Following a year in which the Seminoles failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, Florida State took to the court on Monday hoping to start anew. It was not the outcome they had in mind.
Stetson jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back. The margin grew as much as 18 in the first half and Florida State never could recover. In the end it was an 83-74 home loss that showed far more warts than beauty marks for the inexperienced Seminoles.
Perhaps this is just what it a team starting three guys in their second year at FSU and two guys in their first (including true freshman Tom House) looks like in their opening game?