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Florida State Senior Phil Cofer to Miss Sweet 16 After Father's Death

Florida State senior Phil Cofer will not travel with the team to the West regional in Anaheim, Calif., according to ESPN's Andrea Adelson.

The Seminoles face No. 1 Gonzaga on Thursday. They will play the winner of Texas Tech or Michigan with a victory over the Bulldogs.

Cofer's father Mike passed away following the Seminoles' victory over Vermont on March 21. Mike was a Pro Bowl linebacker for the Lions from 1983-92. He died at 58.

Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton traveled with Cofer to his home in Georgia following Florida State's second-round victory over Murray State on Saturday.