2009–10 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team


The 2009–10 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Seminoles were coached by Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2009–10 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Old Spice Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke 13 3   .813 35 5   .875
No. 20 Maryland 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Florida State 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Virginia Tech 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
Wake Forest 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Clemson 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 23 13   .639
Boston College 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Virginia 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
North Carolina 5 11   .313 20 17   .541
NC State 5 11   .313 20 16   .556
Miami (FL) 4 12   .250 20 13   .606
2010 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The Seminoles finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in ACC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the West Region, where they lost to 8 seed Gonzaga in the first round.

Roster edit

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous team(s)
0 Pierre Jordan 6'0" 165 G Fr. Atlanta Dunwoody HS
1 Xavier Gibson 6'11" 240 F/C So. Dothan, Alabama Dothan HS
3 Luke Loucks 6'5" 196 G So. Clearwater, Florida Clearwater HS
4 Deividas Dulkys 6'5" 196 G So. Šilutė, Lithuania Findlay Prep
15 Terrance Shannon 6'8" 220 F Fr. Forsyth, Georgia Mary Persons HS
21 Michael Snaer 6'5" 200 G Fr. Moreno Valley, California Rancho Verde HS
22 Derwin Kitchen 6'4" 204 G Jr. Jacksonville, Florida Raines HS
Iowa Western CC
24 Andrew Rutledge 6'6" 200 F Jr. Tallahassee, Florida Maclay School
30 A.J. Yawn 6'0" 170 G Sr. Oceanside, California El Camino HS
31 Chris Singleton 6'9" 227 F So. Canton, Georgia Dunwoody HS
32 Solomon Alabi 7'1" 251 C So. Kaduna, Nigeria Montverde Academy
33 Joey Moreau 6'2" 165 G Fr. Bradenton, Florida IMG Academy
42 Ryan Reid 6'8" 238 F Sr. Lauderdale Lakes, Florida Boyd Anderson HS

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3*
7:00 p.m.
Delta State W 81–38  0–0
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 9*
7:00 p.m.
Georgetown (KY) W 73–61  0–0
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 16*
7:00 p.m., Sun Sports
Jacksonville W 87–61  1–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,493)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18*
7:00 p.m.
Stetson W 80–38  2–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,525)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21*
4:30 p.m., FS South
at Mercer W 89–50  3–0
University Center (3,200)
Macon, GA
November 24*
7:00 p.m., FS South/Sun Sports
at Florida
Rivalry
L 68–52  3–1
O'Connell Center (11,239)
Gainesville, FL
November 26*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Iona
Old Spice Classic
W 54–46  4–1
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (2,149)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 27*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Alabama
Old Spice Classic
W 60–51  5–1
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (1,915)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 29*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Old Spice Classic
W 57–56  6–1
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (2,225)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 2*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 at No. 15 Ohio State
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 77–64  6–2
Jerome Schottenstein Center (13,514)
Columbus, OH
December 6*
1:00 p.m., Sun Sports
No. 21 Florida International W 82–62  7–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,168)
Tallahassee, FL
December 15*
7:00 p.m.
Georgia State W 62–55  8–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,281)
Tallahassee, FL
December 17*
7:00 p.m., FSFL
Auburn W 76–72  9–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,063)
Tallahassee, FL
December 20
5:30 p.m., FSN
at No. 22 Georgia Tech W 66–59 OT 10–2 (1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,225)
Atlanta, GA
December 22*
7:00 p.m., FSFL
Tennessee-Martin W 95–68  11–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,231)
Tallahassee, FL
December 31*
4:00 p.m.
No. 22 Alabama A&M W 81–34  12–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,412)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4*
7:00 p.m.
No. 18 Texas A&M – Corpus Christi W 94–54  13–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,576)
Tallahassee, FL
January 10
5:30 p.m., FSN
No. 18 at Maryland L 77–68  13–3 (1–1)
Comcast Center (17,295)
College Park, MD
January 12
7:00 p.m., Sun Sports
No. 25 NC State L 88–81  13–4 (1–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,709)
Tallahassee, FL
January 16
6:00 p.m., FSFL
No. 25 Virginia Tech W 63–58  14–4 (2–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,214)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24
12:00 p.m., RSN
No. 19 Georgia Tech W 68–66  15–4 (3–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,661)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 8 Duke L 70–56  15–5 (3–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham ,NC
January 30
3:00 p.m., RSN
at Boston College W 61–57  16–5 (4–3)
Conte Forum (8,188)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4
9:00 p.m., RSN
Maryland L 71–67  16–6 (4–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,228)
Tallahassee, FL
February 6
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Miami (FL) W 71–65  17–6 (5–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,115)
Tallahassee, FL
February 10
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Clemson L 77–67  17–7 (5–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
February 14
7:30 p.m., FSN
Boston College W 62–47  18–7 (6–5)
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,374)
Tallahassee, FL
February 17
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia W 69–50  19–7 (7–5)
John Paul Jones Arena (10,365)
Charlottesville, VA
February 24
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina W 77–67  20–7 (8–5)
Dean Smith Center (15,779)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 28
5:30 p.m., FSN
Clemson L 53–50  20–8 (8–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,153)
Tallahassee, FL
March 3
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Wake Forest W 51–47  21–8 (9–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,178)
Tallahassee, FL
March 6
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Miami (FL) W 61–60  22–8 (10–6)
BankUnited Center (7,014)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC tournament
March 12
9:45 p.m., ESPN
(3) vs. (11) NC State
Quarterfinals
L 58–52  22–9
Greensboro Coliseum (23,318)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19*
7:10 p.m., CBS
(9 W) vs. (8 W) No. 22 Gonzaga
First round
L 67–60  22–10
HSBC Arena (18,948)
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References edit

  1. ^ "Florida State University Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2010.

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