 28, 2017) G #5 PJ Savoy (5.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg; 6 pts and 2 rebs vs. Duke, Jan. 10, 2017) F #25 Mfiondu Kabengale (9.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg; First career games vs. Duke) G #23 M.J. Walker (7.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg; First career game against Duke) G #40 Brandon Allen (1.4 9pg, 0.6 rpg; 0 pts and 0 rebs vs. Duke, Feb. 9, 2015) F #31 Wyatt Wilkes (0.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg; First career game vs. Duke) POSSIBLE STARTING UP FOR DUKE F #34 Wendell Carter, Jr. (13.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg; First career game vs. Florida State) F #35 Marvin Bagley, III (21.1 ppg, 10.9 rpg; First career game vs. Florida State) G #1 Trevon Duval (11.7 ppg, 6.8 apg; First career game against Florida State) G #2 Gary Trent, Jr. (13.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg; First career game against Florida State) G #3 Grayson Allen (17.1 ppg, 4.3 apg; 18 pts and 5 asts vs. Florida State, Feb. 25, 2016) FLORIDA STATE VS. DUKE -- A SERIES HISTORY The Series: Duke leads, First Game: Jan. 3, 1954; at Duke 97, Florida State 75 Last Game: Feb. 28, 2017; at Duke 75, Florida State 70 Last Florida State Win: Jan. 10, 2017; at Florida State 88, Duke 72 Last Duke Win: Feb. 28, 2017; at Duke 75, Florida State 70 Last Florida State Win In Durham: Jan. 21, 2012; Florida State 76, Duke 73 Last Duke Win In Durham: Feb. 28, 2017; at Duke 75, Florida State 70 Current Streak: Duke has won 1 Current Streak In Durham: Duke has won 3 FLORIDA STATE VS. DUKE THE LAST FOUR GAMES Feb. 28, 2017 Jan. 10, 2017 Feb. 25, 2016 Feb. 9, 2015 Florida State 70 at Florida State 88 Florida State 65 at Florida 70 at Duke 75 Duke 72 at Duke 80 Duke 73 FLORIDA STATE VS. DUKE THE LAST GAME Frank Jackson scored 22 points and Duke beat Florida State on Feb. 28, 2017 at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Amile Jefferson, playing in his final game at home, added 14 points and 11 rebounds while Luke Kennard finished with 17 points for the Blue Devils. Jayson Tatum added 15 points for Duke, which avenged a 16-point loss in Tallahassee earlier during the season. Dwayne Bacon scored 19 points and Xavier Rathan-Mayes had 15 for the Seminoles who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Florida State pulled to on Bacon s free throw with 2:23 to play before Tatum countered with a jumper to put Duke up by 10 points. Jackson then rebounded Jonathan Isaac s missed 3 and Duke went to work on the clock, with Tatum grabbing a key rebound of his own miss to help the Blue Devils keep the ball away from the Seminoles until there were about 50 seconds remaining. TODAY S OFFICIALS Today s referee is Mike Eades and the umpires are Jeff Clark and Brian Dorsey FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 Phil Cofer F Sr. Fayetteville, Ga./Whitewater 1 RaiQuan Gray F Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 2 CJ Walker G So. Indianapolis, Ind./Arsenal Tech 3 Trent Forrest G So. Chipley, Fla./Chipley 5 PJ Savoy G Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Sheridan College 11 Braian Angola G Sr. Villanueva, Casanare/Colombia/North Idaho College 12 Ike Obiagu C Fr. Abuja, Nigeria/Greenforest Christian Academy (Ga.) 13 Anthony Polite G Fr. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.) 14 Terance Mann G Jr. Lowell, Mass./Tilton (N.H.) School 15 Justin Lindner G So. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 20 Travis Light G RFr. Vienna, Va./IMG Academy 21 Christ Koumadje C Jr. N Djamena, Chad/Montverde Academy 23 M.J. Walker G Fr. Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro 25 Mfiondu Kabengele F RFr. Burlington, Ontario, Canada/Don Bosco Prep (Ind.) 31 Wyatt Wilkes F Fr. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 33 Will Miles F RFr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 35 Harrison Prieto F So. Mandeville, La./St. Paul s School 40 Brandon Allen F Sr. Milton, Fla./Milton PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Braian Angola (Brian); Ike Obiagu (I-Key OH-BEE-ah- GOO); Christ Koumadje (Chris with a T Koo-MA-Gee); Mfiondu Kabengele (Fee-On-DU CAB-en-Gelly) THE JAM WITH HAM WINNERS Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton unveiled the team to the adoring Seminole crowd at the ninth annual Jam with Ham at Tully Gymnasium complete with a 1980 s themed program that included 80 s music and Hamilton himself dressed in his best throwback suit blended with a kaleidoscope of colors that certainly drew the loudest cheers of the night. The night was highlighted by a dunk and 3-point shooting contests which were won by junior Terance Mann and senior Brian Angola.

4 Florida State Men s Basketball By The Numbers.452 Senior Braian Angola is shooting.444 from the 3-point line in the last eight games (19 of 42). He made his career-high of seven 3-poit field goals in the Seminoles victory over the Citadel (Nov. 24) in Tallahassee..583 Senior Phil Cofer is shooting.583 from the 3-point line (seven of 12) and averaging 16.7 points per game in the last three games. He made a career-high five 3-point field goals in scoring a career-high 22 points against Oklahoma State..667 Freshman Ike Obiagu is shooting.667 from the field (six of nine) and averaging 7.0 points per game (14 total points) in his last two games. 1 Senior Phil Cofer finished his career with an undefeated 4-0 record against rival Florida the first player in Florida State history to finish his career without suffering a loss to the Gators. 1.8 Redshirt freshman Mfiondu Kabengele has blocked seven shots in the last four games an average of 1.8 blocked shots per game. 3 Junior Terance Mann ranks third in school history with a career field goal percentage of.595. He is one of only three players in school history to shoot better than 59 percent for his entire career. 5 Florida State has trailed by no more than five points in its first 12 games. The Seminoles trailed George Washington (by two points), Fordham (by one), Colorado State (by three), Rutgers (by four, twice), Florida (by one), Oklahoma State (by five) and Charleston Southern (by four). 9 Florida State has earned 10 of its 11 wins this season by double figures with its largest win (+53 points) coming in its win over Southern Miss (Dec. 21) The Seminoles closest margin in a victory has been +5 in is win over Rutgers (Nov. 28) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. 11 Florida State is undefeated, 11-0, when outscores its opponent. 17 Sophomore CJ Walker has made as many 3-point shots this season (17 in 12 games) as he did as a freshman (17 in 33 games) Junior PJ Savoy averages 22.0 points and is shooting.600 from the 3-point line (12 of 20) in two career games against Southern Miss. He scored his career-high of 27 points against the Eagles on Dec. 6, 2016 and totaled 17 points on Dec. 21, 2017 when the two teams met again this season. 24 Freshman Ike Obiagu has 24 blocked shots in the last eight games. Florida State s opponents have blocked 23 shots in the first 12 games of the season. 48 With a career-high 12 assists in the Seminoles win over Southern Miss, sophomore Trent Forrest enters Saturday s game against Duke with a team-leading 48 assists and a team-leading 4.4 assists per game average. NOTING FLORIDA STATE S BLOCKED SHOTS Florida State has blocked more than three times as many shots (73) as its opponents (23) in the first 12 games of the season. The Seminoles have recorded more blocked shots than their opponents in 10 of their 12 games; Florida State has blocked at least five shots in five consecutive games and in nine of its first 12 games of the season. The Seminoles have blocked at least five shots in each of its games since sending back five shots in its victory over Loyola; Florida State has blocked at least two shots in each of its 12 games and has held its opponent blocked shots-less in three games (wins over George Washington, Tulane and Southern Miss); Florida State has blocked nearly 10 percent of its opponents shots through the first 12 games of the season. Led by freshman Ike Obiagu, the Seminoles have blocked 73 of 757 shots attempts (.096). FLORIDA STATE S ASSIST TOTAL VS. SOUTHERN MISS Led by sophomore Trent Forrest s career-high 12 assists against Southern Miss, the Seminoles recorded a season-high 27 assists in its victory over the Eagles. The Seminoles earned assists on 27 of their 37 baskets (.730 percent) including on 16 of their near school-record 19 3-point shots made. It marked the fourth time this season the Seminoles had totaled 20 or more assists in a game (20 in a victory over Colorado State, 23 in its win over the Citadel, 21 in its victory over Charleston Southern and 27 in its win over Southern Miss). Seminoles In The Holiday Spirit Games Assists A:TO FSU Leader Notes Charleston Southern :1 Terance Mann, 7 21 assists on 27 baskets (.778 percent) Southern Miss :1 Trent Forrest, assists on 37 baskets (.730 percent) Totals :1 FSU avgs 24.0 apg FSU avgs ppg SEMINOLES SHARING THE BALL; SHOOTING PERCENTAGE AND SCORING AVERAGE UP Florida State enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked fourth in the ACC in both assists per game average (17.6 apg) and in turnover margin (+3.5 per game). In part because of those numbers, the Seminoles are ranked third in the ACC in scoring margin (+20.3 ppg), fourth in the ACC in field goal percentage (.500) and fifth in the ACC in scoring (85.1 ppg). SEMINOLES MAKING HALF OF THEIR FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS Florida State is ranked fourth in the ACC and is one of only four conference teams with a.500 or better field goal shooting percentage. The Seminoles have shot 50 percent or better in seven of their 12 games with a season-high shooting percentage of.559 in their season opening victory over George Washington. Florida State most recently shot better than 50 percent from the field (.505) in averaging 91.3 points per game during the season. Seminoles From The Field In The Last 5 Games Opponent FGM FGA Pct. Notes Loyola (Md.) FSU with 19 assists in win Tulane FSU with 11 assists in win Oklahoma State FSU with 22 TO in loss Charleston Southern FSU with 21 assists in win Southern Miss FSU with 27 assists in win Totals FSU averages 18.0 apg in last 5 games FLORIDA STATE MAKES NEAR SCHOOL-RECORD 19 3-POINT SHOTS IN VICTORY OVER S. MISS Led by five made 3-point field goals by both PJ Savoy and M.J. Walker, Florida State made a near-school record point field goals in its win over Southern Miss. In totaling nearly 60 percent of their point total against the Eagles from beyond the 3-point line (57 of 98 points), the Seminoles shot a season-best.538 from the bounsphere. Florida State has now made at least 15 3-point field goals in eight different games in school history. The Seminoles made the schoolrecord for an ACC game 17 3-points in its win over Clemson in Tallahassee on Feb. 5, Seminoles Top Five Games From The 3-Point Line Rank Opponent Date 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes 1. Maine Dec. 8, FSU, Southern Miss Dec. 21, FSU, Stetson Dec. 30, FSU, Nicholls State Dec. 8, FSU, Clemson Feb. 5, FSU, HOW HOT WAS FLORIDA STATE FROM THE BONSUPHERE AGAINST SOUTHERN MISS Florida State made 19 3-point shots in its win over Southern Miss on Dec. 21 in Tallahassee. The Seminoles had made 18 3-point field goals in their previous three games. Florida State shot.528 from the 3-point line in its win over Southern Miss more than 20 percentage points higher than it had been making its 3-point shots in the last three games. Florida State Hot From Distance Opponent 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes Last Game (Southern Miss) FSU with 60 percent of pts from 3-pt line (58 of 95) Previous Three Games FSU with 26 percent of pts from 3-pt line (54 of 211) FLORIDA STATE SHARING THE SCORING LOAD Florida State has been led in scoring by seven different players in its first 12 games of the season. Terance Mann, Phil Cofer and Brian Angola (the Seminoles three leading scorers) have each led the Seminoles in scoring in three different games. Seminoles Leading Scorers Player Teams Scoring Average Terance Mann George Washington, Citadel, Florida 15.1 ppg Phil Cofer Kennesaw State, Oklahoma State, Charleston Southern 13.4 ppg Braian Angola Citadel, Loyola (Md.), Tulane 11.7 ppg Mfiondu Kabengele Fordham 9.5 ppg M.J. Walker Colorado State 7.7 ppg CJ Walker Rutgers 9.7 ppg PJ Savoy Southern Miss 5.5 ppg

5 Quoting Florida State Men s Basketball A word to the wise: Do not sleep on the Seminoles in the ACC. Jon Rothstein CBSSports Florida State, that s an NCAA Tournament team. They re good. They have some veteran guys. They have guys that have been around. They, obviously, are well coached and have a lot of weapons. Steve Pikiell Rutgers University Head Coach Florida State freshman Ike Obiagu is already one of the best shot blockers in the sport. The 7-footer has blocked a combined 24 shots in his first nine college games and has had six games already with three or more rejections. When 7-4 junior Christ Koumadje returns, the Seminoles will have as good a shotblocking duo as there is in college basketball. Jon Rothstein CBS Sports Network They (Florida State) have depth in every position. It allows him (Coach Leonard Hamilton) to keep a certain amount of energy on the floor, particularly defensively. They ve got quality players that play with a lot of confidence. Defensively they could be as good as any teams that he s had previously. And he obviously stresses that. That s always been a strength of Leonard s teams. Al Skinner Kennesaw State Head Coach Florida State s upset of Florida on Monday night shouldn t come as a massive surprise. The Seminoles may have lost Xavier Rathan- Mayes, Dwayne Bacon, and Jonathan Isaac from last year s team that was a three seed in the NCAA Tournament, but this team s perimeter nucleus Trent Forrest, Terance Mann, CJ Walker, and M.J. Walker were all high-level recruits coming out of high school. Jon Rothstein CBS Sports Network On an extremely deep team last year Terance Mann put up rock solid numbers while getting plenty of playing time. Mann scored double digits 15 times with his best performance coming in a win vs Virginia Tech. A very good sign from Mann last year was the fact he played well against some of the better teams in the country (Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Duke, and Florida). Tony Patellis All Things ACC Trent Forrest showed in relatively limited minutes the ability to scorer off the bounce and outstanding perimeter defensive ability. The Seminoles will rely heavily on him. Michael Bradley Lindy s College Basketball Annual "There is no question he (Mfiondu Kabengele) has worked as hard as anyone on our team. He's worked very hard in the gym by himself, all hours, just trying to improve in all phases of the game. And I think you see the results of that. Leonard Hamilton Florida State Basketball MANN LEADS SEMINOLES IN SCORING Junior Terance Mann is one of seven players in the top 25 of the ACC statistics in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.0 rpg). He enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked as Florida State s leader in both scoring and rebounding for the first time in his career. Mann s Scoring And Rebounding Progression Season G Points PPG Rebs RPG Notes Sixth leading scorer for FSU Fourth leading scorer for FSU Leading Scorer for FSU Totals Scoring increase of 8.3 ppg this season MANN RANKED THIRD IN SCHOOL HISTORY Junior Terance Mann enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked third in school history with a.595 career field goal shooting percentage. He is shooting a single-season career-high.637 from the field this season and has shot better than.575 from the field during each of the first two years of his career. Mann scored in double figures in the first five games of the season to mark the first time he had scored in double figures in five consecutive games. Mann from the Field Season FGM FGA Pct. PPG Notes Season-high 18 points vs. Georgia Tech, Feb. 17, Career-high 22 vs. Virginia Tech, Jan. 7, Season-high 25 vs. Florida, Dec. 4, 2017 Totals career games of 20+ points, four this season TERANCE MANN HAS Scored in double figures in 10 of 12 games as a junior (.833 percent). He scored his career-high of 25 points in Florida State s victory over No. 5 Florida in Gainesville (Dec. 4); Scored in double figures in 18 of the first 69 games of his career (.261 percent). He scored 22 points against Virginia Tech as a sophomore (Jan. 7, 2017). MANN ADDS TO DOUBLE DOUBLE TOTAL AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE Junior Terance Mann, who totaled 20 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds against Oklahoma State in the Orange Bowl Classic, earned his second career-double double against the Cowboys. His first career double double of 16 points and 10 rebounds came against Florida in the Seminoles win over the Gators on Dec. 11, 2015 in Tallahassee. Mann s Double Doubles Date Opponent Points Rebounds Notes Dec. 11, 2015 Florida Florida State tops Florida, 83-78, in Tallahassee Dec. 16, 2017 Oklahoma State Played a career-high 37 minutes vs. Cowboys COFER AS A 3-POINT SHOOTER Senior Phil Cofer, who made his career-high of five 3-point shots against Oklahoma State in the Orange Bowl Classic on Dec. 16, has developed himself into one of the Seminoles top 3-point shooters in this, his senior season. He has made more 3-point shots in 12 games as a senior (13) than he did in the first 76 games of his career (12). Cofer enters Saturday s game against Duke shooting a career-high.481 from distance an improvement of better than 10 percentage points in his 3-point shooting percentage when compared to the first three years of his career. Cofer From Distance Seasons 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes (1 Season) Career-high 5 3FGM for career-high 22 points vs. Oklahoma St (3 Seasons Made 2 3FGM vs. NC State, Feb. 8, 2017 Improvement Averaging a career-high 13.4 ppg as a senior in PHIL COFER IN HIS LAST THREE GAMES Is averaging 16.7 points scored per game (50 total points). He scored his career-high of 22 points in Florida State s game against Oklahoma State (Dec. 16) and added 19 points in the Seminoles victory over Charleston Southern (Dec. 18); He is shooting.563 from the field (18 of 32) and made seven field goals against both Oklahoma State and Charleston Southern. He enters Saturday s game against Duke shooting.554 from the field for the season; He is shooting.583 from the 3-point line (seven of 12) and made his career-high of five 3-point field goals in Florida State s game against Oklahoma State; He is shooting.875 from the free throw line (seven of eight) and was a perfect four of four from the free throw line in Florida State s win over Charleston Southern. He enters Saturday s game against Duke having made four consecutive free throw attempts; He is averaging 4.7 rebounds (14 total rebounds) and 1.3 steals (four total steals). He totaled four rebounds and three steals against Oklahoma State. CJ WALKER AMONG SEMINOLES LEADERS FROM DISTANCE Sophomore CJ Walker, who has made multiple 3-point shots in six of Florida State s first 12 games, is tied for third among his teammates with a career-high tying 17 3-point shots made this season. He has made as many 3-point shots in 12 games as a sophomore (17) as he did in 33 games as a freshman (17). Walker s 3-Point Field Goal Progression Season 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes Tied for seventh on the team in scoring, 4.9 points per game Averaging a career-high 9.7 points per game Totals Averages 0.8 3FGM per game for his 45-game career CJ WALKER HAS Scored in double figures five times as a sophomore and is averaging 9.7 points per game. He scored in double figures three times as a freshman and averaged 4.9 points per game.

6 Quoting Florida State Men s Basketball The Seminoles dominated Tulane from the opening tip Sunday to complete quite a week with wins over Florida on the road and over Loyola (Md.). The victory over the Gators should send a strong signal that the Seminoles should be taken seriously in the ACC this season. Leonard Hamilton teams is at its best when it defends and it was stingy against Florida and Tulane. Taking on Oklahoma State later in the week, a team that Hamilton used to coach, could give the Seminoles another reason to think this season will turn out quite well. Andy Katz NCAA.com Florida State freshman Ike Obiagu is already one of CBB's top shot blockers. Has blocked three or more shots in six of his first nine college games. Elite rim protector. Jon Rothstein CBS Sports Network It may be the case that FSU's 17-point win in Gainesville really is a big deal, in which case it will be time to call Leonard Hamilton's bunch the surprise team (in a good direction) of so far. More specifically, this could turn out to be the best shooting team that Hamilton's yet had in Tallahassee. No one, to my knowledge, saw that coming the season after onetime mainstays Jonathan Isaac, Dwayne Bacon and Xavier Rathan- Mayes had all made their departures. Well done, Terrance Mann & Co. (I see you, M.J. Walker). John Gasaway ESPN.com The week's highest-ranked newcomer, Florida State won at Florida to start the week, and then picked up a couple more wins to move to 9-0. Terance Mann has taken on a much bigger scoring load -- and is shooting 65 percent from the field. He had 25 against Florida. Jeff Borzello ESPN.com Already with one of the country s most notable wins of the season on their resume -- a dominating road victory at then-no. 5 Florida on Dec the Seminoles are one win away from matching the best start in school history. Tyler Waddell Springfield News Sun We felt all along that we were a lot better than what people had predicted. I understand why everyone is somewhat surprised. We lost four starters that were pretty good players off a team that won 26 games. We lost five players, including Jarquez (Smith). Even though he wasn t a starter, he was very instrumental in every game that we played. So I m not sure people really understood the value that our returning players had on the success of our team last year. Leonard Hamilton Florida State Basketball Unlike each of the past two seasons, when five-star freshmen were asked to carry much of the load offensively, this squad has been propelled mostly by second-, third- and fourth-year players. Ira Schoffel Warchant FORREST CALLED THE MOST COMPLETE DEFENDER BY SEMINOLE COACHING STAFF Sophomore Trent Forrest, who led the Seminoles in steals with 43 in , has been called Florida State s most complete defender by the coaching staff. The staff has called Brian Angola the Seminoles best on-ball defender, Phil Cofer the best off-ball defender, Christ Koumadje the best rim protector and Forrest to the most complete defender on the Seminoles roster. LEADS SEMINOLES IN GIVING AND TAKING AWAY Sophomore Trent Forrest, who totaled 12 assists and three seals, enters Saturday s game against Duke as Florida State s leader in both assists (48 / 4.4 apg) and steals (20 / 1.8 spg). He is looking to become the first player since Derwin Kitchen during the season to lead the Seminoles in both statistical categories. NOTING FORREST S 12 ASSISTS AGAINST SOUTHERN MISS Trent Forrest s 12 assists against Southern Miss are tied for the 16 th highest single game total in school history. He finished his afternoon against the Eagles on three assists from tying the all-time single game Florida State record of 16 by Otto Petty (vs. South Alabama on Feb. 7, 1972) and Tony William (vs. Jacksonville on Feb. 12, 1983); Trent Forrest s 12 assists were the most by a Seminole since Luke Loucks recorded 13 assists in Florida State s ACC Championship clinching win over North Carolina on March 11, The last player to total double figures in assists was Xavier Rathan-Mayes who totaled 11 assists in Florida State s win over Virginia Tech on Feb. 7, SAVOY MOVES INTO TOP-10 IN FLORIDA STATE HISTORY FOR 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Junior PJ Savoy, who made five 3-point field goal shots in scoring a season-high 17 points in Florida State s victory over Southern Miss, enters Saturday s game against Duke tied for 10 th in Florida State history with a career 3-point field goal percentage mark of.380. Savoy s 3-Point Progression Season 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes Ranked as the 23 rd best single-season 3FG Pct. in school history Averaging 1.5 3FGM/Game in Totals Tied for 10 th for career 3FG Pct. in school history PJ SAVOY IN THE LAST TWO GAMES Is averaging 10.0 points (20 total points) and shooting.429 from the 3-point line (six of 14) in the last two games both Florida State wins over Charleston Southern (Dec. 18) and Southern Miss (Dec. 21). ANGOLA ENJOYING HIS BEST YEAR FROM THE BONUSPHERE Senior Braian Angola enters Saturday s game against Duke as Florida State s leader with a single-season career-high 25 3-point field goals made. He has already made more 3-point field goals in 12 games this season (25) than he did in 34 games as junior (21). Angola is shooting a career-best.424 from the 3-point line for his two-year career as a Seminole. Angola s 3-Point Progression Season 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes Tied for the 15 th best season percentage in FSU history Currently the 14 th best season percentage in FSU history Totals Made a career-high 7 3FGM in win over the Citadel (Nov. 24) ANGOLA COMPARING THIS SEASON AND LAST SEASON Senior Braian Angola is enjoying the best season of his two-year career at Florida State. He enters Saturday s game against Duke averaging a career-high 11.7 points and a career-high 4.9 rebounds while having scored in double figures in a career high four games. Angola By The Numbers Category Difference 3-Point Field Goals Made Steals Blocked Shots Assists Points OBIAGU BLOCKING OUT THE COMPETITION Freshman Ike Obiagu enters Saturday s game against Duke with more blocked shots (33) than Florida State s first 12 opponents (23) combined. He has blocked more shots than the Seminoles opponent in nine of the first 12 games of the season. Ike s Blocked Shots Opponent Obiagu s Blocks Opponents Blocks George Washington 3 0 Fordham 4 2 Colorado State 0 4 Kennesaw State 2 1 Citadel 3 2 Rutgers 5 2 Florida 1 6 Loyola 3 2 Tulane 3 0 Oklahoma State 2 3 Charleston Southern 3 1 Southern Miss 4 0 KEBENGELE FROM THE FIELD Redshirt freshman Mfiondu Kabengele scored 12 points on a perfect five of five shooting from the field against Southern Miss. He has made five consecutive field goals entering Saturday s game against Duke.

7 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Florida State Seminoles Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 21, 2017) All games Overall record: 11-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 6-0 Away: 2-0 Neutral: 3-1 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 14 Mann, Terance Cofer, Phil Angola, Braian Walker, CJ Kabengele, Mfiondu Walker, M.J Koumadje, Christ Forrest, Trent Savoy, PJ Obiagu, Ike Light, Travis Allen, Brandon Prieto, Harrison Wilkes, Wyatt Lindner, Justin Miles, Will Polite, Anthony Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS FS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/17 GEORGE WASHINGTON W /17/17 vs FORDHAM W /19/17 vs Colorado State W /22/17 KENNESAW STATE W /24/17 CITADEL W /28/17 at Rutgers W /4/17 at Florida W /06/17 LOYOLA MARYLAND W /10/17 vs Tulane W /16/17 vs OKLAHOMA STATE L /18/17 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W /21/17 SOUTHERN MISS W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Florida State Seminole Opponents

8 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Florida State Seminoles Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 21, 2017) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls GEORGE WASHINGTON 50/32 37/ / / / / / / / /6 16/19 8/0 8/7 16/11 FORDHAM 35/18 32/ / / / / / / / /3 18/23 9/2 12/8 22/19 Colorado State 47/36 43/ / / / / / / /37 (3) 20/18 14/22 2/4 10/6 19/23 KENNESAW STATE 54/42 44/ / / / / / / / /15 10/13 4/1 7/6 17/13 CITADEL 52/35 61/ / / / / / / / /17 14/17 10/2 7/8 20/18 Rutgers 36/35 42/ / / / / / / /41 (5) 14/7 9/14 5/2 12/3 24/24 Florida 42/35 41/ / / / / / / / /7 12/17 3/6 8/3 19/20 LOYOLA MARYLAND 46/31 50/ / / / / / / / /8 14/10 9/2 6/8 16/20 Tulane 29/17 43/ / / / / / / / /12 13/19 5/0 9/4 14/20 OKLAHOMA STATE 38/34 32/ (1) 24-58/ / / / / / / /17 22/17 7/3 10/10 15/20 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 28/26 41/ / / / / / / /39 (13) 21/8 11/20 6/1 10/5 11/14 SOUTHERN MISS 47/21 51/ / / / / / / / /10 16/20 5/0 6/9 8/7 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

9 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Florida State Seminoles Team Game-by-Game (as of Dec 21, 2017) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg GEORGE WASHINGTON 11/14/ W vs FORDHAM 11/17/ W vs Colorado State 11/19/ W KENNESAW STATE 11/22/ W CITADEL 11/24/ W at Rutgers 11/28/ W at Florida 12/4/ W LOYOLA MARYLAND 12/06/ W vs Tulane 12/10/ W vs OKLAHOMA STATE 12/16/ L CHARLESTON SOUTHER 12/18/ W SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W Florida State Seminoles Opponents Games played: 12 Points/game: 85.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 37.8 FT Pct: 66.2 Rebounds/game: 39.7 Assists/game: 17.6 Turnovers/game: 14.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 8.8 Blocks/game: 6.1

10 THE STAT CREW SYSTEM Florida State Seminoles Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 21, 2017) All games Opponent Date Score COFER,PHIL WALKER,CJ FORREST,TR SAVOY,PJ ANGOLA,BRA OBIAGU,IKE POLITE,ANT GEORGE WASHINGTON 11/14/ W DNP vs FORDHAM 11/17/ W DNP vs Colorado State 11/19/ W D N P KENNESAW STATE 11/22/ W DNP CITADEL 11/24/ W D N P at Rutgers 11/28/ W DNP at Florida 12/4/ W D N P LOYOLA MARYLAND 12/06/ W DNP DNP vs Tulane 12/10/ W DNP vs OKLAHOMA STATE 12/16/ L DNP CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 12/18/ W DNP SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W DNP Opponent Date Score MANN,TERAN LINDNER,JU LIGHT,TRAV KOUMADJE,C WALKER,MJ KABENGELE, WILKES,WYA GEORGE WASHINGTON 11/14/ W DNP DNP vs FORDHAM 11/17/ W DNP vs Colorado State 11/19/ W DNP DNP DNP KENNESAW STATE 11/22/ W DNP DNP DNP CITADEL 11/24/ W D N P at Rutgers 11/28/ W7-3-4 DNP DNP DNP DNP at Florida 12/4/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP LOYOLA MARYLAND 12/06/ W DNP DNP DNP vs Tulane 12/10/ W DNP DNP DNP vs OKLAHOMA STATE 12/16/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 12/18/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W DNP Opponent Date Score MILES,WILL PRIETO,HAR ALLEN,BRAN GEORGE WASHINGTON 11/14/ W DNP DNP vs FORDHAM 11/17/ W0-0-0 DNP4-0-1 vs Colorado State 11/19/ W DNP DNP DNP KENNESAW STATE 11/22/ W DNP DNP2-1-0 CITADEL 11/24/ W at Rutgers 11/28/ W DNP DNP0-0-0 at Florida 12/4/ W DNP DNP LOYOLA MARYLAND 12/06/ W DNP DNP3-1-0 vs Tulane 12/10/ W DNP DNP vs OKLAHOMA STATE 12/16/ L DNP DNP DNP CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 12/18/ W DNP DNP SOUTHERN MISS 12/21/ W