2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 16
Record26–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stan Jones (15th year)
  • Dennis Gates (6th year)
  • Charlton Young (4th year)
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 North Carolina144 .778337  .825
No. 16 Florida State126 .667269  .743
No. 14 Notre Dame126 .6672610  .722
No. 10 Louisville126 .667259  .735
No. 7 Duke117 .611289  .757
No. 24 Virginia117 .6112311  .676
Virginia Tech108 .5562211  .667
Miami (FL)108 .5562112  .636
Syracuse108 .5561915  .559
Wake Forest99 .5001914  .576
Georgia Tech810 .4442116  .568
Clemson612 .3331716  .515
NC State414 .2221517  .469
Pittsburgh414 .2221617  .485
Boston College216 .111923  .281
2017 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his fifteenth 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 achieved their best start in school history, winning 15 of their first 16 games and six of their first seven conference games, including a stretch that included six straight ranked opponents. Over the course of the season, Dwayne Bacon became the 46th Seminole player, and only the second sophomore, to score a thousand career points.[1] They set their record for most regular season wins, tied their record for most ACC wins in a single season and went undefeated at home for the first time since the 1975–76 season.[2] Jonathan Isaac[3] and Dwayne Bacon[4] went on to be selected in the NBA draft.

Florida State finished in a three-way tie for second in the ACC and reached the semifinals of the ACC tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three-seed in the west region, their first tournament appearance since 2012, where they reached the second round.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia Tech. The Seminoles received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson before losing to eventual NIT champ, Valparaiso.[5]

Guard Malik Beasley was taken in the first round of the NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.[6]

Preseason

Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the ACC while Dwayne Bacon was named to the preseason All-ACC team.[7]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Devon Bookert1G6'3"198SeniorAnchorage, AKGraduated
Benji Bell3G6'4"204JuniorGainesville, FLTransferred to Shaw
Malik Beasley5G6'5"196FreshmanAlpharetta, GADeclared for NBA draft
Boris Bojanovsky15C7'3"248SeniorBratislava, SlovakiaGraduated
Robbie Berwick24G6'4"188SophomoreAtascadero, CATransferred to Colorado State
Michael Saxton31G6'5"213SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated
Montay Brandon32G6'8"229SeniorGreensboro, NCGraduated

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jonathan Isaac
#4 SF
Naples, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Trent Forrest
#9 SG
Chipley, FL Chipley High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
CJ Walker
#20 PG
Indianapolis, IN Arsenal Technical High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Mfiondu Kabengele
#47 SF
Burlington, ON Don Bosco Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Mar 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: 10  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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Patrick Savoy Jr.5G6'4"200SophomoreLas Vegas, NVJunior college transfer from Sheridan College
Braian Angola11G6'6"185JuniorVillanueva, ColombiaJunior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho
2017 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
M. J. Walker
SG
Jonesboro, GA Jonesboro High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) May 24, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
RaiQuan Gray
PF
Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Anthony Polite
SG
Boca Raton, FL St. Andrews School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Wyatt Wilkes
PF
Winter Park, FL Winter Park High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 31, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ikechukwu Obiagu
C
Atlanta, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
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Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Phil Cofer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrWhitewater Atlanta, GA
F 1 Jonathan Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrIMG Academy Naples, FL
G 2 CJ Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrArsenal Technical Indianapolis, IN
G 3 Trent Forrest 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrChipley Chipley, FL
G 4 Dwayne Bacon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg) SoOak Hill Academy Lakeland, FL
G 5 P. J. Savoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoLas Vegas
Sheridan
Las Vegas, NV
G 11 Braian Angola 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrFindlay Prep
North Idaho
Villanueva, Colombia
G 14 Terance Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) SoTilton School Lowell, MA
G 20 Travis Light (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrMontverde Academy Vienna, VA
C 21 Christ Koumadje 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)233 lb (106 kg) SoMontverde Academy N'Djamena, Chad
G 22 Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS JrHuntington Prep Scarborough, ON
F 23 Jarquez Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)236 lb (107 kg) SrJones County Haddock, GA
F 25 Mfiondu Kabengele 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Burlington, ON
F 33 Will Miles (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrTrinity Prep Orlando, FL
F 40 Brandon Allen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) SrMilton Milton, FL
C 50 Michael Ojo 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)304 lb (138 kg) RS SrTennessee Temple Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27*
7:00 p.m.
Southeastern (FL) W 119–58 
 20  Cofer  13  Ojo  8  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 3*
7:00 p.m.
Valdosta State W 104–76 
 20  Isaac  7  Ojo  5  Bacon  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 12*
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Charleston Southern W 88–67  1–0
 23  Bacon  9  Bacon  7  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,880)
Tallahassee, FL
November 15*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Iona W 99–78  2–0
 20  Isaac  7  Smith  3  Mann  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,530)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 100–86  3–0
 15  Bacon  10  Ojo  9  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,197)
Tallahassee, FL
November 20*
5:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Detroit
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 100–71  4–0
 22  Bacon  10  Isaac  5  Forrest  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,962)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 25 vs. Temple
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals
L 86–89  4–1
 22  Bacon  7  Isaac  6  Rathan-Mayes  Barclays Center (2,451)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25*
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 25 vs. Illinois
NIT Season Tip-Off third place game
W 72–61  5–1
 17  Bacon  7  Isaac  2  Tied  Barclays Center (3,713)
Brooklyn, NY
November 28*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 75–67  6–1
 18  Bacon  13  Isaac  2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,993)
Tallahassee, FL
December 4*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
W 67–48  7–1
 11  Tied  6  Tied  5  Tied  Verizon Center (1,645)
Washington, D.C.
December 6*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
Southern Miss W 98–49  8–1
 27  Savoy  9  Forrest  7  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,116)
Tallahassee, FL
December 8*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Nicholls State W 118–63  9–1
 18  Savoy  7  Rathan-Mayes  7  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,807)
Tallahassee, FL
December 11*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 21 Florida
Rivalry
W 83–78  10–1
 24  Bacon  10  Mann  2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,029)
Tallahassee, FL
December 17*
1:30 p.m., FS2
No. 23 vs. Manhattan
Orange Bowl Classic
W 83–67  11–1
 16  Bacon  9  Issac  5  Rathan-Mayes  BB&T Center 
Sunrise, FL
December 19*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 21 Samford W 76–68  12–1
 19  Mann  6  Bacon  5  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,405)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
December 28
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 Wake Forest W 88–72  13–1
(1–0)
 23  Tied  9  Isaac  2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,873)
Tallahassee, FL
December 31
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 20 at No. 12 Virginia W 60–58  14–1
(2–0)
 29  Bacon  9  Isaac  3  Rathan-Mayes  John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
January 7
2:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 12 No. 21 Virginia Tech W 93–78  15–1
(3–0)
 22  Mann  9  Mann  8  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,149)
Tallahassee, FL
January 10
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9 No. 7 Duke W 88–72  16–1
(4–0)
 21  Rathan-Mayes  7  Mann  5  Bacon  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,675)
Tallahassee, FL
January 14
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 9 at No. 11 North Carolina L 83–96  16–2
(4–1)
 18  Bacon  12  Isaac  6  Rathan-Mayes  Dean E. Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 18
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 10 No. 15 Notre Dame W 83–80  17–2
(5–1)
 23  Isaac  10  Isaac  7  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,535)
Tallahassee, FL
January 21
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 No. 12 Louisville W 73–68  18–2
(6–1)
 16  Tied  10  Isaac  3  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,675)
Tallahassee, FL
January 25
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 6 at Georgia Tech L 56–78  18–3
(6–2)
 12  Bacon  8  Isaac  3  Mann  Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,542)
Atlanta, GA
January 28
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6 at Syracuse L 72–82  18–4
(6–3)
 19  Tied  12  Isaac  5  Rathan-Mayes  Carrier Dome (24,978)
Syracuse, NY
February 1
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 at Miami (FL) W 75–57  19–4
(7–3)
 15  Tied  7  Isaac  4  Rathan-Mayes  BankUnited Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
February 5
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 15 Clemson W 109–61  20–4
(8–3)
 29  Bacon  5  Isaac  9  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,868)
Tallahassee, FL
February 8
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 14 NC State W 95–71  21–4
(9–3)
 21  Isaac  10  Mann  5  Mann  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,432)
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 14 at Notre Dame L 72–84  21–5
(9–4)
 15  Mann  6  Tied  3  Tied  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, IN
February 18
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 17 at Pittsburgh L 66–80  21–6
(9–5)
 12  Rathan-Mayes  7  Mann  6  Rathan-Mayes  Peterson Events Center (10,525)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 20
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 19 Boston College W 104–72  22–6
(10–5)
 16  Bacon  5  Tied  10  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,609)
Tallahassee, FL
February 25
12:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 19 at Clemson W 76–74  23–6
(11–5)
 15  Rathan-Mayes  5  Forrest  7  Rathan-Mayes  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000)
Clemson, SC
February 28
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 at No. 17 Duke L 70–75  23–7
(11–6)
 19  Bacon  9  Forrest  3  Bacon  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
March 4
4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 No. 25 Miami (FL) W 66–57  24–7
(12–6)
 23  Bacon  6  Mann  4  Rathan-Mayes  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,675)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
March 9
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
(2) No. 16 vs. (7) Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 74–68  25–7
 17  Bacon  12  Isaac  6  Rathan-Mayes  Barclays Center (17,732)
Brooklyn, NY
March 10
9:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
(2) No. 16 vs. (3) No. 22 Notre Dame
Semifinals
L 73–77  25–8
 18  Bacon  15  Isaac  5  Rathan-Mayes  Barclays Center (18,109)
Brooklyn, NY
NCAA tournament
March 16*
9:20 p.m., TNT
(3 W) No. 16 vs. (14 W) Florida Gulf Coast
First Round
W 86–80  26–8
 25  Bacon  10  Isaac  5  Tied  Amway Center (15,869)
Orlando, FL
March 18*
6:10 p.m., TNT
(3 W) No. 16 vs. (11 W) Xavier
Second Round
L 66–91  26–9
 20  Bacon  12  Isaac  3  Tied  Amway Center (17,308)
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV25RVRV23212012910615141719151616Not released
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV23222013101281615182017171824

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards

  • Julius Erving Award finalist[8]
Dwayne Bacon

Watchlists

Dwayne Bacon
Jonathan Isaac
Dwayne Bacon
Dwayne Bacon
Dwayne Bacon
Jonathan Isaac

Honors

All-ACC

Name Selection
Dwayne BaconSecond Team
Xavier Rathan-MayesDefensive Team
Jonathan IsaacFreshman Team

[17]

All-Americans

Name Selection
Jonathan IsaacKyle Macy Freshman Team

[18]

NBA draft

Two players were selected in the 2017 NBA draft:

RoundPick (Overall)NameTeam
1st6Jonathan IsaacOrlando Magic
2nd10 (40)Dwayne BaconNew Orleans Pelicans (traded to Charlotte Hornets)

References

  1. "Bacon Hits 1,000 Career Point Mark in 104-72 Win". Seminoles.com. February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. "FSU Men Clip Canes For Perfect Home Record". Seminoles.com. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  3. "Isaac Picked No. 6 In First Round By Orlando Magic". Seminoles.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. "Bacon Selected By New Orleans; Traded to Charlotte". Seminoles.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  5. "FSU loses to Valparaiso in second round of NIT". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft | Denver Nuggets". Denver Nuggets. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  7. "Duke Voted ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  8. "Bacon Named Top 10 Finalist For Julius Erving Award". Seminoles.com. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  9. Dauster, Rob (October 19, 2016). "Bacon Named To Julius Erving Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  10. Dauster, Rob (October 20, 2016). "Isaac Named To Karl Malone Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  11. Dauster, Rob (November 11, 2016). "Bacon Named To Naismith Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  12. Dauster, Rob (November 18, 2016). "Bacon Named To Wooden Award Watch List". Seminoles.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  13. 1 2 "ACC Lands Six on USBWA Midseason Award Watch Lists". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  14. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 21, 2016. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  15. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 23, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  16. "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  17. "Men's Basketball Trio Earns All-ACC Honors". Seminoles.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  18. "Isaac Named To Freshman All-America Team". Seminoles.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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