2008–09 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2008–09 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
2008–09 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 16
Record	25–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Stan Jones; Andy Enfield; Corey Williams;
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	13	–	3	.813	34	–	4	.895
No. 6 Duke†	11	–	5	.688	30	–	7	.811
No. 12 Wake Forest	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
No. 16 Florida State	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
No. 24 Clemson	9	–	7	.563	23	–	9	.719
Boston College	9	–	7	.563	22	–	12	.647
Maryland	7	–	9	.438	21	–	14	.600
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
NC State	6	–	10	.375	16	–	14	.533
Virginia	4	–	12	.250	10	–	18	.357
Georgia Tech	2	–	14	.125	12	–	19	.387

† 2009 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2008–2009 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.

The Seminoles finished the season 25–10, 10–6 in ACC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2009 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received and at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning the No. 5 seed in the East Region, where they lost to No. 12 seed Wisconsin in the first round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2008–09 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	Xavier Gibson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Dothan, Alabama
G	3	Luke Loucks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Clearwater, Florida
G	4	Deividas Dulkys	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Fr
G	22	Derwin Kitchen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Jacksonville, Florida
G	23	Toney Douglas	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jonesboro, Georgia
F	31	Chris Singleton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Canton, Georgia
C	32	Solomon Alabi	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	So
F	41	Uche Echefu	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr
F	42	Ryan Reid	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

Head coach

Leonard Hamilton

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 15, 2008*		at Jacksonville	W 59–57	1–0	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 18, 2008*		at La Salle	W 65–61	2–0	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 20, 2008*		Stetson	W 79–77	3–0	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 22, 2008*		Coastal Carolina Global Sports Classic	W 82–70	4–0	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 24, 2008*		Western Illinois Global Sports Classic	W 67–55	5–0	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 28, 2008*		vs. Cincinnati Global Sports Classic	W 58–47	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 29, 2008*		vs. California Global Sports Classic	W 80–77	7–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 3, 2008* ESPN2		at Northwestern	L 59–73	7–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Dec 7, 2008*		No. 23 Florida	W 57–55	8–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 13, 2008*		at Georgia State	W 62–57	9–1	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 16, 2008*		Tennessee Tech	W 69–59	10–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 18, 2008*		Charleston Southern	W 71–48	11–1	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 21, 2008*		No. 3 Pittsburgh	L 48–56	11–2	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 28, 2008*		vs. Western Kentucky MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic	W 82–69	12–2	BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, Florida
Jan 3, 2009*		Texas A&M	W 69–48	13–2	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 10, 2009		No. 2 Duke	L 58–66	13–3 (0–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 13, 2009		at NC State	W 78–65	14–3 (1–1)	RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 17, 2009		Maryland	W 76–73 ^OT	15–3 (2–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 21, 2009		at Miami (FL)	L 69–75	15–4 (2–2)	BankUnited Center Miami, Florida
Jan 24, 2009		at Virginia	W 73–62	16–4 (3–2)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 28, 2009		No. 5 North Carolina	L 77–80	16–5 (3–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 5, 2009		Georgia Tech	W 62–58	17–5 (4–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 7, 2009		at No. 10 Clemson	W 65–61	18–5 (5–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 10, 2009	No. 25	Virginia	W 68–57	19–5 (6–3)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 14, 2009	No. 25	at No. 7 Wake Forest	L 63–86	19–6 (6–4)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2009		Miami (FL)	W 80–67	20–6 (7–4)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 21, 2009		at Virginia Tech	W 67–65	21–6 (8–4)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Feb 24, 2009	No. 23	at Boston College	L 67–72	21–7 (8–5)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 2009	No. 23	No. 12 Clemson	W 73–66	22–7 (9–5)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 3, 2009	No. 24	at No. 7 Duke	L 81–84	22–8 (9–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Mar 8, 2009	No. 24	Virginia Tech	W 63–53	23–8 (10–6)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
ACC tournament
Mar 13, 2009*	No. 22	at Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 64–62	24–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 14, 2009*	No. 22	vs. No. 1 North Carolina Semifinals	W 73–70	25–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 15, 2009*	No. 22	vs. No. 9 Duke Championship Game	L 69–79	25–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2009*	(5 E) No. 16	vs. (12 E) Wisconsin First Round	L 59–61 ^OT	25–10	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Badgers take Noles to overtime; Hughes hits winner". ESPN. March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008–09 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

External links[edit]

[1] "Badgers take Noles to overtime; Hughes hits winner". ESPN. March 21, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[2] "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[3] "2008–09 Florida State Seminoles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[4] "2019-20 Florida State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[5] "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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