2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NIT Semifinals vs. Minnesota, L, 64–67 (OT)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2013–14 record 22–14 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach Leonard Hamilton (12th year)
Assistant coach Stan Jones
Assistant coach Dennis Gates
Assistant coach Charlton Young
Home arena Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Virginia † 16 – 2   .889     30 – 7   .811
#14 Syracuse 14 – 4   .778     28 – 6   .824
#8 Duke 13 – 5   .722     26 – 9   .743
#19 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722     24 – 10   .706
Pittsburgh 11 – 7   .611     26 – 10   .722
Clemson 10 – 8   .556     23 – 13   .639
North Carolina State 9 – 9   .500     22 – 14   .611
Maryland 9 – 9   .500     17 – 15   .531
Florida State 9 – 9   .500     22 – 14   .611
Miami (FL) 7 – 11   .389     17 – 16   .515
Wake Forest 6 – 12   .333     17 – 16   .515
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333     16 – 17   .485
Notre Dame 6 – 12   .333     15 – 17   .469
Boston College 4 – 14   .222     8 – 24   .250
Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111     9 – 22   .290
† 2014 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Terrence Shannon 2 F 6'8 240 Junior (Redshirt) Forsyth, GA Transferred
Rafael Portuondo 20 G 5'11 165 Senior Miami, Florida Graduated
Michael Snaer 21 G 6'5 202 Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduated

2013 recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Xavier Rathan-Mayes
SG		 Toronto, Canada Huntington Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 13, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Jarquez Smith
PF		 Gray, GA Jones County High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 14, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: 36
  • 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:

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 High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Bookert, DevonDevon Bookert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So West Anchorage HS Anchorage, AK
F 5 Smith, JarquezJarquez Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Jones County High School Haddock, GA
F 10 White, OkaroOkaro White style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 204 lb (93 kg) Sr Clearwater Clearwater, FL
C 11 Turpin, KielKiel Turpin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Lincoln College Normal, IL
C 14 Gilchrist, RobertRobert Gilchrist style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Polk State College London, England
C 15 Bojanovsky, BorisBoris Bojanovsky style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So Oakley College Bratislava, Slovakia
G 22 Rathan-Mayes, XavierXavier Rathan-Mayes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntington (WV) Prep Scarborough, Ontario
G 25 Thomas, AaronAaron Thomas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Cincinnati, OH
G 30 Miller, IanIan Miller style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 186 lb (84 kg) Sr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
G 32 Brandon, MontayMontay Brandon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 216 lb (98 kg) So Wesleyan Christian Acad. Greensboro, NC
F 35 Hopkins, JoellJoell Hopkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Durham, NC
F 40 Allen, BrandonBrandon Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Milton HS Milton, FL
C 50 Ojo, MichaelMichael Ojo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 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 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
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 movement
Legend: ██ 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 and results

Seminole Madness was held on October 11 at the Leon County Civic Center.[5]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
October 30* Southeastern W 112–74  0–0  – - –  – - –  – - –  Donald L. Tucker Center (-)
November 4* Flagler W 76–47  0–0  – - –  – - –  – - –  Donald L. Tucker Center (-)
Non-conference regular season
November 8* Jacksonville W 91–67  1–0  18 - White  11 - White  3 - Brandon  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,761)
November 13* at UCF W 80–68  2–0  17 - Bookert  19 - Brandon  5 - Bookert  CFE Arena (9,343)
November 17* UT-Martin W 89–61  3–0  17 - White  6 - Tied  5 - Bookert  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042)
November 21* vs. #10 VCU
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinals)		 W 85–67  4–0  22 - Miller  9 - Tied  4 - Miller  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (4,952)
November 22* vs. #14 Michigan
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals)		 L 80–82 OT 4–1  19 - Miller  12 - White  4 - Brandon  Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835)
November 24* 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)
November 29* at #15 Florida
(Rivalry)		 L 66–67  5–2  14 - Bojanovsky  7 - Brandon  5 - Miller  O'Connell Center (12,306)
December 3* at Minnesota
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 L 61–71  5–3  16 - Tied  8 - White  7 - Miller  Williams Arena (11,386)
December 8* Jacksonville State W 77–53  6–3  17 - White  7 - Ojo  4 - Bookert  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,104)
December 17* Charlotte W 106–62  7–3  26 - Thomas  11 - White  8 - Bokert  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,522)
December 21* vs. #22 Massachusetts
(Orange Bowl Classic)		 W 60–55  8–3  18 - Thomas  9 - Brandon  4 - Miller  BB&T Center (11,214)
December 30* Charleston Southern W 67–59  9–3  19 - Thomas  7 - Bookert  9 - Bookert  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,159)
ACC regular season
January 4 Virginia L 50–62  9–4 (0–1)  15 - White  7 - White  4 - Miller  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,588)
January 9 at Clemson W 56–41  10–4 (1–1)  15 - Miller  7 - Gilchrist  5 - Miller  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319)
January 12 Maryland W 85–61  11–4 (2–1)  20 - Miller  8 - White  6 - Booker  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,516)
January 15 at Miami (FL) W 63–53  12–4 (3–1)  12 - Thomas  6 - Tied  4 - Miller  BankUnited Center (7,413)
January 18 at Virginia L 66–78  12–5 (3–2)  15 - Tied  7 - White  4 - Thomas  John Paul Jones Arena (12,765)
January 21 Notre Dame W 76–74  13–5 (4–2)  20 - Thomas  11 - White  4 - Thomas  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,799)
January 25 at #18 Duke L 56–78  13–6 (4–3)  14 - White  8 - White  3 - Thomas  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
January 29 at NC State L 70–74  13–7 (4–4)  20 - White  7 - Tied  5 - Bookert  PNC Arena (7,005)
February 1 Clemson L 49–53  13–8 (4–5)  13 - Thomas  3 - Tied  2 - Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752)
February 5 Virginia Tech W 70–50  14–8 (5–5)  24 - Thomas  8 - Tied  3 - Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,759)
February 8 at Maryland L 71–83  14–9 (5–6)  17 - Thomas  8 - Tied  3 - Tied  Comcast Center (14,783)
February 10 Miami (FL) L 73–77  14–10 (5–7)  17 - Bookert  7 - White  5 - Bookert  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,641)
February 15 at Wake Forest W 67–60  15–10 (6–7)  25 - Miller  14 - Thomas  3 - Thomas  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,043)
February 17 North Carolina L 75–81  15–11 (6–8)  22 - Miller  5 - Tied  2 - Miller  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,814)
February 23 at Pittsburgh W 71–66  16–11 (7–8)  22 - White  12 - Brandon  5 - Miller  Peterson Events Center (12,508)
March 2 Georgia Tech W 81–71  17–11 (8–8)  18 - White  12 - Brandon  3 - Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,212)
March 4 at Boston College W 74–70  18–11 (9–8)  26 - Thomas  6 - Thomas  3 - Miller  Conte Forum (2,273)
March 9 #7 Syracuse L 58–74  18–12 (9–9)  20 - White  11 - White  3 - Bojanovsky  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,435)
ACC Tournament
March 13 #(9) vs. (8) Maryland
(Second round)		 W 67–65  19–12  17 - Miller  7 - White  3 - Bookert  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
March 14 #(9) vs. #6 (1) Virginia
(Quarterfinal)		 L 51–64  19–13  17 - White  3 - White  4 - Brandon  Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
National Invitation Tournament
March 18* #(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)
March 24* #(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)
March 26* #(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)
April 1* #(1) vs. (1) Minnesota
(Semifinal)		 L 64–67 OT 22–14  16 - Tied  12 - White  4 - Bookert  Madison Square Garden (7,193)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, ( ) tournament seedings in parenthesis. ( ) 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

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Florida State Seminoles (NIT) – Box Score". ESPN.com. March 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "FSU's Corey Williams to Be Named Stetson Hoops Coach". Daytona Beach News Journal. June 2, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Charlton Young Named Assistant Coach of FSU Men's Basketball Team". Tallahassee.com. June 4, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Florida St. Frosh Xavier Rathan-Mayes Ineligible for 2013-14 Season". Eye on College Basketball (CBS Sports). August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Seminole Madness Tips-Off Oct. 11". Seminoles.com. September 17, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2013.

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