BYU vs Florida State: Coaches vs Cancer Classic

0:00On March 27, BYU basketball heads to Brooklyn for the first round of the coaches versus cancer classic on Friday night, taking on Florida State at 5 p.m. mountain time on True TV. The seminals come from the Atlantic Coast Conference with garnet and gold colors in a home arena that seats over 12,000 in Tallahassee. Ford Estate plays under Coach Leonard Hamilton in his 11th season there, where he's built a solid 194 wins. After the last five years, they posted a strong 114 and 56 record. The team boasts a storied past, including a national championship game run back in 1972 and a 25 win season in 1993. Fans remember standout alumni like Sam Kassel and Charlie Ward who also won the Heisman in football. Against BYU though, Florida State holds a zero and one mark from a 1972 loss. Their best recent finish came last year with 25 victories. This season, the seminals sit at one in one after dropping their opener to South Alabama,

1:04but rebounding against Buffalo. They average 83 points scored, and 72 allowed so far. Guards Michael Sner and Ian Miller lead scoring in assists, while Ocaro White and Terrence Shannon grab the boards. Expect a competitive matchup as BYU looks to build early momentum against a battle-tested ACC squad with NBA Pipeline talent.