2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–16 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachStan Jones (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 3   .850 29 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 5   .750 27 9   .750
Virginia 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 8   .600 22 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 9   .550 21 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 9   .550 24 12   .667
Syracuse 11 9   .550 20 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Florida State 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
No. 10 NC State 9 11   .450 26 15   .634
Boston College 8 12   .400 20 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 13   .350 13 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 14   .300 15 17   .469
Louisville 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 22nd 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 started their season 4–1, with their only loss coming in their rivalry game at Florida. The team won three games in the Sunshine Slam including winning the final in overtime against eighteenth ranked Colorado. However, after that streak, the Seminoles struggled, losing four straight games. Losses included their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Georgia, and their ACC opener against number seventeen North Carolina. They then won two of their last three non-conference games, to finish with a 6–5 non-conference record. The Seminoles won six of their next seven ACC games, with the only loss coming against Clemson. Their schedule became a tougher, and they lost five of their next six games, including losses to third-ranked North Carolina and ninth-ranked Duke. In this stretch they lost lost to eventual last place finishers Louisville. The end of the season was a mixed bag for the Seminoles as they finished 3–3. They again lost to Clemson, but defeated NC State and completed a season sweep of in-state opponents Miami.

The Seminoles finished the 2023–24 season 17–16 and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to first seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This marked the third straight season the Seminoles did not participate in post-season play.

Previous season

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The Seminoles finished the 2022–23 season 9–23, 7–13 in ACC play, to finish in 12th place. In the ACC Tournament, they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round. Their nine overall wins were the lowest season total since 2001.

Offseason

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Departures

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Florida State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Caleb Mills 4 G 6'5" 180 Redshirt Junior Arden, NC Transferred to Memphis[1]
Jeremiah Bembry 10 F 6'6" 185 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to West Virginia[2]
Naheem McLeod 24 C 7'4" 255 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Syracuse[3]
Matthew Cleveland 35 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Miami (FL)[4]
Cleveland Yates 42 G 6'2" 214 Redshirt Sophomore Memphis, TN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Florida State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Josh Nickleberry 20 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Fayetteville, NC La Salle[5]
Jason Simpson 4 G 5'10" 155 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Walk-on; St. John's[6]
Primo Spears 23 G 6'3" 185 Junior Hartford, CT Georgetown[7]
Jamir Watkins 2 F 6'7" 210 Redshirt Junior Trenton, NJ La Salle[8]

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Taylor Bol Bowen
#18 PF
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 25, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
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 20 September 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

2024 Recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2024)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Swinton
#45 SF
Arlington, VA Bishop O'Connell High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 3, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:

Roster

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2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chandler Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Christian Brothers Memphis, TN
G 1 Jalen Warley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Westtown School Mount Airy, PA
F 2 Jamir Watkins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Trenton Catholic
VCU
Trenton, NJ
F 3 Cameron Corhen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Allen, TX
G 4 Jason Simpson (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Montverde Academy
St. John's
West Palm Beach, FL
F 5 De'Ante Green 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Asheville Christian Asheville, NC
F 10 Taylor Bol Bowen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Jericho, VT
F 11 Baba Miller 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Real Madrid Mallorca, Spain
F 12 Tom House 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Centerville Dayton, OH
G 20 Josh Nickelberry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Northwood Temple Academy
La Salle
Fayetteville, NC
G 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Vashon
Kentucky
St. Louis, MO
G 22 Darin Green Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wharton
UCF
Charlotte, NC
G 23 Primo Spears 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mount Zion Prep
Georgetown
Hartford, CT
F 33 Jaylan Gainey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS The Academy at Smith
Brown
Greensboro, NC
F 35 Alhagie Waka Mbatch (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr KOTU Sr Secondary School Serekunda, Gambia
G 40 Isaac Spainhour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr West Stokes King, NC
G 41 R.J. Morris (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Jupiter Christian Jupiter, FL
G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Countryside Clearwater, FL
F 45 Michael Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Sidwell Friends Fort Washington, MD
F 51 Sola Adebisi (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Cambridge Milton, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Source:[9]

Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
Flagler W 90–74 
 18  Watkins   9  Miller   3  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
November 5, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
Valdosta State W 90–67 
 19  Watkins   10  Watkins   6  Watkins  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 94–67  1–0
 18  Green, Jr.   7  Watkins   6  Watkins  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,165)
Tallahassee, FL
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Central Michigan
Sunshine Slam campus game
W 94–67  2–0
 16  Green, Jr.   6  Tied   4  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,953)
Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at Florida
Rivalry
L 68–89  2–1
 18  Corhen   10  Corhen   4  Warley  O'Connell Center (10,013)
Gainesville, FL
November 20, 2023*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. UNLV
Sunshine Slam (Beach Division) semifinal
W 83–75  3–1
 19  Watkins   6  Fletcher   8  Watkins  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. No. 18 Colorado
Sunshine Slam (Beach Division) championship
W 77–71 OT 4–1
 19  Worley   11  Watkins   4  Watkins  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023*
9:15 p.m., ACCN
Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 66–68  4–2
 21  Green, Jr.   9  Green   3  Warley  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,688)
Tallahassee, FL
December 2, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 17 North Carolina L 70–78  4–3
(0–1)
 17  Watkins   8  Watkins   3  Green  Dean Smith Center (20,285)
Chapel Hill, NC
December 9, 2023*
1:30 p.m., ACCN
vs. South Florida
Orange Bowl Classic
L 72–88  4–4
 15  Watkins   11  Miller   5  Jackson  Amerant Bank Arena 
Sunrise, FL
December 16, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
SMU L 57–68  4–5
 10  Tied   6  Gainey   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,301)
Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
North Florida W 91–75  5–5
 24  Green, Jr.   8  Watkins   4  Miller  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,056)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m, ACCNX/ESPN+
Winthrop W 67–61  6–5
 12  Tied   6  Tied   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,499)
Tallahassee, FL
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Lipscomb L 75–78  6–6
 19  Watkins   7  Tied   3  Spears  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,051)
Tallahassee, FL
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech W 82–71  7–6
(1–1)
 14  Jackson   5  Tied   3  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,248)
Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech W 77–74  8–6
(2–1)
 11  Tied   10  Miller   5  Miller  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,025)
Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 87–82  9–6
(3–1)
 19  Watkins   5  Green, Jr.   9  Watkins  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,368)
Tallahassee, FL
January 13, 2024
2:15 p.m., The CW
at Notre Dame W 67–58  10–6
(4–1)
 13  Spears   9  Miller   Tied  3  Joyce Center (6,427)
South Bend, IN
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) W 84–75  11–6
(5–1)
 16  Tied   8  Miller   6  Warley  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson L 67–78  11–7
(5–2)
 15  Watkins   5  Green, Jr.   4  Warley  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,033)
Tallahassee, FL
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Syracuse W 85–69  12–7
(6–2)
 27  Watkins   11  Watkins   6  Spears  JMA Wireless Dome (19,859)
Syracuse, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina L 68–75  12–8
(6–3)
 15  Spears   6  Miller   3  Spears  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,092)
Tallahassee, FL
February 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Louisville L 92–101  12–9
(6–4)
 23  Warley   6  Tied   3  Warley  KFC Yum! Center (11,287)
Louisville, KY
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College W 63–62  13–9
(7–4)
 10  Watkins   6  Tied   4  Green, Jr.  Conte Forum (4,390)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 10, 2024
8:00 p.m., The CW
Virginia L 76–80  13–10
(7–5)
 21  Watkins   7  Warley   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,525)
Tallahassee, FL
February 13, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 75–83  13–11
(7–6)
 26  Watkins   6  Watkins   4  Watkins  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 Duke L 67–76  13–12
(7–7)
 15  Watkins   9  Corhen   5  Warley  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College W 84–76  14–12
(8–7)
 22  Watkins   11  Watkins   5  Warley  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,009)
Tallahassee, FL
February 24, 2024
7:45 p.m., The CW
at Clemson L 63–74  14–13
(8–8)
 18  Watkins   8  Watkins   2  Warley  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 27, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
NC State W 90–83  15–13
(9–8)
 19  Watkins   7  Miller   6  Spears  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,727)
Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Georgia Tech L 76–85  15–14
(9–9)
 15  Watkins   7  Tied   4  Spears  McCamish Pavilion (5,908)
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Pittsburgh L 73–88  15–15
(9–10)
 25  Corhen   8  Corhen   3  Warley  Petersen Events Center (7,860)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
Miami (FL) W 83–75  16–15
(10–10)
 26  Green, Jr.   11  Watkins   5  Watkins  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,020)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
March 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(9) vs. (8) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W 86–76  17–15
 34  Watkins   11  Watkins   4  Warley  Capital One Arena (9,920)
Washington, D.C.
March 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(9) vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 67–92  17–16
 12  Watkins   4  Tied   5  Watkins  Capital One Arena (14,920)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRV
CoachesRVRV

References

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  2. ^ Decker, Ryan (July 9, 2023). "Report: WVU lands FSU transfer Jeremiah Bembry". wboy.com. WBOY-TV. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Waters, Mike (May 15, 2023). "Florida State transfer center Naheem McLeod commits to Syracuse basketball". syracuse.com. The Post-Standard. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Borzello, Jeff (May 7, 2023). "Matthew Cleveland transferring from Florida State to Miami". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  5. ^ March, Lochlahn (April 16, 2023). "La Salle guard Josh Nickelberry announces commitment to Florida State". inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Florida State Adds Transfer Jason Simpson with High Expectations for the 2023-24 Season". bvmsports.com. BVM Sports. July 23, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Tipton, Joe (April 29, 2023). "Georgetown transfer Primo Spears commits to Florida State". on3.com. On3. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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