It’s Monday, Florida State fans. As your day crawls along, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.
Lead Story
Florida State men’s hoops is in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight year and it will be facing a Missouri team on Friday night that is shorthanded.
According to reports, the eighth-seeded Tigers will be without senior forward Jordan Barnett during Friday night’s match-up in Nashville. Barnett is serving a suspension after being charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday morning in Columbia.
While shooting 41 percent from beyond the 3-point arc, Barnett ranks second for the Tigers in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Friday’s contest will tip off at 9:50 p.m. EST on TBS.
Between the Lines
FSU men’s tennis match with Pepperdine was postponed until Monday. FSU beach volleyball fell out west to UCLA and USC, each by 3-2 scores.
Between the Lines
FSU men’s tennis’ postponed match-up with Pepperdine will be played on Monday.
News and Notes
The ACC will name players of the week for various sports on Monday.
FSU fell three spots to No. 6 in the Baseball America Poll. The Seminoles fell from fourth to seventh in the D1Baseball.com Poll and from third to seventh in the Collegiate Baseball. FSU fell two spots from No. 4 to No. 6 in the NCBWA Poll.
FSU women’s hoops opens the NCAA Tournament on Saturday against Arkansas-Little Rock.
Pitcher Andrew Karp will start for FSU at Florida on Tuesday. Outfielder J.C. Flowers will miss the contest with a sore throat.
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