2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Florida State Seminoles alternate logo.svg
Jacksonville Classic Duval champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record6–4 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachStan Jones
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
 →
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Duke 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Wake Forest 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917
Miami (FL) 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750
North Carolina 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750
Louisville 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 4   .636
Boston College 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 5   .545
Syracuse 1 – 0   1.000 6 – 5   .545
Clemson 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692
Virginia 1 – 1   .500 7 – 5   .583
Florida State 0 – 1   .000 6 – 4   .600
NC State 0 – 1   .000 7 – 5   .583
Georgia Tech 0 – 1   .000 6 – 5   .545
Notre Dame 0 – 1   .000 6 – 5   .545
Pittsburgh 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417
Virginia Tech 0 – 2   .000 8 – 5   .615
† winner
As of December 27, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 20th 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.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Florida State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
RaiQuan Gray 1 F 6'8" 260 Redshirt Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 59th overall by the Brooklyn Nets
Scottie Barnes 4 G 6'9" 227 Freshman West Palm Beach, FL Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors
Balša Koprivica 5 C 7'1" 240 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 57th overall by the Charlotte Hornets
Nathanael Jack 11 G 6'5" 195 Senior Mississauga, ON Graduated / Transfer Portal
Travis Light 20 G 6'5" 180 Redshirt Senior Vienna, VA Graduated
M. J. Walker 23 G 6'5" 213 Senior Riverdale, GA Graduated
Sardaar Calhoun 24 G 6'6" 220 Junior Tappahannock, VA Transferred to Texas Tech
Will Miles 33 G 6'6" 220 Redshirt Senior Orlando, FL Graduated

[1] [2]

Incoming transfers[]

Florida State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible
Caleb Mills 4 G 6'5" 180 Redshirt Junior Arden, NC Houston 3 October 1, 2021
Cam'Ron Fletcher 21 G 6'7" 215 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Kentucky 4 October 1, 2021

[3] [4]

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matthew Cleveland
SF 		Atlanta, GA Pace Academy (GA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jul 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
John Butler
C 		Greenville, SC Christ Church Episcopal (SC) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jul 29, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Naheem McLeod
C 		Philadelphia, PA Chipola College (FL) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: nr
Jalen Warley
CG 		Norristown, PA Westtown School (PA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 6  247Sports: 5
  • 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 23 April 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

Roster[]

2021–22 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) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Billings Skyview
North Idaho College 		Billings, MT
G 1 Jalen Warley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Westtown School Mount Airy, PA
G 2 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS St. Andrew's Christian Lugano, Switzerland
G 4 Caleb Mills 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr T. C. Roberson
Houston 		Arden, NC
F 5 Michael Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends Fort Washington, MD
F 10 Malik Osborne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Don Bosco Prep
Rice 		Matteson, IL
C 11 Tanor Ngom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 236 lb (107 kg) GS Iqra Bilingual Academy
Ryerson 		Dakar, Senegal
G 12 Justin Lindner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Christian Brothers Memphis, TN
C 15 Quincy Ballard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Quality Education Academcy Syracuse, NY
G 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Vashon
Kentucky 		St. Louis, MO
F 22 John Butler 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Christ Church Episcopal Greenville, SC
C 24 Naheem McLeod 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Chipola College 		Philadelphia, PA
F 25 John Horner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Augustine Prep Ventnor City, NJ
F 30 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS St. Paul's School Mandeville, LA
G 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Winter Park Orlando, FL
G/F 34 Barrett Waldrop (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Walton Freeport, FL
G 35 Matthew Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pace Academy Atlanta, GA
G 40 Isaac Spainhour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr West Stokes King, NC
G 42 Cleveland Yates (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS So Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Countryside Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state

Souce:[5]

Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Mississippi College W 94–51  –
  17 – Evans   13 – Osborne   5 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
November 5, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Florida College W 102–55  –
  14 – Evans   8 – Polite   7 – Warley  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular Season
November 10, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 20 Penn W 105–70  1–0
  18 – Osborne   13 – Osborne   5 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,746)
Tallahassee, FL
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 at Florida
Rivalry 		L 55–71  1–1
  18 – Osborne   18 – Polite   3 – Evans  O'Connell Center (10,011)
Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Tulane W 59–54  2–1
  13 – Mills   10 – Tied   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,030)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Jacksonville Classic Duval semifinal 		W 73–45  3–1
  13 – Cleveland   7 – Polite   4 – Tied  UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2021*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Missouri
Jacksonville Classic Duval championship 		W 81–58  4–1
  14 – Polite   7 – Osborne   6 – Evans  UNF Arena (1,641)
Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston University
Jacksonville Classic campus game 		W 81–80 OT 5–1
  17 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670)
Tallahassee, FL
November 30, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 2 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 65–93  5–2
  22 – Mills   4 – Tied   5 – Polite  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
December 4, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse L 60–63  5–3
(0–1) 		 16 – Mills   8 – Osborne   4 – Polite  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,808)
Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. South Carolina
No Room for Racism Classic 		L 65–66  5–4
  15 – Osborne   9 – Osborne   4 – Polite  Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,523)
Rock Hill, SC
December 15, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Lipscomb W 97–60  6–4
  25 – Polite   7 – Butler   6 – Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center Center (5,027)
Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2021*
3:30 p.m., BSSUN 		vs. UCF
Orange Bowl Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[6] FLA Live Arena 
Sunrise, FL
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		North Florida Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[7] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2021
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Boston College Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[8] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 1, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State       PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Louisville       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL)       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2022
 ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Syracuse       Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 17, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		Duke       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 26, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., ABC 		Virginia Tech       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Wake Forest       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 9, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at North Carolina       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Clemson       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
February 26, 2022
 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Notre Dame       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Fl
March 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		NC State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 8–12, 2022
 vs. TBD       Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2021–22 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 17 18 19 Final 
AP 20 RV RV NR NR NR NR  
Coaches 19 19* RV RV NR NR NR

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References[]

  1. ^ "Walker's stellar college career comes to a close". fsunews.com. FSU News. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Balsa Koprivica departing FSU, entering the 2021 NBA Draft". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Florida State basketball lands Kentucky transfer Cam'Ron Fletcher". tallahassee.com. Tallahassee Democrat. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "FSU Basketball lands star transfer Caleb Mills from Houston". rivals.com. Rivals. January 12, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "M Basketball: Orange Bowl Game Vs. UCF Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. December 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "M. Basketball: FSU Game Vs. UNF Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. December 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Postponements for December 29 Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
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