{"id":345070,"date":"2026-07-19T07:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345070\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T07:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T07:16:10","slug":"florida-state-to-face-auburn-in-ballin-in-boutwell-preseason-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/345070\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State to Face Auburn in Ballin in Boutwell Preseason Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE \u2013 Florida State Men&#8217;s Basketball will return to Birmingham, Ala., for the second consecutive season as the Seminoles take on Auburn in the 2026 Ballin in Boutwell preseason event Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. ET inside historic Boutwell Auditorium.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFSU is making its second straight appearance in the event after facing Alabama during the 2025 Ballin in Boutwell showcase. The annual event, presented by Nike and Hibbett, returns for a third year after sellout crowds in each of its first two editions.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to be part of Ballin in Boutwell again this year,&#8221; said head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/luke-loucks\/1128\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1128\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Loucks<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s a tremendous event with a great atmosphere, and it&#8217;s exactly the kind of preseason challenge we&#8217;re looking for. We want to compete against the best teams possible because those games prepare us for what&#8217;s ahead. Opportunities like this help us evaluate where we are, expose areas we need to improve, and get our team ready for the start of the season.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Seminoles and Tigers will headline a week-long celebration of basketball in Birmingham that features five men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s exhibition games and four in-state programs. The unique setting inside Boutwell Auditorium provides fans with an intimate atmosphere and unobstructed views of the action from every seat.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBallin in Boutwell was reintroduced in 2024, marking the first men&#8217;s basketball game played inside Boutwell Auditorium in more than 45 years. The event celebrates Birmingham&#8217;s rich basketball tradition while creating an immersive fan experience throughout the historic venue.<\/p>\n<p>As presenting sponsors, Nike and Hibbett will transform Boutwell Auditorium with interactive branding and fan activations throughout the week, creating an experiential showcase centered around basketball and the Birmingham community.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTickets for Ballin in Boutwell are on sale now at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballininboutwell.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BallinInBoutwell.com<\/a>.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor more information on Florida State men&#8217;s basketball, check <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seminoles.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seminoles.com<\/a> for the latest news and scheduling information, and keep up with the team on social media through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FSUHoops\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter\/X<\/a>\u00a0(@FSUHoops), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fsuhoops\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0(@FSUHoops) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FSUMBasketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0(@FSUMBasketball).<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TALLAHASSEE \u2013 Florida State Men&#8217;s Basketball will return to Birmingham, Ala., for the second consecutive season as the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":345071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-345070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/345071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}