2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (17th season)
Assistant coach	Stan Jones
Assistant coach	Charlton Young
Assistant coach	Dennis Gates
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)

The 2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 17th 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.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 23–12, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Seminoles lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Missouri, Xavier, and Gonzaga to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993, where they lost to Michigan.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
C. J. Walker	2	G	6'1"	195	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Ohio State
Braian Angola	11	G	6'6"	195	Senior	Villanueva, Colombia	Graduated
Ike Obiagu	12	C	7'0"	240	Freshman	Anuja, Nigeria	Transferred to Seton Hall
Brandon Allen	40	F	6'6"	209	RS Senior	Milton, FL	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Malik Osbourne	10	F	6'8"	200	Sophomore	Matteson, IL	Transferred from Rice. Under NCAA transfer rules, Osbourne will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
David Nichols	11	G	6'0"	190	Senior	South Holland, IL	Transferred from Albany. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nichols graduated from Albany.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devin Vassell SG	Suwanee, GA	Peachtree Ridge High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 2, 2017
Devin Vassell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zimife Nwokeji #23 PF	Tallahassee, FL	Maclay School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 8, 2018
Zimife Nwokeji #23 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Naseem Khalid PG	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 21, 2017
Naseem Khalid PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.

Roster

2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Phil Cofer	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Whitewater	Atlanta, GA
F	1	Raiquan Gray	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Fr	Dillard	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	3	Trent Forrest	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Chipley	Chipley, FL
G	4	Ty Hands (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Palm Beach Lakes	West Palm Beach, FL
G	5	P. J. Savoy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Las Vegas Sheridan	Las Vegas, NV
F	10	Malik Osbourne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Don Bosco Prep Rice	Matteson, IL
G	11	David Nichols	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Mount Carmel Albany	South Holland, IL
G	13	Anthony Polite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	St. Andrew's Christian School	Lugano, Switzerland
G	14	Terance Mann	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Tilton School	Lowell, MA
G	15	Justin Lindner	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Christian Brothers	Memphis, TN
G	20	Travis Light (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Montverde Academy	Vienna, VA
C	21	Christ Koumadje	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Montverde Academy	N'Djamena, Chad
F	23	M. J. Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	So	Jonesboro	Jonesboro, GA
G/F	24	Devin Vassell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Peachtree Ridge	Suwanee, GA
F	25	Mfiondu Kabengele	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Don Bosco Prep	Burlington, ON
F	31	Wyatt Wilkes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Winter Park	Orlando, FL
F	33	Will Miles (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Trinity Prep	Orlando, FL
F	35	Harrison Prieto (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	St. Paul's School	Mandeville, FL

Head coach

Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee–Martin)

Assistant coach(es)

Stan Jones (Miami)
Charlton Young (Georgia Southern)
Dennis Gates (California)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2018* 6:00 pm	West Georgia	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Valdosta State	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	Florida Rivalry	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Nov 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Tulane	–	–	–	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Canisius AdvoCare Invitational on-campus site	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Nov 22, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	vs. UAB AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinals	–	–	–	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 23, 2018* 4:30 pm/7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	vs. College of Charleston or LSU AdvoCare Invitational	–	–	–	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2018*	vs. AdvoCare Invitational	–	–	–	HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 28, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 3, 2018* 8:00 pm, ACCRSN	Troy	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 8, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Connecticut Never Forget Tribute Classic	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Dec 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Southeast Missouri State	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	North Florida	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, FSS/FS2	vs. Saint Louis Orange Bowl Classic	–	–	–	BB&T Center Sunrise, FL
Jan 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Winthrop	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN2	at Virginia	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Jan 9, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN	Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN	Duke	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	at Pittsburgh	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 20, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at Boston College	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Clemson	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ACCRSN	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Syracuse	–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Louisville	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN	Wake Forest	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom	at Georgia Tech	–	–	–	McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
Feb 19, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Feb 23, 2019 3:45 pm, CBS	at North Carolina	–	–	–	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 25, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	Notre Dame	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 2, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	NC State	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Virginia Tech	–	–	–	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Mar 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom	at Wake Forest	–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

↑ "Men's Basketball". Florida State Seminoles.

External links

Official Team Website

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Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	History Sammy Seminole Osceola and Renegade FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches Notable players
Seasons	1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll