The Citadel @ Florida State preview

Last Meeting ( Nov 25, 2014 ) The Citadel 55, Florida State 66

Florida State looks to maintain momentum in the early stages of the season when the undefeated Seminoles host The Citadel on Friday. While the Seminoles figure to have their hands full defensively against The Citadel offense, Florida State is only concerned with its game.

The Seminoles continue to work on figuring out exactly the type of team they are, playing a large rotation of players. In Wednesday's victory against Kennesaw State, Florida State utilized 11 different players on the floor, with 10 seeing at least nine minutes of action. Seminoles head coach Leonard Hamilton expects that to continue as the team continues to prepare for the start of ACC play. "We are a team that is still growing and evolving,'' Hamilton told reporters after Wednesday's victory. "We are trying to develop a system because that’s who we are and we can play with a large amount of energy for a long period of time. We are still trying to develop and work on execution and we aren’t quite there yet. This team has a lot of potential to develop into a very good basketball team, but we still have ways to go. I love the effort and energy from our guys and we just need more games under our belt.''

TV: 8 p.m. ET, ACC Network Extra

ABOUT THE CITADEL (3-2): The Bulldogs know how to score with a high-tempo offense. The Citadel is averaging 94 points - ranked in the nation's top 20 - twice reaching the 100-point mark (three times counting an exhibition game) while surpassing 90 in three contests. The Bulldogs are led by 6-1 sophomore Preston Parks, who averages 14.8 points and 4.4 assists while shooing 46.4 percent from behind the 3-point line, and 6-0 freshman Tariq Simmons (13.8 points, 3.6 assists).

ABOUT FLORIDA STATE (4-0): Senior Phil Cofer has dealt with his fair share of adversity in his career, especially the previous two seasons when he was limited by ankle issues. But Cofer is healthy in 2017-18 and getting his chance as he sits second on the team with 12.8 points per game and is tied for second in rebounding (5.3). The 6-8 forward matched a career high with 21 points in the victory against Kennesaw State and fell one rebound short of a double-double.

TIP-INS

1. Florida State has reached the 90-point mark in back-to-back games.

2. Seminoles freshman G M.J. Walker has scored at least 11 points in three of his first four collegiate games.

3. Florida State is shooting 53 percent from the field and limiting opponents to 38 percent through four contests.

PREDICTION: Florida State 94, The Citadel 87