2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 19th 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.

2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 14
Record18–7 (11–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
2020–21 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Virginia13–4 .76518–7  .720
No. 14 Florida State11–4 .73318–7  .720
No. 25 Virginia Tech9–4 .69215–7  .682
Georgia Tech †11–6 .64717–9  .654
Clemson10–6 .62516–8  .667
North Carolina10–6 .62518–11  .621
Louisville8–5 .61513–7  .650
Syracuse9–7 .56318–10  .643
NC State9–8 .52914–11  .560
Duke9–9 .50013–11  .542
Notre Dame7–11 .38911–15  .423
Pittsburgh6–10 .37510–12  .455
Miami (FL)4–15 .21110–17  .370
Wake Forest3–15 .1676–16  .273
Boston College2–11 .1544–16  .200
† 2021 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Seminoles entered the year as the defending conference champions and were picked to finish the season third in the league with Scottie Barnes and M. J. Walker receiving pre-season recognition.[1]

The Seminoles finished the season 18–7, and 11–4 in ACC play, to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they advanced due to COVID-19 issues over Duke, defeated North Carolina in the semifinals, but lost to Georgia Tech in the Finals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a four seed in the East Region. They defeated 13-seed UNC Greensboro in the first round and 5-seed Colorado in the second round before losing to 1-seed Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen. Scottie Barnes, Balsa Koprivica, and RaiQuan Gray went on to be selected in the 2021 NBA draft.[2][3]

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 26–5, 16–4 in ACC play, to finish in first place. The ACC tournament was canceled prior to the team beginning play. The NCAA tournament was subsequently canceled as well due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] Florida State ended the season ranked in the top five of both polls. On March 14, 2020, the Florida State Senate declared the Florida State Seminoles as the national champions for the 2019–2020 season.[5]

Patrick Williams, Devin Vassell, and Trent Forrest would go on to participate in the 2020 NBA draft.[6]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Trent Forrest3G6'4"210Graduate StudentChipley, FLGraduated
Patrick Williams4F6'8"225FreshmanCharlotte, NCDeclared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls
Dominik Olejniczak15C7'0"260Graduate StudentToruń, PolandGraduated
Devin Vassell24G6'7"194SophomoreSuwanee, GADeclared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 11th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
Ty Hands44G6'5"180Redshirt FreshmanPalm Beach Lakes, FL—

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tanor Ngom34C7'2"236SeniorDakar, SenegalTransferred from Ryerson

2020 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Scottie Barnes
PF		 West Palm Beach, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 14, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Sardaar Calhoun
SG		 Tappahannock, VA Missouri State University - West Plains 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 10, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Quincy Ballard
C		 Syracuse, NY Quality Education Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

Roster
2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 RayQuan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBillings Skyview
North Idaho College		 Billings, MT
F 1 RaiQuan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS JrDillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 2 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrSt. Andrew's Christian Lugano, Switzerland
G 4 Scottie Barnes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)227 lb (103 kg) FrMontverde Academy West Palm Beach, FL
C 5 Balša Koprivica 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoMontverde Academy Belgrade, Serbia
F 10 Malik Osborne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrDon Bosco Prep
Rice		 Matteson, IL
G 11 Nathanael Jack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrCalusa Prep
Eastern Florida State College		 Mississauga, ON
G 12 Justin Lindner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrChristian Brothers Memphis, TN
C 15 Quincy Ballard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrQuality Education Academcy (N.C.) Syracuse, NY
G 20 Travis Light (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrMontverde Academy Vienna, VA
G 23 M. J. Walker (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)213 lb (97 kg) SrJonesboro Riverdale, GA
G 24 Sardaar Calhoun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBlue Ridge School
Missouri State University–West Plains		 Tappahannock, VA
F 30 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrSt. Paul's School Mandeville, LA
G 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrWinter Park Orlando, FL
G 33 Will Miles (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrTrinity Prep Orlando, FL
C 34 Tanor Ngom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)236 lb (107 kg) SrIqra Bilingual Academy
Ryerson		 Dakar, Senegal
G 40 Isaac Spainhour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrWest Stokes King, NC
G 42 Cleveland Yates (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)214 lb (97 kg) SoBriarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCountryside Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2020

Schedule

Source:[7]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 2, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 22 North Florida W 86–58  1–0
  17 – Walker  6 – Barnes  6 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,720)
Tallahassee, FL
December 9, 2020*
7:15 p.m., ESPN		 No. 20 Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 W 69–67 OT 2–0
  19 – Walker  19 – Tied  5 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,956)
Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 2020*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU		 No. 20 Florida
Rivalry		 W 83–71  3–0
  17 – Tied  8 – Gray  5 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,761)
Tallahassee, FL
December 15, 2020
8:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 15 Georgia Tech W 74–61  4–0
(1–0)		  16 – Barnes  8 – Koprivica  3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,664)
Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2020
9:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 15 UCF L 74–86  4–1
  22 – Walker  6 – Polite  3 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,576)
Tallahassee, FL
December 21, 2020*
8:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 21 Gardner-Webb W 72–59  5–1
  15 – Polite  9 – Polite  5 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,078)
Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 18 at Clemson L 67–77  5–2
(1–1)		  14 – Barnes  9 – Koprivica  5 – Barnes  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
January 2, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 18 No. 20 Duke Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[8] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 6, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 25 at Syracuse Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[9] Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 13, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 NC State W 105–73  6–2
(2–1)		  24 – Evans  6 – Evans  4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,837)
Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN		 North Carolina W 82–75  7–2
(3–1)		  21 – Walker  9 – Koprivica  5 – Gray  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,850)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 at Louisville W 78–65  8–2
(4–1)		  17 – Gray  8 – Gray  10 – Walker  KFC Yum! Center (3,024)
Louisville, KY
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m., ABC		 No. 20 Clemson W 80–61  9–2
(5–1)		  13 – Tied  10 – Koprivica  7 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
January 27, 2021
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 Miami (FL) W 81–59  10–2
(6–1)		  11 – Tied  11 – Gray  4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,825)
Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 at Georgia Tech L 65–76  10–3
(6–2)		  19 – Gray  8 – Gray  5 – Barnes  McCamish Pavilion (1,200)
Atlanta, GA
February 2, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 20 at Boston College Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10] Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 17 at No. 18 Virginia Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[10] Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 13, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 17 Wake Forest W 92–85 OT 11–3
(7–2)		  24 – Gray  12 – Gray  5 – Walker  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 16 No. 7 Virginia W 81–60  12–3
(8–2)		  17 – Walker  6 – Walker  6 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 16 No. 18 Virginia Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[11] Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 No. 16 at Pittsburgh W 79–72  13–3
(9–2)		  16 – Tied  9 – Osborne  4 – Polite  Petersen Events Center (500)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 24, 2021
8:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 11 at Miami (FL) W 88–71  14–3
(10–2)		  16 – Calhoun  13 – Gray  8 – Barnes  Watsco Center (0)
Coral Gables, FL
February 27, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 11 at North Carolina L 70–78  14–4
(10–3)		  17 – Gray  8 – Gray  2 – Gray  Dean E. Smith Center (0)
Chapel Hill, NC
March 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 11 Boston College W 93–64  15–4
(11–3)		  18 – Walker  6 – Tied  7 – Barnes  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,950)
Tallahassee, FL
March 6, 2021
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 11 at Notre Dame L 73–83  15–5
(11–4)		  17 – Barnes  10 – Gray  2 – Tied  Purcell Pavilion (646)
South Bend, IN
ACC tournament
March 11, 2021
6:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		 (2) No. 15 vs. (10) Duke
Quarterfinals		 Won by forfeit due to COVID-19 issues[12] Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
March 12, 2021
9:00 p.m., ESPN		 (2) No. 15 vs. (6) North Carolina
Semifinals		 W 69–66  16–5
  17 – Koprivica  11 – Koprivica  4 – Barnes  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
March 13, 2021
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 (2) No. 15 vs. (4) Georgia Tech
Championship		 L 75–80  16–6
  21 – Barnes  10 – Koprivica  4 – Polite  Greensboro Coliseum (2,820)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021*
12:45 p.m., truTV		 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (13 E) UNC Greensboro
First Round		 W 64–54  17–6
  17 – Gray  9 – Koprivica  6 – Walker  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 22, 2021
7:45 p.m., TBS		 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (5 E) No. 22 Colorado
Second Round		 W 71–53  18–6
  22 – Polite  6 – Gray  5 – Barnes  Indiana Farmers Coliseum 
Indianapolis, IN
March 28, 2021
5:00 p.m., CBS		 (4 E) No. 14 vs. (1 E) No. 4 Michigan
Sweet Sixteen		 L 58–76  18–7
  12 – Osborne  6 – Osborn  3 – Barnes  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP21222015211825RVRV1620171611111514Not released
Coaches1818*2115211922RV2516191916911131410

*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards
  • Werner Ladder National Coach of the Year semifinalist
    • Leonard Hamilton[13]

Watchlists

All-ACC

[18]

  • Second Team
    • M.J. Walker
  • Third Team
    • RaiQuan Gray
    • Scottie Barnes
  • Freshman Team
    • Scottie Barnes
  • ACC Sixth Man of the Year
    • Scottie Barnes
  • ACC Freshman of the Year
    • Scottie Barnes

References
  1. "Virginia Named 2020-21 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. "Barnes Picked No. 4 By Toronto Raptors In NBA Draft". Florida State University Athletics. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  3. "Koprivica To Detroit; Gray to Nets in NBA Draft". Florida State University Athletics. July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  4. "Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports". Florida State University. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "Florida Senate legislation declares Florida State the 2020 men's basketball national champion". CBS Sports. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. "3 Seminoles feature in 2020 NBA draft". ABC WTXL, Channel 27. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  7. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". seminoles.com. Florida State University. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  8. "Duke-Florida State postponed due to Seminoles' positive test; Blue Devils' Coach K in quarantine". January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. "Basketball At Syracuse Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  10. "Basketball Games vs. BC, Pitt and Va. Tech Postponed". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  11. "ACC Announces Men's Basketball Schedule Changes". TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  12. "Basketball Game Vs. Duke Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletic Department. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  13. "Hamilton Named Semifinalist For National Coach Of The Year Award". Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  14. "Barnes Named To Cousy Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  15. "Seminoles' Barnes Named To Cousy Award Top-10". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. "Walker Named To Jerry West Award Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  17. "Barnes Named to 2021 Naismith Trophy Watch List". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  18. "Walker, Gray And Barnes Earn All-ACC Honors". Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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