2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 19th year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
2020–21 record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Stan Jones Charlton Young Steve Smith
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center

2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Virginia	9	–	1		.900			13	–	3		.813
No. 17 Florida State	6	–	2		.750			10	–	3		.769
No. 18 Virginia Tech	8	–	3		.727			14	–	4		.778
Louisville	6	–	3		.667			11	–	4		.733
North Carolina	7	–	4		.636			12	–	6		.667
Georgia Tech	5	–	4		.556			9	–	6		.600
Clemson	6	–	5		.545			12	–	5		.706
Syracuse	5	–	5		.500			11	–	6		.647
Pittsburgh	5	–	5		.500			9	–	6		.600
Duke	5	–	6		.455			7	–	8		.467
Notre Dame	5	–	7		.417			8	–	10		.444
NC State	4	–	7		.364			8	–	8		.500
Miami (FL)	3	–	10		.231			7	–	11		.389
Wake Forest	2	–	8		.200			5	–	8		.385
Boston College	1	–	7		.125			3	–	11		.214
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The Seminoles enter the year as the defending conference champions and were picked to finish the season third in the league with Scottie Barnes and M. J. Walker receiving pre-season recognition.[1]

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2018–20 season with a record of 26–5, 16–4 in ACC play, to finish in first place. The ACC Tournament was canceled prior to the team beginning play. The NCAA Tournament was subsequently canceled as well due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] Florida State ended the season ranked in the top five of both polls. On March 14, 2020, the Florida State Senate declared the Florida State Seminoles as the national champions for the 2019–2020 season.[3]

Patrick Williams, Devin Vassell, and Trent Forrest would go on to participate in the 2020 NBA Draft.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Trent Forrest	3	G	6'4"	210	Graduate Student	Chipley, FL	Graduated
Patrick Williams	4	F	6'8"	225	Freshman	Charlotte, NC	Declared for 2020 NBA Draft; selected 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls
Dominik Olejniczak	15	C	7'0"	260	Graduate Student	Toruń, Poland	Graduated
Devin Vassell	24	G	6'7"	194	Sophomore	Suwanee, GA	Declared for 2020 NBA Draft; selected 11th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
Ty Hands	44	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Palm Beach Lakes, FL	—

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tanor Ngom	34	C	7'2"	236	Senior	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred from Ryerson

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Scottie Barnes PF	West Palm Beach, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 14, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sardaar Calhoun SG	Tappahannock, VA	Missouri State University - West Plains	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 10, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Quincy Ballard C	Syracuse, NY	Quality Education Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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: "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

Roster

2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 RayQuan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Billings Skyview North Idaho College Billings, MT F 1 Raiquan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Jr Dillard Fort Lauderdale, FL G 2 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr St. Andrew's Christian Lugano, Switzerland G 4 Scottie Barnes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Charlotte, NC C 5 Balša Koprivica 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Montverde Academy Belgrade, Serbia F 10 Malik Osborne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Don Bosco Prep Rice Matteson, IL G 11 Nathanael Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Calusa Prep Eastern Florida State College Mississauga, ON G 12 Justin Lindner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Christian Brothers Memphis, TN C 15 Quincy Ballard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Quality Education Academcy (N.C.) Syracuse, NY G 20 Travis Light (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Montverde Academy Vienna, VA G 23 M. J. Walker (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Jonesboro Jonesboro, GA G 24 Sardaar Calhoun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Blue Ridge School Missouri State University–West Plains Tappahannock, VA F 30 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr St. Paul's School Mandeville, FL G 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Winter Park Orlando, FL G 33 Will Miles (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Trinity Prep Orlando, FL C 34 Tanor Ngom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Iqra Bilingual Academy Ryerson Dakar, Senegal G 40 Isaac Spainhour 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr West Stokes King, NC G 42 Cleveland Yates 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN G 44 Max Thorpe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Countryside Clearwater, FL	Head coach Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee–Martin) Assistant coach(es) Stan Jones (Miami) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) Steve Smith (Morgan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 18, 2020

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020* 3:00 p.m.	No. 21	Gardner–Webb	Rescheduled due to COVID-19 issues[6]					Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
December 2, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 22	North Florida	W 86–58	1–0	17 – Walker	6 – Barnes	6 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,720) Tallahassee, FL
December 9, 2020* 7:15 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 69–67 ^OT	2–0	19 – Walker	19 – Tied	5 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,956) Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 2020* 11:00 a.m., ESPNU	No. 20	Florida Rivalry	W 83–71	3–0	17 – Tied	8 – Gray	5 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,761) Tallahassee, FL
December 15, 2020 8:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 15	Georgia Tech	W 74–61	4–0 (1–0)	16 – Barnes	8 – Koprivica	3 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,664) Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2020 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 15	UCF	L 74–86	4–1	22 – Walker	6 – Polite	3 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,576) Tallahassee, FL
December 21, 2020* 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 21	Gardner–Webb	W 72–59	5–1	15 – Polite	9 – Polite	5 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,078) Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 18	at Clemson	L 67–77	5–2 (1–1)	14 – Barnes	9 – Koprivica	5 – Barnes	Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876) Clemson, SC
January 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 18	No. 20 Duke	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[7]					Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 25	at Syracuse	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8]					Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 25	at Pittsburgh	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[9]					Peterson Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		NC State	W 105–73	6–2 (2–1)	24 – Evans	6 – Evans	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,837) Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina	W 82–75	7–2 (3–1)	21 – Walker	9 – Koprivica	5 – Gray	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,850) Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Louisville	W 78–65	8–2 (4–1)	17 – Gray	8 – Gray	10 – Walker	KFC Yum! Center (3,024) Louisville, KY
January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ABC		No. 20 Clemson	W 80–61	9–2 (5–1)	13 – Tied	10 – Koprivica	7 – Barnes	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950) Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	Miami (FL)	W 81–59	10–2 (6–1)	11 – Tied	11 – Gray	4 – Tied	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,825) Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 16	at Georgia Tech	L 65–76	10–3 (6–2)	19 – Gray	8 – Gray	5 – Barnes	McCamish Pavilion (1,200) Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	at Boston College	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10]					Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 20	at Pittsburgh	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10]					Peterson Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN	No. 17	at No. 18 Virginia Tech	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[10]					Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN	No. 17	Wake Forest						Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia						Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021 12:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech						Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2021 8:30 p.m., ACCN		Miami (FL)						Watsco Center  Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN		at North Carolina						Dean E. Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
March 3, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College						Donald L. Tucker Center  Tallahassee, FL
March 6, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Notre Dame						Purcell Pavilion  South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
								Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	21	22	20	15	21	18	25	RV	RV	16	20	17
Coaches	18	18*	21	15	21	19	22	RV	25	16	19	19

*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards

Watchlists

• Bob Cousy Award
  • Scottie Barnes[11][12]

• Jerry West Award
  • M. J. Walker[13]

• Naismith Trophy
  • Scottie Barnes[14]

References

1. "Virginia Named 2020-21 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
2. "Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports". Florida State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
3. "Florida Senate legislation declares Florida State the 2020 men's basketball national champion". CBS Sports. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
4. "3 Seminoles feature in 2020 NBA draft". ABC WTXL, Channel 27. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
5. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
6. "Basketball Vs. Gardner-Webb Rescheduled For Dec. 21". December 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
7. "Duke-Florida State postponed due to Seminoles' positive test; Blue Devils' Coach K in quarantine". January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
8. "Basketball At Syracuse Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
9. "Basketball At Pittsburgh Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
10. "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
11. "Barnes Named To Cousy Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
12. "Seminoles' Barnes Named To Cousy Award Top-10". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
13. "Walker Named To Jerry West Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
14. "Barnes Named to 2021 Naismith Trophy Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.