CoSIDA Sports Information Sheet Basketball, 2021-22

GENERAL Name of School Florida State University City/Zip Tallahassee, Florida, 32316 Founded 1851 Enrollment 42,450 Symbol Seminoles School colors Garnet (195C) and Gold (7502C) Arena/Gym Name Donald L. Tucker Center Capacity 11,500 Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Atlantic Coast President Richard McCullough Alma Mater, Yr. University of Texas, Dallas/1982 Johns Hopkins University/1988 Athletics Director David Coburn Alma Mater, Yr. Florida State (B.S / M.S. / J.D.) Athletic Dept. Phone (850) 644-1403 Ticket office Phone (850) 644-1830 HISTORY First Yr. Of basketball 1948 Overall all-time record 1,263-867 (.593) No. Yrs. In NCAA Tourn./last 19/2021 No. Yrs. In NIT/last 10/2016 Last Post-season opponent Michigan/NCAA/March 28, 2021 Result L, 58-76 SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. AD/Sports Information Elliott Finebloom SID office phone (850) 644-1403 Deputy Director / Sports Information Chuck Walsh Home phone (850) 385-8466 Basketball SID Chuck Walsh Office phone (850) 644-1077 Cell phone (850) 694-2540 E-mail cwalsh@fsu.edu Web Address www.seminoles.com SID Fax (850) 644-3820 Press Box phone (850) 224-2098 SID Mailing Address P.O. Box 2195

Tallahassee, Fla. 32316 Overnight Address 2216 University Center D Tallahassee, Florida 32315

COACHING STAFF Head Coach Leonard Hamilton Alma Mater/Year Tennessee-Martin/1971 Record at school (yrs) 378-228 (.624) (Entering his 20th) Career record (yrs) 578-438 (.569) (Entering his 34th) Basketball Office Phone (850) 644-1461 Best time/day to reach coach Through Sports Information Assistant Coaches/Alma Mater/Year Stan Jones/Memphis, 1984/Associate Head Coach Charlton “C.Y.” Young/Georgia Southern/1994 Steve Smith/Trinity College/2002 Jarrod Lazarus/Florida State/2009 (Director of Operations) TEAM INFORMATION

Total Home Away Neut Overall record last year 18-7 12-1 3-4 3-2 Conference record/finish 11-4 8-0 3-4 0-0 Final ranking last year (poll) No. 10 (USA Today) / No. 14 (AP) Starters returning/lost 2/3 Letterwinners returning/lost 8/8 MEDIA INFORMATION Radio contact person Phil Brame Address IMG College

540 N. Trade St. Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101

Phone (336) 529-8799 Play-by-play Announcer Gene Deckerhoff Address 2704 Vassar Road/Tallahassee, Fla. Phone (850) 559-2051 Color Announcer Adrian Crawford Address 621 N. Calhoun St./Tallahassee, Fla. Phone (850) 519-1465 Local Beat Writer Curt Weiler Tallahassee Democrat (702) 439-3726 Beat Writer Ira Schoffel Warchant (850) 509-5143

CoSIDA Sports Information Sheet Basketball, 2021-22

TEAM INFORMATION

(Continued from front side)

R/L Ht Wt Cl Pos GP/GS PPG RPG other Starters Returning (R) and Lost (L) (R) Anthony Polite 6-6 215 RSr. G 21/16 10.1 4.5 34 3FGM (R) RayQuan Evans 6-4 210 Sr. G 24/18 5.1 2.0 0.8 APG (L) M.J. Walker 6-5 213 Sr. G 24/23 12.2 2.5 44 3FGM (L) RaiQuan Gray 6-8 260 RJr. G/F 25/24 11.9 6.4 1.2 APG (L) Balsa Koprivica 7-1 240 So. C 24/20 9.1 5.6 0.9 APG Other Key Returnees (R) Malik Osborne 6-9 225 RSr. F 24/4 5.9 4.5 19 3FGM (R) Wyatt Wilkes 6-8 220 RSr. G 25/9 3.9 1.6 24 3FGM (R) Tanor Ngom 7-2 236 Sr. C 23/0 2.4 1.7 0.6 BPG Other Key Losses (L) Sardaar Calhoun 6-6 220 Jr. G 25/0 5.3 1.4 0.6 APG Key Newcomers Ht Wt Cl Pos PPG RPG Other Last School (N) Cam’Ron Fletcher 6-7 215 So. G 1.7 1.7 0.6 SPG University of Kentucky Eligible Transfer from Kentucky (N) Caleb Mills 6-7 215 So. G 12.8 2.9 0.6 SPG University of Houston 2020-21 Preseason AAC Player of the Year at Houston, Eligible Transfer (N) John Butler 7-1 190 Fr. F 20.0 8.0 3.0 Christ Church Episcopal Class 2A Boys Player of the Year in South Carolina, 2021 Greenville, S.C. (N) Matthew Cleveland 6-7 200 Fr. G 22.8 10.6 2.6 Pace Academy All-America Second Team by MaxPreps, 2021 Alpharetta, Ga. (N) Jalen Warley 6-5 185 Fr. G 15.6 5.5 7.0 Westtown School All-State First Team in Pennsylvania/McDonalds All-American Nominee All-star candidates (names only) Anthony Polite, Cam’Ron Fletcher, Caleb Mills, John Butler, Matthew Cleveland, Jalen Warley

NOTES/CLARIFICATIONS Since the start of the 2016 season, Florida State is the third winningest team in ACC play with a 115-38 record (.752 winning percentage)…Florida State averages 24.8 over wins per season in the last five seasons with a school-record 29 wins coming during the 2019 season. The Seminoles have won at least 23 games in four of the last five seasons…Florida State averages 12.8 ACC wins in the last four seasons with a school record 16 ACC wins coming in winning the first ever regular season championship in school history in 2020…Florida State is one of three teams in the nation that has played in the Sweet 16 of each of the last three NCAA Tournaments (Florida State, Gonzaga, Michigan)…Florida State is one of six teams in the nation that has won at least one game in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments (Florida State, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan, and Villanova, Florida)…Florida State has won eight games in the last four NCAA Tournaments. The Seminoles are 8-4 with at least one win in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments…Florida State led the ACC in scoring offense, scoring margin, field goal percentage shooting and 3-point field goal percentage shooting during the 2020-21 season…Florida State is 77-4 at home in the last five (plus) seasons (.951 winning percentage). The Seminoles have won 77 of their last 81 games since February 27, 2015…Florida State has won 25 consecutive ACC home games – the second longest streak in ACC history. The Seminoles are just one ACC win from tying the all-time ACC record for consecutive ACC wins at home (26 by Duke 1997-2000)…Florida State has finished 12th or higher in the national polls in each of the last three seasons (2021, No. 10; 2020, No. 4; 2019, No. 12)…Florida State has been ranked in the final national poll in each of the last five seasons (2021, No. 10; 2020, No. 4; 2019, No. 12; 2018, No. 18; 2017, No. 16) and are one of only two teams in the ACC to be ranked in the final poll in each of the last five seasons…Florida State has won an all-time national record-tying 11 consecutive overtime games. The Seminoles have won each of their overtime games since January 13, 2018.

2021-22 FLORIDA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTERS

2021-22 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College/Billings Skyview 1 Jalen Warley G 6-6 200 Fr. Mt. Airy, Pa./Westtown School 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RSr. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrew’s Christian School (Fla.) 3 Caleb Mills G 6-7 215 RSo. Arden, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy/Univ. of Houston 4 Naheem McLeod C 7-4 248 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh/Chipola College 5 Michael Brown F 6-7 225 Fr. Ft. Washington, Md./Sidwell Friends 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 RSr. Matteson, Ill./Rice University/Bosco Institute (Ind.) 11 Tanor Ngom C 7-2 236 Sr. Dakar, Senegal/Ryerson University (Canada) 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) 21 Cam’Ron Fletcher G 6-7 220 So. St. Louis, Mo./Vashon/Univ. of Kentucky 22 John Butler C 7-0 185 Fr. Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal 25 John Horner F/G 6-6 205 Fr. Ventnor City, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RSr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RSr. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 34 Barrett Waldrop F/G 6-8 205 Fr. Freeport, Fa./South Walton 35 Matthew Cleveland G 6-6 200 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Pace Academy 40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 180 RFr. King, N.C./West Stokes 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Braircrest Christian School 44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 175 RFr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Countryside

2021-22 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Yr. Hometown 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 So. Syracuse, N.Y./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) 5 Michael Brown F 6-7 225 Fr. Ft. Washington, Md./Sidwell Friends 22 John Butler C 7-0 185 Fr. Greenville, S.C./Christ Church Episcopal 35 Matthew Cleveland G 6-6 200 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga./Pace Academy 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College/Billings Skyview 21 Cam’Ron Fletcher G 6-7 220 So. St. Louis, Mo./Vashon/Univ. of Kentucky 25 John Horner F/G 6-6 205 Fr. Ventnor City, N.J./St. Augustine Prep 4 Naheem McLeod C 7-4 248 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh/Chipola College 23 Caleb Mills G 6-7 215 RSo. Arden, N.C./Asheville Christian Academy/Univ. of Houston 11 Tanor Ngom C 7-2 236 Sr. Dakar, Senegal/Ryerson University (Canada) 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 RSr. Matteson, Ill./Rice University/Bosco Institute (Ind.) 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RSr. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrew’s Christian School (Fla.) 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RSr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 180 RFr. King, N.C./West Stokes 44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 175 RFr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Countryside 34 Barrett Waldrop F/G 6-8 205 Fr. Freeport, Fa./South Walton 1 Jalen Warley G 6-6 200 Fr. Mt. Airy, Pa./Westtown School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RSr. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Braircrest Christian School Head Coach: Leonard Hamilton (20th Season at Florida State) Associate Head Coach: Stan Jones (20th Season at Florida State) Assistant Coach: Charlton Young (Ninth Season at Florida State) Assistant Coach: Steve Smith (Third Season at Florida State) Director of Operations: Jarrod Lazarus Strength and Conditioning: Michael Bradley Video Coordinator: Rob Bucher

2020-21 Florida St. Men's BasketballCombined Team Statistics

All gamesPage 1/1

as of Jun 01, 2021

Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 18-7 12-1 3-4 3-2CONFERENCE 11-4 8-0 3-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-3 4-1 0-0 3-2

Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTFlorida St. 935 975 19 1929Opponents 745 975 10 1730

Team Box Score

No. PlayerTotal 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG23 WALKER, M.J. 24-23 697:24 29.1 95-218 .436 44-104 .423 59-74 .797 11 48 59 2.5 53 2 61 62 9 21 293 12.21 GRAY, RaiQuan 25-24 658:20 26.3 109-211 .517 8-30 .267 71-93 .763 37 123 160 6.4 65 1 55 55 18 30 297 11.94 BARNES, Scottie 24-7 595:17 24.8 98-195 .503 11-40 .275 41-66 .621 35 61 96 4.0 52 0 98 59 11 35 248 10.32 POLITE, Anthony 21-16 558:29 26.6 75-150 .500 34-78 .436 28-42 .667 27 67 94 4.5 41 0 37 26 9 30 212 10.15 KOPRIVICA, Balsa 24-20 467:48 19.5 88-147 .599 1-1 1.000 42-61 .689 51 84 135 5.6 63 2 18 32 33 7 219 9.1

10 OSBORNE, Malik 24-4 484:12 20.2 46-109 .422 19-52 .365 31-37 .838 34 75 109 4.5 50 0 7 18 7 14 142 5.924 CALHOUN, Sardaar 25-0 355:57 14.2 49-116 .422 23-58 .397 12-14 .857 7 29 36 1.4 19 0 14 19 2 13 133 5.30 EVANS, RayQuan 24-18 459:25 19.1 37-101 .366 9-25 .360 39-46 .848 13 35 48 2.0 24 0 33 31 6 11 122 5.1

31 WILKES, Wyatt 25-9 343:51 13.8 35-86 .407 24-63 .381 4-5 .800 9 31 40 1.6 21 0 23 15 8 11 98 3.911 JACK, Nathanael 19-0 144:54 7.6 23-56 .411 17-46 .370 5-8 .625 5 9 14 0.7 17 0 5 9 1 3 68 3.634 NGOM, Tanor 23-0 146:51 6.4 19-33 .576 0-3 .000 17-19 .895 8 30 38 1.7 37 0 0 16 14 2 55 2.415 BALLARD, Quincy 18-0 62:55 3.5 10-14 .714 0-0 .000 2-7 .286 5 7 12 0.7 13 0 1 6 6 0 22 1.230 PRIETO, Harrison 6-1 12:54 2.1 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 1 1 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 2 0 5 0.812 LINDNER, Justin 9-1 22:32 2.5 3-10 .300 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 0.3 1 0 8 1 0 4 6 0.720 LIGHT, Travis 10-1 20:22 2.0 2-6 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2 3 5 0.5 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.533 MILES, Will 9-1 18:47 2.1 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 1 0 3 2 0 1 4 0.4Team 29 37 66 8Total 25 5050 693-1461 .474 192-510 .376 351-474 .741 277 641 918 36.7 459 5 363 360 127 182 1929 77.2Opponents 25 5050 582-1465 .397 188-579 .325 378-515 .734 297 529 826 33.0 415 7 299 344 69 174 1730 69.2

Team StatisticsFSU OPP

Scoring 1929 1730Points per game 77.2 69.2Scoring margin +8.0 -

Field goals-att 693-1461 582-1465Field goal pct .474 .397

3 point fg-att 192-510 188-5793-point FG pct .376 .3253-pt FG made per game 7.7 7.5

Free throws-att 351-474 378-515Free throw pct .741 .734F-Throws made per game 14.0 15.1

Rebounds 918 826Rebounds per game 36.7 33.0Rebounding margin +3.7 -

Assists 363 299Assists per game 14.5 12.0

Turnovers 360 344Turnovers per game 14.4 13.8Turnover margin -0.6 -Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.9

Steals 182 174Steals per game 7.3 7.0

Blocks 127 69Blocks per game 5.1 2.8

Winning streak 0 -Home win streak 8 -

Attendance 36067 10509Home games-Avg/Game 13-2774 7-1501Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-1326

Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.12/02/2020 North Florida W 86-58 272012/09/2020 Indiana Wot 69-67 295612/12/2020 Florida W 83-71 276112/15/2020 Georgia Tech W 74-61 266412/19/2020 UCF L 74-86 257612/21/2020 Gardner-Webb W 72-59 207812/29/2020 at Clemson L 67-77 187601/13/2021 NC State W 105-73 283701/16/2021 North Carolina W 82-75 285001/18/2021 at Louisville W 78-65 302401/23/2021 Clemson W 80-61 295001/27/2021 Miami (FL) W 81-59 282501/30/2021 at Georgia Tech L 65-76 120002/13/2021 Wake Forest Wot 92-85 295002/15/2021 Virginia W 81-60 295002/20/2021 at Pittsburgh W 79-72 50002/24/2021 at Miami (FL) W 88-71 002/27/2021 at North Carolina L 70-78 326303/03/2021 Boston College W 93-64 295003/06/2021 at Notre Dame L 73-83 64603/12/2021 vs North Carolina W 69-66 282003/13/2021 vs Georgia Tech L 75-80 282003/20/2021 vs UNC Greensboro W 64-54 003/22/2021 vs Colorado W 71-53 98903/28/2021 vs Michigan L 58-76 0

2020-21 Florida St. Men's BasketballCombined Team Statistics

Specific gamesPage 1/1

as of Mar 07, 2021

Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 11-4 8-0 3-4 0-0CONFERENCE 11-4 8-0 3-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTFlorida St. 612 584 12 1208Opponents 463 592 5 1060

Team Box Score

No. PlayerTotal 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG1 GRAY, RaiQuan 15-14 408:23 27.2 74-138 .536 5-16 .313 51-62 .823 29 76 105 7.0 40 1 36 41 11 21 204 13.6

23 WALKER, M.J. 14-13 395:34 28.3 57-127 .449 30-66 .455 22-31 .710 4 33 37 2.6 26 1 37 29 7 14 166 11.94 BARNES, Scottie 14-2 335:46 24.0 59-117 .504 5-22 .227 27-40 .675 23 41 64 4.6 32 0 58 29 8 21 150 10.72 POLITE, Anthony 11-6 275:56 25.1 33-72 .458 17-41 .415 12-17 .706 7 29 36 3.3 23 0 20 15 4 15 95 8.65 KOPRIVICA, Balsa 14-10 263:54 18.9 48-77 .623 1-1 1.000 18-27 .667 31 46 77 5.5 33 0 12 15 17 6 115 8.20 EVANS, RayQuan 14-13 297:39 21.3 30-70 .429 7-17 .412 28-32 .875 9 24 33 2.4 14 0 21 17 4 8 95 6.8

24 CALHOUN, Sardaar 15-0 238:53 15.9 38-81 .469 18-40 .450 5-6 .833 5 22 27 1.8 13 0 13 15 0 8 99 6.610 OSBORNE, Malik 14-4 278:55 19.9 27-67 .403 9-30 .300 19-23 .826 17 44 61 4.4 27 0 4 8 5 7 82 5.931 WILKES, Wyatt 15-9 232:11 15.5 27-57 .474 21-45 .467 4-5 .800 6 19 25 1.7 16 0 12 12 5 8 79 5.311 JACK, Nathanael 13-0 102:52 7.9 19-42 .452 14-33 .424 2-3 .667 4 7 11 0.8 12 0 3 7 1 2 54 4.230 PRIETO, Harrison 1-1 05:08 5.1 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.034 NGOM, Tanor 13-0 90:03 6.9 13-19 .684 0-2 .000 9-9 1.000 4 17 21 1.6 20 0 0 9 7 1 35 2.715 BALLARD, Quincy 10-0 45:08 4.5 8-12 .667 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 5 5 10 1.0 10 0 1 5 4 0 18 1.820 LIGHT, Travis 7-1 17:06 2.4 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 3 4 0.6 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.733 MILES, Will 7-1 17:06 2.4 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 0.612 LINDNER, Justin 7-1 20:27 2.9 2-8 .250 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 2 1 3 0.4 1 0 8 1 0 3 4 0.6Team 17 18 35 2Total 15 3025 440-899 .489 129-320 .403 199-261 .762 165 385 550 36.7 268 2 228 207 76 115 1208 80.5Opponents 15 3025 354-882 .401 118-358 .330 234-315 .743 174 315 489 32.6 232 5 173 202 38 107 1060 70.7

Team StatisticsFSU OPP

Scoring 1208 1060Points per game 80.5 70.7Scoring margin +9.9 -

Field goals-att 440-899 354-882Field goal pct .489 .401

3 point fg-att 129-320 118-3583-point FG pct .403 .3303-pt FG made per game 8.6 7.9

Free throws-att 199-261 234-315Free throw pct .762 .743F-Throws made per game 13.3 15.6

Rebounds 550 489Rebounds per game 36.7 32.6Rebounding margin +4.1 -

Assists 228 173Assists per game 15.2 11.5

Turnovers 207 202Turnovers per game 13.8 13.5Turnover margin -0.3 -Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9

Steals 115 107Steals per game 7.7 7.1

Blocks 76 38Blocks per game 5.1 2.5

Winning streak 0 -Home win streak 8 -

Attendance 22976 10509Home games-Avg/Game 8-2872 7-1501Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.12/15/2020 Georgia Tech W 74-61 266412/29/2020 at Clemson L 67-77 187601/13/2021 NC State W 105-73 283701/16/2021 North Carolina W 82-75 285001/18/2021 at Louisville W 78-65 302401/23/2021 Clemson W 80-61 295001/27/2021 Miami (FL) W 81-59 282501/30/2021 at Georgia Tech L 65-76 120002/13/2021 Wake Forest Wot 92-85 295002/15/2021 Virginia W 81-60 295002/20/2021 at Pittsburgh W 79-72 50002/24/2021 at Miami (FL) W 88-71 002/27/2021 at North Carolina L 70-78 326303/03/2021 Boston College W 93-64 295003/06/2021 at Notre Dame L 73-83 646

2021-21 College Basketball Preseason Polls ESPN / Jeff Borzolo Stadium / Jeff Goodman NCAA.Com / Andy Katz USA Today / Scott Gleeson 1. Gonzaga 1. Gonzaga 1. UCLA 1. UCLA 2. UCLA 2. Ohio State 2. Michigan 2. Duke 3. Purdue 3. UCLA 3. Baylor 3. Gonzaga 4. Ohio State 4. Purdue 4. Gonzaga 4. Michigan 5. Kansas 5. Maryland 5. Kansas 5. Ohio State 6. Maryland 6. Kansas 6. Purdue 6. Baylor 7. Villanova 7. Duke 7. Ohio State 7. Purdue 8. Alabama 8. Alabama 8. Maryland 8. Alabama 9. FLORIDA STATE 9. FLORIDA STATE 9. Villanova 9. Kentucky 10. Virginia Tech 10. Baylor 10. Alabama 10. Kansas 11. Baylor 11. Villanova 11. Houston 11. Maryland 12. Arkansas 12. Michigan 12. Arkansas 12. Villanova 13. Duke 13. Syracuse 13. West Virginia 13. Michigan State 14. Syracuse 14. Arkansas 14. Illinois 14. FLORIDA STATE 15. Saint Bonaventure 15. Kentucky 15. FLORIDA STATE 15. Texas 16. Arizona 16. Saint Bonaventure 16. Michigan State 16. Syracuse 17. Michigan 17. Oregon 17. Oregon 17. Virginia 18. North Carolina 18. Michigan State 18. North Carolina 18. North Carolina 19. Kentucky 19. Houston 19. Syracuse 19. West Virginia 20. Oregon 20. North Carolina 20. Duke 20. Wichita State 21. Colorado State 21. Arizona 21. Wichita State 21. LSU 22. Michigan State 22. UConn 22. Memphis 22. Houston 23. Belmont 23. West Virginia 23. Kentucky 23. Tennessee 24. Houston 24. Virginia 24. LSU 24. Florida 25. West Virginia 25. Belmont 25. USC 25. Virginia Tech CBS Sports / Gary Parrish Fansided / Mike Phillips 247 Sports / Kevin Flaherty SI / Kevin Sweeney 1. UCLA 1. Michigan 1. Gonzaga 1. Gonzaga 2. Gonzaga 2. Baylor 2. Michigan 2. Michigan 3. Alabama 3. UCLA 3. Duke 3. Duke 4. Duke 4. Alabam 4. Purdue 4. Ohio State 5. Baylor 5. Gonzaga 5. UCLA 5. UCLA 6. Ohio State 6. Villanova 6. Kansas 6. Houston 7. FLORIDA STATE 7. FLORIDA STATE 7. Alabama 7. Baylor 8. Michigan 8. Ohio State 8. Houston 8. Purdue 9. Purdue 9. Kentucky 9. West Virginia 9. Alabama 10. Kansas 10. Duke 10. Ohio State 10. FLORIDA STATE 11. Villanova 11. Arizona 11. Kansas 12. Houston 12. Oregon 12. Maryland 13. Maryland 13. Kentucky 13. Villanova 14. Kentucky 14. FLORIDA STATE 14. Illinois 15. North Carolina 15. Virginia 15. Kentucky 16. Arkansas 16. Arkansas 16. UConn 17. UConn 17. Saint Bonaventure 17. Arkansas 18. Michigan State 18. Baylor 18. Michigan State 19. Saint Bonaventure 19. Memphis 19. Oregon 20. Tennessee 20. Illinois 20. Tennessee 21. Arizona 21. LSU 21. West Virginia 22. USC 22. Maryland 22. Saint Bonaventure 23. Virginia 23. LSU 24. Oregon 24. Drake 25. Illinois 25. Xavier 26. Arizona

CBS Sports / J. Rothstein 1. UCLA 2. Gonzaga 3. Ohio State 4. Purdue 5. Villanova 6. Kansas 7. Maryland 8. Alabama 9. Arkansas 10. FLORIDA STATE 11. West Virginia 12. Baylor 13. Michigan 14. Duke 15. Syracuse 16. Saint Bonaventure 17. North Carolina 18. Virginia Tech 19. Arizona 20. UConn 21. Houston 22. Michigan State 23. Kentucky 24. Oregon 25. Nevada

2021-22 Quoting Florida State Basketball “If there's one trend that has emerged over the years in the ACC it is that Florida State doesn't get enough respect for the program they have built. Head coach Leonard Hamilton has guided the Seminoles to at least the Sweet 16 in each of the past three NCAA Tournaments, a product of shrewd team-building. Florida State has produced five NBA first-round picks since 2016, including a trio of lottery picks, a run that should be extended once Scottie Barnes goes pro. The losses of M.J. Walker and RayQuan Evans will also hurt but the Seminoles are projected to return six key rotation players, headlined by their second-leading scorer in RaiQuan Gray. Hamilton has also built a solid recruiting class featuring three ESPN 100 prospects, with the headliner being small forward Matt Cleveland. Another intriguing player in the class is 7-foot-3 center Naheem McLeod, a junior college transfer who could be an impact player in the paint.

Mike Phillips Fansided

“The roster changes and Leonard Hamilton always has the Seminoles in play.”

Andy Katz NCAA.com

“Are we still going to do this? You know, that thing where we underestimate Leonard Hamilton and Florida State in the preseason and then they go out and win 25 games and compete for an ACC title and win multiple games in March? The Seminoles have gotten out of the first weekend in three straight NCAA tournaments and likely would have made it four if the 2020 dance hadn't been canceled. I'm expecting them to lose M.J. Walker and Scottie Barnes, while RaiQuan Gray is also testing the NBA draft waters. But Anthony Polite is back and Hamilton will also have his usual assortment of 7-footers to throw at teams. He also brings in a deep and talented recruiting class, led by Houston transfer Caleb Mills, the preseason AAC Player of the Year this past season. Freshmen Matthew Cleveland and Jalen Warley should add serious scoring pop on the perimeter.”

Jeff Borzollo ESPN.com

“I feel like it’s just the right move to put the ‘Noles somewhere in the top 25 even though they always lose a couple key pieces every year (look for Scottie Barnes to go to the NBA, and M.J. Walker and RaiQuan Evans are seniors). FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton will add Houston transfer Caleb Mills and a talented freshman class that includes wing Matthew Cleveland and combo guard Jalen Warley.”

Jeff Goodman Stadium

“The Seminoles will lose projected lottery pick Scottie Barnes and could also lose leading scorer MJ Walker to the NBA draft. But coach Leonard Hamilton lost two players to the NBA last year and still got FSU to the Sweet 16. He'll have returning pieces to mesh with an elite recruiting class that currently ranks second and is headlined by five-star Matthew Cleveland.”

Scott Gleeson USA Today

“The Seminoles should be really good again despite the likely losses of MJ Walker, RaiQuan Gray and Scottie Barnes and thanks to the expected return of proven pieces like Anthony Polite and Malik Osborne. Florida State will add the nation's second-ranked recruiting class to that core, as well as former Houston standout Caleb Mills.”

Gary Parrish CBS Sports

“The nation’s No. 2 recruiting class, per 247Sports, belongs to the Seminoles, a group headlined by a pair of top-30 recruits in Matthew Cleveland and Jalen Warley. Cleveland, Warley and Houston transfer Caleb Mills should provide tons of scoring pop in the backcourt for Leonard Hamilton’s club. The Seminoles should have the combination of young talent (Warley, Cleveland) and experience (Anthony Polite) to be very dangerous.”

Kevin Sweeney SI.com

“Within basketball circles, Leonard Hamilton is respected and praised. He has been overshadowed in a league that has won half of the national titles since 2015, a league with teams anchored by Tony Bennett, Mike Krzyzewski and, until his retirement, Roy Williams. But his résumé is tremendous. He has finished in the top 45 in adjusted offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency for the past five seasons. Hamilton's ability to identify the right players for his style of play and develop those players over time has fueled his success. Players get better when they go to Florida State and compete for Leonard Hamilton.”

Myron Medcalf ESPN.com

“The winner of any award with the word "underrated" in it is going to be Leonard Hamilton more often than not, and some day some historian is going to have to explain how exactly that happened. Just look at last season. Florida State had just said goodbye to starters Trent Forrest and Devin Vassell and key reserve Patrick Williams. No problem for Hamilton, he added Scottie Barnes to a core made up of MJ Walker, RaiQuan Gray and Anthony Polite and secured the program's third top-four seed in the NCAA tournament in the past four brackets. The coach has been a model of consistency, and ordinarily that should mean that at some point he would cease to be underrated. Go figure.”

John Gasaway ESPN.com

“There are two things that really stand out to me about the way Leonard Hamilton constructs his roster. One, it's the height and size in the frontcourt. Every year, the Seminoles seem to have a handful of 7-footers who find ways to contribute over the course of their careers in Tallahassee. One grassroots coach once told me a story about a visit to Florida State's campus, where the coach spotted a 7-footer he had never heard of, let alone seen before, on a visit. He asked Hamilton who it was, and Hamilton responded, "Oh, we found him. He's coming next year." It's just a pipeline of shot-blockers at this point. The second thing is depth. Most coaches are shortening their benches and having trouble keeping seven or eight guys happy. Hamilton routinely uses 10-11 guys every season and rarely does he have chemistry or personnel issues.”

Jeff Borzello ESPN.com

“At the risk of wearing out one of my previous answers, I would rest easy if my highly talented, skilled and versatile son (chip off the old block) were being recruited by Leonard Hamilton. I would trust the coach to give it to my kid straight, I would know that this is not Hamilton's first such rodeo by any means and most of all I would expect my son's team to enjoy a fair level of success over the next few years (in a fairly salubrious setting, no less). Moreover, based on past experience watching Hamilton, I would not see my son berated unduly much less physically accosted by his coach if my youngster did choose to sign with the Seminoles. Sadly, this is not the standard coaching practice everywhere.

John Gasaway ESPN.com

“Last season, MJ Walker told me how much he'd grown during his time at Florida State. He arrived as a five-star recruit with NBA dreams and he left FSU as one of the first members of his family to graduate. Hamilton has proven he can develop NBA talent, but he's also teaching young players to become better people. I also know, based on our conversations, that he takes the most pride in watching players walk across the stage. Last month, he tweeted a photo of the 10 Florida State players -- yes, 10 -- who'd just graduated. My guess is a lot of the ACC's coaches, if they couldn't coach their own sons, would send them to Hamilton, too.”

Myron Medcalf ESPN.com