While fans of the Florida State Seminoles football team have been used to seeing former players hoisting the Lombardi Trophy as the winner of the Super Bowl plenty of times before, the FSU basketball family has not been so lucky as only a handful of former Noles have bought home the Larry O’Brien trophy as the champs of the NBA.
While Dave Cowens and Sam Cassell brought home multiple titles during their career, others have come up empty when they had a chance to play in the NBA Finals – including Charlie Ward, who came up short during his one finals appearance with the New York Knicks.