2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton , in his twenty-third year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference .
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the 2023–24 season 17–16 and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament , they defeated eighth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to first seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT . This marked the third straight season the Seminoles did not participate in post-season play.
Offseason
Departures
Florida State Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Jalen Warley
1
G
6'7"
205
Junior
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Transferred to Virginia [ 1]
Cam Corhen
3
F
6'10"
225
Sophomore
Allen, Texas
Transferred to Pittsburgh [ 2]
De'Ante Green
5
F
6'9"
210
Sophomore
Asheville, North Carolina
Transferred to South Florida [ 3]
Baba Miller
11
F
6'11"
204
Sophomore
Mallorca, Spain
Transferred to Florida Atlantic [ 4]
Tom House
12
G
6'7"
200
Sophomore
Dayton, Ohio
Transferred to Furman [ 5]
Josh Nickelberry
20
G
6'5"
200
Graduate Student
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Graduated
Cam'Ron Fletcher
21
G
6'7"
220
Senior
St. Louis, Missouri
Transferred to Xavier [ 6]
Darin Green Jr.
22
G
6'5"
195
Senior
Charlotte, North Carolina
Graduated
Primo Spears
23
G
6'3"
185
Junior
Hartford, Connecticut
Transferred to UTSA [ 7]
Jaylan Gainey
33
F
6'10"
230
Graduate Student
Greensboro, North Carolina
Graduated
Isaac Spainhour
40
G
6'3"
180
Junior
King, North Carolina
Graduated
Max Thorpe
44
G
6'2"
175
Junior
Clearwater, Florida
Graduated
Michael Brown
45
F
6'7"
225
Junior
Fort Washington, Maryland
Walk-on, left team
Sola Adebisi
51
F
6'6"
190
Sophomore
Milton, Georgia
Transferred to The Citadel [ 8]
Incoming transfers
2024 Recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jalen Crawford G
Tallahassee, Florida
Maclay School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Daquan Davis G
Baltimore, Maryland
Overtime Elite
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Mar 24, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Alier Maluk F
Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Long Island Lutheran
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Oct 30, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Christian Nitu F
Whitby, Canada
Fort Erie International
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Apr 17, 2024
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Anastasios Rozakeas G/F
Athens, Greece
Lyceum Senior
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A ESPN grade: NR
A.J. Swinton #45 SF
Arlington, VA
Bishop O'Connell High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 3, 2023
Star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 46
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:
Roster
2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Chandler Jackson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Christian Brothers
Memphis, TN
F
1
Jamir Watkins
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Trenton Catholic VCU
Trenton, NJ
G
4
Jason Simpson (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Sr
Montverde Academy St. John's
West Palm Beach, FL
F
10
Taylor Bol Bowen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
Jericho, VT
F
35
Alhagie Waka Mbatch (W)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
So
KOTU Sr Secondary School
Serekunda, Gambia
G
40
Isaac Spainhour (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
West Stokes
King, NC
G
43
Jesse Jones
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Montverde Academy Boston College
Clermont, FL
F
19
AJ Swinton
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Bishop O'Connell
Cabin John, Maryland
G/F
9
Anastasios Rozakeas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Lyceum Senior
Athens, Greece
F
11
Christian Nitu
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Fort Erie International
Whitby, Canada
F
21
Alier Maluk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
Fr
Long Island Lutheran
Baldwin, PA
G
3
Bostyn Holt
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Roosevelt South Dakota
Portland, OR
F
12
Malique Ewin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Berkmar Ole Miss
Lawrenceville, GA
F
7
Jerry Deng
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Norcross Hampton
Rochester, NY
G
5
Daquan Davis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Fr
St. John's
Baltimore, MD
G
25
Justin Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Baton Rouge College High School
Baton Rouge, LA
G
15
Jalen Crawford
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
Fr
Maclay School
Tallahassee, 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:[ 12]
Exhibition
October 24, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Leo
W 87–64
–
19 – Ewin
5 – Ewin
4 –
Donald L. Tucker Center (–)Tallahassee, FL
October 31, 2024 *3:00 p.m., ESPN+
West Florida
W 100–56
–
14 –
8 – Bowen
6 – Watkins
Donald L. Tucker Center (–)Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX /ESPN+
Northern Kentucky
W 74–62
1–0
17 –
6 – Bowen
4 – Holt
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,872)Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Rice Battleground 2K
W 73–65
2–0
30 – Watkins
7 –
2 –
Toyota Center (6,901)Houston, TX
November 12, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Tarleton State
W 72–52
3–0
9 – Davis
5 –
3 –
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,068)Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 Florida Rivalry
L 74–87
3–1
19 – Watkins
7 –
2 –
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,797)Tallahassee, FL
November 19, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Hofstra
W 79–61
4–1
17 – Watkins
6 –
3 –
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,253)Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2024 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Temple Hall of Fame Tip-Off
W 78–69
5–1
19 – Watkins
9 – Ewin
3 – Davis
Mohegan Sun Arena (2,176)Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2024 *3:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. UMass Hall of Fame Tip-Off
W 92–59
6–1
17 – Ewin
7 – Ewin
6 – Jackson
Mohegan Sun Arena (1)Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Western Carolina
W 92–57
7–1
19 – Davis
4 –
4 – Watkins
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,589)Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2024 *9:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU ACC–SEC Challenge
L 75–85
7–2
17 – Ewin
17 – Ewin
3 – Jackson
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,323)Baton Rouge, LA
December 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPNU
at NC State
L 74–84 OT
7–3 (0–1)
24 – Watkins
9 – Ewin
3 – Watkins
Lenovo Center (12,577)Raleigh, NC
December 14, 2024 *4:30 p.m., ACCN
vs. Tulane Orange Bowl Classic
W 77–64
8–3
29 – Watkins
8 – Ewin
5 –
Amerant Bank Arena (7,866)Sunrise, FL
December 17, 2024 *7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+
Winthrop
W 82–64
9–3
23 – Watkins
15 – Ewin
4 –
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,354)Tallahassee, FL
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., The CW
Louisville
L 76–90
9–4 (0–2)
25 – Watkins
3 –
4 – Jackson
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,383)Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)
Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Pittsburgh
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPNU
Georgia Tech
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN
at California
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Stanford
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College
Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
Notre Dame
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Wake Forest
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW
Clemson
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 19, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN
Miami (FL)
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW
at Louisville
KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN
North Carolina
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia
John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
March 8, 2025 TBA, ESPNU
SMU
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
TBA TBA, ACCN/ESPN
vs. TBD
Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — — — RV RV — — — Coaches — — — — — — — —
Awards
Honors
Player
Award
Ref.
Jamir Watkins
Pre-season All-ACC Second Team ACC Co-Player of the Week (Week One) Orange Bowl Classic MVP
[ 13] [ 14]
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^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Seminoles.com . Florida State Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2024 .
^ "Watkins A Preseason All-ACC Second-Team Selection" . Florida State University Athletic Department. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024 .
^ "Seminoles' Watkins Named ACC Co-Player Of The Week" . Florida State University Athletic Department. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024 .
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