2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (15th year)
Assistant coach	Stan Jones (15th year)
Assistant coach	Dennis Gates (6th year)
Assistant coach	Charlton Young (4th year)
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center (Capacity: 12,100)

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Virginia	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
No. 5 Duke	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
No. 14 Louisville	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
No. 22 Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Clemson	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500


† 2017 ACC Tournament winner As of November 30, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his fifteenth year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Florida State finished the previous season with a record of 20–14. The Seminoles were selected to play in the NIT, returning to the post-season for the first time since the 2013–14 season. Guard Malik Beasley went on to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft. Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the ACC while Dwayne Bacon was named to the preseason All-ACC team.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Devon Bookert	1	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Anchorage, AK	Graduated
Benji Bell	3	G	6'4"	204	Junior	Gainesville, FL	Transferred to Shaw
Malik Beasley	5	G	6'5"	196	Freshman	Alpharetta, GA	Declared for NBA Draft
Boris Bojanovsky	15	C	7'3"	248	Senior	Bratislava, Slovakia	Graduated
Robbie Berwick	24	G	6'4"	188	Sophomore	Atascadero, CA	Transferred to Colorado State
Michael Saxton	31	G	6'5"	213	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Montay Brandon	32	G	6'8"	229	Senior	Greensboro, NC	Graduated

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jonathan Isaac #4 SF	Naples, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 6, 2015
Jonathan Isaac #4 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trent Forrest #9 SG	Chipley, FL	Chipley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 5, 2015
Trent Forrest #9 SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
C.J. Walker #20 PG	Indianapolis, IN	Arsenal Technical High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
C.J. Walker #20 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mfiondu Kabengele #47 SF	Burlington, ON	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Mar 2, 2016
Mfiondu Kabengele #47 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 10 ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Patrick Savoy Jr.	5	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Junior college transfer from Sheridan College
Braian Angola-Rodas	11	G	6'6"	185	Junior	Villanueva, Colombia	Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho

2017 Recruiting class

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryan Trimble Jr. SG	Kansas City, MO	Sunrise Christian Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 19, 2016
Bryan Trimble Jr. SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
RaiQuan Gray PF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Dillard High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Aug 8, 2016
RaiQuan Gray PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony Polite SG	Boca Raton, FL	St. Andrews School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 30, 2016
Anthony Polite SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Wyatt Wilkes PF	Winter Park, FL	Winter Park High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 31, 2016
Wyatt Wilkes PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ikechukwu Obiagu C	Atlanta, GA	Greenforest Christian Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 28, 2016
Ikechukwu Obiagu C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-26.

Roster

2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Cofer, PhilPhil Cofer	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Whitewater	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	1	Isaac, JonathanJonathan Isaac	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Naples, FL
1.5 !G	2	Walker, C. J.C. J. Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arsenal Technical	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G	3	Forrest, TrentTrent Forrest	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chipley	Chipley, FL
1.5 !G	4	Bacon, DwayneDwayne Bacon	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Hill Academy	Lakeland, FL
1.5 !G	5	Savoy, P. J.P. J. Savoy	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Las Vegas Sheridan	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	11	Angola-Rodas, BraianBraian Angola-Rodas	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Findlay Prep North Idaho	Villanueva, Colombia
1.5 !G	14	Mann, TeranceTerance Mann	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Tilton School	Lowell, MA
1.5 !G	20	Light, TravisTravis Light (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montverde Academy	Vienna, VA
5.0 !C	21	Koumadje, ChristChrist Koumadje	88 !7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	2.0 !So	Montverde Academy	N'Djamena, Chad
1.5 !G	22	Rathan-Mayes, XavierXavier Rathan-Mayes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Huntington Prep	Scarborough, ON
3.5 !F	23	Smith, JarquezJarquez Smith	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jones County	Haddock, GA
3.5 !F	25	Kabengele, MfionduMfiondu Kabengele	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Burlington, ON
3.5 !F	33	Miles, WillWill Miles (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	1.0 !Fr	Trinity Prep	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	40	Allen, BrandonBrandon Allen (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Milton	Milton, FL
5.0 !C	50	Ojo, MichaelMichael Ojo	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	304 lb (138 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Tennessee Temple	Lagos, Nigeria

Head coach

Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee–Martin)

Assistant coach(es)

Stan Jones (Miami)
Dennis Gates (UC Berkeley)
Charlton Young (Georgia Southern)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	25	RV																N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
October 27* 7:00 p.m.		Southeastern (FL)	W 119–58	–	20 – Cofer	13 – Ojo	8 – Rathan-Mayes	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
November 3* 7:00 p.m.		Valdosta State	W 104–76	–	20 – Isaac	7 – Ojo	5 – Bacon	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 12* 1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Charleston Southern	W 88–67	1–0	23 – Bacon	9 – Bacon	7 – Rathan-Mayes	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,880) Tallahassee, FL
November 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Iona	W 99–78	2–0	20 – Isaac	7 – Smith	3 – Mann	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,530) Tallahassee, FL
November 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off	W 100–86	3–0	15 – Bacon	10 – Ojo	9 – Rathan-Mayes	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,197) Tallahassee, FL
November 20* 5:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Detroit NIT Season Tip-Off	W 100–71	4–0	22 – Bacon	10 – Isaac	5 – Forrest	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,962) Tallahassee, FL
November 24* 12:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 25	vs. Temple NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	L 86–89	4–1	22 – Bacon	7 – Isaac	6 – Rathan-Mayes	Barclays Center (2,451) Brooklyn, NY
November 25* 12:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 25	vs. Illinois NIT Season Tip-Off third place game	W 72–61	5–1	17 – Bacon	7 – Isaac	2 – Tied	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
November 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 75–67	6–1	18 – Bacon	13 – Isaac	2 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,993) Tallahassee, FL
December 4* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. George Washington BB&T Classic			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
December 6* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Southern Miss			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
December 8* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		Nicholls State			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
December 11* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		Florida Rivalry			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
December 17* 1:30 p.m., FS2		vs. Manhattan Orange Bowl Classic			–	–	–	BB&T Center Sunrise, FL
December 19* 2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Samford			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
December 28 ESPN2		Wake Forest			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
December 31 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Virginia			–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 7 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 10 8:00 p.m., ACCN		Duke			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 14 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at North Carolina			–	–	–	Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
January 18 7:00 p.m., RSN		Notre Dame			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 21 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Louisville			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 25 7:00 p.m., RSN		at Georgia Tech			–	–	–	Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
January 28 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Syracuse			–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
February 1 8:00 p.m., ACCN		at Miami (FL)			–	–	–	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
February 5 12:30 p.m., ESPNU		Clemson			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 8 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		NC State			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 11 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Notre Dame			–	–	–	Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN
February 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Pittsburgh			–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 20 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Boston College			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 25 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson			–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 28 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Duke			–	–	–	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 4 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)			–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
		vs.			–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Watchlists

Julius Erving Award^[2]

Dwayne Bacon

Karl Malone Award^[3]

Jonathan Isaac

Naismith Award^[4]

Dwayne Bacon

Wooden Award^[5]

Dwayne Bacon

Honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Jonathan Isaac	ACC Freshman of the Week	November 15-20, 2016	^[6]

References

↑ "Duke Voted ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
↑ Dauster, Rob (October 19, 2016). "Bacon Named To Julius Erving Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
↑ Dauster, Rob (October 20, 2016). "Isaac Named To Karl Malone Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ Dauster, Rob (November 11, 2016). "Bacon Named To Naismith Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
↑ Dauster, Rob (November 18, 2016). "Bacon Named To Wooden Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.

External links

Official Team Website

Florida State Seminoles men's basketball

Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)

Rivalries	Florida

Culture & lore	History Sammy Seminole Osceola and Renegade FSU Hymns

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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