2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Jacksonville Classic Duval champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record17–14 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachStan Jones
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Duke164 .800327  .821
North Carolina155 .7502910  .744
Notre Dame155 .7502411  .686
Miami (FL)146 .7002611  .703
Wake Forest137 .6502510  .714
Virginia128 .6002114  .600
Virginia Tech119 .5502313  .639
Florida State1010 .5001714  .548
Syracuse911 .4501617  .485
Clemson812 .4001716  .515
Louisville614 .3001319  .406
Boston College614 .3001320  .394
Pittsburgh614 .3001121  .344
Georgia Tech515 .2501220  .375
NC State416 .2001121  .344
2022 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 overall and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in eight place. As the eighth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to Syracuse in their Second Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures

Florida State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
RaiQuan Gray1F6'8"260 JuniorFort Lauderdale, FLDeclared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 59th overall by the Brooklyn Nets
Scottie Barnes4G6'9"227FreshmanWest Palm Beach, FLDeclared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors
Balša Koprivica5C7'1"240SophomoreBelgrade, SerbiaDeclared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 57th overall by the Charlotte Hornets
Nathanael Jack11G6'5"195SeniorMississauga, ONGraduated / Transfer Portal
Travis Light20G6'5"180 SeniorVienna, VAGraduated
M. J. Walker23G6'5"213SeniorRiverdale, GAGraduated
Sardaar Calhoun24G6'6"220JuniorTappahannock, VATransferred to Texas Tech
Will Miles33G6'6"220 SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated

[1] [2]

Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible
Caleb Mills4G6'5"180 JuniorArden, NCHouston3October 1, 2021
Cam'Ron Fletcher21G6'7"215 SophomoreSt. Louis, MOKentucky4October 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:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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:   247Sports:    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:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 RayQuan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSBillings Skyview
    North Idaho College
    Billings, MT
    G 1 Jalen Warley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWesttown School Mount Airy, PA
    G 2 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)214 lb (97 kg) GSSt. Andrew's Christian Lugano, Switzerland
    G 4 Caleb Mills 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrT. C. Roberson
    Houston
    Arden, NC
    F 5 Michael Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrSidwell Friends Fort Washington, MD
    F 10 Malik Osborne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSDon Bosco Prep
    Rice
    Matteson, IL
    C 11 Tanor Ngom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)236 lb (107 kg) GSIqra Bilingual Academy
    Ryerson
    Dakar, Senegal
    G 12 Justin Lindner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) GSChristian Brothers Memphis, TN
    C 15 Quincy Ballard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoQuality Education Academcy Syracuse, NY
    G 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoVashon
    Kentucky
    St. Louis, MO
    F 22 John Butler 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrChrist Church Episcopal Greenville, SC
    C 24 Naheem McLeod 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrPlymouth-Whitemarsh
    Chipola College
    Philadelphia, PA
    F 25 John Horner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSt. Augustine Prep Ventnor City, NJ
    F 30 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSSt. Paul's School Mandeville, LA
    G 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrWinter Park Orlando, FL
    G/F 34 Barrett Waldrop (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSouth Walton Freeport, FL
    G 35 Matthew Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPace Academy Atlanta, GA
    G 40 Isaac Spainhour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrWest Stokes King, NC
    G 42 Cleveland Yates (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)214 lb (97 kg) RS SoBriarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
    G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrCountryside 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

    Source:[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 (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
    January 1, 2022
    4:00 p.m., ACCN
    at NC State W 83–81  7–4
    (1–1)
     19  Osborne  9  Cleveland  4  Warley  PNC Arena (12,529)
    Raleigh, NC
    January 4, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
    at Wake Forest L 54–76  7–5
    (1–2)
     13  Cleveland  8  Osborne  2  Mills  LJVM Coliseum (4,762)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    January 8, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPN2
    Louisville W 79–70  8–5
    (2–2)
     27  Mills  8  Polite  3  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,527)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 11, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN
    Miami (FL) W 65–64  9–5
    (3–2)
     15  Cleveland  8  Tied  4  Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,339)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 15, 2022
    3:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at Syracuse W 76–71  10–5
    (4–2)
     19  Mills  7  Polite  5  Mills  Carrier Dome (17,287)
    Syracuse, NY
    January 18, 2022
    9:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 6 Duke W 79–78 OT 11–5
    (5–2)
     18  Mills  7  Tied  5  Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 20, 2022*
    12:00 p.m., ACCNX
    North Florida
    Rescheduled from December 21
    W 86–73  12–5
     21  Tied  10  Cleveland  4  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,088)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 22, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ESPN
    at Miami (FL) W 61–60  13–5
    (6–2)
     16  Mills  8  Osborne  4  Tied  Watsco Center (7,972)
    Coral Gables, FL
    January 26, 2022
    9:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Georgia Tech L 61–75  13–6
    (6–3)
     11  Polite  7  McLeod  4  Evans  McCamish Pavilion (4,967)
    Atlanta, GA
    January 29, 2022
    3:00 p.m., ABC
    Virginia Tech L 72–85  13–7
    (6–4)
     17  Polite  6  Polite  6  Warley  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 2, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Clemson L 69–75  13–8
    (6–5)
     16  Mills  5  Polite  3  Butler  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,578)
    Clemson, SC
    February 5, 2022
    12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
    Wake Forest L 60–68  13–9
    (6–6)
     15  Mills  13  Prieto  4  Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,089)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 9, 2022
    9:00 p.m., ACCN
    Pittsburgh L 51–56  13–10
    (6–7)
     19  Mills  7  Tied  5  Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,891)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 12, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ESPN
    at North Carolina L 74–94  13–11
    (6–8)
     16  Fletcher  10  Fletcher  4  Evans  Dean Smith Center (20,348)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    February 15, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
    Clemson W 81–80  14–11
    (7–8)
     28  Evans  8  Fletcher  4  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,081)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 19, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPN
    at No. 9 Duke L 70–88  14–12
    (7–9)
     16  Cleveland  7  Warley  6  Warley  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    February 21, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCN
    at Boston College
    Rescheduled from December 29
    L 55–71  14–13
    (7–10)
     18  Cleveland  8  Cleveland  6  Warley  Conte Forum (5,441)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    February 26, 2022
    4:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at Virginia W 64–63  15–13
    (8–10)
     20  Cleveland  6  Prieto  2  Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
    Charlottesville, VA
    March 2, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    Notre Dame W 74–70  16–13
    (9–10)
     16  Butler  8  Butler  5  Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,401)
    Tallahassee, Fl
    March 5, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ESPN2
    NC State W 89–76  17–13
    (10–10)
     19  Mills  10  Polite  10  Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,845)
    Tallahassee, FL
    ACC Tournament
    March 9, 2022
    12:00 p.m., ESPN
    (8) vs. (9) Syracuse
    Second Round
    L 57–96  17–14
     13  Cleveland  7  Polite  5  Evans  Barclays Center 
    Brooklyn, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
    AP20RVRVRVNot released
    Coaches1919*RVRVRVRVRV

    *Coaches did not release a week 1 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

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    4. "FSU Basketball lands star transfer Caleb Mills from Houston". rivals.com. Rivals. January 12, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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    6. "M Basketball: Orange Bowl Game Vs. UCF Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. December 17, 2021.
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