LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Florida State, which won the championship of the Old Spice Classic in 2009 and advanced to the championship game of the AdvoCare Invitational in 2018, faces Siena of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the first round of the ESPN ESPN Events Invitational at the State Farm Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Seminoles are playing in the event for the third time, and have a 5-1 record in their two previous appearances. The Seminoles will play a second round game against either Old Miss or Stanford on Friday, November 25, 2022.
FLORIDA STATE VS. SIENA – CONNECTIONS
Florida State faces Siena during the ESPN Events Invitational at Disney on November 24, 2022 at the Disney State Farm Field House. The Seminoles lead the all-time series against the Saints by a 1-0 margin as they earned an 89-80 win at the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center on Nov 18, 1992. Carmen Maciariello is in his fourth season as the Head Coach for the Saints. He has faced the Seminoles once in his career as an assistant coach at George Washington when the Seminoles gained a 67-48 win over the Colonials in the BB&T Classic at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. during the 2016-17 season. Darius Theus, an assistant coach on Maciariello’s staff, played at VCU (2010-13). He scored eight points and pulled down six rebounds as the Rams defeated Florida State, 72-71 in overtime, in the 2011 NCAA Tournament in San Antonio.
FLORIDA STATE’S HISTORY IN THE ESPN EVENTS INVITATIONAL
Florida State has a 5-1 record in the tournament currently known at the ESPN Events Invitational and won the championship of the 2009 Old Spice Invitational with victories over Iona, Alabama and Marquette. Former Seminole Chris Singleton, who led Florida State’s late-game comeback in the championship-clinching win against Marquette, was named the MVP of the tournament. Florida State won the championship of the 2009 Old Spice Classic with victories over Iona (54-49, November 26, 2009), Alabama (60-51, November 27, 2009) and Marquette (57-56, November 29, 2009) in the championship game. The Seminoles finished as the runner-up in the 2018 AdvoCare Invitational with wins over UAB (81-63, November 22, 2018) and LSU (79-76 in overtime, November 23, 2018) before falling to Villanova (66-60, November 25, 2018) in the championship game.
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