2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 17–15 (8–12 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Stan Jones (23rd season) |
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Home arena | Donald L. Tucker Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Duke † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Louisville | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Clemson | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his twenty-third, and final,[1] 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 season started well for the Seminoles as they won three straight games. Their first loss came in the fourth game of the season, when they lost to rivals Florida 87–74. The team rebounded by defeating Hofstra before traveling to Connecticut to compete in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. They won both games they played in the showcase tournament defeating Temple 78–69 and UMass 92–59. The teams' four game winning streak ended in the ACC–SEC Challenge when they lost to LSU. They followed that with a loss in their ACC opener at NC State in overtime. They defeated Tulane in the Orange Bowl Classic to end the two-game skid. They ended their non-conference schedule with a defeat of Winthrop. The Seminoles went 2–2 in their next four ACC games, defeating Syracuse and rivals Miami but losing to Louisville and Clemson. They followed that with an eight game stretch where they went 4–4. The stretch contained a four game losing streak, book-ended by two game winning streaks. They finished the season 2–4, where they defeated Miami and SMU. They lost to three ranked teams over the stretch, number twenty three Clemson, number twenty five Louisville and number two Duke.
The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. As the eleventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they faced fourteenth seed Syracuse in the First Round. Florida State couldn't repeat their regular season win and were defeated 66–62. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Previous season
[edit]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.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Jalen Warley | 1 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Transferred to Virginia[2] |
Cam Corhen | 3 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Allen, Texas | Transferred to Pittsburgh[3] |
De'Ante Green | 5 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Sophomore | Asheville, North Carolina | Transferred to South Florida[4] |
Baba Miller | 11 | F | 6'11" | 204 | Sophomore | Mallorca, Spain | Transferred to Florida Atlantic[5] |
Tom House | 12 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Dayton, Ohio | Transferred to Furman[6] |
Josh Nickelberry | 20 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate Student | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Graduated |
Cam'Ron Fletcher | 21 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | St. Louis, Missouri | Transferred to Xavier[7] |
Darin Green Jr. | 22 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
Primo Spears | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Hartford, Connecticut | Transferred to UTSA[8] |
Jaylan Gainey | 33 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Graduate Student | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
Isaac Spainhour | 40 | G | 6'3" | 180 | ![]() | King, North Carolina | Graduated |
Max Thorpe | 44 | G | 6'2" | 175 | ![]() | Clearwater, Florida | Graduated |
Michael Brown | 45 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Fort Washington, Maryland | Walk-on, left team |
Sola Adebisi | 51 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Milton, Georgia | Transferred to The Citadel[9] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Bosytn Holt | 3 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Senior | Portland, Oregon | South Dakota[10] |
Jerry Deng | 7 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Rochester, New York | Hampton[11] |
Malique Ewin | 12 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Junior | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Ole Miss[12] |
2024 Recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen Crawford G | Tallahassee, Florida | Maclay School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Daquan Davis G | Baltimore, Maryland | Overtime Elite | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | Mar 24, 2024 | |
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Alier Maluk F | Baldwin, Pennsylvania | Long Island Lutheran | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | Oct 30, 2023 | |
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Christian Nitu F | Whitby, Canada | Fort Erie International | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Apr 17, 2024 | |
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Anastasios Rozakeas G/F | Athens, Greece | Lyceum Senior | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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 | |
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Recruit rankings: 247Sports: 46 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state Source:[13] | |||
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October 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Leo | W 87–64 | – | 19 – Ewin | 5 – Ewin | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (–) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
October 31, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | West Florida | W 100–56 | – | 14 – Tied | 8 – Bowen | 6 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Center (–) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
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November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Northern Kentucky | W 74–62 | 1–0 | 17 – Tied | 6 – Bowen | 4 – Holt | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,872) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Rice Battleground 2K | W 73–65 | 2–0 | 30 – Watkins | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Toyota Center (6,901) Houston, TX | ||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Tarleton State | W 72–52 | 3–0 | 9 – Davis | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,068) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
November 15, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 20 Florida Rivalry | L 74–87 | 3–1 | 19 – Watkins | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,797) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Hofstra | W 79–61 | 4–1 | 17 – Watkins | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,253) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
November 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Temple Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 78–69 | 5–1 | 19 – Watkins | 9 – Ewin | 3 – Davis | Mohegan Sun Arena (2,176) Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 24, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. UMass Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 92–59 | 6–1 | 17 – Ewin | 7 – Ewin | 6 – Jackson | Mohegan Sun Arena (1) Uncasville, CT | ||||
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Western Carolina | W 92–57 | 7–1 | 19 – Davis | 4 – Tied | 4 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,589) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
December 3, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN | at LSU ACC–SEC Challenge | L 75–85 | 7–2 | 17 – Ewin | 17 – Ewin | 3 – Jackson | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,323) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | at NC State | L 74–84 OT | 7–3 (0–1) | 24 – Watkins | 9 – Ewin | 3 – Watkins | Lenovo Center (12,577) Raleigh, NC | ||||
December 14, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ACCN | vs. Tulane Orange Bowl Classic | W 77–64 | 8–3 | 29 – Watkins | 8 – Ewin | 5 – Tied | Amerant Bank Arena (7,866) Sunrise, FL | ||||
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | Winthrop | W 82–64 | 9–3 | 23 – Watkins | 15 – Ewin | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,354) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., The CW | Louisville | L 76–90 | 9–4 (0–2) | 25 – Watkins | 3 – Tied | 4 – Jackson | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,383) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | Syracuse | W 90–74 | 10–4 (1–2) | 18 – Davis | 10 – Bowen | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,941) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Miami (FL) | W 80–65 | 11–4 (2–2) | 20 – Ewin | 10 – Ewin | 10 – Davis | Watsco Center (6,597) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Clemson | L 57–77 | 11–5 (2–3) | 15 – Ewin | 9 – Ewin | 5 – Davis | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,341) Clemson, SC | ||||
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | Pittsburgh | W 82–70 | 12–5 (3–3) | 26 – Watkins | 13 – Ewin | 4 – Jackson | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,784) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | Georgia Tech | W 91–78 | 13–5 (4–3) | 20 – Bowen | 11 – Ewin | 5 – Thomas | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,751) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 22, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | at California | L 68–77 | 13–6 (4–4) | 18 – Watkins | 10 – Ewin | 3 – Watkins | Haas Pavilion (3,082) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at Stanford | L 71–78 | 13–7 (4–5) | 20 – Watkins | 8 – Watkins | 3 – Ewin | Maples Pavilion (3,837) Stanford, CA | ||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Virginia Tech | L 66–76 | 13–8 (4–6) | 14 – Bowen | 9 – Bowen | 4 – Davis | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,448) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | at Boston College | L 76–77 | 13–9 (4–7) | 19 – Watkins | 9 – Ewin | 5 – Davis | Conte Forum (6,083) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | Notre Dame | W 67–60 | 14–9 (5–7) | 21 – Watkins | 10 – Ewin | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,101) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Wake Forest | W 72–70 | 15–9 (6–7) | 15 – Tied | 12 – Ewin | 4 – Jackson | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,356) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | No. 23 Clemson | L 46–72 | 15–10 (6–8) | 14 – Watkins | 7 – Tied | 2 – Davis | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,278) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | Miami (FL) | W 74–66 | 16–10 (7–8) | 24 – Ewin | 8 – Watkins | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,565) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW | at No. 25 Louisville | L 81–89 | 16–11 (7–9) | 23 – Watkins | 9 – Ewin | 3 – Watkins | KFC Yum! Center (16,473) Louisville, KY | ||||
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN | North Carolina | L 85–96 | 16–12 (7–10) | 26 – Watkins | 3 – Tied | 4 – Thomas | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,922) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | at No. 2 Duke | L 65–100 | 16–13 (7–11) | 21 – Watkins | 8 – Watkins | 3 – Watkins | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | ||||
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN | at Virginia | L 57–60 | 16–14 (7–12) | 18 – Watkins | 8 – Watkins | 5 – Watkins | John Paul Jones Arena (13,503) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
March 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | SMU | W 76–69 | 17–14 (8–12) | 26 – Ewin | 8 – Tied | 5 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,619) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
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March 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN | (11) | vs. (14) Syracuse First round | L 62–66 | 17–15 | 16 – Watkins | 11 – Watkins | 3 – Watkins | Spectrum Center (5,136) Charlotte, NC | |||
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Rankings
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Awards
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References
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