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Florida State BasketballUpcoming MilestonesLeonard HamiltonVictories as an ACC Coach359 (Career at Florida State) 104 (Needs)463To Become the 4th Winningest Coach in ACCHistory (all victories) (surpassing GaryWilliams of Maryland)Leonard HamiltonACC Victories at Florida State(Regular Season ACC Tourn.)169 (career at Florida State) 42 (Needs)211To Become the 5th Winningest Coach in ACCHistory (ACC games) – surpassingGary Williams of MarylandLeonard HamiltonWins vs. AP No. 1 In Career4 (career at Florida State) 4 (Needs)8To move into a tie for first place collegebasketball history with Roy Williams for alltime wins vs. the nation’s No. 1 rankedteamTrent ForrestCareer Steals224 (career at Florida State) 2 (Needs)226To move into 2nd place for career steals inschool history passing Delvon Arrington(1999-02)Trent ForrestCareer Assists454 (career at Florida State) 29 (Needs)483To move into 4th place in school history forcareer assists passing Tony William (1982-84)Trent ForrestACC Career Steals223 (career at Florida State) 2 (Needs)225To move into 23rd place in ACC history forcareer steals passing Jamon Gordon ofVirginia Tech (2005-07)Trent ForrestCareer Points1,022 (career at Florida State) 189 (needs)1,211To move into 36th place in scoring in schoolhistory surpassing Lawrence McCray(1972-74)M.J. WalkerCareer 3-Point Field Goals Made128 (career at Florida State) 8 (needs)136To move into 12th place in school in schoolhistory surpassing Adrian Crawford(1999-01)POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE F#10Malik Osborne (6.2 ppg and 5.0 rpg; First career game against Boston College)F#1RaiQuan Gray (6.0 ppg and 3.7 rpg; 5 pts and 1 reb vs. Boston College, January 2, 2019)G#3Trent Forrest (11.8 ppg and 4.1 apg; 21 pts and 10 rebs vs. Boston College, March 3, 2018)G#23M.J. Walker (10.8 ppg and 1.7 rpg; 12 pts and 2 rebs vs. Boston College, January 20, 2019)G#24Devin Vassell (12.9 ppg and 5.2 rpg; 0 pts and 0 rebs vs. Boston College, January 20, 2019) AND TOP RESERVESG#2Anthony Polite (5.9 ppg and 1.1 apg; 2 pts and 1 reb vs. Boston College, January 20, 2019)G#31Wyatt Wilkes (3.5 ppg and 1.0 rpg; 0 pts and 0 rebs vs. Boston College, January 20 2019)F#4Patrick Williams (9.2 ppg and 3.9 rpg; First career game against Boston College)C#15Dominik Olejniczak (3.9 ppg and 2.2 rpg; First career game against Boston College)G#11Nathanael Jack (3.2 ppg and 0.8 rpg; First career game against Boston College)G#0RayQuan Evans (3.2 ppg and 1.3 apg; First career game against Boston College)C#5Balsa Koprivica (4.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg; First career game against Boston College)POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR BOSTON COLLEGEF#0CJ Felder (5.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg; First career game against Florida State)F#14Kamari Williams (2.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg; First career game against Florida State)F#41Steffon Mitchell (8.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg; 5 pts and 8 rebs vs. Florida State, Jan. 20, 2019)G#5Jay Heath (13.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg; First career game against Florida State)G#11Derryck Thornton (13.1 ppg, 3.5 apg; First career game against Florida State)FLORIDA STATE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE -- A SERIES HISTORYThe Series:Florida State leads, 11-7First Game:January 14, 2006; at Boston College 90, Florida State 87Last Game:January 20, 2019; at Boston College 87, Florida State 82Last Florida State Win:March 3, 2018; at Florida State 85, Boston College 76Last Boston College Win:January 20, 2019; at Boston College 87, Florida State 82Last Florida State Win in Tallahassee:March 3, 2018; at Florida State 85, Boston College 76Last Boston College Win in Tallahassee:February 11, 2007; Boston College 68, at Florida State 67Current Streak:Boston College has won 1Current Streak in Tallahassee:Florida State has won 4Leonard Hamilton vs. Boston College:18-15 (11-7 at Florida State, 7-8 at Miami)FLORIDA STATE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE – THE LAST FOUR GAMESJan. 20, 2019March 3, 2018Jan. 15, 2018Florida State 82at Florida State 85Florida State 75At Boston College 87Boston College 76at Boston College 81Feb. 20, 2017at Florida State 104Boston College 72FLORIDA STATE VS. BOSTON COLLEGE – THE LAST GAMEKy Bowman scored 37 points and Jordan Chatman gave Boston College the lead for good by hitting three straight 3-pointersduring a 21-4 run to start the second half as Boston College defeated Florida State, 87-82, at the Conte Forum in ChestnutHill, Mass., on January 20, 2019. Boston College led by nine with 87 seconds left before a pair of turnovers against the fullcourt press allowed FSU to make it a four-point game. But freshman Wynston Tabbs made a 3-pointer with 24 secondsremaining to turn back the rally and snap the Eagles’ five-game losing streak. The Eagles also got some help from NikPopovic, who at 6-foot-11 was able to dribble through the press in the second half and made five of his six free-throwattempts to ice it. Mfiondu Kabengele had 26 points and nine rebounds and Terance Mann scored 14 points with eightboards for Florida State. Chatman, who went 0 for 5 from the field in the first half, scored 15 of his 17 points in the second-- making all five 3-pointers he attempted after the break.TODAY’S OFFICIALSToday’s referee is Ted Valentine and the umpires are Mark Schnur and Tommy Morrissey2019-20 FLORIDA STATE ROSTERNo. NamePos.Ht.Wt.Yr.Hometown0RayQuan EvansG6-4210Jr.Billings, Mont./North Idaho College1RaiQuan GrayF6-8260RSo.Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard2Anthony PoliteG6-6215RSo.Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.)3Trent ForrestG6-4210Gr.Chipley, Fla./Chipley4Patrick WilliamsF6-8225Fr.Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte5Balsa KoprivicaC7-1260Fr.Belgrade, Serbia/Montverde Academy10Malik OsborneF6-9225So.Matteson. Ill./Bosco Institute/Rice11Nathanael JackG6-5195Jr.Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Eastern Florida State12Justin LindnerG6-1180RJr.Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers15Dominik OlejniczakC7-0260Gr.Tourn, Poland/Ole Miss/Drake20Travis LightG6-5180RJr.Vienna, Va./IMG Academy23M.J. WalkerG/F6-5213Jr.Riverdale, Ga./Jonesboro24Devin VassellG6-7194So.Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge30Harrison PrietoF6-8230RJr.Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School31Wyatt WilkesF6-8220RSo.Orlando, Fla./Winter Park33Will MilesG6-6220RJr.Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep42Cleveland YatesG6-2214Fr.Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School44Ty HandsG6-5180RFr.West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach LakesPRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RayQuan Evans (RAY-Qwan); RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Balsa Koprivica (Ball-Sha Ko-Pra-Vizza);Dominik Olejniczak (DOM-a-nick O-Lynn-A-Chuck); Devin Vassell (Dev-in Vuh-SELL - like Sam Cassell with a V).

Florida State BasketballBy The Numbers.600Redshirt sophomore Malik Osborneis shooting .600 from the 3-point line (threeof five) in the last two games. He made acareer-high tying three 3-points and scored11 points as Clemson on February 29.600GraduatestudentDominikOlejniczak is shooting .600 from the field forhis entire career.867GraduatestudentDominikOlejniczak is shooting .867 from the field inthe last five games (13 of 15).1Graduate student Trent Forrest is theonly Seminole to start all 30 games forFlorida State this season. He has started 68games during his career as a Seminole.1.5 Freshman Patrick Williams has earned12 steals in his last eight games dating toFlorida State’s victory over Miami onFebruary 8. He earned three steals in gamesat both Duke and Clemson.2Redshirt sophomore Malik Osbornewas a perfect two of two from the free throwline with 2:22 remaining in Florida State’svictory over Notre Dame on Wednesdaynight. His two free throws began a 7-3Seminole run at the end of the game thatclosed out the Irish on the scoreboard.Osborne tied the game at 68-68.WHERE TRENT FORREST RANKS IN FLORIDA STATE’S RECORD BOOKCareer Steals — 3rd — 224Career Assists — 5th — 454Career Free Throws Made — 10th — 334Career Free Throws Attempted — 13th — 445Games Played — T3th — 136FORREST IN DOUBLE FIGURES SCORING IN CAREER-HIGH NINE CONSECUTIVE GAMESGraduate student Trent Forrest has scored in double figures in a career-high nine consecutive games and is averaging 13.0points scored per game since scoring 14 points in Florida State’s victory over North Carolina on February 3 in Tallahassee.He scored 18 points at Duke on February 10 and added 15 in Florida State’s victory at Notre Dame on Wednesday night.Forrest has scored in double figures in a single-season career-high 22 of Florida State’s 30 games this season.Breaking Down Forrest’s Scoring 8.4Notes5 double figure scoring games11 double figure scoring games15 double figure scoring games22 double figure scoring games63 career double figure scoring gamesTRENT FORREST BY THE REALLY, REALLY GREAT NUMBERSSenior Trent Forrest enters Saturday’s game against Clemson with 1,139 points (tied for 46th in Florida State history), 559rebounds (26th in school history), 454 assists (fifth in school history) and 224 steals (third in school history). He is joined byonly Bob Sura in Florida State history as Seminoles with at least 1,100 career points, at least 500 career rebounds, at least400 career assists and at least 200 career steals.FORREST CHASING CHARLIE WARD FOR FLORIDA STATE STEALS SUPREMACYSenior Trent Forrest, who earned a career-high eight steals against Duke on February 10 at Duke, enters Saturday’s gameagainst Boston College with 224 career steals. He needs 15 steals to surpass the great Charlie Ward as the Seminoles’ alltime leader in steals with 239 career thefts.Breaking Down The Seminoles’ All-Time Steals LeadersRank Player, YearsStealsCareer-High1.Charlie Ward, 1991-942388 vs. Wake Forest, January 11, 19922.Delvon Arrington, 1999-022256 vs. Georgia Tech, January 27, 20013.Trent Forrest, 2017-Pr.2248 vs. Duke, February 10, 20203Redshirt sophomore Anthony Polite isranked third among his teammates with 333-point field goals made – three times asmany as he made last season (11) as aredshirt freshman.FORREST ON THE ACC’S CAREER STEALS CHARTSenior Trent Forrest enters Saturday’s game against Boston College with 224 career steals -- he needs just two steals tomove into a tie for 20th place with Florida State’s Delvon Arrington and Clemson’s Cliff Hammonds the ACC’s all-time stealslist.10 Graduate student Trent Forrest entersSaturday’s game against Boston Collegehaving made 10 consecutive free throws. Hehas hit each of his attempts from the freethrow line since the second half of FloridaState’s victory over Syracuse on February 15.Breaking Down The ACC’s All-Time Steals LeadersRankPlayer, YearsSchool1.Johnny Rhodes, 1994-97Maryland20.Cliff Hammonds, 2005-08 ClemsonDelvon Arrington, 1999-02 Florida State22.Trent Forrest, 1917-Pr.Florida StateJamon Gordon, 2005-07Virginia Tech12 Florida State pulled down 12 offensiverebounds and was credited with 14 secondchance points to Notre Dame’s 11 secondchance points in its victory over the FightingIrish on Wednesday night. It marked the 19thtime Florida State had pulled down doublefigure rebounds in its 30 games and the 12thtime in 19 ACC games they had earned 10 ormore offensive rebounds.16 Graduate student Trent Forrest has atleast one steal in 16 of the last 17 gamesdating to Florida State’s win over GeorgiaTech on December 31. He has 41 steals andis averaging 2.4 steals per game during thatspan.20 Redshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray hasstarted each of the Seminoles’ last 20 games– a streaks that dates to Florida State’svictory over North Florida on December 17.25 Florida State is undefeated, 25-0, whenit outscores its opponent.Steals344225225224224GRAY WITH THREE STEALS AGAINST NOTRE DAME; REACHES 30 FOR THE SEASONRedshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray totaled three steals (two in the decisive second half) in Florida State’s victory over NotreDame on Wednesday. He has now earned a single-season career-high 30 steals with multiple steals coming in eightdifferent games. Gary totaled his season-high of four steals in Florida State’s victory over Purdue in the championship gameof the Emerald Coast Classic on November 30.PATRICK WILLIAMS IN HIS LAST FIVE GAMESFreshman Patrick Williams is averaging 11.7 points scored (105 total points) in his last nine games. He has scored in doublefigures in six of those nine games with his ACC career-high of 17 points coming in Florida State’s victory over Syracuse inTallahassee on February 15.WILLIAMS’S STEALS .He has earned six steals in the last three games with a career-high tying three steals coming at Clemson last week; He has earned 12 steals in the last eight games with a career-high tying three steals coming at Duke on February 10.OSBORNE NEARING HIS CAREER-HIGH FOR SINGLE SEASON BLOCKED SHOTSRedshirt sophomore Malik Osborne, who transferred to Florida State from Rice following the 2017-18 season, has blockeda near single-season career-high 22 shots in his first season as a Seminoles. He began his Florida State career with fourblocked shots in his first game as a Seminole at Pittsburgh.Breaking Down Osborne’s Blocked 0.7Totals61460.8NotesSeason-high 3 blocked shots against Florida Atlantic and CharlotteCareer-high 4 blocked shots in Florida State debut against PittsburghMultiple blocked shots in six games in his first season at Florida State

Noting Florida State BasketballSeminoles In The National RankingsFlorida State enters Saturday’s game againstBoston College having been ranked in bothmajor national polls for 14 consecutiveweeks and ranked inside the top 10 for aschool record nine consecutive weeks. TheSeminoles began the season unranked andentered the national rankings on December2 after winning seven of their first eightgames with victories over No. 6 Florida(November 6) and No. 17 Tennessee(November 29). Florida State is 20-4 whenplaying as a ranked team and 12-3 whenplaying as a top-10 ranked team.Florida State Against Ranked TeamsFlorida State is 4-1 against ranked thisseason with wins over No. 6 Florida(November 6), No. 17 Tennessee (November29), No. 6 Louisville (January 4) and No. 11Louisville (February 24). The Seminoles leadthe ACC with their four wins over nationallyranked teams and are the only team whichhas defeated four or more ranked teams thisseason.Florida State Is the Only Undefeated Teamat Home in the ACC This SeasonFlorida State is the only undefeated team athome in the ACC this season with a 15-0record.Florida State In One Possession GamesIncluding its 80-77 win over Syracuse onFebruary 18, 2020 in Tallahassee, FloridaState is 40-9 (.816 winning percentage) inone possession games decided by threepoints or less or in overtime since a 79-76win over Duke on January 21, 2012. TheSeminoles’ victory over the Blue Devils atCameron Indoor Stadium came courtesy of aMichael Snaer buzzer-beating 3-point shotand on their way to the 2012 ACCTournament Championship.Florida State in OvertimeIncluding its 80-75 overtime victory overLouisville on February 9, 2019 in Tallahassee,Florida State has won nine consecutiveovertime games. During that stretch of nineconsecutive overtime wins, the Seminoleshave defeated seven ACC opponents, onefrom the SEC (LSU), one from the Big Ten(Purdue) and three ranked opponents (No.24 LSU, No. 15 Virginia Tech and No. 16Virginia Tech).The Seminoles haveoutscored their last nine overtimeopponents by a 124-76 margin.Florida State In Overtime in ACC PlayFlorida State has won 10 consecutiveovertime games against teams from the ACC.In addition to its streak of nine consecutiveovertime wins, Florida State defeatedMaryland, 73-70, on January 17, 2009 tobegin its streak of 10 consecutive wins inovertime against teams from the ACC.Florida State’s Double Figure ACC WinsFlorida State has won a school-record 15 ACCgames with seven of their 15 ACC winscoming by double figures.OLEJNICZAK IN THE LAST FIVE GAMES Is averaging 5.8 points scored per game (29 total points) and 1.4 blocked shots per game (seven total blocked shots) whileshooting .867 from the field (13 of 15). He has made an average of 2.6 field goal in each of the last five games and was aperfect four of four from the field in Florida State’s victory over Pittsburgh on February 18.WALKER LEADS SEMINOLES WITH 21 POINTS IN FLORIDA STATE’S VICTORY OVER NOTRE DAMEJunior M.J. Walker scored 21 points in Florida State’s victory over Notre Dame – with 16 of his 21 points coming in thesecond half – and all of his second half points coming in the final 8:40 or the game as Florida State rallied from a 13-pointsecond deficit after halftime to gain the important ACC road win. Of Walker’s six 20 point games, four have come againstACC competition, four have come on the road and most importantly – all six have come in Florida State victories.Breaking Down Walker’s Career 20-Point GamesRankPointsDateOpponent1.22December 18, 2017 Charleston Southern2.24*January 20, 2018at Virginia Tech3.21November 23, 2018 LSU2.22January 27, 2019at Miami3.23January 4, 2020at Louisville4.21March 4, 2020at Notre Dame* denotes career-highOutcomeFSU, 69-58FSU, 91-82FSU, 79-76 (OT)FSU, 78-66FSU, 82-67FSU, 73-71WALKER EXPLOSIVE FROM THE 3-POINT LINEJunior M.J. Walker made four 3-point field goals in scoring his team-high of 21 points in Florida State’s victory at NotreDame on Wednesday night. It marked the fourth time this season that he had made at least four 3-point shots in a gamewith his season-high of five 3-point shots coming as he scored 16 points in Florida State’s victory over Syracuse on February15 in Tallahassee and as he scored his season high of 23 points in the Seminoles win at Louisville.Breaking Down M.J. Walker From The 3-Point tesAveraged 7.0 ppgAveraged 7.5 ppgAverages a career-high 10.8 ppgAverages 1.3 3FGM/Game for his careerWALKER FROM THE FREE THROW LINE AT NOTRE DAMEJunior M.J. Walker was a perfect five of five from the free throw line – all in the second half – in scoring 21 points in FloridaState’s victory over Notre Dame on Wednesday night.Breaking Down Walker From The Free Throw Line Against Notre DameHalfTimeTypeResult27:25Defensiv

no. 7/8 florida state seminoles (25-5, 15-4 acc) vs . boston college eagles (13-17, 7-12 acc) donald l. tucker center (11,500) tallahassee, florida