2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Recruits
College recruiting information
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
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Trent Forrest #9 SG
Chipley, FL
Chipley High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
May 5, 2015
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CJ Walker #20 PG
Indianapolis, IN
Arsenal Technical High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jun 20, 2015
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Mfiondu Kabengele #47 SF
Burlington, ON
Don Bosco Prep
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Mar 2, 2016
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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:
2017 Recruiting class
College recruiting information (2017)
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
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RaiQuan Gray PF
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Aug 8, 2016
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Anthony Polite SG
Boca Raton, FL
St. Andrews School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Aug 30, 2016
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Wyatt Wilkes PF
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 31, 2016
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Ikechukwu Obiagu C
Atlanta, GA
Greenforest Christian Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Nov 28, 2016
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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
Players
Coaches
}
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Phil Cofer
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Jr
Whitewater
Atlanta, GA
F
1
Jonathan Isaac
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy
Naples, FL
G
2
CJ Walker
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Arsenal Technical
Indianapolis, IN
G
3
Trent Forrest
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Chipley
Chipley, FL
G
4
Dwayne Bacon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
So
Oak Hill Academy
Lakeland, FL
G
5
P. J. Savoy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Las Vegas Sheridan
Las Vegas, NV
G
11
Braian Angola
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Findlay Prep North Idaho
Villanueva, Colombia
G
14
Terance Mann
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
So
Tilton School
Lowell, MA
G
20
Travis Light (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Montverde Academy
Vienna, VA
C
21
Christ Koumadje
7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
So
Montverde Academy
N'Djamena, Chad
G
22
Xavier Rathan-Mayes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
RS Jr
Huntington Prep
Scarborough, ON
F
23
Jarquez Smith
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Jones County
Haddock, GA
F
25
Mfiondu Kabengele
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Don Bosco Prep
Burlington, ON
F
33
Will Miles (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Trinity Prep
Orlando, FL
F
40
Brandon Allen (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Milton
Milton, FL
C
50
Michael Ojo
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
304 lb (138 kg)
RS Sr
Tennessee 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 movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP RV RV 25 RV RV 23 21 20 12 9 10 6 15 14 17 19 15 16 16 Not released Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 23 22 20 13 10 12 8 16 15 18 20 17 17 18 24
*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
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Jonathan Isaac
ACC Freshman of the Week
ACC Freshman of the Week NCAA Player of the Week
November 15–20, 2016 January 18–21, 2017
[ 14] [ 15]
Dwayne Bacon
Orange Bowl Classic MVP
ACC Player of the Week
December 17, 2016 December 28–31, 2016
[ 16]
All-ACC
Name
Selection
Dwayne Bacon
Second Team
Xavier Rathan-Mayes
Defensive Team
Jonathan Isaac
Freshman Team
[ 17]
All-Americans
Name
Selection
Jonathan Isaac
Kyle Macy Freshman Team
[ 18]
NBA draft
Two players were selected in the 2017 NBA draft :
References
^ "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 .
^ "FSU Men Clip Canes For Perfect Home Record" . Seminoles.com . March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017 .
^ "Isaac Picked No. 6 In First Round By Orlando Magic" . Seminoles.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ "Bacon Selected By New Orleans; Traded to Charlotte" . Seminoles.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
^ "FSU loses to Valparaiso in second round of NIT" . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved February 16, 2017 .
^ "Denver Nuggets Select Murray, Hernangomez and Beasley in First Round of 2016 NBA Draft | Denver Nuggets" . Denver Nuggets . Retrieved February 16, 2017 .
^ "Duke Voted ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite" . Atlantic Coast Conference . October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2015 .
^ "Bacon Named Top 10 Finalist For Julius Erving Award" . Seminoles.com . February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
^ Dauster, Rob (October 19, 2016). "Bacon Named To Julius Erving Award Watch List" . Seminoles.com . Retrieved October 20, 2016 .
^ Dauster, Rob (October 20, 2016). "Isaac Named To Karl Malone Award Watch List" . Seminoles.com . Retrieved October 21, 2016 .
^ Dauster, Rob (November 11, 2016). "Bacon Named To Naismith Award Watch List" . Seminoles.com . Retrieved November 12, 2016 .
^ Dauster, Rob (November 18, 2016). "Bacon Named To Wooden Award Watch List" . Seminoles.com . Retrieved November 19, 2016 .
^ a b "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Men's Basketball Trio Earns All-ACC Honors" . Seminoles.com. March 5, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2017 .
^ "Isaac Named To Freshman All-America Team" . Seminoles.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
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