| 2020–21Florida State Seminoles men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 18–7 (11–4 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Donald L. Tucker Center |
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| No. 15Virginia | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Florida State | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Virginia Tech | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech † | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2021 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team representedFlorida State University during the2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coachLeonard Hamilton, in his 19th year, and played their home games at theDonald L. Tucker Center on the university'sTallahassee, Florida campus as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference.
The Seminoles entered the year as the defending conference champions and were picked to finish the season third in the league withScottie Barnes andM. J. Walker receiving pre-season recognition.[1]
The Seminoles finished the season 18–7, and 11–4 inACC play, to finish in second place. As the second seed in theACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they advanced due to COVID-19 issues overDuke, defeatedNorth Carolina in the semifinals, but lost toGeorgia Tech in the Finals. They earned an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as a four seed in theEast Region. They defeated 13-seedUNC Greensboro in the first round and 5-seedColorado in the second round before losing to 1-seedMichigan in the Sweet Sixteen.Scottie Barnes, Balsa Koprivica, andRaiQuan Gray went on to be selected in the2021 NBA draft.[2][3]
TheSeminoles finished the2019–20 season with a record of 26–5, 16–4 in ACC play, to finish in first place. TheACC tournament was canceled prior to the team beginning play. TheNCAA tournament was subsequently canceled as well due to thecoronavirus 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, andTrent Forrest would go on to participate in the2020 NBA draft.[6]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Trent Forrest | 3 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Graduate Student | Chipley, FL | Graduated |
| Patrick Williams | 4 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Freshman | Charlotte, NC | Declared for2020 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by theChicago Bulls |
| Dominik Olejniczak | 15 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Graduate Student | Toruń, Poland | Graduated |
| Devin Vassell | 24 | G | 6'7" | 194 | Sophomore | Suwanee, GA | Declared for2020 NBA draft; selected 11th overall by theSan Antonio Spurs |
| Ty Hands | 44 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Palm Beach Lakes, FL | — |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Tanor Ngom | 34 | C | 7'2" | 236 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred fromRyerson |
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| Scottie Barnes PF | West Palm Beach, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 14, 2019 | |
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| Sardaar Calhoun SG | Tappahannock, VA | Missouri State University - West Plains | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 10, 2019 | |
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| Quincy Ballard C | Syracuse, NY | Quality Education Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | N/A | ||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| March 11, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 | (2)No. 15 | vs. (10) Duke Quarterfinals | Won by forfeit due toCOVID-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 | |||
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| 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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 25 | RV | RV | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | Not released |
| Coaches | 18 | 18* | 21 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 22 | RV | 25 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.