2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team , variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by twelfth year head coach Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Florida State finished the season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the semifinals to Minnesota. The Seminoles achieved their eighteenth twenty-win season, the seventh under Hamilton, and advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament for only the second time in school history.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the 2012–13 season 18–16, 9–9 in ACC play, and lost in the 1st round of the NIT to Louisiana Tech .[1]
Pre-season
Assistant coach Corey Williams left his position at Florida State to become the new head coach at Stetson .[2] Former Georgia Southern head coach Charlton Young took over as an assistant.[3]
Departures
2013 recruiting class
Prior to the start of the season, Xavier Rathan-Mayes was ruled out for the season due to being declared academically ineligible.[4]
Roster
2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Devon Bookert
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
West Anchorage HS
Anchorage, AK
F
5
Jarquez Smith
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Jones County High School
Haddock, Georgia
F
10
Okaro White
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida
C
11
Kiel Turpin
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
RS Sr
Lincoln College
Normal, Illinois
C
14
Robert Gilchrist
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Polk State College
London, England
C
15
Boris Bojanovsky
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Oakley College
Bratislava, Slovakia
G
22
Xavier Rathan-Mayes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Huntington (WV) Prep
Scarborough , Ontario
G
25
Aaron Thomas
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Brewster Academy
Cincinnati
G
30
Ian Miller
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
Sr
United Faith Christian Academy
Charlotte, North Carolina
G
32
Montay Brandon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
So
Wesleyan Christian Acad.
Greensboro, North Carolina
F
35
Joell Hopkins
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Tallahassee CC
Durham, North Carolina
F
40
Brandon Allen
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Milton HS
Milton, Florida
C
50
Michael Ojo
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
292 lb (132 kg)
Fr
Tennessee Temple Acad.
Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2013-08-25
Depth chart
Pos.
Starting 5
Bench
C
Boris Bojanovsky
Michael Ojo
PF
Okaro White
Brandon Allen
SF
Robert Gilchrist
Jarquez Smith
SG
Devon Bookert
Aaron Thomas
PG
Montay Brandon
Ian Miller
Coaching staff
Florida State Seminoles coaches
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Stan jones – Associate head coach
Dennis gates – Assistant Coach
Charlton Young – Assistant Coach
Michael bradley – Strength and Conditioning Coach
Erik casto – Basketball Equipment Manager
Kyle cregan – Video coordinator
Jacob ridenhour – Director of Operations
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Wk 20
Final
AP
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Coaches
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
Schedule
Seminole Madness was held on October 11 at the Leon County Civic Center .[5]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30 *7:00 p.m., WFSU
Southeastern
W 112–74
0–0
– – –
– – –
– – –
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
November 4 *7:00 p.m., WFSU
Flagler
W 76–47
0–0
– – –
– – –
– – –
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 8 *8:00 p.m., ESPN3
Jacksonville
W 91–67
1–0
18 – White
11 – White
3 – Brandon
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,761)Tallahassee, FL
November 13 *7:00 p.m., ESPNews
at UCF
W 80–68
2–0
17 – Bookert
19 – Brandon
5 – Bookert
CFE Arena (9,343)Orlando, FL
November 17 *2:00 p.m., ESPN3
UT-Martin
W 89–61
3–0
17 – White
6 – Tied
5 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042)Tallahassee, FL
November 21 *7:35 p.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 10 VCU Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals
W 85–67
4–0
22 – Miller
9 – Tied
4 – Miller
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (4,952)San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 22 *5:00 p.m., ESPN2 /ESPNU
vs. No. 14 Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals
L 80–82 OT
4–1
19 – Miller
12 – White
4 – Brandon
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835)San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 24 *4:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Northeastern Puerto Rico Tip-Off third-place game
W 62–60
5–1
16 – Thomas
5 – Tied
2 – Tied
Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835)San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 29 *7:30 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 15 Florida Rivalry
L 66–67
5–2
14 – Bojanovsky
7 – Brandon
5 – Miller
O'Connell Center (12,306)Gainesville, FL
December 3 *9:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 61–71
5–3
16 – Tied
8 – White
7 – Miller
Williams Arena (11,386)Minneapolis, MN
December 8 *6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Jacksonville State
W 77–53
6–3
17 – White
7 – Ojo
4 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,104)Tallahassee, FL
December 17 *7:00 p.m., RSN
Charlotte
W 106–62
7–3
26 – Thomas
11 – White
8 – Bokert
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,522)Tallahassee, FL
December 21 *2:00 p.m., FSN
vs. No. 22 Massachusetts Orange Bowl Classic
W 60–55
8–3
18 – Thomas
9 – Brandon
4 – Miller
BB&T Center (11,214)Sunrise, FL
December 30 *7:00 p.m., RSN
Charleston Southern
W 67–59
9–3
19 – Thomas
7 – Bookert
9 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,159)Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
January 4 5:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia
L 50–62
9–4 (0–1)
15 – White
7 – White
4 – Miller
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,588)Tallahassee, FL
January 9 7:00 p.m., RSN
at Clemson
W 56–41
10–4 (1–1)
15 – Miller
7 – Gilchrist
5 – Miller
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319)Clemson, SC
January 12 8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Maryland
W 85–61
11–4 (2–1)
20 – Miller
8 – White
6 – Booker
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,516)Tallahassee, FL
January 15 9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)
W 63–53
12–4 (3–1)
12 – Thomas
6 – Tied
4 – Miller
BankUnited Center (7,413)Coral Gables, FL
January 18 12:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia
L 66–78
12–5 (3–2)
15 – Tied
7 – White
4 – Thomas
John Paul Jones Arena (12,765)Charlottesville, VA
January 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame
W 76–74
13–5 (4–2)
20 – Thomas
11 – White
4 – Thomas
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,799)Tallahassee, FL
January 25 12:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 18 Duke
L 56–78
13–6 (4–3)
14 – White
8 – White
3 – Thomas
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)Durham, NC
January 29 9:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State
L 70–74
13–7 (4–4)
20 – White
7 – Tied
5 – Bookert
PNC Arena (7,005)Raleigh, NC
February 1 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Clemson
L 49–53
13–8 (4–5)
13 – Thomas
3 – Tied
2 – Tied
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752)Tallahassee, FL
February 5 9:00 p.m., RSN
Virginia Tech
W 70–50
14–8 (5–5)
24 – Thomas
8 – Tied
3 – Tied
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,759)Tallahassee, FL
February 8 3:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Maryland
L 71–83
14–9 (5–6)
17 – Thomas
8 – Tied
3 – Tied
Comcast Center (14,783)College Park, MD
February 10 7:00 p.m., ESPN
Miami (FL)
L 73–77
14–10 (5–7)
17 – Bookert
7 – White
5 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,641)Tallahassee, FL
February 15 8:00 p.m., RSN
at Wake Forest
W 67–60
15–10 (6–7)
25 – Miller
14 – Thomas
3 – Thomas
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,043)Winston-Salem, NC
February 17 7:00 p.m., ESPN
North Carolina
L 75–81
15–11 (6–8)
22 – Miller
5 – Tied
2 – Miller
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,814)Tallahassee, FL
February 23 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Pittsburgh
W 71–66
16–11 (7–8)
22 – White
12 – Brandon
5 – Miller
Peterson Events Center (12,508)Pittsburgh, PA
March 2 6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Georgia Tech
W 81–71
17–11 (8–8)
18 – White
12 – Brandon
3 – Tied
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,212)Tallahassee, FL
March 4 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Boston College
W 74–70
18–11 (9–8)
26 – Thomas
6 – Thomas
3 – Miller
Conte Forum (2,273)Chestnut Hill, MA
March 9 2:30 p.m., ACCN
No. 7 Syracuse
L 58–74
18–12 (9–9)
20 – White
11 – White
3 – Bojanovsky
Donald L. Tucker Center (10,435)Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 13 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
(9)
vs. (8) Maryland Second round
W 67–65
19–12
17 – Miller
7 – White
3 – Bookert
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)Greensboro, NC
March 14 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN
(9)
vs. (1) No. 6 Virginia Quarterfinal
L 51–64
19–13
17 – White
3 – White
4 – Brandon
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)Greensboro, NC
National Invitation tournament
March 18 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1)
(8) Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Quadrant First round
W 58–53
20–13
22 – Thomas
8 – Bookert
2 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734)Tallahassee, FL
March 24 *7:00 p.m., ESPN
(1)
(4) Georgetown Florida State Quadrant Second round
W 101–90
21–13
26 – Thomas
6 – Thomas
9 – Bookert
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,541)Tallahassee, FL
March 26 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1)
(3) Louisiana Tech Florida State Quadrant Quarterfinal
W 78–75
22–13
21 – Thomas
9 – Thomas
3 – Miller
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,470)Tallahassee, FL
April 1 *9:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1)
vs. (1) Minnesota Semifinal
L 64–67 OT
22–14
16 – Tied
12 – White
4 – Bookert
Madison Square Garden (7,193)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source: 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles basketball schedule
Media
Florida State basketball is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network .
References
^ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Florida State Seminoles (NIT) – Box Score" . ESPN.com . March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013 .
^ "FSU's Corey Williams to Be Named Stetson Hoops coach" . Daytona Beach News Journal. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013 .
^ "Charlton Young Named Assistant Coach of FSU Men's Basketball Team" . Tallahassee.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013 .
^ "Florida St. Frosh Xavier Rathan-Mayes Ineligible for 2013-14 Season" . Eye on College Basketball (CBS Sports). August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013 .
^ "Seminole Madness Tips-Off Oct. 11" . Seminoles.com. September 17, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013 .
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