FSU Basketball's ACC Tournament Run

0:00On March 9th, Florida State Men's basketball team heads into the ACC Tournament with one clear shot at the NCAA Tournament they have to win it all. The seminals earn the eighth seed after a stunning turnaround, going from 0-5 in conference play to 10-8 overall, finishing 17-14. That gets them a first round by in a matchup against ninth-seated California on Wednesday March 11th at 7pm in Charlotte, North Carolina. The team has been on fire lately, winning 10 of their last 13 games, including a tight victory over cow, back in January. They've sharpened their defense, rebounding, and scoring efficiency since then. Standout guard Robert McCray V earned all ACC third-team honors, and with Duke missing key players like Caleb Foster and Patrick Engongba in. The quarterfinals, an upset, feels possible if they advance. Fans and analysts see this as March magic for a program that flipped its season, but the pressure is huge with no at-large bid likely.

1:02Coach Luke Lux has the squad believing, yet cold-shooting stretches and free-throw woes could derail them against desperate opponents playing for their own NCAA lives. Even beating cows sets of a powerhouse like top-seated Duke, then maybe North Carolina or Clemson later. This predict FSU pulls off the Dukestunner to reach the semi-finals, but fall short there, landing them on the NCAA bubble without a guaranteed spot. Whatever happens this week, the Seminole's late surge proves their building momentum that could carry into next season.