The Florida State men’s basketball team will take on the LSU Tigers on Saturday for the final exhibition game before the start of the 2026-27 season. 

The Seminoles recently defeated Auburn 82-71 in the 2026 Ballin in Boutwell preseason event in Birmingham, Alabama. They found themselves in the free throw line often, going 34-of-40 from the charity stripe for an 85.0 percent clip. 

Marcis Ponder put on a show for his first impression with the Seminoles, scoring 13 points and 21 rebounds for a double-double in 25 minutes on the court. Kam Taylor led the Seminoles with 19 points including a perfect 10-of-10 clip from the foul line.  

The Seminoles (10-9, 4-4 ACC) fell to No. 3 Louisville (19-2, 9-0 ACC) in straight sets on Friday at home. 

Payton Whalen and Nenu Kpea led the Seminoles with seven kills and added two blocks.

The Seminoles fell to the Cardinals 25-21 in the first set after a 7-1 run made the difference. The Cardinals opened the second set with a 7-2 lead to set the tone for a 25-13 win. The Seminoles made it close in the third set, trailing 13-11 before Louisville went on a 12-2 run to win 25-15.

Florida State hosts Notre Dame on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ACCNX.

The No.23 Seminoles won all four duals at the All Florida Invite on Friday.

The women Noles defeated West Florida (188-71), North Florida (179-81), and Thomas University (217-24), while the men defeated Thomas 167-40. The women won 12-16 events, while the men swept the field. 

Andrew Rich set a personal best in the men's 100 freestyle (43.47) while also taking the 50 freestyle  with a time of 19.91. Amelia Marek set a personal best in the women's 50 free (23.13) while also taking the 100 fly with a time of 53.67.

Divers Maxwell Shaver (340.20) and Evelyn Hall (279.98) won the men's and women's 1-meter, while Jack Bessire (379.50) and Brooklyn Markusson (298.58) won the 3-meter events. 

Junior Alexandra Gazzoli led the No. 17 Seminoles to a sixth place finish among 18 schools in the opening round of the Landfall Tradition at the Country Club of Landfall's Pete Dye Course on Friday.

Gazzoli posted a two-under-par 70 while Louise Landgraf, Haruhi Nakatani, and Sophia Fullbrook each carded three-over-par rounds of 75 for the Seminoles. As a team, FSU while finished the first round with a seven-over-par 295.