That was Tat Hunter during the 1985-86 season. Dwayne Bacon, a McDonald’s All-American selection last season, led the way with 23 points and eight rebounds.
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He shot an effective 9-of-15 from the field in 24 minutes of play, recording eight rebounds, two steals and an assist on top of his point total.
“It’s great to see them out there contributing”, Montay Brandon said of the team’s freshman.
“We beat a very, very, very good team”, Florida coach Amanda Butler said. “That’s one of the things he (Hamilton) wants us to do”, said forward Phil Cofer, who had 9 points and five rebounds.
“I couldn’t tell you who the freshmen were and weren’t”.
FSU often felt the effects with a thin bench last season, but the play of freshmen like Beasley and Bacon have turned that negative into a positive.
Bacon (Lakeland, Fla.) led the Seminoles with nine field goals made, was tied for game high honors with four free throws made (he was a flawless four of four of four from the free throw line) and made the first shot of his career – a 3-pointer- on the first attempt of his career only 18 seconds into the first game of his career.
Ohio State (0-2), coming off an 88-80 loss at No. 2 SC on Friday, trailed by three with just over two minutes left in the first quarter before the Huskies took over.
“If you miss a shot, you’re in deep trouble”, Dolphins coach Tony Jasick said. “If we keep doing that, we’re going to keep putting up high numbers”. Or they put us in a really bad spot defensively.
“They’re so fast in transition that they get you on your heels. Then when they can stop and make a 15-footer, that’s hard to guard”.
Throughout next week, Florida State will participate in the 2015 Paradise Jam tournament in the U.S Virgin Islands where they will take on Hofstra, South Carolina, and Depaul starting November 20.
Every time the Seminoles would start to pull away again, the Gators would respond and cut back into the lead.
Bacon and Beaskey led a quartet of double-digit scorers for the ‘Noles.
Observations from the Seminoles’ 98-79 win over Jacksonville University.
FSU shot 57.1 percent from the field, 43.5 percent from 3-point range, and they delivered 17 assists with 13 turnovers.
The Seminoles were not as impressive defensively, particularly when it came to handling senior guard Kori Babineaux.
The Seminoles would lead by as many as 21 during a couple points of the second half.
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“We really tried to get them to play in traffic and not allow it to be a free-flowing game”. “We don’t have a certain voice that needs to be the one saying, ‘Hey, step up.’ We’re all very talented and smart enough to know that’s everybody’s role”. “They leave a lot to be desired”.
