2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Florida State Seminoles alternate logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 14
2020–21 record18–7 (11–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
Seasons
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Virginia 13 – 4   .765 18 – 7   .720
No. 14 Florida State 11 – 4   .733 18 – 7   .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech 9 – 4   .692 15 – 7   .682
Georgia Tech † 11 – 6   .647 17 – 9   .654
Clemson 10 – 6   .625 16 – 8   .667
North Carolina 10 – 6   .625 18 – 11   .621
Louisville 8 – 5   .615 13 – 7   .650
Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 18 – 10   .643
NC State 9 – 8   .529 14 – 11   .560
Duke 9 – 9   .500 13 – 11   .542
Notre Dame 7 – 11   .389 11 – 15   .423
Pittsburgh 6 – 10   .375 10 – 12   .455
Miami (FL) 4 – 15   .211 10 – 17   .370
Wake Forest 3 – 15   .167 6 – 16   .273
Boston College 2 – 11   .154 4 – 16   .200
† 2021 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

The Seminoles entered 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]

The Seminoles finished the season 18–7, and 11–4 in ACC play, to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they advanced due to COVID-19 issues over Duke, defeated North Carolina in the Semifinals, but lost to Georgia Tech in the Finals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a four seed in the East Region. They defeated 13-seed UNC Greensboro in the First Round and 5-seed Colordao in the Second Round before losing to 1-seed Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen. Scottie Barnes, Balsa Koprivica, and RaiQuan Gray went on to be selected in the 2021 NBA Draft. [2][3]

Previous season[]

The Seminoles finished the 2019–20 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.[4] 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.[5]

Patrick Williams, Devin Vassell, and Trent Forrest would go on to participate in the 2020 NBA Draft.[6]

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 Redshirt 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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 West Palm Beach, FL
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 Riverdale, 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, LA
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 (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr West Stokes King, NC
G 42 Cleveland Yates (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) So Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Countryside Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2020

Schedule[]

Source:[7]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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 Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 25 at Syracuse Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[9] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
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 Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 at No. 18 Virginia Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 17 Wake Forest W 92–85 OT 11–3
(7–2) 		 24 – Gray   12 – Gray   5 – Walker  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 No. 7 Virginia W 81–60  12–3
(8–2) 		 17 – Walker   6 – Walker   6 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 No. 18 Virginia Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[11] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 16 at Pittsburgh W 79–72  13–3
(9–2) 		 16 – Tied   9 – Osborne   4 – Polite  Petersen Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 at Miami (FL) W 88–71  14–3
(10–2) 		 16 – Calhoun   13 – Gray   8 – Barnes  Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11 at North Carolina L 70–78  14–4
(10–3) 		 17 – Gray   8 – Gray   2 – Gray  Dean E. Smith Center (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 Boston College W 93–64  15–4
(11–3) 		 18 – Walker   6 – Tied   7 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 at Notre Dame L 73–83  15–5
(11–4) 		 17 – Barnes   10 – Gray   2 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (646)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 11, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		(2) No. 15 vs. (10) Duke
Quarterfinals 		Won by forfeit due to COVID-19 issues[12] Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 12, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 15 vs. (6) North Carolina
Semifinals 		W 69–66  16–5
  17 – Koprivica   11 – Koprivica   4 – Barnes  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
March 13, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		(2) No. 15 vs. (4) Georgia Tech
Championship 		L 75–80  16–6
  21 – Barnes   10 – Koprivica   4 – Polite  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2021*
12:45 p.m., truTV 		(4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) UNC Greensboro
First Round 		W 64–54  17–6
  17 – Gray   9 – Koprivica   6 – Walker  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021
7:45 p.m., TBS 		(4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) No. 22 Colorado
Second Round 		W 71–53  18–6
  22 – Polite   6 – Gray   5 – Barnes  Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., CBS 		(4 E) No. 14 vs. (1 E) No. 4 Michigan
Sweet Sixteen 		L 58–76  18–7
  12 – Osborne   6 – Osborn   3 – Barnes  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Final 
AP 21 22 20 15 21 18 25 RV RV 16 20 17 16 11 11 15 14 Not released 
Coaches 18 18* 21 15 21 19 22 RV 25 16 19 19 16 9 11 13 14 10

*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards[]

  • Werner Ladder National Coach of the Year semifinalist
    • Leonard Hamilton[13]

Watchlists[]

All-ACC[]

[18]

  • Second Team
    • M.J. Walker
  • Third Team
    • RaiQuan Gray
    • Scottie Barnes
  • Freshman Team
    • Scottie Barnes
  • ACC Sixth Man of the Year
    • Scottie Barnes
  • ACC Freshman of the Year
    • Scottie Barnes

References[]

  1. ^ "Virginia Named 2020-21 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Barnes Picked No. 4 By Toronto Raptors In NBA Draft". Florida State University Athletics. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "Koprivica To Detroit; Gray to Nets in NBA Draft". Florida State University Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. ^ "Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports". Florida State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Florida Senate legislation declares Florida State the 2020 men's basketball national champion". CBS Sports. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "3 Seminoles feature in 2020 NBA draft". ABC WTXL, Channel 27. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Duke-Florida State postponed due to Seminoles' positive test; Blue Devils' Coach K in quarantine". January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Basketball At Syracuse Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Basketball Game Vs. Duke Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Hamilton Named Semifinalist For National Coach Of The Year Award". Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "Barnes Named To Cousy Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Seminoles' Barnes Named To Cousy Award Top-10". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. ^ "Walker Named To Jerry West Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  17. ^ "Barnes Named to 2021 Naismith Trophy Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Walker, Gray And Barnes Earn All-ACC Honors". Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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