Florida State (11-5, 2-3 ACC) plays host to Pittsburgh (12-4, 3-2) on Wednesday at 9 p.m. against Pittsburgh. The game is set for ESPNU.
FSU is coming off a humbling road loss at Clemson. Pitt is coming off a lopsided 76-47 loss to Duke at Durham and an 82-78 loss to Louisville in Pittsburgh.
Cam Corhen, an FSU transfer, is playing a career-high 29 minutes for Pitt. He is averaging 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds. Pitt coach Jeff Capel downplayed Corhen's return to Tallahassee.
"We've lost two games in a row," Capel said on Monday's Zoom with the ACC coaches. "So our focus should be on whatever we have to do to win. This is not about Cam vs. Florida State. This is about Pitt vs. Florida State."
It will be interesting to see what the reaction is for Corhen. I'm not expecting a hostile crowd on Wednesday at 9 p.m. But do the students boo him? And to remind, Corhen is not among the six former Seminoles who have brought a lawsuit against FSU coach Leonard Hamilton.
"You can expect him to give you a good effort every time he shows up," Hamilton said. "He practices the way he plays. He's a youngster that with a high IQ, but he also has a tremendous passion for the game. He seems to be fitting right in to what Pittsburgh needs him to do."
Malique Ewin has double-doubles in FSU's last two games – 20 points and 10 rebounds at Miami (Jan. 8) and 15 points and 10 rebounds against Clemson (Jan. 11). The last Seminole to record three consecutive doubles was Matthew Cleveland against Wake Forest (Jan. 11, 2023), Virginia (January 14, 2023) and Notre Dame (Jan. 17, 2023). Ewin has a 13-game streak of double-doubles.
Jamir Watkins has continued his streak of scoring in double figures to 13 games -- but just barely. He's shot 7 of 19 from the floor in the last two games, which includes a rough 2 of 8 from 3-point range at Clemson.
FSU is 6-2 in home games this year. This one would be huge. KenPom has Pitt rated at No. 27. But perhaps with the Panthers' recent struggles and FSU's success at home, KenPom only has Pitt winning by three.
Pitt has won three of the last four games in the series.
The Seminoles are also home against Georgia Tech on Saturday at noon.
FSU is coming off a humbling road loss at Clemson. Pitt is coming off a lopsided 76-47 loss to Duke at Durham and an 82-78 loss to Louisville in Pittsburgh.
Cam Corhen, an FSU transfer, is playing a career-high 29 minutes for Pitt. He is averaging 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds. Pitt coach Jeff Capel downplayed Corhen's return to Tallahassee.
"We've lost two games in a row," Capel said on Monday's Zoom with the ACC coaches. "So our focus should be on whatever we have to do to win. This is not about Cam vs. Florida State. This is about Pitt vs. Florida State."
It will be interesting to see what the reaction is for Corhen. I'm not expecting a hostile crowd on Wednesday at 9 p.m. But do the students boo him? And to remind, Corhen is not among the six former Seminoles who have brought a lawsuit against FSU coach Leonard Hamilton.
"You can expect him to give you a good effort every time he shows up," Hamilton said. "He practices the way he plays. He's a youngster that with a high IQ, but he also has a tremendous passion for the game. He seems to be fitting right in to what Pittsburgh needs him to do."
Malique Ewin has double-doubles in FSU's last two games – 20 points and 10 rebounds at Miami (Jan. 8) and 15 points and 10 rebounds against Clemson (Jan. 11). The last Seminole to record three consecutive doubles was Matthew Cleveland against Wake Forest (Jan. 11, 2023), Virginia (January 14, 2023) and Notre Dame (Jan. 17, 2023). Ewin has a 13-game streak of double-doubles.
Jamir Watkins has continued his streak of scoring in double figures to 13 games -- but just barely. He's shot 7 of 19 from the floor in the last two games, which includes a rough 2 of 8 from 3-point range at Clemson.
FSU is 6-2 in home games this year. This one would be huge. KenPom has Pitt rated at No. 27. But perhaps with the Panthers' recent struggles and FSU's success at home, KenPom only has Pitt winning by three.
Pitt has won three of the last four games in the series.
The Seminoles are also home against Georgia Tech on Saturday at noon.
