# 1997–98 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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, Florida State was beaten by No. 13 seed Valparaiso, 83–77 in overtime. The team finished with an overall record of 18–14 (6–10 ACC).

## 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 | 18–13 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mar 15, 1998* | (12 MW) | vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso Second Round | L 77–83 | 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. ||||||