2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Jacksonville Classic Duval champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–14 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachStan Jones
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
Seasons
2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Duke 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
North Carolina 15 – 5   .750 29 – 10   .744
Notre Dame 15 – 5   .750 24 – 11   .686
Miami (FL) 14 – 6   .700 26 – 11   .703
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 25 – 10   .714
Virginia 12 – 8   .600 21 – 14   .600
Virginia Tech † 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 14   .548
Syracuse 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Clemson 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
Louisville 6 – 14   .300 13 – 19   .406
Boston College 6 – 14   .300 13 – 20   .394
Pittsburgh 6 – 14   .300 11 – 21   .344
Georgia Tech 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
NC State 4 – 16   .200 11 – 21   .344
† 2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 20th 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 finished the season 17–14 overall and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in eight place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in their Second Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures

Florida State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
RaiQuan Gray 1 F 6'8" 260 Redshirt Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 59th overall by the Brooklyn Nets
Scottie Barnes 4 G 6'9" 227 Freshman West Palm Beach, FL Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors
Balša Koprivica 5 C 7'1" 240 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 57th overall by the Charlotte Hornets
Nathanael Jack 11 G 6'5" 195 Senior Mississauga, ON Graduated / Transfer Portal
Travis Light 20 G 6'5" 180 Redshirt Senior Vienna, VA Graduated
M. J. Walker 23 G 6'5" 213 Senior Riverdale, GA Graduated
Sardaar Calhoun 24 G 6'6" 220 Junior Tappahannock, VA Transferred to Texas Tech
Will Miles 33 G 6'6" 220 Redshirt Senior Orlando, FL Graduated

[1] [2]

Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Years Remaining Date Eligible
Caleb Mills 4 G 6'5" 180 Redshirt Junior Arden, NC Houston 3 October 1, 2021
Cam'Ron Fletcher 21 G 6'7" 215 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Kentucky 4 October 1, 2021

[3] [4]

2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matthew Cleveland
SG / SF 		Atlanta, GA Pace Academy (GA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jul 21, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
John Butler Jr.
C 		Greenville, SC Christ Church Episcopal (SC) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jul 29, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Naheem McLeod
C 		Philadelphia, PA Chipola College (FL) 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 30, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: nr
Jalen Warley
CG 		Norristown, PA Westtown School (PA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 9, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 6  247Sports: 5
  • 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 April 23, 2021.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 RayQuan Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Billings Skyview
North Idaho College 		Billings, MT
G 1 Jalen Warley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Westtown School Mount Airy, PA
G 2 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) GS St. Andrew's Christian Lugano, Switzerland
G 4 Caleb Mills 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr T. C. Roberson
Houston 		Arden, NC
F 5 Michael Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends Fort Washington, MD
F 10 Malik Osborne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Don Bosco Prep
Rice 		Matteson, IL
C 11 Tanor Ngom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 236 lb (107 kg) GS Iqra Bilingual Academy
Ryerson 		Dakar, Senegal
G 12 Justin Lindner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Christian Brothers Memphis, TN
C 15 Quincy Ballard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Quality Education Academcy Syracuse, NY
G 21 Cam'Ron Fletcher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Vashon
Kentucky 		St. Louis, MO
F 22 John Butler Jr. 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Christ Church Episcopal Greenville, SC
C 24 Naheem McLeod 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Chipola College 		Philadelphia, PA
F 25 John Horner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Augustine Prep Ventnor City, NJ
F 30 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS St. Paul's School Mandeville, LA
G 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Winter Park Orlando, FL
G/F 34 Barrett Waldrop (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr South Walton Freeport, FL
G 35 Matthew Cleveland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pace Academy Atlanta, GA
G 40 Isaac Spainhour (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr West Stokes King, NC
G 42 Cleveland Yates (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) RS So Briarcrest Christian School Memphis, TN
G 44 Max Thorpe (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Countryside Clearwater, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state

Source:[5]

Exhibition
October 28, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Mississippi College W 94–51  –
  17 – Evans   13 – Osborne   5 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
November 5, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Florida College W 102–55  –
  14 – Evans   8 – Polite   7 – Warley  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 20 Penn W 105–70  1–0
  18 – Osborne   13 – Osborne   5 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,746)
Tallahassee, FL
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 at Florida
Rivalry 		L 55–71  1–1
  18 – Osborne   18 – Polite   3 – Evans  O'Connell Center (10,011)
Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2021*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Tulane W 59–54  2–1
  13 – Mills   10 – Tied   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,030)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Jacksonville Classic Duval semifinal 		W 73–45  3–1
  13 – Cleveland   7 – Polite   4 – Tied  UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
November 22, 2021*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Missouri
Jacksonville Classic Duval championship 		W 81–58  4–1
  14 – Polite   7 – Osborne   6 – Evans  UNF Arena (1,641)
Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston University
Jacksonville Classic campus game 		W 81–80 OT 5–1
  17 – Tied   7 – Tied   5 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670)
Tallahassee, FL
November 30, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 2 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 65–93  5–2
  22 – Mills   4 – Tied   5 – Polite  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
December 4, 2021
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse L 60–63  5–3
(0–1) 		 16 – Mills   8 – Osborne   4 – Polite  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,808)
Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 2021*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. South Carolina
No Room for Racism Classic 		L 65–66  5–4
  15 – Osborne   9 – Osborne   4 – Polite  Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,523)
Rock Hill, SC
December 15, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Lipscomb W 97–60  6–4
  25 – Polite   7 – Butler   6 – Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,027)
Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2021*
3:30 p.m., BSSUN 		vs. UCF
Orange Bowl Classic 		Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[6] FLA Live Arena 
Sunrise, FL
January 1, 2022
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State W 83–81  7–4
(1–1) 		 19 – Osborne   9 – Cleveland   4 – Warley  PNC Arena (12,529)
Raleigh, NC
January 4, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		at Wake Forest L 54–76  7–5
(1–2) 		 13 – Cleveland   8 – Osborne   2 – Mills  LJVM Coliseum (4,762)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Louisville W 79–70  8–5
(2–2) 		 27 – Mills   8 – Polite   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,527)
Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2022
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL) W 65–64  9–5
(3–2) 		 15 – Cleveland   8 – Tied   4 – Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,339)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Syracuse W 76–71  10–5
(4–2) 		 19 – Mills   7 – Polite   5 – Mills  Carrier Dome (17,287)
Syracuse, NY
January 18, 2022
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 Duke W 79–78 OT 11–5
(5–2) 		 18 – Mills   7 – Tied   5 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2022*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		North Florida
Rescheduled from December 21 		W 86–73  12–5
  21 – Tied   10 – Cleveland   4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,088)
Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Miami (FL) W 61–60  13–5
(6–2) 		 16 – Mills   8 – Osborne   4 – Tied  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables, FL
January 26, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 61–75  13–6
(6–3) 		 11 – Polite   7 – McLeod   4 – Evans  McCamish Pavilion (4,967)
Atlanta, GA
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., ABC 		Virginia Tech L 72–85  13–7
(6–4) 		 17 – Polite   6 – Polite   6 – Warley  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson L 69–75  13–8
(6–5) 		 16 – Mills   5 – Polite   3 – Butler  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,578)
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Wake Forest L 60–68  13–9
(6–6) 		 15 – Mills   13 – Prieto   4 – Mills  Donald L. Tucker Center (10,089)
Tallahassee, FL
February 9, 2022
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh L 51–56  13–10
(6–7) 		 19 – Mills   7 – Tied   5 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,891)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at North Carolina L 74–94  13–11
(6–8) 		 16 – Fletcher   10 – Fletcher   4 – Evans  Dean Smith Center (20,348)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		Clemson W 81–80  14–11
(7–8) 		 28 – Evans   8 – Fletcher   4 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,081)
Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 9 Duke L 70–88  14–12
(7–9) 		 16 – Cleveland   7 – Warley   6 – Warley  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 21, 2022
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College
Rescheduled from December 29 		L 55–71  14–13
(7–10) 		 18 – Cleveland   8 – Cleveland   6 – Warley  Conte Forum (5,441)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Virginia W 64–63  15–13
(8–10) 		 20 – Cleveland   6 – Prieto   2 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (14,629)
Charlottesville, VA
March 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Notre Dame W 74–70  16–13
(9–10) 		 16 – Butler   8 – Butler   5 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,401)
Tallahassee, Fl
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		NC State W 89–76  17–13
(10–10) 		 19 – Mills   10 – Polite   10 – Evans  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,845)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 9, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		(8) vs. (9) Syracuse
Second Round 		L 57–96  17–14
  13 – Cleveland   7 – Polite   5 – Evans  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP20RVRV————————RV———————Not released
Coaches1919*RVRV————RV——RVRV———————

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Walker's stellar college career comes to a close". fsunews.com. FSU News. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Balsa Koprivica departing FSU, entering the 2021 NBA Draft". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Florida State basketball lands Kentucky transfer Cam'Ron Fletcher". tallahassee.com. Tallahassee Democrat. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  4. ^ "FSU Basketball lands star transfer Caleb Mills from Houston". rivals.com. Rivals. January 12, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "M Basketball: Orange Bowl Game Vs. UCF Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. December 17, 2021.