NO. 10/10 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (13-2, 3-1 ACC) AT WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (8-5, 1-2 ACC) LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM (14,665) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020; 7:30 P.M. SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) FOX SPORTS (TOM WERME, MIKE GMINSKI) “Leonard Hamilton is one of the best coaches in the game. He honestly deserves a statue to be built for what he’s done here (at Florida State). Coach Ham has done an incredible job here and their length is incredible. Combine their length and defensive style of ball and that team is really hard to beat.” Josh Pastner Georgia Tech Basketball NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES TRAVEL TO TOBACCO ROAD TO FACE WAKE FOREST Florida State, which has won six straight and 13 of its last 14 games, travels to play Wake Forest at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks the Seminoles’ second consecutive road game after they defeated No. 7/8 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday (78-65). Florida State’s victory over the Cardinals marked their third consecutive double digit ACC win of the season with a +19-point win over Clemson (72-53, December 8), a +12-point victory over Georgia Tech (70-58, December 31) and their +13-point win at Louisville (78-65). Florida State’s 3-1 start in the ACC is its best since beginning the 2016-17 season with a 4-0 record in ACC play – the Seminoles finished that season with a 12-6 conference record and in second place in the final ACC standings. The Seminoles are 3-1 or better (4-0 in 2017) in ACC play for the sixth time in school history (1993, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020) and have improved to 4-1 or better (5-0) in 1993, 2011, 2012 and 2017. Following Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest, the Seminoles return home on January 15 to play host to nationally ranked Virginia at the Donald L. Tucker Center. FLORIDA STATE IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS Florida State is 42-10 overall (.808 winning percentage) and 16-6 in ACC play (.727 winning percentage) since the beginning of the 2018-19 season. Florida State won a school-record 29 games and finished with a 29-8 overall record (.784 winning percentage) in advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. With its’ 3-1 record in the 2018 NCAA Tournament the Seminoles, are 45-11 since defeating Missouri on March 16, 2018. FLORIDA STATE ENTERS WEDNESDAY’S GAME WITH A 13-2 OVERALL RECORD Florida State enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest with a 13-2 record and a .867 winning percentage. The Seminoles have won six consecutive and 13 of their last 14 games since a 63-51 win over No. 6 Florida November 10, 2019 in Gainesville. FLORIDA STATE RECENTLY IN THE ACC Florida State is 15-2 in regular season ACC games (.882 winning percentage) since defeating Clemson (77-68) on January 22, 2019 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles won 12 of their final 13 regular season ACC games of the 2018-19 season and have won three of their first four ACC games of the 2019-20 season. During that stretch of games, Florida State is 9-0 at home and 6-2 on the road in ACC play with victories at Miami (January 27, 2019), at Syracuse (February 5, 2019), at Georgia Tech (February 16, 2019), at Clemson (February 19, 2019), at Wake Forest (March 9, 2019) and at Louisville (January 4, 2020). FLORIDA STATE RECENTLY IN THE ACC – NOTE II Florida State has a 15-2 record in its last 17 ACC games since defeating Clemson on January 22, 2019 – the best record in the ACC since that date. Duke is second with a 14-3 record in their last 17 ACC games since a 79-64 win over Pittsburgh on January 22, 2019. HAMILTON NEEDS JUST ONE WIN TO MOVE INTO SIXTH PLACE FOR VICTORIES IN ACC HISTORY Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton needs just one victory to move into a tie for sixth place in ACC history with for overall career wins. Hamilton enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest with 347 wins as Florida State’s head coach; he is only one win from tying former Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell (348 career wins) as one of the top six winningest coaches in the history of the greatest basketball conference in the history of the game. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Wake Forest and win its seventh consecutive game. It would mark the second consecutive season the Seminoles would have won at least four consecutive games – they won eight consecutive games (January 22 through February 19, 2019) and won seven consecutive games (November 28, 2018 through January 1, 2019) – in finishing with a 29-8 record during the 2018-19 season; …Defeat Wake Forest and win its fourth consecutive ACC contest. It would mark the second time in the last two seasons the Seminoles have won at least four consecutive ACC games. Florida State won a school record eight consecutive ACC games during the 2018-19 season (January 22 through February 19) in finishing with a school- record 13 conference wins and a 13-5 record in ACC play; …Defeat Wake Forest and win its third consecutive game against the Demon Deacons. 2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results O22 1 Barry University W, 95-66 N1 1 Columbus State W, 84-54 N6 * at Pittsburgh L, 61-63 N10 at Florida W, 63-51 N15 Western Carolina W, 79-74 N20 2 Chattanooga W, 89-53 N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 80-65 N25 2 Chicago State W, 113-56 N29 3 vs. Tennessee W, 60-57 N30 3 vs. Purdue W, 63-60 (ot) D3 at Indiana L, 64-80 D8 * Clemson W, 72-53 D17 North Florida W, 98-81 D21 USF W, 66-60 D28 North Alabama W, 88-71 D31 * Georgia Tech W, 70-58 J4 * at Louisville W, 78-65 J8 * at Wake Forest 7:30 p.m. J15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. J18 * at Miami 1:00 p.m. J25 * Notre Dame 8:00 p.m. J28 * at Virginia 7:00 p.m. F1 * at Virginia Tech 4:00 p.m. F3 * North Carolina 7:00 p.m. F8 * Miami 12 Noon F10 * at Duke 7:00 p.m. F15 * Syracuse 12 Noon F18 * Pittsburgh 8:00 p.m. F22 * at NC State 4::00 p.m. F24 * Louisville 7:00 p.m. F29 * at Clemson 2:00 p.m. M4 * at Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. M7 * Boston College 4:30 p.m. M10-14 ACC Tournament TBA Greensboro, N.C. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 ACC Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. 2019-20 ACC Standings Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Duke 3 0 1.00 13 1 .929 Virginia 3 0 1.00 11 2 .846 Florida State 3 1 .750 13 2 .867 Louisville 2 1 .667 11 3 .786 Boston College 2 1 .667 8 6 .571 Georgia Tech 2 2 .500 7 7 .500 NC State 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Notre Dame 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Virginia Tech 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Miami 1 2 .333 9 4 .692 Wake Forest 1 2 .333 8 5 .615 N. Carolina 1 2 .333 8 6 .571 Syracuse 1 2 .3338 8 6 .571 Clemson 1 3 .250 7 7 .500 Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record W L Pct. Years Career 547 428 .561 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 347 218 .614 2002-Pr.
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NO. 10/10 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (13-2, 3-1 ACC)
AT WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS (8-5, 1-2 ACC)
LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM (14,665) WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2020; 7:30 P.M. SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES)
FOX SPORTS (TOM WERME, MIKE GMINSKI) “Leonard Hamilton is one of the best coaches in the game. He honestly deserves a statue to be built for what he’s done here (at Florida State). Coach Ham has done an incredible job here and their length is incredible. Combine their length and defensive style of ball and that team is really hard to beat.”
Josh Pastner Georgia Tech Basketball
NATIONALLY RANKED SEMINOLES TRAVEL TO TOBACCO ROAD TO FACE WAKE FOREST Florida State, which has won six straight and 13 of its last 14 games, travels to play Wake Forest at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem on Wednesday, January 8, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks the Seminoles’ second consecutive road game after they defeated No. 7/8 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center on Saturday (78-65). Florida State’s victory over the Cardinals marked their third consecutive double digit ACC win of the season with a +19-point win over Clemson (72-53, December 8), a +12-point victory over Georgia Tech (70-58, December 31) and their +13-point win at Louisville (78-65). Florida State’s 3-1 start in the ACC is its best since beginning the 2016-17 season with a 4-0 record in ACC play – the Seminoles finished that season with a 12-6 conference record and in second place in the final ACC standings. The Seminoles are 3-1 or better (4-0 in 2017) in ACC play for the sixth time in school history (1993, 1999, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2020) and have improved to 4-1 or better (5-0) in 1993, 2011, 2012 and 2017. Following Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest, the Seminoles return home on January 15 to play host to nationally ranked Virginia at the Donald L. Tucker Center. FLORIDA STATE IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS Florida State is 42-10 overall (.808 winning percentage) and 16-6 in ACC play (.727 winning percentage) since the beginning of the 2018-19 season. Florida State won a school-record 29 games and finished with a 29-8 overall record (.784 winning percentage) in advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. With its’ 3-1 record in the 2018 NCAA Tournament the Seminoles, are 45-11 since defeating Missouri on March 16, 2018. FLORIDA STATE ENTERS WEDNESDAY’S GAME WITH A 13-2 OVERALL RECORD Florida State enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest with a 13-2 record and a .867 winning percentage. The Seminoles have won six consecutive and 13 of their last 14 games since a 63-51 win over No. 6 Florida November 10, 2019 in Gainesville. FLORIDA STATE RECENTLY IN THE ACC Florida State is 15-2 in regular season ACC games (.882 winning percentage) since defeating Clemson (77-68) on January 22, 2019 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles won 12 of their final 13 regular season ACC games of the 2018-19 season and have won three of their first four ACC games of the 2019-20 season. During that stretch of games, Florida State is 9-0 at home and 6-2 on the road in ACC play with victories at Miami (January 27, 2019), at Syracuse (February 5, 2019), at Georgia Tech (February 16, 2019), at Clemson (February 19, 2019), at Wake Forest (March 9, 2019) and at Louisville (January 4, 2020). FLORIDA STATE RECENTLY IN THE ACC – NOTE II Florida State has a 15-2 record in its last 17 ACC games since defeating Clemson on January 22, 2019 – the best record in the ACC since that date. Duke is second with a 14-3 record in their last 17 ACC games since a 79-64 win over Pittsburgh on January 22, 2019. HAMILTON NEEDS JUST ONE WIN TO MOVE INTO SIXTH PLACE FOR VICTORIES IN ACC HISTORY Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton needs just one victory to move into a tie for sixth place in ACC history with for overall career wins. Hamilton enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest with 347 wins as Florida State’s head coach; he is only one win from tying former Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell (348 career wins) as one of the top six winningest coaches in the history of the greatest basketball conference in the history of the game. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Wake Forest and win its seventh consecutive game. It would mark the second consecutive season the Seminoles would have won at least four consecutive games – they won eight consecutive games (January 22 through February 19, 2019) and won seven consecutive games (November 28, 2018 through January 1, 2019) – in finishing with a 29-8 record during the 2018-19 season; …Defeat Wake Forest and win its fourth consecutive ACC contest. It would mark the second time in the last two seasons the Seminoles have won at least four consecutive ACC games. Florida State won a school record eight consecutive ACC games during the 2018-19 season (January 22 through February 19) in finishing with a school-record 13 conference wins and a 13-5 record in ACC play; …Defeat Wake Forest and win its third consecutive game against the Demon Deacons.
2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results O22 1 Barry University W, 95-66 N1 1 Columbus State W, 84-54 N6 * at Pittsburgh L, 61-63 N10 at Florida W, 63-51 N15 Western Carolina W, 79-74 N20 2 Chattanooga W, 89-53 N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 80-65 N25 2 Chicago State W, 113-56 N29 3 vs. Tennessee W, 60-57 N30 3 vs. Purdue W, 63-60 (ot) D3 at Indiana L, 64-80 D8 * Clemson W, 72-53 D17 North Florida W, 98-81 D21 USF W, 66-60 D28 North Alabama W, 88-71 D31 * Georgia Tech W, 70-58 J4 * at Louisville W, 78-65 J8 * at Wake Forest 7:30 p.m. J15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. J18 * at Miami 1:00 p.m. J25 * Notre Dame 8:00 p.m. J28 * at Virginia 7:00 p.m. F1 * at Virginia Tech 4:00 p.m. F3 * North Carolina 7:00 p.m. F8 * Miami 12 Noon F10 * at Duke 7:00 p.m. F15 * Syracuse 12 Noon F18 * Pittsburgh 8:00 p.m. F22 * at NC State 4::00 p.m. F24 * Louisville 7:00 p.m. F29 * at Clemson 2:00 p.m. M4 * at Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. M7 * Boston College 4:30 p.m. M10-14 ACC Tournament TBA Greensboro, N.C. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 ACC Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
2019-20 ACC Standings
Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Duke 3 0 1.00 13 1 .929 Virginia 3 0 1.00 11 2 .846 Florida State 3 1 .750 13 2 .867 Louisville 2 1 .667 11 3 .786 Boston College 2 1 .667 8 6 .571 Georgia Tech 2 2 .500 7 7 .500 NC State 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Notre Dame 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Pittsburgh 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Virginia Tech 1 2 .333 10 4 .714 Miami 1 2 .333 9 4 .692 Wake Forest 1 2 .333 8 5 .615 N. Carolina 1 2 .333 8 6 .571 Syracuse 1 2 .3338 8 6 .571 Clemson 1 3 .250 7 7 .500
Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record W L Pct. Years Career 547 428 .561 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 347 218 .614 2002-Pr.
HAMILTON MOVES CLOSER TO SIXTH WINNINGEST COACH IN ACC HISTORY With 347 career victories during his tenure at Florida State, 18th-year Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters the Seminoles’ game at Wake Forest as the seventh all-time winningest coach in ACC history. He needs just one win to move into a tie for sixth place in ACC history (tying Maryland’s Lefty Driesell) and only three wins to become the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career games. Hamilton In ACC History Rank Coach, School Career Wins 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,069 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 3. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 5. Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 354 6. Lefty Driesell, Maryland 348 7. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 347 HAMILTON ONLY TWO WINS FROM TOP FIVE ACC RANKING With 158 career ACC victories (regular season and ACC Tournament), Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton needs only three ACC wins to become the fifth all-time winningest coach in league history in ACC games only. Including Florida State’s victories over Clemson on December 8, 2019, Georgia Tech on December 31, 2019 and at Louisville on January 4, 2020, Hamilton has led the Seminoles to 158 ACC wins during his career, and needs only three conference wins to move sole possession of fifth place in ACC history with 161 all-time ACC wins. Hamilton in ACC Games Only History Rank Coach School Career ACC Wins 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 492 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 422 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 231 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 210 5. Frank McGuire, North Carolina and South Carolina 160 6. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 158 FLORIDA STATE WITH THREE VICTORIES OVER RANKED TEAMS Florida State has won three games against ranked teams – all in games away from Tallahassee. The Seminoles have won two true road games against top-10 ranked teams – at No. 6/6 Florida and at No. 7/8 Louisville. They defeated No. 16/17 Tennessee on a neutral site in the third round of the Emerald Coast Classic at the Arena at Northwest Florida State College. Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton has now led the Seminoles to victories over 24 teams ranked in the nation’s top 10 with 13 of those wins coming away from Tallahassee. Seminoles Against Ranked Teams in 2019-20 Opponent Date Ranking Notes Florida November 10, 2019 No. 6/6 Florida State wins, 63-51, in true road game Tennessee November 29, 2019 No. 16/17 Florida State wins, 60-57, on neutral court Louisville January 4, 2020 No. 7/8 Florida State wins, 78-65, in true road game SEMINOLES FROM LONG RANGE Led by a season-high tying five 3-point field goals made by junior M.J. Walker, Florida State shot a season-best .478 from the 3-point line in its 78-65 win at Louisville on Saturday. It marked the fourth time this season the Seminoles have shot above 40 percent from the 3-point line and the fourth time this season they had made double figures in 3-point shots (11 against the Cardinals). Long Range Shooting Seminoles Opponent 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes North Alabama 7 21 .333 2 3FGM by Malik Osborne and Patrick Williams in 88-71 FSU win Georgia Tech 6 17 .353 2 3FGM by Anthony Polite and Devin Vassell in 70-58 FSU win Louisville 11 23 .478 5 3FGM by M.J. Walker in 78-65 FSU win Totals 24 61 .393 FSU averaging 7.3 3FGM/Game in first 15 games FLORIDA STATE’S DOUBLE FIGURE 3-POINT SHOTS Florida State made 11 3-point field goals in its victory at Louisville on Saturday – the fourth time this season (15 in its victory over Clemson, 11 in its win over Louisville and 10 each in its victories over Chattanooga and Chicago State) the Seminoles have made double digits in 3-point field goals in a single game. FLORIDA STATE LEADS THE ACC IN FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest as the ACC leader in team free throw shooting percentage with a .760 mark. The Seminoles are the only team in the ACC shooting 76 percent or better from the free throw line. Including a school-record 17-of-17 performance from the free throw line in its 88-71 win over North Alabama on December 28, the Seminoles shot a combined .784 percent from the free throw line in its last six games. Seminoles From The Free Throw Line In The Last Six Games Opponent FTM FTA Pct. Notes Clemson 7 10 .700 RaiQuan Gray a perfect 4 of 4 from FT in 72-53 FSU win North Florida 10 14 .714 Patrick Williams a perfect 2 of 2 from FT in 98-81 FSU win vs. USF 15 19 .789 M.J. Walker a near perfect 6 of 7 from FT line in 66-60 FSU win North Alabama 17 17 1.000 6 Seminoles perfect from the FT line in 88-71 FSU win Georgia Tech 6 9 .667 Anthony Polite a perfect 2 of 2 from FT line in 70-58 win at Louisville 3 5 .600 RaiQuan Gray a perfect 2 of 2 from FT line in 78-65 win Totals 58 74 .784
Florida State Basketball / National Polls
ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 19-20 Rec. 1. Gonzaga (54) 16-1 2. Duke (9) 13-1 3. Kansas (2) 11-2 4. Baylor 11-1 5. Auburn 13-0 6. Butler 14-1 7. San Diego State 15-0 8. Michigan State 12-3 9. Oregon 12-3 10. FLORIDA STATE 13-2 11. Ohio State 11-3 12. Maryland 11-3 13. Louisville 11-3 14. Kentucky 10-3 15. Dayton 13-2 16. Villanova 10-3 17. West Virginia 11-2 18. Virginia 11-2 19. Michigan 10-4 20. Penn State 12-2 21. Memphis 12-2 22. Texas Tech 10-3 23. Wichita State 13-1 24. Arizona 11-3 25. Colorado 12-3
USA TODAY POLL
Rk. Team Points 1. Gonzaga (27) 788 2. Duke (4) 764 3. Kansas 739 4. Baylor 670 5. Auburn 626 6. Butler 598 7. San Diego State 552 8. Michigan State 518 9. Oregon 506 10. FLORIDA STATE 456 11. Louisville 436 12. Ohio State 435 13. Kentucky 425 14. Maryland 407 15. Dayton 370 16. Villanova 317 17. West Virginia 276 18. Virginia 271 19. Michigan 231 20. Penn State 205 21. Texas Tech 179 22. Memphis 145 23. Wichita State 127 24. Arizona 115 25. Seton Hall 53
ACC Operation Basketball (Oct. 8, 2019) 1. Duke (51) 1564 2. North Carolina (19) 1493 3. Louisville (29) 1448 4. Virginia (12) 1405 5. Florida State 1157 6. NC State 1038 7. Notre Dame 915 8. Syracuse 910 9. Miami 768 10. Pitt 577 11. Clemson 564 12. Georgia Tech 437 13. Boston College 382 14. Virginia Tech 334 15. Wake Forest 328
POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE… F #10 Malik Osborne (6.2 ppg and 5.2 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) F #1 RaiQuan Gray (5.9 ppg and 3.8 rpg; 4 pts and 1 stl vs. Wake Forest, March 9, 2019) G #3 Trent Forrest (12.1 ppg and 4.0 apg; 11 pts and 4 rebs vs. Wake Forest, March 9, 2019) G #23 M.J. Walker (11.3 ppg and 2.3 rpg; 9 pts and 2 rebs vs. Wake Forest, Jan. 31, 2018) G #24 Devin Vassell (11.9 ppg and 4.7 rpg; 8 pts and 2 rebs vs. Wake Forest, Feb. 13, 2019) …AND TOP RESERVES G #2 Anthony Polite (6.4 ppg and 1.2 apg; 5 pts and 2 rebs vs. Wake Forest, Feb. 13, 2019) G #31 Wyatt Wilkes (2.5 ppg and 1.1 rpg; 2 pts and 1 ast vs. Wake Forest, March 9, 2019) F #4 Patrick Williams (8.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) C #15 Dominik Olejniczak (4.0 ppg and 2.2 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) G #11 Nathanael Jack (4.7 ppg and 1.1 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) G #0 RayQuan Evans (3.3 ppg and 1.3 apg; First career game against Wake Forest) C #5 Balsa Koprivica (6.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR WAKE FOREST F #1 Isaiah Mucius (7.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg; 10 pts and 5 rebs vs. Florida State, March 9, 2019) F #33 Ody Oguama (2.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg; First career game against Florida State) G #0 Brandon Childress (15.7 ppg, 4.6 apg; 13 pts and 5 rebs vs. Florida State, March 9, 2019) G #13 Adrien White (7.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg; First career game against Wake Forest) G #23 Chaundee Brown (13.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg; 15 pts and 1 reb vs. Florida State, Jan. 31, 2018) FLORIDA STATE VS. WAKE FOREST -- A SERIES HISTORY The Series: Florida State leads, 27-25 First Game: December 1, 1958; at Wake Forest 73, Florida State 64 Last Game: March 9, 2019; Florida State 65, at Wake Forest 57 Last Florida State Win: March 9, 2019; Florida State 65, at Wake Forest 57 Last Wake Forest Win: January 13, 2018; at Wake Forest 76, Florida State 72 Last Florida State Win in Winston-Salem: March 9, 2019; Florida State 65, at Wake Forest 57 Last Wake Forest Win in Winston-Salem: January 13, 2018; at Wake Forest 76, Florida State 72 Current Streak: Florida State has won 2 Current Streak in Winston-Salem: Florida State has won 1 Leonard Hamilton vs. Wake Forest: 16-12 (16-11 at Florida State, 0-1 at Miami) FLORIDA STATE VS. WAKE FOREST – THE LAST FOUR GAMES March 9, 2019 Feb. 13, 2019 Jan. 31, 2018 Dec. 28, 2016 Florida State 65 at Florida State 88 Florida State 72 at Florida State 88 Wake Forest 57 Wake Forest 66 Wake Forest 76 at Wake Forest 71 FLORIDA STATE VS. WAKE FOREST – THE LAST GAME No. 14 Florida State staged a second-half surge -- 18 straight points -- and took a 65-57 victory over Wake Forest at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C. on March 9, 2019. Florida State won for the 12th time in 13 games, to finish fourth in conference. The Seminoles never led until grabbing the lead at 47-45 on Trent Forrest’s basket with 7:28 left. Phil Cofer followed with an easy basket, then M.J. Walker supplied the knockout with a 3-pointer. The Deacons frequently switched defenses, making it hard for the Seminoles to get the ball inside to 7-foot-4 Christ Koumadje and 6-10 Mfiondu Kabengele. Forrest led a balanced FSU attack -- 11 players scored -- with 11 points. Koumadje had 8 points and 10 rebounds. After a cold-shooting first half by both teams, FSU shot 54 percent in the second half. Brandon Childress, who scored three baskets to spark the Deacons to their early 12-point lead, finished with 13 points and Chaundee Brown added 11 -- all in the first half. The Deacons, who shot just 26 percent, went scoreless for nearly six minutes as the Seminoles erased a 45-40 deficit with their 18-0 run. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS Tonight’s referee is Jamie Luckie and the umpires are Ron Groover and Clarence Armstrong 2019-20 FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Jr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 RSo. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RSo. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.) 3 Trent Forrest G 6-5 210 Jr. Chipley, Fla./Chipley 4 Patrick Williams F 6-8 225 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 260 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia/Montverde Academy 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 215 So. Matteson. Ill./Bosco Institute/Rice 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Eastern Florida State 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 RJr. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 15 Dominik Olejniczak C 7-0 260 Gr. Tourn, Poland/Ole Miss/Drake 20 Travis Light G 6-5 175 RJr. Vienna, Va./IMG Academy 23 M.J. Walker G/F 6-5 213 Jr. Riverdale, Ga./Jonesboro 24 Devin Vassell G 6-6 180 So. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RJr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RSo. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School 44 Ty Hands G 6-5 180 RFr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RayQuan Evans (RAY-Qwan); RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Balsa Koprivica (Ball-Sha Ko-Pra-Vizza); Dominik Olejniczak (DOM-a-nick O-Lynn-A-Chuck); Devin Vassell (Dev-in Vuh-SELL - like Sam Cassell with a V).
Florida State Basketball Upcoming Milestones
Leonard Hamilton
Victories as an ACC Coach 347 (Career at Florida State)
+2 (Needs) 349
To Become the 6th Winningest Coach in ACC History (all victories)
Leonard Hamilton
ACC Victories at Florida State (Regular Season + ACC Tourn.)
158 (career at Florida State) +3 (Needs)
161 To Become the 5th Winningest Coach in ACC
History (ACC games) – surpassing Frank McGuire of North Carolina and
South Carolina
Leonard Hamilton Wins vs. AP No. 1 In Career 4 (career at Florida State)
+4 (Needs) To move into a tie for first place college
basketball history with Roy Williams for all-time wins vs. the nation’s No. 1 ranked
team
Trent Forrest Career Steals
186 (career at Florida State) +3 (Needs)
189 To move into 7th place for career steals in
school history passing Toney Douglas (2007-09)
Trent Forrest Career Assists
391 (career at Florida State) +1 (Needs)
391 To move into 9th place in school history for
career assists passing Luke Loucks (2009-12)
Trent Forrest Career Assists
391 (career at Florida State) +9 (Needs)
400 To become the eighth player in school history with 400 or more career assists
Trent Forrest Career Points
965 (career at Florida State) +35 (needs)
1,000 To become the 49th player in school history
to school 1,000 or more career points
M.J. Walker Career 3-Point Field Goals Made
103 (career at Florida State) +2 (needs)
105 To move into 22nd place in school in school history with 105 career 3-point field goals
made passing Chris Singleton (2009-11)
DOUBLE FIGURE WINS IN ACC PLAY FOR FLORIDA STATE Florida State has won three of its four ACC games so far this season by double figures (+19 vs. Clemson, +12 vs. Georgia Tech and +12 vs. Louisville) and have won eight of their last 15 ACC games by at least 10 points. SEMINOLES SHOOTING WELL FROM THE FIELD Florida State shot .552 from the field (32 of 58) – 16 of 29, .552 in both halves – in its 78-65 victory over Louisville on Saturday. It marked the fifth time this season the Seminoles have shot better than 50 percent from the field in a game, including its season-high of .655 shooting from the field in their 113-56 victory over Chicago State in the second round of the Emerald Coast Classic on November 25. Florida State enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest ranked third in the ACC, with a .471 team field goal shooting percentage. Seminoles Above 50 Percent From The Field Opponent FGM FGA Pct. Notes Chattanooga 34 65 .523 FSU wins, 89-53 Chicago State 38 58 .655 FSU wins, 113-56 North Florida 41 72 .569 FSU wins, 98-81 North Alabama 32 64 .500 FSU wins, 88-71 at Louisville 32 58 .552 FSU wins, 78-65 FLORIDA STATE IS… …Ranked first in the ACC in steals with a 9.5 steals per game average. The Seminoles have earned at least 10 steals in eight different games, including a season-high 13 steals in victories over Chicago State, Tennessee and USF; …Ranked second in the ACC in blocked shots with a 5.6 blocked shots per game average. The Seminoles have blocked at least five shots in 11 of their first 15 games this season, including 10 in their win over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic; …Ranked third in the ACC in scoring offense with a 76.3 points per game scoring average. The Seminoles have scored at least 80 points five times including its season-high 113-point scoring total in its victory over Chicago State on November 25; …Ranked third in the ACC in scoring margin with a +13.1 points per game margin of victory. The Seminoles have outscored their first 15 opponents by 197 points (1,144-947). FLORIDA STATE ON THE BLOCKS Florida State earned six blocked shots (including four in the second half) in its 78-65 win at Louisville on Saturday. The Seminoles have blocked 31 shots in their last four games (7.8 blocked shots per game) and are ranked second in the ACC in both total blocked shots (84) and blocked shots per game (5.6 bpg). Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest with twice as many blocked shots as its opponents (84-42) and with more than twice as many blocked shots as Virginia Tech (41) Boston College (39), Louisville (38) and Clemson (30). Breaking Down The Seminoles Blocked Shots Season Games Blocks BPG Notes 2019-20 15 84 5.6 Devin Vassell leads the Seminoles with 16 blocks (1.1 bpg) 2018-19 37 161 4.3 Mfiondu Kabengele led the Seminoles with 56 blocks (1.5 bpg) Improvement +1.3 FSU with a season-high 10 blocked shots in win over USF SEMINOLES CONTINUE THEIR TRADITION OF SHARING THE BASKETBALL Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest averaging 13.6 assists per game through its first 15 games of the season. On a six-game winning streak, The Seminoles have increased their assists total to at least 15 in each game during their six-game streak. Florida State has 100 assists in their last six games (all victories) with 20 assists coming in its victory over North Florida. The Seminoles’ elevated assists rate has allowed them to have a positive assist:turnover ratio in each of the last six games and for the first 15 games of the season (204:198). Breaking Down The Seminoles Assists Totals Opponent Assists Notes Clemson 16 16 assists on 25 baskets (640 percent assist:basket ratio) North Florida 20 20 assists on 41 baskets (.488 percent assist:basket ratio) vs. USF 16 16 assists on 22 baskets (.727 percent assist:basket ratio) North Alabama 17 17 assists on 32 baskets (.531 percent assist:basket ratio) Georgia Tech 16 16 assists on 29 baskets (.551 percent assist:basket ratio) at Louisville 15 15 assists in 32 baskets (.469 percent assist:basket ratio) FLORIDA STATE’S FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE Florida State enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest ranked fifth in the ACC with a .393 field goal percentage defense mark. The Seminoles are one of seven ACC teams holding their opponents below 40 percent shooting from the field. Florida State has limited its first four ACC opponents to a combined .366 shooting mark and an average of 59.8 points scored per game. It has held each of those four opponents well below their season long scoring average. Seminoles’ Limiting Their Opponent From The Field In ACC Play Opponent FGM FGA Pct. Notes at Pitt 16 51 .314 Limited Pitt to 63 points (3.3 points below its season avg) Clemson 19 53 .358 Limited Clemson to 53 points (15.0 points below its season avg.) Georgia Tech 22 55 .364 Limited Georgia Tech to 58 points (9.6 points below season avg.) Louisville 24 62 .421 Limited Louisville to 65 points (8.4 points below season avg.) Totals 81 221 .366 Seminoles with 3-1 start to ACC play SEMINOLES LEAD THE ACC IN TURNOVERS FORCED Florida State, which forced Georgia Tech into 20 turnovers in its victory over the Yellow Jackets, leads the ACC with 277 turnovers forced and an 18.5 turnovers forced per game average. The Seminoles forced both Purdue (November 30) and USF (December 21 in the Orange Bowl Classic) into 24 turnovers. Florida State has forced 13 or more turnovers in in its four ACC games – with an average of 14.0 points off of turnovers in those four games.
Florida State Basketball By The Numbers
.400 Sophomore Devin Vassell is shooting .400 from the 3-point line (four of 10) and averaging 14.0 point scored in the last two games. He made two 3-point shots each in Florida State’s victories over Georgia Tech and Louisville. .353 Redshirt sophomore Anthony Polite is shooting ,353 from the3-point line (six of 17) in the last four games. .787 Senior Trent Forrest is shooting a career-high .787 from the free throw line and was a perfect seven of seven from the free throw line in the Seminoles’ victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) on November 23. .700 Junior RayQuan Evans is shooting .700 from the field (seven of 10) and averaging 5.3 points scored in the last four games. 2 Two Seminoles – Devin Vassell and Trent Forrest -- have started each of the first 15 games of the season for Florida State. 3 Head Coach Leonard Hamilton has named three captains for the 2019-20 season – Trent Forrest, M.J. Walker and Harrison Prieto. 3 Florida State has defeated all three nationally ranked teams it has played so far this season – No. 6 Florida (63-51, November 10 at Gainesville, Fla.), No. 17 Tennessee (60-57, November 29 at Niceville, Fla.) and No. 7 Louisville (78-65, January 4 at Louisville). 4 Florida State is looking to play in its school-record tying fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament. 4 Junior RayQuan Evans has made four consecutive free throws and enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest shooting .824 from the free throw line. 5 Freshman Patrick Williams has one steal in each of the Seminoles’ last five games and has 15 steals in the first 15 games of his career at Florida State. 5 Senior Trent Forrest enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest with 391 career assists and 186 career steals. He looking to become just the fifth player in school history (Delvon Arrington, Tony Jackson, Tony William and Bob Sura) to earn 400 or more career assists and 200 or more career steals. 5.7 Senior guard Trent Forrest has totaled 17 assists in the last three games and is averaging 5.7 assists per game with six assists in Florida State’s victories over North Alabama and Georgia Tech. 6 Freshman Patrick Williams has blocked six shots in the last three Seminole games with a career-high tying three blocked shots in Florida State’s victory at Louisville on Saturday.
GRAY ON THE BLOCKS Redshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest as one of five Seminoles with at least 10 blocked shots and has blocked at least one shot in six consecutive games. He earned one blocked shot in Florida State’s victory over Louisville and has four blocked shots in the Seminoles’ first four ACC games of the season. Breaking Down Gray’s Blocked Shots Season Games Blocks BPG Notes 2019-20 13 10 0.8 Career-high 2 blocked shots against Georgia Tech, Dec. 31, 2019 2018-19 36 6 0.2 One blocked shot against six different teams Improvement -23 +4 +0.6 At least 1 blocked shot in 9 of 13 games in 2019-20 FORREST ONLY 35 POINTS SHY OF 1,000 FOR HIS CAREER Senior Trent Forrest, who scored 20 points in Florida State’s victory at Louisville on Saturday, enters Florida State’s game at Wake Forest with 965 career points – he needs only 35 points to become just the 48th player in school history to score 1,000 or more career points. He is averaging a career-high 12.1 points this season. After scoring 19 at Pittsburgh in the Seminoles’ season-opener against the Panthers, he has maintained a double figures scoring average during the first 15 games of the season. Breaking Down Forrest’s Scoring Total Season Games Points PPG Notes 2016-17 35 171 4.9 5 double figure scoring games 2017-18 34 269 7.9 11 double figure scoring games 2018-19 37 344 9.3 15 double figure scoring games 2019-20 15 181 12.1 10 double figure scoring games Totals 121 965 8.0 41 career double figure scoring games FORREST REACHED 20-POINT SCORING TOTAL IN VICTORY OVER LOUISVILLE Senior Trent Forrest scored his season-high of 20 points in Florida State’s victory at Louisville – the fourth time he has scored at least 20 points during his Florida State career. He scored his career-high of 23 points in Florida State’s victory over Southeast Missouri State on December 17, 2018 and scored his ACC career-high of 21 points in the Seminoles’ victory over Boston College on March 3, 2018 in Tallahassee. TRENT FORREST IN FLORIDA STATE’S RECORD BOOK… …Career Steals — 8th — 186; …Career Assists — T9th — 391; …Career Free Throws Made — 16th — 290; …Career Free Throws Attempted — 18th — 393; …Games Played — T23rd — 121 FORREST DISPLAYING IMPROVEMENT FROM 3-POINT LINE Senior Trent Forrest hit a crucial second half 3-point shot to give the Seminoles a 44-37 lead with 17:29 remaining – a basket which allowed Florida State just a bit of breathing room in a back of forth game at the KFC Yum! Center. He has named nearly as many 3-piint shots this season (10) than he did in the first three seasons and 106 games of his career (11) and is shooting more than 15 percentage points higher from the bonusphere this season than he did as a freshman, sophomore and junior combined Breaking Down Forrest From The Bonushpere Seasons 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes This Season 10 29 .345 Averages 0.7 3FGM/Game First 3 Season 11 52 .191 Averaged 0.1 3FGM/Game Improvement -1 -23 +.154 has made a 3-point shot in nine different games this season POLITE WORKS HIMSELF INTO THE SEMINOLES’ STARTING LINEUP Redshirt sophomore Anthony Polite, who has started both of the Seminoles’ last two victories against Georgia Tech and Louisville, has started a career-high five games this season. As his starts and minutes played per game have increased, so have his scoring average. Polite enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest averaging a career-high 6.4 points scored per game – more than double his scoring average from his redshirt freshman season. Breaking Down Polite’s Scoring Average Season Games Points PPG Notes 2019-20 15 96 6.4 Career-high 12 points in ACC victory over Clemson 2018-19 30 8- 2.7 Season-high 9 points in wins over Canisius and Murray State Improvement -15 +16 +3.7 Double figure scoring in 3 games during 2018-19 season POLITE BECOMMNG ONE OF THE SEMINOLES’ MOST CONSISTENT 3-POINT SHOOTERS Redshirt sophomore Anthony Polite enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest having made a career-high 18 3-point field goals and shooting a career-high .353 from the bonusphere. He has made at least one 3-point field goal in four consecutive and nine of 15 games this season. Polite made his career-high of 4ofur 4-point field goals and scored his career-high of 12 points in Florida State’s ACC victory over Clemson on December 8. Breaking Down Polite’s Improved Shooting From the 3-Point Line Season Games 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes 2019-20 15 18 51 .390 Averaging 1.2 3FGM/Game 2018-19 30 11 46 .239 Averaged 0.4 3FGM/Game Improvement -15 +7 +5 +.151 Averaging 0.6 3FGM/Game for his career
Florida State Basketball By The Numbers
6 Redshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray has blocked six shots in the last six games (1.0 bpg) including two in Florida State’s victory over Clemson on December 8. 8 Eight different Seminoles have started at least one game for Florida State in the first 13 contests of the 2019-20 season. 8 Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest having won a school record eight consecutive overtime games including a 63-60 extra session win over Purdue in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic on November 30. 8 Redshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray has earned at least one steal in eight consecutive games and is averaging 1.9 steals per game since earning four in Florida State’s victory over Purdue in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic. 12 Sophomore Devin Vassell has at least one steal in 12 consecutive and 13 of 15 games this season. He has earned a steal in every game since Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga on November 20. 13 Florida State is undefeated, 13-0, when it outscores its opponent. 13 Florida State has forced at least 13 turnovers by its opponents in each of its first 15 games of the season. 20 Florida State will play 20 regular season ACC games for the first time in school and ACC history during the 2019-20 season. 23 As a team Florida State made 23 consecutive free throws in wins over USF, North Alabama and Georgia Tech. The Seminoles made their final three free throws in their win over USF, each of its 17 in their win over North Alabama and their first three in their win over Georgia Tech. 23 Junior M.J. Walker scored 23 points off of the bench in Florida State’s victory at Louisville on Saturday – the most by a Seminole in a reserve role since Mfiondu Kabengele scored 26 off of the bench against Boston College on January 20, 2019. 34 Senior Trent Forrest enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest with 478 career rebounds. He needs 22 rebounds to become just the 34th player in school history with 500 or more career rebounds. 46 Redshirt sophomore RaiQuan Gray has 46 steals in 49 career games including 17 in 13 games this season. He averages a career-high 1.3 steals per game entering Wednesday’s game at Wake Forest. 51 Senior Trent Forrest has started 51 of the last 52 games for Florida State in the last two seasons. The only game he did not start that stretch of games was on Senior Day in 2019.
DEVIN VASSELL IS THE SEMINOLES’ LEADING 3-POINT SHOOTER Sophomore Devin Vassell, who made two shots from long range in the Seminoles’ victory at Louisville on Saturday, enters Wednesday’s game against Wake Forest as Florida State’s leader in 3-point shots with 19. He has made multiple 3-point shots in six of Florida State’s first 15 games of the season including three in wins over Chattanooga and at Indiana. Breaking Down Vassell From The 3-Point Line Season 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes 2019-20 19 51 .373 Season-high 3 3FGM against Chattanooga and Indiana 2018-19 26 62 .419 Career-high 4 3FGM in victory over Virginia Tech, March 14, 2019 Totals 45 113 .398 DEVIN VASSELL IN THE LAST TWO GAMES… …Has scored 28 points and is averaging 14.0 points scored per game. He has scored exactly 14 points in each of the Seminoles’ first four games in ACC play this season against Pitt, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Louisville; …He is shooting .426 from the field (12 of 26). He has made 24 field goals in four ACC games this season – six each against Pitt, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Louisville. VASSELL IS FLORIDA STATE’S CHIEF THIEF Sophomore Devin Vassell enters Wednesday’s game at Wake Forrest with at least one steal in 12 consecutive games and 24 steals in the first 15 games of the season He has 22 steals in Florida State’s last 12 games since earning one in the Seminoles’ win over Chattanooga on November 20. Breaking Down Vassell’s Steals Season Games Steals SPG Notes 2019-20 15 24 1.6 Career-high 3 steals in wins over Chicago State, Tennessee, N, Fla. 2018-19 33 18 0.5 Career-high 3 steals in win over Canisius Improvement -18 +6 +1.1 Multiple steals in 12 different games EVANS DISPLAYS HIS SHOOTING ABILITY IN VICTORY OVER LOUISVILLE Junior guard RayQuan Evans was a perfect three of three from the field and tied his career-high with seen points in Florida State’s victory over Louisville on Saturday. It marked the second time in the last three games (also in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama on December 28) that he had scored second points in a Seminole victory. Evans is shooting .700 percent (seven of 10 from the field) and .750 from the 3-point line (three of four) in the last four games. NOTING PATRICK WILLIAMS… …He is ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 15 and a 1.0 blocked shots per game average. He has at least one blocked shot in nine of Florida State’s first 15 games of the season; …He has six blocked shots in the last three games including a career-high high tying three in Florida State’s victory at No. 7 Louisville on Saturday. He also blocked three shots in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida on November 10; …He has scored in double figures in six different games with his career-high of 18 points coming in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina on November 15. He scored in double figures in an ACC game for the first time in the Seminoles’ victory over Georgia Tech on December 31, 2019. WALKER COMES OFF THE BENCH TO SCORE 23 AGAINST LOUISVILLE Junior M.J. Walker came off of the bench to score a near career-high 23 points in Florida State’s victory at Louisville on Saturday. Walker, who substituted into the game after the first media timeout of the game, made nine of 13 shots from the field (69.2 percent) including five of seven (71.4 percent) from the 3-point line. He was credited with three assists (which led directly to eight points) and blocked one shot as the Seminoles defeated their third nationally ranked team of the season. Walker scored a team-high 15 first half points (on three made 3-point shots and three made 2-point shots) to stake the Seminoles to a 39-32 halftime lead. He entered the game and the 15:45 mark of the first half and immediately scored five points in a 36 second span to give the Seminoles an early lead on the road. He added 10 more first half points including a lay-up at the 2:46 mark that gave Florida State a 31-30 lead – a lead it never relinquished in winning the game. Breaking Down Walker’s 5+ 3-Point Field Goal Games Rank 3FGM Opponent Notes 1. 6 at Miami Totaled 22 points in win at Miami, January 27, 2019 2. 5 at Louisville Totaled 23 points in win at Louisville, January 4, 2020 5 vs. Southern Miss Totaled 15 points in win over Southern Miss, Dec, 21, 2017 5 Charleston Southern Totaled 22 points in win over Charleston Southern, December 18, 2017 5 LSU Totaled 21 points in win over LSU, Nov. 23, 2018 WALKER MOVES INTO FLORIDA STATE’S ALL-TIME TOP-25 FOR CAREER M.J. Walker’s five made 3-point field goals in Florida State’s victory over Louisville moved him into 23rd place at Florida State for career 3-point field goals made. He needs five more made shots from long range to move into Florida State’s all-time top 20 in the category. NOTING MALIK OSBORNE… …He tied his Florida State high with nine rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Louisville. He also totaled nine rebounds in the Seminoles’ season opener at Pitt and in the Seminoles’ victory over Chattanooga; …He scored his Florida State high of 14 points in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama in the Seminoles’ final none-conference game of the regular season; …He has blocked six shots in the last six games and is third on the team with 13 blocked shots. He has blocked 37 shots in the first 46 games of his career; …He has started 13 of his 15 games in his first season at Florida State and 40 of the first 46 games of his career (one season at Rice and one season at Florida State).
Florida State Men’s Basketball What’s In a Seminoles’ Name
RayQuan Evans – “My full name is RayQuan Ethan Evans. My dad took the name of one of the singers, Raekwon, from the 1990’s band Wu Tang Clan, and put his own spin on the spelling for my first name. Ethan, from the Bible, came from my mom. The name Ethan means strong, firm and long-lived.” RaiQuan Gray –“My full name is RaiQuan Kelvan Gray. I wasn’t named after anyone specifically. My name means wisdom and power. All the children in my family have an R to begin their names – my sister, Raven and my brother, Rasheed. My middle name is similar to my dad’s middle name which is Kelvin.” Anthony Polite – “My full name is Anthony Michael Lewis Polite. Anthony comes from Saint Antonio (also known as Anthony of Lisbon) whose birthday was June 13, 1231. My grandmother was also born on June 13 and my mother really loved the name Anthony. My middle name, Michael, is from my dad and Lewis is after my mother’s grandfather – my great-grandfather.” Trent Forrest – “My full name is Landon Trent Forrest. I was named after the actor Michael Landon because my family really enjoyed him as an actor. Trent is not a family name – it was the chosen middle name for me by my parents and one that I preferred as a child. My oldest brother is named Lester Tremaine Forest (LTF) and my parents wanted to keep the same initials for me.” Balsa Koprivica – “My name comes from the ancient Serbian King Balšić and his family. The Balšićs were a noble family that ruled from 1362 to 1421, during and after the fall of the Serbian Empire. Balsa also means strong and well built.” Malik Osborne – “My full name is Malik James Osborne. Malik comes from a close friend of my father and James from my father.” M.J Walker – “My full name is James Michael Walker, Jr. I am named after my father who is James Michael Walker, Sr.” Devin Vassell – “My full name is Devin Anthony Vassell. I got my first name from my grandmother. My parents were going to name me Anthony, but my grandmother preferred Devin, so that’s what my family went with.” Harrison Prieto – “My full name is Harrison Hansbrough Prieto. I’m named after my great-grandfather, Peter Harrison Hansbrough, but my mom liked the named Harrison more than she did Peter, so she chose to name me Harrison.” Wyatt Wilkes – “My full name is Wyatt David Wilkes. I’m not really named after anyone; my parents wanted a name that wasn’t easily nicknamed and one that sounded original.”
2019-20 Florida St. Men's BasketballCombined Team Statistics
All games
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Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 13-2 8-0 2-2 3-0CONFERENCE 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 10-1 6-0 1-1 3-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTFlorida St. 546 593 5 1144Opponents 462 483 2 947
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.11/06/2019 at Pittsburgh L 61-63 901611/10/2019 at Florida W 63-51 1085111/15/2019 Western Caro. W 79-74 949011/20/2019 Chattanooga W 89-53 757211/23/2019 Saint Francis (PA) W 80-65 759511/25/2019 Chicago St. W 113-56 610211/29/2019 vs Tennessee W 60-57 250011/30/2019 vs Purdue W 63-60 250012/03/2019 at Indiana L 64-80 1722212/08/2019 Clemson W 72-53 783412/17/2019 North Florida W 98-81 554212/21/2019 vs South Fla. W 66-60 892712/28/2019 North Ala. W 88-71 563612/31/2019 Georgia Tech W 70-58 683701/04/2020 at Louisville W 78-65 17786
2019-20 Florida St. Men's BasketballCombined Team Statistics
Specific games
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Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTFlorida St. 122 159 0 281Opponents 119 120 0 239
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.11/06/2019 at Pittsburgh L 61-63 901612/08/2019 Clemson W 72-53 783412/31/2019 Georgia Tech W 70-58 683701/04/2020 at Louisville W 78-65 17786
2019-20 Florida St. Men's BasketballTeam Game-by-Game
RayQuan Evans’ Career High’sPTS ........... 7 at Louisville (1-4-20)...................7 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)FGM ......... 3 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .......... 5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FG% ......... 1.000 at Louisville (1-4-20)3FGM ....... 1 at Louisville (1-4-20)...................1 vs. USF (12-21-19)3FGA ........ 7 at Louisville (1-4-20)...................1 vs. USF (12-21-19)...................1 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FG% ....... .500 vs. USF (12-21-19)FTM .......... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FTA ........... 6 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................1.000 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................1.000 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)OR.............1 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)DR .............2 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................2 vs. USF (12-21-19)REBS ........2 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................2 vs. USF (12-21-19)...................2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)AST ...........5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)BLK .......... 1 vs. USF (12-21-19)STL ........... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)MIN ..........22 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20 season
6-4, 210, Junior, Billings, Montana
2019-20 Season* Playing a big role in the Seminoles’ rotation at the point guard position.* One of two junior college transfers (also Nathanael Jack) in the expected to contribute to the Seminoles’ success.* Made his Florida State debut 3 minutes played in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Extended playing time against Chattanooga with 4 points and 4 steals in 13 minutes of play* Totaled 6 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory at home against Saint Francis* Totaled 6 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee* Scored 4 points, earned 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in Florida State’s victory over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic* Totaled 7 points on a perfect 3 of 3 from the free throw line in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama* Totaled 7 points in 8 minutes of play in Florida State’s victory over No. 7 Louisville at the KFC Yum! Center
At North Idaho* Graduated from North Idaho College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design.* Recognized as the Northwest Athletic Conference Male Basketball Athlete of the Year in 2019.* Named to the All-East Region Defensive Team and as the East Region MVP in 2019.* LedtheCardinalstoatwo-yearcombinedrecordof56-10;theyfinishedwithacombined27-5overallrecord in NWAC play including a perfect 16-0 record during the 2018-19 season.* Averaged 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in leading North Idaho to its second consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference championship in 2019.
On Evans* His dad played basketball at the University of Montana. He played two seasons as a forward at Montana. (1993 and 1994). He averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked during his career* Has three brothers – Tray, Tye and Cam.* Originally from (and born in) Georgetown, S.C. Moved to Montana to begin his freshman year of high school.
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RayQuan EvansDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga 2-0 13 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 4 4N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 3-0 17 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1 2 1 5 0 0 0 6N25 Chicago State 4-0 22 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 3 2 2 0 1 6N29 vs. Tennessee 5-0 7 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 N30 vs. Purdue 6-0 6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.00 1-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4D3 at Indiana 7-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D8 * Clemson 8-0 11 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0D17 North Florida 9-0 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0D21 vs. USF 10-0 12 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 1 2 1 1 0 4D28 North Alabama 11-0 13 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 7D31 * Georgia Tech 12-0 10 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 3J4 * at Louisville 13-0 8 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
2RayQuan Evans averaged 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in leading North Idaho College to its second consecutive North-west Athletic Conference championship in 2019.
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2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RaiQuan GrayDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-1 27 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 7N10 at Florida 2-2 24 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 4-6 .667 0-5 5 1 2 1 0 1 7N15 Western Carolina 3-3 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4N20 Chattanooga DNPN23 St. Francis (Pa.) DNPN25 Chicago State 4-3 16 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 2-5 7 3 1 2 0 1 6N29 vs. Tennessee 5-3 18 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2N30 vs. Purdue 6-3 25 2-10 .200 0-4 .000 2-4 .500 1-6 7 1 2 3 1 4 6D3 at Indiana 7-3 26 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-3 3 4 2 2 0 1 8D8 * Clemson 8-3 17 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 4-4 1.000 0-2 2 2 1 0 1 1 7D17 North Florida 9-4 22 5-6 .833 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-3 3 1 5 2 1 3 11D21 vs. USF 10-5 28 4-10 .400 1-3 .300 2-2 1.000 3-4 7 2 1 2 3 1 11D28 North Alabama 11-6 18 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 3 0 1 1 1 1 2D31 * Georgia Tech 12-7 24 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1-1 2 4 1 5 2 1 4J4 * at Louisville 13-8 21 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-5 5 2 0 4 1 1 2J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
RaiQuan Gray’s Career HighsPTS ........... 11 vs. USF (12-21-19)...................11 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)...................11 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FGM ......... 5 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGA .......... 10 vs. 3 Teams...................Last vs. USF (12-21-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 3 Teams...................Last at Wake Forest (3-9-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FGA ........ 4 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................4 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 at North Carolina (2-23-19)FTM .......... 4 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTA ........... 6 at Florida (11-10-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 9 Teams...................Last at Louisville (1-4-20)OR.............3 vs. USF (12-21-19)DR .............6 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................6 vs. Gonzaga (3-28-19)REBS ........7 vs. USF (12-21-19)...................7 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................7 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)AST ...........5 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)BLK .......... 2 vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)STL ........... 5 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)MIN ..........28 vs. USF (12-21-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20 season
6-8, 260, Redshirt-Sophomore, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
#1 RaiQuan Gray Forward
2019-20 Season* One of three Seminoles with experience as a starter who is expected to play a large part in the Seminoles’ fortunes.* A starter with 7 points and 3 rebounds at Pitt in Florida State’s season opener* Totaled 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Scored 6 points and pulled down a career-high 7 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Chicago St. in Tallahassee* Totaled 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 assist in Florida State’s victory over Purdue* Scored 8 points to go along with 4 rebounds in Florida State’s game at Indiana in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge* Tied his career-high with 11 points with a career-high 5 assists in Florida State’s victory over North Florida* Tied his career-highs with 11 points and 7 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic
2018-19 Season* Averaged 3.9 points (10th on the team), 2.3 rebounds (sixth), 0.8 steals (third) and shot .721 from the free throw. line (seventh) as he played in 36 of Florida State’s 37 games in leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* A starter during the regular season in Florida State’s victory over Southeast Missouri State (Dec. 17) and in the Seminoles’ NCAA Tournament games against Vermont (March 21), Murray State (March 23) and Gonzaga (March 28) in the Sweet 16.* AnintegralpartofFloridaState’srecord-setting2018-19seasonastheSeminolesfinishedwitha28-9record,a 13-5 record in ACC play, in fourth place in the ACC standings, with their third appearance in school history in the ACC Tournament Championship game and a second consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* Totaled his career-high of 11 points in Florida State’s second round NCAA Tournament game victory over Murray State at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. His 11 points came in a starters role during which he played his career- high of 24 minutes.
2017-18 Season* A redshirt season. He did not appear in any games during the regular season.* Averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in Florida State’s pair of exhibition games wins to begin the season.
On Gray* Graduated from Dillard High School in 2017* As a senior he led Dillard to a 28-5 record overall while averaging a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds.* HelpedthePanthersfinish28-4andnationallyranked20thbyMaxPreps.* Was recognized by MaxPreps as a part of the Tour of Champions nationally ranked teams.* Selected as a member of the 2016 and 2017 All-Broward County First-Team by the Miami Herald.
4/3RaiQuan Gray started four games as a redshirt fresh-man -- one in the regular season against Southeast Missouri State and three
in the NCAA Tournament against Vermont, Murray
State and Gonzaga
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2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Anthony PoliteDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 23 2-10 .200 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 1-3 4 3 0 3 0 1 8N10 at Florida 2-0 18 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 1 7N15 Western Carolina 3-0 24 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 2 0 1 2 1 2 3N20 Chattanooga 4-1 25 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 0-2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-2 29 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-6 7 0 2 5 1 5 8N25 Chicago State 6-3 15 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-2 4 0 5 0 0 3 9N29 vs. Tennessee 7-3 17 1-5 .200 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 1 2N30 vs. Purdue 8-3 21 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2D3 at Indiana 9-3 18 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 1-2 3 4 0 1 1 1 7D8 * Clemson 10-3 18 4-7 .571 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 3 0 2 1 0 0 12D17 North Florida 11-3 20 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-3 4 1 0 1 0 0 4D21 vs. USF 12-3 24 4-9 .444 2-7 .286 1-2 .500 1-4 5 1 4 0 1 2 11D28 North Alabama 13-3 15 4-5 .800 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 1 1 1 0 1 11D31 * Georgia Tech 14-4 29 2-8 .250 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 1-3 4 1 2 2 0 2 8J4 * at Louisville 15-4 18 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
Anthony Polite’s Career HighsPTS ........... 12 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)FGM ......... 4 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................4 vs. USF (12-21-19)...................4 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)FGA .......... 9 vs. USF (12-21-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 7 vs. USF (12-21-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FTM .......... 4 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FTA ........... 4 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)................... 4 vs. Florida (11-6-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 11 teams...................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)OR.............4 vs. Troy (12-3-18)DR .............6 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)REBS ........7 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)AST ...........5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)BLK .......... 1 vs. Indiana (12-3-19)...................1 at Florida (11-10-16)...................1 at Pitt (1-14-19)STL ........... 5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........29 vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)...................29 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
2019-20 Season* Named the Most Outstanding Player with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Florida State’s 66-60 victory over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.* Will play a large role in Florida State’s success as sure-handed point guard* EntershisthirdseasonintheSeminoles’programhavingplayedin31gamesinhisfirsttwoseasons* Totaled 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in Florida State’ victory over No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* AstarterforthefirsttimeinhiscareerintheSeminoles’victoryoverChattanoogainTallahassee* Totaled 8 points and a career-high 7 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Saint Francis in Tallahassee* Scored 9 points to go along with a career-high 5 assists in Florida State’s win over Chicago State* Totaledacareer-high12pointsonacareer-high4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFSU’shomewinoverClemson* Totaled 11 points on 2 of 2 made free throws in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama on December 28
2018-19 Season* Averaged 2.7 points (11th on the team), 1.6 rebounds (ninth) and 0.6 steals (seventh) while playing in 30 of Florida State’s 37 games during its record-setting and NCAA Tournament season.* Averaged 11.5 minutes played per game as one of 11 Seminoles who averaged 11 or more minutes played per game* Shot.773fromthefieldashefinishedtheseasonasoneofonlyfiveplayersontheteamtoshoot77percentorbetter from the free throw line* Ahugeliftoffofthebenchwith9points,4reboundsand3stealsinFloridaState’svictoryoverMurrayStatein the NCAA Tournament -- a win that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament
9/16Anthony Polite tied his
career-high with nine points in Florida State’s victory over Murray State in the
second round of the NCAA Tournament -- a win that sent the Seminoles to the
Sweet 16
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#3 Trent Forrest Guard
Trent Forrest’s Career HighsPTS ..........23 vs. Southeast Missouri (12-17-18)FGM ........9 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .........16 at Pitt (11-6-19)FG% .........857 vs. Nicholls State (12-8-16)...................857 vs. Detroit Mercy (11-20-16)3FGM ......2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGA .......4 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)..................4 vs. Southeast Missouri (12-17-18)3FG % .....1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)..................1.000 vs. Nicholls State (12-8-16)FTM .........11 at Pitt (1-14-19)FTA ..........12 at Pitt (1-14-19)FT% ........1.000 vs. 15 Teams..................Last vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)OR............6 at Duke (2-28-17)DR ............11 vs. UAB (11-22-18)REBS .......11 vs. UAB (11-22-18)..................11 vs. Syracuse (1-13-18)AST ..........12 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)BLK .........3 vs. USF (12-21-19)STL ..........5 vs. Louisville (2-9-19)..................5 vs. UConn (12-8-18)MIN .........40 vs. Syracuse (1-13-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
6-4, 210, Senior, Chipley, Fla.
2019-20 Season* On the Watch List for the Bob Cousy Award presented to the nation’s top point guard.* A pre-season All-ACC Second-Team selection by the voting media at Operation ACC Basketball.* Named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team as the Seminoles won the championship* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Scored 16 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s win over Western Carolina* Totaled 17 points, 4 rebound and 3 steals in Florida State’s win over Purdue to win the Emerald Coast Classic* Scored a team-high 13 points with 4 rebounds in Florida State’ game against Indiana in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge* Season-high20pointson9of11shootingfromthefieldwith5assistsinFloridaState’svictoryatLouisville
2018-19 Season* Averagedacareer-high9.3points(thirdontheteam),4.5rebounds(fourth),3.7assists(first)andacareer-high1.9 steals(first)asFloridaState’sstartingpointguard.* Named to the NCAA Tournament All-West Regional Tournament team in leading FSU to the NCAA Sweet 16* Career-high 23 points with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in Florida State’s victory over Southeast Missouri * Totaled 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State’s victory over No. 2 Virginia in the ACC Tournament* Totaled 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in Florida State’s Sweet 16 game against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament
2017-18 Season * Averaged7.9points(fifth)and3.9assists(first)asheplayedin34gameswithtwostarts* Named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team and the 2018 ACC Honor Roll* Career-high21pointsandfirstcareerdouble-doubleof21pointsand10reboundsagainstBostonCol.onMarch3* Totaled 16 points and 4 assists came in Florida State’s overtime win over Clemson on Feb. 14* Totaled 16 points to go along with 7 assists and 3 steals in 32 minutes against NC State* Totaled 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists in Florida State’s victory over Xavier in the NCAA Tournament
2016-17 Season* Averaged4.9points(tiedforseventh),2.7rebounds(seventh)and1.2steals(first)asheplayedinall35games* Named to the 2017 ACC All-Academic Men’s Basketball Team * Totaled his season-high of 13 points and 6 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Nicholls State on Dec. 8* Doublefiguresforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwith10pointsand3reboundsinFloridaState’swinoverIona
On Forrest* A consensus top 50 prep player who was ranked 45th among all prep players by ESPN.com entering college with the class of 2016* Ranked as the seventh best player in the state of Florida, the 11th best shooting guard in the nation, the 48th best player in the country and was a four-star player by Sports Illustrated* Ranked as the 62nd best high school player in the nation by Scout.com* A strong athlete on the wing who is an outstanding athlete and a stellar defender2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Trent ForrestDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-1 39 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 0-2 2 2 2 5 1 2 19N10 at Florida 2-2 31 1-7 .143 1-3 333 5-6 .833 3-5 8 1 7 4 0 1 8N15 Western Carolina 3-3 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000 1-1 2 4 2 1 0 1 16N20 Chattanooga 4-4 30 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-4 4 1 7 4 2 1 5N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-5 26 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000 1-4 5 1 4 3 0 2 13N25 Chicago State 6-6 15 5-8 .625 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 0 6 2 0 3 12N29 vs. Tennessee 7-7 34 3-11 .273 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 0-4 4 2 4 8 1 1 9N30 vs. Purdue 8-8 39 6-13 .462 0-3 .000 5-6 .833 2-2 4 0 0 2 0 3 17D3 at Indiana 9-9 35 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 4-0 4 2 2 4 0 1 13D8 * Clemson 10-10 30 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-3 3 2 5 2 0 1 9D17 North Florida 11-11 26 4-9 .444 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 0-3 3 1 1 1 0 0 11D21 vs. USF 12-12 28 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 3 2 3 2 11D28 North Alabama 13-13 23 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000 2-2 4 2 6 3 1 0 10D31 * Georgia Tech 14-14 35 4-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-3 3 2 6 1 2 1 8J4 * at Louisville 15-15 33 9-11 .818 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 1-2 3 1 5 3 0 2 20J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
3Trent Forrest became just the third player in FSU
history to be named to the NCAA All-Region Team in 2019. Phil Cofer and
Terance Mann were named to the All-West
Regional Team in 2018.
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2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Patrick WilliamsDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 27 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5N10 at Florida 2-0 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 2 0 1 3 1 4N15 Western Carolina 3-0 23 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000 1-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 18N20 Chattanooga 4-0 20 6-10 .600 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 1-2 3 0 3 0 0 1 16 N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-0 22 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-4 5 1 1 5 1 1 6N25 Chicago State 6-0 20 6-8 .750 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 1-2 3 3 1 1 0 1 16N29 vs. Tennessee 7-0 18 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-2 2 0 1 2 0 1 8N30 vs. Purdue 8-0 17 26 .333 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 4D3 at Indiana 9-0 26 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 0-1 1 2 2 1 1 1 5D8 * Clemson 10-0 26 3-6 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .000 1-3 4 2 0 0 2 0 9D17 North Florida 11-0 21 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 3-1 4 0 3 2 1 1 11D21 vs. USF 12-0 25 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2-3 5 3 2 4 0 1 6D28 North Alabama 13-0 19 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-3 3 2 3 2 1 1 12D31 * Georgia Tech 14-0 26 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-1 4 1 0 1 2 1 12J4 * at Louisville 15-0 24 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 1 3 3 1 2J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
Patrick Williams’ Career HighsPTS ..........18 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FGM ........6 vs. 4 teams ..................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)FGA .........10 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FG% .........750 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGM ......2 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)..................2 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)..................2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)3FGA .......4 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FG % .....1.000 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)FTM .........7 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FTA ..........7 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FT% ........1.000 vs. 8 Teams..................Last vs. North Florida (12-28-19)OR............3 vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)..................3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)DR ............4 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)..................4 at Florida (11-10-19)REBS .......5 vs. USF (12-21-19)..................5 at Florida (11-10-19)AST ..........3 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)..................3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)..................3 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)STL ..........3 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)BLK .........3 at Louisville (1-4-20)..................3 at Florida (11-10-19)MIN .........27 at Pitt (11-6-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2018-19 season
6-8, 225, Freshman, Charlotte, N.C.
2019-20 * AtopcandidateforACCRookieoftheYearinhisfirstseasonasaSeminole* A silky smooth player who can play any position on the court* Totaled 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in his career debut at Pitt* Totaled 4 points, 5 rebounds and a game-high tying 3 blocked shots in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida* Scored a game-high tying 18 points and was a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line in FSU’s win over W. Carolina* Totaled 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in Florida State’s win over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Totaled 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee* Doublefigureswith11points,4reboundsand3assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthFlorida* Doublefigureswith12points,3reboundsand3assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthAlabama* Doublefigureswith12points,4rebounds,2blockedshotsand1stealinFloridaState’swinoverGeorgiaTech
On Williams* Afive-starplayerandaconsensustop-25recruit* ESPN ranked him as the 34th best player and the sixth best small forward in the country* The No. 7 small forward and the top prospect in the state of North Carolina in 2019* Named to the Naismith High School Boy’s Watch List prior to the start of his freshman season* Was a guard growing up as he arrived as a freshman at West Charlotte on only 6-0* His growth spurt has allowed him to be one of the most versatile players in the incoming class.
ForwardPatrick Williams#4
1/7Patrick Williams was named as the No. 1
prospect in the state of North Carolina and the No. 7 small forward prospect in the nation by ESPN.com as
a high school senior.
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Balsa Koprivica’s Career HighsPTS ........... 15 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGM ......... 6 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGA .......... 8 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................1.000 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM .......... 4 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTA ........... 6 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................1.000 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................1.000 at Pitt (11-6-19)OR.............3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)...................3 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)DR .............5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........7 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................7 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)AST ...........1 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)...................1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)BLK .......... 2 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)STL ........... 2 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........20 vs. Saint Francis (11-15-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
#5 Balsa Koprivica Center7-1, 260, Freshman, Belgrade, Serbia
2019-20 Season* One of two 7-footers on the Seminoles’ roster who will earn a great deal of playing time. * Totaled 4 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Doublefiguresscoringforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwith10pointsand7reboundsinFloridaState’swinover Chattanooga* Totaled 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida Stat’s victory over Saint Francis in Tallahassee* Doublefiguresforthethirdstraightgamewith10pointsand7reboundsinFloridaState’swinoverChicagoState* Totaled 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida State’s victory over Tennessee in the Emerald Coast Classic* Earned 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in Florida State’s victory over Purdue in the Emerald Coast Classic Championship game* Career-high 15 points in Florida State’s victory over North Florida* Doublefigureswith13piintsand3reboundsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthAlabama
On Koprivica* A consensus top-60 national recruit* A four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN* The No. 12 center and the No. 56 overall player in the 2019 recruiting class according to 247Sports* Considered to be the third best player in the talent-rich state of Florida* Has good hands, can consistently make jump shots and has strong rebounding abilities.
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Balsa KopriviciaDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1 2 5 0 1 0 0 2N10 at Florida 2-0 6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 3-0 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 3 0 3 1 0 4N20 Chattanooga 4-0 12 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 3-4 7 1 1 0 1 0 10N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-0 20 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 1-3 .222 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 11N25 Chicago State 6-0 18 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 2-5 7 1 1 3 0 1 10N29 vs. Tennessee 7-0 19 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 2 8N30 vs. Purdue 8-0 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .0000 2-2 4 4 0 1 2 1 4D3 at Indiana 9-0 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0D8 * Clemson 10-0 8 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2D17 North Florida 11-0 14 6-8 .750 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 3-0 3 3 1 2 1 1 15D21 vs. USF 12-0 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0D28 North Alabama 13-0 21 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 0-3 3 2 0 2 0 0 13D31 * Georgia Tech 14-0 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3J4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
57-3Balsa Koprivica helped
lead Montverde Academy to a 57-3 record
(.950 winning percentage)in his two seasons.
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ForwardMalik Osborne#106-9, 215, Redshirt Sophomore, Matteson, Ill.
2019-20* BeginsplayinhisfirstactiveseasonintheSeminoles’rosteraftersittingoutthe2018-19seasonaftertransferring to Florida State from Rice prior to the season* A starter with 2 points and a game-high 9 rebounds in Florida State’s season-opener at Pitt* Totaled 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory at No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Totaled 6 points, 9 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Totaled 10 points and 3 rebounds as a starter in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Totaled 4 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in Florida State’s victory over Tennessee in the Emerald Coast Classic* Florida State career-high of 14 points with 4 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama* Totaled 7 points, 9 rebounds and 1 bloccked shot in Florida State’s victory over Louisville on the road in the ACC
2018-19 Season * Sat out the 2018-19 season after transferring from Rice where he played as a freshman during the 2017-18 season* TraveledwiththeSeminolestoHartford,Conn.,forthefirsttworoundsofthe2019NCAATournament
2017-18 Season* Averaged9.0points(fourthontheteam),6.5rebounds(second),0.8blockedshots(first)and0.6steals(third), whileshooting.414fromthefield* Ranked third amongst his Owl teammates with 280 points* Rankedfifthontheteamwith223-pointshotsmade* Started 27 of the Owls’ 31 games
On Osborne* Graduated from Rich South High School in Illinois in 2016* Averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots as a member of the varsity team as a senior* Led the Stars to an 18-8 record* Earned All-Conference First Team and All-Area Honorable Mention honors in 2017* A team leader as Rich South advanced to the second round of the state high school championship tournament* Played in 25 of the Rich South’s 26 games…
Malik Osborne’s Career HighsPTS ........... 22 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGM ......... 7 at FIU (2-14-18)................... 7 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGA .......... 17 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. 5 teams...................Last vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)3FG% ....... .750 vs. Western Kentucky (2-17-18)FTM .......... 9 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FTA ........... 11 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 10 Teams...................Last vs. Purdue (11-30-19)OR............. 5 vs. UNLV (11-20-17)DR ............. 10 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)REBS ........ 13 vs. Texas San Antonio (12-28-17)................... 13 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)AST ........... 2 vs. 6 teams...................Last at FIU (2-14-18)BLK .......... 4 at Pitt (11-6-19)STL ........... 4 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)MIN .......... 36 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
22Malik Osborne scored his career-high of 22 points against Marshall on Feb.
15, 2018. After transferring to Florida State from Rice he has three years of eligi-
bility remaining
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Malik OsborneDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-1 23 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-7 9 2 0 1 4 0 2N10 at Florida 2-2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 4 4 0 0 0 1 10N15 Western Carolina 3-3 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 4-5 9 2 1 1 1 0 6N20 Chattanooga 4-4 20 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 0-3 3 1 2 1 0 0 10N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-5 24 3-7 .429 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-3 4 2 0 1 2 0 9N25 Chicago State 6-6 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 4N29 vs. Tennessee 7-7 16 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-4 .250 2-4 6 1 0 0 0 3 4 N30 vs. Purdue 8-8 18 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2-4 6 2 0 0 0 0 4D3 at Indiana 9-9 22 3-5 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 1 1 0 2 7D8 * Clemson 10-10 22 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-5 6 3 1 1 2 0 5D17 North Florida 11-10 9 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-2 5 0 1 0 1 0 2D21 vs. USF 12-10 14 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 2 1 1 0 2 2D28 North Alabama 13-11 18 6-12 .500 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 3-1 4 2 0 0 1 1 14D31 * Georgia Tech 14-12 22 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-4 4 1 2 0 1 2 7J4 * at Louisville 15-13 29 3-7 .429 1-3 .000 0-0 .000 4-5 9 4 1 1 1 0 7J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Nathanael JackDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 2-0 14 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-4 5 1 1 1 0 1 6N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 3-0 9 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-1 1 1 2 2 0 0 3N25 Chicago State 4-0 14 4-6 .667 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 0-1 1 3 2 0 0 0 14N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNP D3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson DNPD17 North Florida 5-0 7 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5D21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 6-0 7 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3D31 * Georgia Tech 7-0 1 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2J4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
Nathanael Jack’s Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM ......... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGA .......... 6 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FG% ......... .667 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGA ........ 6 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FG% ....... .667 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)OR............. 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)DR ............. 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)REBS ........ 5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)AST ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)BLK ..........STL ........... 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19) MIN .......... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 14 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
#11 Nathanael Jack Guard
6-5, 195, Junior, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
2019-20 Season* WillbeintheSeminoles’rotationattheguardpositioninhisfirstseasonatFloridaState.* A junior college transfer from Eastern Florida State College which is located in Cocoa, Florida* Totaled 6 points and 5 rebounds in 11 minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ victory over Chattanooga * Career-high 14 points and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee
At Eastern Florida State College* Graduated from Eastern Florida State College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in General Education.* Helped lead Eastern Florida State College to the Junior College National Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., in both of his seasons.* TheTitansfinishedasthenationalrunners-upin2018andadvancedtothequarterfinalsin2019.* Led Eastern Florida to two consecutive Mid-Florida Conference Championships in both of his years at the school.
On Jack* Was born in Canada and still considers Canada to be his home.* Chose Florida State over Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech Arizona State and Miami.* Major is Social Science - with a specialization of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
8Nathanael Jack made his ju-nior college career-high of eight3-pointfieldgoalsinEastern Florida State Col-lege’s victory over Chipola College during the 2018-19
season
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Justin Lindner’s Career HighsPTS ........... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM ......... 1 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)...................1 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGA .......... 1 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)................... 1vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FG% .........3FGM ....... 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FG% .......FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)...................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19) ................... 1.000 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)OR.............1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)DR .............2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)AST ...........2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)BLK ..........STL ........... 1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)MIN ..........5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
#12 Justin Lindner Guard
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Justin LindnerDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 2-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0N25 Chicago State 3-0 4 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 0 2 0 0 4N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson 4-0 1 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3D17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 5-0 1 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
6-1, 180, Redshirt Junior, Memphis, Tennessee
2019-20* One of the Seminoles’ most experienced guards who is in his fourth season as a member of the program* HashelpedtheSeminolesreachtheNCAATournamentinhisfirstthreeseasonsasaSeminole.* Joined the team as a freshman in the fall of 2016.* Career high of 5 minutes of playing time with 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Firstcareerfieldgoalandcareer-high4pointsin4minutesofplayinFloridaState’svictoryoverChicagoState* Firstcareer3-pointfieldgoaland3pointsinFloridaState’swinoverClemsoninTallahassee
2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists as he played in a career-high seven games.* A member of Florida State’s 2018 NCAA Elite Eight team who is in his third season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team.
2017-18 Season* Averaged0.0pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinfivegamesinhissecondseasonasaSeminole* Averaged 4.0 points and 1.0 rebound in Florida State’s two-game exhibition season to begin the season* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Totaled 1 rebound in 2 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over The Citadel on Nov. 24* Earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Missouri in the NCAA Tournament
2016-17* Became a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team to begin the 2016-17 season* Practiced and traveled with the team but did not play in any games
On Lindner* Graduated from Christian Brothers School in Memphis, Tenn., in 2016* A member of the varsity at Christian Brothers High School as a sophomore, junior and as a senior* Helped Christian Brothers to a 57-3 record (.950 winning percentage) and two state championship tournament appearances during his junior and senior seasons* Averaged 11.0 points, 4.8 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 53 percent from the field in leading Christian Brothers to a 28-2 record and to the semifinals of the state championship tournament as a junior
2019-20 Season (at Florida State)* PlayinghisfinalseasonofeligibilityaftertransferringtoFloridaStatefromOleMissasagraduatetransfer.* OnlythethirdgraduatetransferatFloridaStatefollowingthefootstepsofJeffPeterson(2012)andDavidNichols (2019). Both Peterson and Nichols helped lead the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament.* Comes to Florida State after one season at Drake (2015-16) and two seasons at Ole Miss (2017-18 and 2018-19)* Made his Florida State debut with 2 rebounds in 7 minutes of play in Florida State’s win at Florida in Gainesville* Scored 10 points in the Seminoles’ victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee * ScoredhisFloridaStatehighof11pointson5madefieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthFlorida
2018-19 Season (At Ole Miss)* Averaged5.3points(seventhontheteam),3.0rebounds(fifth),acareer-highandteam-leading0.9blockedshots (first)andshotateamleading.575fromthefieldasheplayedinall33gamesatOleMiss.* Established career-highs for games played (33), games started (22), assists (23), blocked shots (30), steals (17), minutes played (603) and average minutes played per game (16.3).* Led the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament with a 20-13 overall record and a 10-8 record in SEC play.
2017-18 Season (At Ole Miss)* Averaged 4.3 points (eighth on the team), 2.6 rebounds (sixth) and 0.6 blocked shots (fourth) while playing in all 32 games for the Rebels.* Started11gamesfortheRebelsinhisfirstseasonofeligibilityinOxford.* Shot.531fromthefieldashecontinuedtodisplayhisfieldgoalshootingprowess.
2016-17 (at Ole Miss)* Sat out the season at Ole Miss as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer regulations…practiced but did not travel with the Rebels during the season.
2015-16 Season* Averagedacareer-high6.5points(fourthontheteam),acareer-high4.1rebounds(third)and0.7blockedshots(first) in helping Drake to a 7-24 overall record.* Drake is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.* Played in 30 of the Bulldogs 31 games and averaged 16.4 minutes played per game.* Shotacareer-high.722fromthefieldandwasonly18fieldgoalsmadeshortofestablishingtheDrakeschoolrecord forbestfieldgoalpercentageinasingleseason.
On Olejniczak* OlejniczakisworkingtowardsearninghisMaster’sdegreeinInternationalAffairsatFloridaState.* Named to the National Team of Poland for competition in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball in China on August. 30, 2019.* Polandadvancedtothequarterfinalsandearnedaneighthplacestandingwitha5-3record.
Dominik Olejniczak’s Career HighsPTS ........... 19 vs. Loyola (2-17-16)*FGM ......... 9 vs. Missouri State (3-3-16)*FGA .......... 13 at Texas (1-27-18)**................... 13 vs. Missouri State (3-3-16)*FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 14 Teams...................Last at Indiana (12-3-19)***3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM .......... 9 vs. Auburn (1-9-19)**FTA ........... 12 vs. Auburn (1-9-19)**FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 16 Teams...................Last vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)***OR.............6 at Auburn (1-9-19)**DR .............11 vs. Simpson College (11-13-15)*REBS ........12 vs. Simpson College (11-13-15)*AST ...........3 vs. Oklahoma (3-22-19)**BLK .......... 6 vs. Loyola (2-17-16)*STL ........... 3 vs. Chattanooga (12-16-18)**................... 3 at Auburn (1-9-18)**MIN ..........34 vs. Loyola (2-27-16)*underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season* - Denotes at Drake (2015-16)** - Denotes at Ole Miss (2017-18, 2018-19)*** - Denotes at Florida State (2019-20)
8Dominik Olejniczak helped lead Poland to an 8th place finishinthe2019FIBA
World Championships. It washisfirsttimeplaying
his national team from Po-land in competition
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Dominik OlejniczakDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida 1-0 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 2-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga 3-0 8 5-6 .833 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 0 10N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 4-1 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 4-0 4 2 0 2 1 0 4N25 Chicago State 5-2 16 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-3 4 2 0 2 2 0 8N29 vs. Tennessee 6-3 14 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 4 4 0 0 0 2 2N30 vs. Purdue 7-4 13 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2D3 at Indiana 8-5 9 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4D8 * Clemson 9-6 8 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-0 3 2 1 1 0 1 0D17 North Florida 10-7 16 5-7 .714 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-2 3 0 0 1 0 2 11D21 vs. USF 11-8 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2D28 North Alabama DNPD31 * Georgia Tech 12-8 15 4-6 .667 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 2 0 2 1 1 1 9J4 * at Louisville 13-8 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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#20 Travis Light Guard
Travis Light’s Career HighsPTS ........... 6 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGM ......... 2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGA .......... 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FG% ......... .667 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FGM ....... 2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FGA ........ 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... .667 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)REBS ........1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
10.4Travis Light averaged 10.4 points in his only season at IMG Academy during the
2015-16 season
6-5, 175, Redshirt Junior, Vienna, Va.
2019-20 Season* In his fourth season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team and at the beginning of the 2019-20 season * Has two years of eligibility remaining* A member of three NCAA Tournament teams – the second round in 2017, the Elite Eight in 2018 and the Sweet 16 in 2019* Has played in three NCAA Tournament games in his career — two in 2018 (against Missouri and Gonzaga) and one in 2019 (against Murray State)* Made his 2019-20 debut with 3 points in 3 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga
2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.2 steals while playing a career-high six games as he helped Florida State reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.* The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.
2017-18 Season* Averaged1.2pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinacareer-highfivegames* Averaged 1.5 points as he earned playing time in both of Florida State’s exhibition games in 2017-18* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Career-highsixpoints--thefirstpointsofhiscareer--inFloridaState’svictoryoverSouthernMiss
2016-17 Season * A redshirt season* Practiced and traveled with the team throughout the year* One of the Seminoles’ top practice players who often emulates the opponent’s best shooter in practice* Helped Florida State to a 26-9 overall record and a 12-6 record in ACC play* TheSeminoles’12-6overallrecordallowedthemtofinishinsecondplaceintheACCstandingsandtiedtheschool record for ACC wins in a single season
On Travis Light* Averaged 10.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 18 games played at IMG Academy in 2016* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2015* Was a member of the Eagles’ prep team coached by former North Carolina shooting guard Dante Calabria…
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Travis LightDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 1-0 3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 2-0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N25 Chicago State 3-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson 4-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 5-0 1 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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GuardM.J. Walker#23
M.J. Walker’s Career HighsPTS ........... 24 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)FGM ......... 9 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .......... 16 vs. LSU (11-23-18)FG% ......... .800 vs. George Washington (11-14-17)3FGM ....... 6 at Miami (1-27-19)3FGA ........ 9 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................9 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... .857 at Miami (1-27-19)FTM .......... 7 vs. Pitt (2-18-18)FTA ........... 8 vs. Pitt (2-18-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 18 Teams...................Last vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)OR.............3 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)DR .............6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)REBS ........6 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)AST ...........5 at Miami (1-27-19)...................5 vs. Duke (1-12-19)STL ........... 3 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................3 vs. Michigan (3-24-18)BLK .......... 2 at Boston College (1-20-19)MIN ..........42 vs. LSU (11-23-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2018-19 season
6-5, 213, Junior, Jonesboro, Ga.
2019-20* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* A starter in the Seminoles’ backcourt for the second consecutive season* A member of two NCAA Tournament teams -- the Elite Eight in 2018 and the Sweet 16 in 2019* Totaled 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Totaled 18 points (17 in the second half) along with 4 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s win over W. Carolina* Scored10pointswith2assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverTennesseeintheEmeraldCoastClassicsemifinals* Scored 10 points to go along with 4 rebounds in Florida State’s game at Indiana in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge* Totaled 11 points to goal along with 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Clemson at home* Totaled12pointson5madefieldgoalswith3assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthFlorida* Scored 11 points to to go along with 2 steals in Florida State’s victory in the Orange Bowl Classic over USF* Totaled 23 points on 5 made 3 -point shots in Florida State’s victory over on the road in the ACC at Louisville
2018-19 Season* Averaged a career-high 7.5 points (fourth on the team), a career-high 2.2 rebounds (seventh), a career-high 1.6 assists (fourth) and a career-high 0.8 steals (second) while making a career-high 44 3-point shots (second)* Shot a career-high .759 from the free throw line and made a career-high 49 free throws* HelpedleadtheSeminolestoa29-8overallrecord,a13-3markintheACC,toafourthplacefinishintheACCstand ings, Florida State’s appearance in the ACC Tournament Championship for the third time in school history and to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season
2017-18 Season* Averaged 7.0 points (seventh) and 1.7 rebounds (ninth) while making 41 3-point shots (fourth) in 35 games* Career-high24pointson8madefieldgoalsand4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’swinoverVirginiaTech* Totaled14pointsinhisfirstcareerstartinFloridaState’s88-75victoryoverPittinTallahasseeonFeb.18* Totaled 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in his career debut against George Washington on Nov. 14* Scored 15 points to go along with 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Southern Miss on Dec. 21* Scoredateam-high22pointson5made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverColoradoState
On Walker* Graduated from Jonesboro High School in 2017* Named the 6A Player of the Year in the State of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as he averaged 27.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists as a senior* Led Jonesboro to a 23-6 overall record as a senior* Named to the USA Today All-USA Second-Team in 2016
3M.J. Walker received three scholarshipofferstoplay
football at Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan. He
was a free safety and a wide receiver as a high school
football star
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- M.J. WalkerDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-1 16 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0-5 5 4 0 0 0 0 4N10 at Florida 2-2 32 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 5-6 .833 0-3 3 1 1 2 1 1 12N15 Western Carolina 3-3 26 5-11 .455 3-6 .500 5-7 .714 0-4 4 3 2 1 1 0 18N20 Chattanooga DNPN23 St. Francis (Pa.) DNPN25 Chicago State DNPN29 vs. Tennessee 4-4 24 3-10 .300 1-3 .333 3-5 .600 1-2 3 3 2 1 0 0 10N30 vs. Purdue 5-5 26 2-8 .250 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 0 2 4 1 1 7D3 at Indiana 6-6 19 4-8 .500 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0-4 4 5 0 2 0 0 10D8 * Clemson 7-7 28 3-9 .333 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 0 1 2 3 0 1 11D17 North Florida 8-8 18 5-7 .714 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-1 1 1 3 0 0 0 12D21 vs. USF 9-9 23 2-9 .222 1-6 .167 6-7 .857 1-0 1 0 1 2 0 2 11D28 North Alabama 10-10 16 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0-4 4 3 1 1 - 2 6D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville 11-11 28 9-13 .714 5-7 .714 0-1 .000 0-1 1 1 3 1 1 0 23J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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#24 Devin Vassell Guard/ Forward
Devin Vassell’s Career HighsPTS ..........17 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FGM ........6 vs. 7 teams..................Last at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .........15 at Florida (11-10-19)FG% .........857 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................857 at Pitt (11-6-19)3FGM ......4 vs. Virginia Tech (3-14-19)3FGA .......7 vs. Virginia Tech (3-14-19)3FG% ......1.000 vs. 4 Teams ..................Last at Indiana (12-3-19)FTM .........8 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)FTA ..........10 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)FT% ........1.000 vs. 4 teams..................Last vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)OR............5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)DR ............8 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)REBS .......9 vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)..................9 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)AST ..........3 at Louisville (1-4-20)..................3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)..................3 vs. North Florida (12-19-18)BLK .........4 vs. USF (12-21-19)STL ..........3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)..................3 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)..................3 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)..................3 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)MIN .........36 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20 season
4Devin Vassell made a
career-high43-pointfieldgoals against Virginia Tech inthequarterfinalsofthe2019 ACC Tournament
-- including one that tied the game with 4 seconds remaing in regulation.
2019-20 Season* The Most Outstanding Performer and named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament team * One of the Seminoles’ toughest defenders who utilizes his athleticism and incredible wingspan to lockdown some of the top players in the nation.* Takes advantage of his incredible wing-span (measured at 6-9 1/4), his height (6-5) and his leaping ability on bothoffenseanddefense.* Totaled 14 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in Florida State’s season opener at Pitt* Scored 13 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and added 2 steals in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida* Totaled 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Totaled a team-high 13 points on a career-high 8 free throws with 5 rebounds in Florida State’s win over Tennessee* Scored 13 points, pulled down 6 rebounds, blocked two shots and earned two steals in Florida State’s victory over Purdue in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic* Totaled 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida State’s game at Indiana in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge* Scored a team-high 14 points to go along with 9 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Clemson in Tallahassee* Scored 14 points, with 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State’s victory over Louisville on the road in the ACC
2018-19 Season* Averaged 4.5 points (ninth on the team) and 1.5 rebounds (10th) while playing in 33 of Florida State’s 37 games.* Averaged 10.7 minutes played per game in leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in his firstseasonasaSeminole* Shotateam-leading.419fromthe3-pointline–hefinishedastheonlySeminoletoshoot40percentorbetterfrom the 3-point line -- led the ACC’s freshmen with his .419 3-point shooting percentage – he was one of only two fresh men in the ACC (also Isaiah Wilkins of Virginia Tech) to shoot 40 percent or better from the 3-point line with 50 or more attempts during the 2018-19 season. * Career-high 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Florida State’s 85-68 win over Southeast Missouri
On Vassell * Florida State’s lone scholarship freshman in the 2018 recruiting class* AneffectiverebounderanddefenderwhofitsintoFloridaState’steamdefensivephilosophywell* A talented scorer who can shoot well from long range and who has the athleticism to drive to the basket* Saidtohaveafeatherytouchfromtheoutsideandtheabilitytooperatewellintraffic* Has explosive athleticism, a high basketball IQ and relentless energy on the court
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Devin VassellDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-1 21 6-7 .857 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 14N10 at Florida 2-2 34 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 6 1 0 0 1 2 13N15 Western Carolina 3-3 32 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 2-4 .500 1-4 5 2 2 1 1 0 10N20 Chattanooga 4-4 26 6-10 .600 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 3-5 8 1 1 1 2 1 17N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-5 17 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 4 1 0 0 1 4N25 Chicago State 6-6 13 6-7 .857 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 2-0 2 0 1 1 0 3 16N29 vs. Tennessee 7-7 30 2-9 .222 1-4 .250 8-10 .800 1-4 5 3 0 0 0 3 13N30 vs. Purdue 8-8 36 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 5-6 .833 2-4 6 4 1 1 2 2 13D3 at Indiana 9-9 34 3-7 .429 3-3 1.000 1-3 .333 0-4 4 3 0 1 0 2 10D8 * Clemson 10-10 28 6-10 .600 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 1-8 9 1 2 2 3 1 14D17 North Florida 11-11 20 5-10 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-3 4 2 3 0 0 3 11D21 vs. USF 12-12 17 2-7 .286 1-5 .200 3-4 .750 0-1 1 1 2 0 4 1 8D28 North Alabama 13-13 22 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 2 0 2 2 8D31 * Georgia Tech 14-14 34 6-13 .462 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-7 9 2 1 1 1 2 14J4 * at Louisville 15-15 30 6-13 .462 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-5 6 2 3 0 0 1 14J8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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#30 Harrison Prieto Forward
Harrison Prieto’s Career HighsPTS ..........2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)..................2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)..................2 at Syracuse (2-5-19)..................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGM ........1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)..................1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)..................1 at Syracuse (2-5-19)..................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGA .........2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)..................2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FG% .........500 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FTM .........FTA ..........2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FT% ........OR............2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)DR ............2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)REBS .......4 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)AST ..........1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)BLK .........STL ..........MIN .........6 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
206Harrison Prieto blocked 206
shots during his four-year varsity career at St. Paul’s High School in Covington,
La.
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Harrison PrietoDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 2-0 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 3-0 2 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0N25 Chicago State 4-0 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1-1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson DNPD17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 5-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
6-8, 230, Redshirt-Junior, Mandeville, La.
2019-20 Season* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Continues to earn an expanded role as a member of the Seminoles’ frontcourt rotation as he has developed into a valuable reserve for the Seminoles.* His growing importance to the Seminoles was evident during the 2018-19 season as he played in a career-high nine games,acareer-highfiveACCgamesandinFloridaState’svictoryoverMurrayStateintheNCAATournament.
2018-19 Season* Averaged0.9pointsand0.9reboundsandshot.667fromthefieldwhileplayinginacareer-highninegames.* Tiedhiscareer-highwithtwopointsinfourdifferentgamesasaredshirtsophomore–atSyracuse,againstWakeForest at home, at Georgia Tech and against Murray State in the NCAA Tournament.* A happy homecoming with 1 rebound in 4 minutes of play in Florida State’s victory over Tulane in New Orleans* First career ACC basket in Florida State’s victory over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.* Totaled 2 points and a career-high 4 rebounds in Florida State’s 90-62 win over Murray State in the ACC Tournament.
2017-18* Averaged 1.0 point and 0.0 rebounds in two games played during the 2017-18 season.* EarnedplayingtimeforthefirsttimeinhiscareerinFloridaState’svictoryoverTheCitadelonNov.24.* Totaled 2 points in 3 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Southern Miss on Dec. 21.
2016-17 Season* Practiced and traveled with the team throughout the year.* One of the Seminoles’ top practice players who often emulates the opponent’s best shooter in practice.* Helped Florida State to a 26-9 overall record and a 12-6 record in ACC play.
On Prieto* Graduated from St. Paul’s School in Covington, La., in 2016.* Totaled 1,178 career points, 736 career rebounds and 206 career blocked shots as a four-year member of the St. Paul’s varsity.* Team captain and St. Paul’s Player of the Year as a senior.* Earned the Jimmy Dunn award in 2016 as Most Outstanding Athlete.
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#31 Wyatt Wilkes
Wyatt Wilkes’ Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FGM ......... 5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FGA .......... 7 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................7 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)...................1.000 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)...................1.000 vs. George Washington (11-14-17)3FGM ....... 3 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)3FGA ........ 7 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Virginia (1-5-19)FTA ........... 3 at Virginia (1-5-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)OR.............1 vs. 11 Teams ...................Last vs. Purdue (11-30-19)DR .............4 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)REBS ........4 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)...................4 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)AST ...........3 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)BLK .......... 1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)...................1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)STL ........... 1 vs. 7 teams...................Last vs. Purdue (11-30-10)MIN ..........18 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
6-8, 220, Redshirt Sophomore, Orlando, Fla.
2019-20 Season* One of the Seminoles’ hardest workers who has been a member of two NCAA Tournament teams.* Helped the Seminoles to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and to the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.* HashelpedFloridaStatetoanaverageof26winsinthefirsttwoseasonsofhiscareer.* Astarterforthefirsttimewith5pointsand2reboundsinFloridaState’svictoryoverChattanooga* A career-high 14 points and 2 rebounds in a career-high 16 minutes of play in Florida State’s win over Saint Francis* Totaled 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee* Scored 5 points with a career high tying 4 rebs and a career-high 3 assists in Florida State’s victory over N. Florida
2018-19 Season* Averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds as he played in a career-high 15 games as a redshirt freshman.* Earned increased throughout the season as compared to his freshman season when he played in only six game.* FloridaStatefinishedhissecondseasonwitha29-8overallrecord,a13-5ACCrecord,afourthplacefinishinthe ACC standings and an appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.
2017-18 Season* A redshirt season after an ankle injury limited him to just six games during his true freshman season.* Averaged0.7pointsand1.5reboundswhileappearinginsixgamesduringhisfirstseasonasaSeminole.* Totaled 2 points in his career debut against George Washington on Nov. 14.* Totaled 4 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 8 minutes of play in Florida State’s victory over The Citadel on Nov. 24.
On Wilkes* Graduated from Winter Park High School in 2017.* Earned All-State Class 8A Second Team honors as a senior.* All-Area First Team selection in 2015 and 2016 by the Orlando Sentinel.* Averaged 17.4 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in his senior season. 1,474
Wyatt Wilkes scored 1,474 career points, was a
member of the Winter Park varsity for four seasons and averagedindoublefigurescoring in three of his four
seasons on the varsity
Forward
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Wyatt WilkesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0N10 at Florida 2-0 6 0-1 000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 3-0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga 4-1 15 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-1 2 0 0 1 0 1 5N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 5-1 16 5-7 .714 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 1-1 2 1 0 1 0 0 14N25 Chicago State 6-1 18 2-7 .286 2-7 .286 2-2 1.000 1-2 3 2 2 0 1 1 8N29 vs. Tennessee 7-1 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N30 vs. Purdue 8-1 9 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 D3 at Indiana 9-1 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D8 * Clemson DNPD17 North Florida 10-1 16 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-4 4 2 3 0 0 0 5D21 vs. USF 11-1 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0D28 North Alabama 12-1 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0D31 * Georgia Tech 13-1 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0J4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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Will Miles’ Career HighsPTS ..........2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FGM ........1 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)FGA .........2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)..................2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FG% ........1.000 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)3FGM ......3FGA .......1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)..................1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)3FG% ......FTM .........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FTA ..........2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% .........500 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)OR............1 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)DR ............1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)REBS .......1 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)..................1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)ASTS........1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)STL ..........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)MIN .........4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
13.7Will Miles averaged 13.7 points in 30 games as a
senior at Trinity Prep as a senior in 2016. He led the Saints to a 24-6 record and
to the Class 4A regional finals
6-6, 220, Redshirt Junior, Orlando, Fla.
2019-20* AmemberofthreeNCAATournamentteamsinhisfirstthreeseasonsasamemberofthemen’sbasketballteamat Florida State.* Helped the Seminoles to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament and to the Second Round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament.* In his third season as a member of the basketball team at Florida State.* Missedhisentirefirstseason(2017-18)withabackinjury.* Made his 2019-20 debut with 1 assist in 3 minutes played in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga
2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.2 points and 0.2 rebounds as he played in a career-high six games in his third season as a member of the Florida State Men’s Basketball team.* Playedinacareer-highsixgamesandscoredthefirstpointofhiscareerasaredshirtsophomore.* Played in a career-high three ACC games.* Earned 2 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s 90-62 win over Murray State in the NCAA Tournament.
2017-18 Season* Averaged 0.0 points and 0.3 rebounds in three games during the 2017-18 season.* Averaged 2.0 points as he earned playing time in both of the Seminoles’ exhibition games to begin the 2017-18 season.* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic.
2016-17 Season* Joined the Seminole men’s basketball team for the 2016-17 season.* A redshirt season in 2016-17.
On Will Miles* A third generation family member who is the fourth member of his family to play basketball at Florida State.* His father, an uncle and his grandfather all played basketball at Florida State.
Guard#33 Will Miles
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Will MilesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 1-0 3 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 2-0 1 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2N25 Chicago State 3-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson 4-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 5-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
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Cleveland Yates
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Cleveland YatesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N23 St. Francis (Pa.) 2-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N25 Chicago State 3-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson 4-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama 5-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0D31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
Cleveland Yates’ Career HighsPTS ...........FGM .........FGA ..........FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............1 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)REBS ........1 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........1 vs. North Alabama (12-28-19)...................1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)...................1 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 1 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)...................1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
#42 Guard6-2, 214, Freshman, Memphis, Tenn.
2019-20* Joined the team in the fall of 2019* Made his collegiate debut in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga on Nov. 20
On Cleveland Yates* Began playing basketball in the second grade…played for M33M and Mike Miller in AAU Basketball* Has been nationally recognized for his leadership and community service* Was chosen by the National Civil Rights Museum to Co-Host the Freedom Award Student Forum honoring former Vice President Joe Biden, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Philanthropist Pitt Hyde in 2018* Cleveland and his parents launched the Kidz Do Pozitive Thingz TV Show when he was only nine years old. He served as host, musician and producer
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Ty Hands’ Career HighsPTS ...........FGM .........FGA ..........FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............REBS ........AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season
2019-20 Season* In his second season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team.* Hasfouryearsofeligibilityremainingbeginningwiththe2019-20seasonaftersufferingakneeinjurypriortothestart of the 2019-20 season.* Because of the injury, he took a redshirt season and has worked to get himself back into the Seminoles’ rotation for his second season at Florida State.* A member of the Seminoles’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Team in 2019.* Made his career debut with 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Clemson in Tallahassee
2018-19 Season* A redshirt season after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee.* Underwent successful surgery on August 22, 2018.* Traveled to many of Florida State’s games and practiced with the team while rehabilitating his knee.
On Hands* Ty and his younger brother, Tre, are the sons of two FSU alum, Tera and Lorenzo Hands, a former Seminole star and four-year letterman at Florida State from 1988 to 1993.* Lorenzo was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams including Florida State’s 1993 Elite Eight team.* Afour-yearlettermanofthevarsitybasketballandtrackandfieldteamsatPalmBeachLakes.* Served as the team captain during his junior and senior seasons.* A member of the Palm Beach County Fab Five Team as a senior.
2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Ty HandsDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga DNPN23 St. Francis (Pa.) DNPN25 Chicago State DNPN29 vs. Tennessee DNPN30 vs. Purdue DNPD3 at Indiana DNPD8 * Clemson 1-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D17 North Florida DNPD21 vs. USF DNPD28 North Alabama DNPD31 * Georgia Tech DNPJ4 * at Louisville DNPJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 * at Notre Dame M7 * Boston College
Ty Hands#44 Guard
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Exhibition 1 -- Florida State 95,Barry 66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State’s exhibition opener provided a glimpse of what lies ahead for the Seminoles – both in the upcoming season and beyond. It also showed coach Leonard Hamilton a few things he’d like for his team to tighten up between now and the Seminoles’ season opener on November 6. So, in that sense, it was a near-perfect evening for FSU, which got 19 points and five assists from senior Trent Forrest in a 95-66 victory over Barry University at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Forrest, the central figure for an FSU team that lost its top two scorers from a year ago, was one of six Seminoles to finish in double-figures. Anthony Polite added 18 – including 16 in the second half – while RaiQuan Gray (10 points) and newcomers Patrick Williams (12, nine rebounds), Nathanael Jack (10), Dominik Olejniczak (10 points, seven rebounds) and Malik Osborne (seven points, seven boards) all enjoyed productive outings.
Florida State 95, Barry University 66Donald L. Tucker Center
Exhibition 2 -- Florida State 84, Columbus State 54
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – - In its final exhibition game before regular season play begins at Pittsburgh, Florida State earned an 84-54 victory over Columbus State at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. Sophomore Devin Vassell led three Seminoles in double figures with 18 points. Also in double figures were Anthony Polite with 16 points and freshman Patrick Williams with 10. The game saw some familiar faces returning to the court after missing Florida State’s exhibition victory over Barry. Both M.J. Walker and Devin Vassell made their highly anticipated season debuts and came back with a vengeance. Walker, who started and played nine first half minutes, totaled six points on two made 3-point shots. Vassell totaled 18 points (three-of-three three-pointers) and finished with six rebounds.
Florida State 84, Columbus StateDonald L. Tucker Center
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Reserves Ryan Murphy and TerrellBrown scored 13 points to lead Pitt to a 63-61 win over FloridaState in the season opener for both tems. The Panthers wondespite shooting just 31 percent (16 of 51) from the fi eld.Pitt survived by getting into the lane relentlessly against thebigger Seminoles, an approach that helped them outscoreFlorida State 22-13 at the free throw line. Senior guard TrentForrest led Florida State with 19 points. Devin Vassell added14 but the Seminoles couldn’t survive 14 turnovers and 27fouls. RaiQuan Gray, Malik Osborne and Balsa Koprivica allfouled out for Florida State. Florida State went up 40-31 on alayup by Osborne with 13:37 to play. The Panthers, however,responded. The Seminoles had a chance to tie it at the endof regulation but Patrick Williams missed a jumper with twoseconds to go. Anthony Polite grabbed the off ensive reboundbut couldn’t get a shot off before the buzzer. Florida Stateshot 40 percent (21 of 53) from the fl oor.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devin Vassell scored 13 points, M.J. Walker added 12 and Florida State upset No. 6 Florida 63-51 on Sunday, extending its series winning streak to six. The Seminoles (1-1) avoided their first 0-2 start since 2000 thanks to suffocating defense that forced the rival Gators (1-1) into 16 turnovers and a woeful shooting performance. Florida was 14 of 50 from the field, including 4 of 22 from 3-point range. A sellout crowd witnessed FSU take over late in the first half and really seize control after the break. The Gators went 10 minutes with just one field goal -- a dunk on an inbound play -- as Florida State pulled ahead 38-25 in the opening minutes of the second half. The ‘Noles went up by 14 on Anthony Polite’s 3-pointer with 9:31 to play. The Seminoles made 11 of their first 20 shots in the second half. They also finished with five blocked shots and eight steals.
Florida State 63, Florida 61Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Patrick Williams and junior M.J. Walker each scored 18 points and Florida State rallied to top Western Carolina 79-74 in the Seminoles’ home opener. Forrest had 16 points for the Seminoles who trailed 41-24 with 3:41 left before halftime. Florida State gradually chipped away at the lead, going ahead for good with 45 seconds left in the second half as Williams made a layup. Mason Faulkner scored 21 points, including 12 in the first half, as WCU took a commanding early lead. The Catamounts made 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half but cooled off and was just 2 of 9 in the second half. After Williams made a pair of free throws to give Florida State a 77-74 lead, Faulkner missed a long jumper with three seconds left as he hoped to make the shot and draw the foul in an attempt to tie it up and send the game to overtime. Florida State won its home opener, securing a 33rd straight nonconference victory at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
Florida State 79, Western Carolina 74Donald L. Tucker Center
Western Carolina 43 31 - 74Florida State 36 43 - 79
Game 4 -- Florida State 89, Chattanooga 53
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Devin Vassell scored a career-high 17 points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds while Patrick Williams added 16 points as Florida State cruised to an 89-53 rout of Chattanooga. Ole Miss graduate transfer Dominik Olejniczak scored his first points at Florida State, going five for six from the floor for 10 points and grabbed three rebounds. The Seminoles shot 34 of 65 (52.3%) from the floor. David Jean-Baptiste had 15 points for Chattanooga. Rod Johnson had 11 points and six rebounds for the Mocs, who shot 23 of 59 (39%).
Florida State 89, Chattanooga 53Donald L. Tucker Center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Wyatt Wilkes scored a career-high 14 points while Trent Forrest added 13 points and five re-bounds as Florida State defeated Saint Francis (Pa.) 80-65. A redshirt sophomore, Wilkes had scored just five points in four games this season before turning in an unexpected five of seven performance from the floor against the Red Flash. Wilkes also knocked down 3-of-5 3-pointers. Myles Thompson scored a career-high 23 points, knocking down 9 of 12 shots for Saint Francis. Thompson came into the game averaging eight points. Forrest was 7 of 7 at the free-throw line as the Seminoles continued to impress by going 15 of 17 at the charity stripe. Florida State came into the game as the only ACC team shooting better than 75 percent from the free-throw line. Freshman center Balsa Koprivica has had back-to-back double-digit scoring games, finishing with 11 points on 5 of 6 shooting versus the Red Flash. Florida State won its 35th straight non-conference home game, a streak that dates nearly five years.
Florida State 80, Saint Francis (Pa.) 65Donald L. Tucker Center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Devin Vassell and Patrick Williams scored 16 points apiece as Florida State had its best shoot-ing night of the year in a 113-56 win over Chicago State. Nathanael Jack added 14 points for the Seminoles, who shot 73.3% in the first half as they took a 65-29 lead at the break. Andrew Lewis scored 18 points for Chicago State (3-4). Trent Forrest scored 12 points for Florida State, which finished 38 of 58 (65.5%) from the floor. Balsa Koprivica and RaiQuan Gray each had seven rebounds for Florida State, which won the rebounding battle 43-20. This was the first time the Seminoles scored 100 points in regulation since a 113-78 win over The Citadel on Nov. 24, 2017. Twelve Semi-noles scored points in one of the more dominating victories in school history. Florida State’s 57-point margin of victory was just outside the top five in school history.
Florida State 113, Chicago State 56Donald L. Tucker Center
FG% - Chicago State, .365, Florida State, .655. 3FG% - Chicago State, .214, Florida State, .435. FT% - Chicago State, .577. Florida State, .871. Technical Fouls: Chicago State -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Bert Smith, Raymie Styons, Clarence Armstrong
Chicago State 29 27 - 56Florida State 65 48 - 113
Game 7 -- Florida State 60, Tennessee 57
NICEVILLE, Fla. – Florida State held No. 16 ranked Tennes-see to a season-low 33.3 percent shooting en route to a 60-57 victory that advanced the Seminoles into the championship of the sixth annual Emerald Coast Classic held at Northwest Florida State College. Florida State, winning its sixth straight game, moved to 6-1 and will play Purdue for the championship. Guard Lamonte Turner scored a game-high 20 points for Ten-nessee which its suffered its first loss of the season falling to 5-1. Tennessee committed a season-high 21 turnovers with Florida State scoring 23 points off those miscues. Sophomore guard Devin Vassell led Florida State with 13 points, while MJ Walker collected 10 points. The Seminoles came out firing to open the game, making six of their first eight shots to race to a 10-2 lead.
Florida State 60, Tennessee 57The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
NICEVILLE, Fla. – Trent Forrest scored 17 points to lead Florida State to a 63-60 overtime victory over Purdue in the Emerald Coast Classic championship game. The Seminoles outscored the Boilermakers 5-2 in the extra period by getting their points at the free-throw line including the final two with only one second left to play. Purdue, trailing by only a point, took several potentially winning shots in the last minute but was unable to score against a stifling Florida State defense.Devin Vassell was the only other Seminole scoring in double figures with 13 points. That included the final two free throws in overtime after getting fouled when he grabbed a missed Purdue shot. Matt Haarms led the Boilermakers with 16 points followed by Jahaad Proctor with 12 and Eric Hunter Jr. with 10. It was a back-and-forth game with 10 lead changes and 11 ties. Florida State never led by more than four points while the Boilermakers briefly went ahead by seven early in the second half after trailing 27-24 at the intermission.
Florida State 63, Purdue 60 (OT)The Arena at Northwest Florida State College
FG% - Florida State, .379, Purdue, .339. 3FG% - Florida State, .059, Purdue, .208. FT% - Florida State, .720. Purdue, .765. Technical Fouls: Florida State -- None. Purdue -- None. Referees - John Higgins, Mike Eades, Jeff Anderson
Florida State 27 31 5 - 63Purdue 24 34 2 - 60
Game 9 -- Indiana 80, Florida State 64
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Devonte Green senior scored a career-high 30 points, knocked down five 3-pointers and helped fuel a late spurt with two big shots to lead undefeated Indiana past No. 17 Florida State 80-64 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Green went 10 of 15 from the field, 5 of 7 on 3s and 5 for 7 at the free throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds and finished with three assists and two steals -- not bad for someone who missed Indiana’s first three games with an injured hamstring. With Green back, the Hoosiers are off to their best start since 2012-13. They earned their third straight win over a ranked team dating to last season and head into Big Ten play with a boost of confidence. It wasn’t just Green, either. Freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and eight rebounds, while junior Justin Smith chipped in with 14 points and five boards. Trent Forrest scored 13 to lead the Seminoles, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped. M.J. Walker and Devin Vassell added 10 points apiece.
FG% - Florida State, .472, Indiana, .556. 3FG% - Florida State, .368, Indiana, .467. FT% - Florida State, .438. Indiana, .605. Technical Fouls: Florida State -- Coach. Indiana -- None. Referees - Terry Oglesby, Courtney Green, Paul Szeic
Florida State 30 34 - 64Indiana 41 39 - 80
Game 10 -- Florida State 72, Clemson 53
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Devin Vassell had 14 points and nine rebounds and No. 17 Florida State made 15 three-pointers in a 72-53 rout of Clemson. Anthony Polite had 12 points on four 3-point shots as the Seminoles bounced back following a road loss to Indiana. Tevin Mack scored 14 points and Al-Amir Dawes added 13 points for Clemson. M.J. Walker scored 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers, for Florida State. Eight Seminoles made at least one shot from beyond the arc. Florida State shot 25 of 54 (.463 percent) from the floor. Clemson cooled off in the second half, shooting just 7 of 27 (.259 percent). The Tigers shot 19 of 53 (.358 percent) for the game. The Seminoles are 20-1 at home since the start of the 2018-19 season.
FG% - Clemson, .358, Florida State, .463. 3FG% - Clemson, .333, Florida State, .469. FT% - Clemson, .600. Florida State, .700. Technical Fouls: Clemson -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Roger Ayers, Pat Driscoll, Brian O’Connell
Clemson 33 20 - 53Florida State 27 45 - 72
Game 11 -- Florida State 98, North Florida 81
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Balsa Koprivica scored 15 points and fellow big man Dominik Olejniczak added 11 as No. 19 Florida State defeated North Florida 98-81. The 7-footers were able
to capitalize on their height advantage, making shots in the lane and leading the Seminoles to a 39-27 rebounding edge. Koprivica was 6 of 8 from the floor, while Olejniczak went 5 for 7. M.J. Walker had 11 points, one of seven Seminoles who scored in double figures. Florida Statehas won 12 straight home games in a streak that dates to the 2018-19 season. Ivan Gandia-Rosa scored 23 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, for North Florida. Garrett Sams added 20 points, also making four 3s. North Florida came into the game with 149 made 3-pointers, which led Division I. The Ospreys shot 13 of 34 (38.2%) from beyond the arc.
FG% - North Florida, .464, Florida State, .569. 3FG% - North Florida, .382, Florida State, .316. FT% - North Florida, .842. Florida State, .714. Technical Fouls: North Florida -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Doug Shows, Keith Kimble, Bart Lennox
North Florida 39 42 - 81Florida State 48 50 - 98
Game 12 -- Florida State 66, USF 60
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida State used smothering defense to overcome a 10-point deficit in the final seven minutes and beat South Florida 66-60 in the Orange Bowl Classic. The Seminoles forced 24 turnovers, including seven as they outscored the Bulls 19-3 down the stretch. Florida State forced four shot-clock violations and won despite being outrebounded by 14 and shooting only 40 percent, including 7 for 27 from 3-point range. RaiQuan Gray had 11 points, seven rebounds and three of Florida State’s 13 steals. An-thony Polite, Trent Forrest and M.J. Walker also scored 11 points apiece. Florida State scored 21 points off turnovers to earn its third win in a row. South Florida lost to a ranked team for the 27th consecutive time since 2012. A flurry of nine points in 39 seconds by the Bulls — including a pair of 3s and two free technical foul free throws — helped them lead 57-47 with 6:32 to go. But they didn’t score another field goal until garbage time with 3 seconds left, and committed turnovers on four consecutive possessions as the Seminoles pulled ahead. Devin Vassell’s jumper with two minutes left put Florida State in front to stay. Michael Durr had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls, but they shot just 3 for 15 from 3-point range.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Malik Osborne scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half as No. 17 Florida State cruised to an 88-71 win over North Alabama. Balsa Koprivica added 13 points while Trent Forrest had 10 points and six assists for Florida State, which has won seven of its games by 10 or more points. The Seminoles made 16 of 23 of their shots from inside the 3-point arc in the first half en route to a 47-26 lead at the break. Jamari Blackmon scored 15 points and Christian Agnew added 12 points and eight rebounds for North Alabama. Florida State made 17 of 17 free-throw attempts. The Seminoles were averaging 75 percent from the free-throw line coming into the game. Florida State is 40-10 in its last 50 games. The Seminoles went 29-8 in 2018-19, reaching the Sweet 16. And Florida State continued to dominate with its 13th straight home victory.
FG% - North Alabama, .462, Florida State, .500. 3FG% - North Alabama, .500, Florida State, .333. FT% - North Alabama, .722. Florida State, 1.000. Technical Fouls: North Alabama -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Lee Cassell, Tony Greene, Jeff Pon
North Alabama 26 45 - 71Florida State 47 41 - 88
Game 14 -- Florida State 70, Georgia Tech 58
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Devin Vassell scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds, leading No. 18 Florida State past Georgia Tech 70-58 for its 15th straight home vic-tory. Patrick Williams scored 12 points while Trent Forrest had eight points and six assists for Florida State. Michael Devoe scored 19 points, knocking down 6 of 8 three-point attempts. Moses Wright added 13 points and 10 rebounds, his fourth double-double of the season, for Georgia Tech. But the Yellow Jackets were undone by 20 turnovers, one short of their season high. Vassell had eight points and Dominik Olejniczak added seven points in the second half for Florida State, which shot 53% from the floor after halftime to pull away. The Seminoles won on their defensive strength, blocking nine shots and creating 11 steals.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. – M.J. Walker scored 23 points for Florida State as the 18th-ranked Seminoles beat No. 7 Louisville 78-65. The Seminoles endured a big game from Louisville’s Jordan Nwora to pull the upset. The preseason All-American scored 32 points, matching a career high. But the Cardinals could not overcome a 55.2% shooting performance by the Seminoles in losing their second straight. Florida State made 11 of 23 3-pointers. Nwora had a hot hand early for Louisville, scoring 21 points in the first half. The junior shot 6 of 9 from the floor, but the Cardinals combined to make just 10 of 37. They went the last 5:04 without a field goal as the Seminoles took 39-32 lead into the break. Walker helped offset Nwora’s early barrage. The junior came off the bench to score 15 points in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Walker finished one point short of his career high. Trent Forrest added 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and Devin Vassell scored 14. Florida State led 52-42 with 13:43 remaining. Louisville cut that to 54-51 on Nwora’s putback, but that was as close as the Cardinals would get.
Florida State freshman Patrick Williams 'Scratching The Surface' Of His Potential Wayne McGahee III Tallahassee Democrat Oct. 24, 2019 Florida State's Patrick Williams isn't a typical freshman. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward from Charlotte, N.C. comes to Tallahassee with enormous expectations. Williams was ranked as a five-star prospect out of West Charlotte High by the 247Sports composite rankings in the 2019 class, and he's already been projected as a first round pick in a 2020 mock draft by ESPN. "He has all the tools to be a very, very special player at Florida State," FSU associate head coach Stan Jones told the Democrat. "He's just scratching the surface of what he's going to become. I think he's the youngest freshman we've ever had come in. He's from a great family and he's got he's got great character. I'll be shocked if he doesn't just continue to grow and grow and do some spectacular things during the course of the season." There's usually an adjustment period for highly-ranked prospects as they transition from high school to the college level. Being able to take plays off on the defensive end, getting the ball every time down the court, and being the vocal point for the team is something many talented high school players get used to. When they get to the college level, those things go away for most players and it can be a tough adjustment. But FSU's coaches and players all agree that's not the case with Williams. He's got a team-first mentality and doesn't expect anything to be given to him. "He is very similar in humility as Jonathan Isaac was, in the fact that he doesn't think he's good enough yet, which is a great characteristic," Jones said. "When you have that healthy fear of where you are and what you want to become, I think that escalates your growth and development. He's never come in with any premonitions of where he should be playing or how much he should be playing. He just wants to become a better player like Jonathan was. "He lets you coach him. He responds to coaching. He accepts instructions at an extremely at a high level and can give it back to you." Isaac wasn't the only comparison that Jones made for Williams. He also said that he's a lot like former FSU forward Chris Singleton, who was also a first-round pick by the Washington Wizards. He compared him to Singleton because of his ability on the defensive end of the court, though he also said Williams is further along offensively than Singleton was when he arrived at FSU. "I've put him in a category with a couple pretty good Florida State players in Chris Singleton and Jonathan Isaac and he meets all the criteria that both those guys have done while they were here," Jones said. FSU fans got their first introduction to Williams during the Seminoles' 95-66 exhibition win over Barry University. It took him a little time to find his rhythm, but after he threw down his first dunk of the game, he settled in nicely.
Williams finished the game with 12 points, nine rebounds, and a block in just under 18 minutes of play. All five of his baskets came on dunks and he knocked down both of his free throw attempts. "We expect a lot from him," redshirt sophomore forward RaiQuan Gray said. "He's a great athlete. He has a high basketball IQ. He fits right into our system. He can run, jump, and shoot. We treat him like one of the vets so he's earned a lot of respect." His athleticism was on full display as he flew through the air on his dunks as well as his effort rebounding and blocking shots. Williams effort on the defensive end was something else that stood out about his game, but it didn't surprise his teammates. If a player doesn't give the same effort on the defensive end of the court as he does on the offensive end, then that player isn't going to see the court much under FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton. Williams has worked hard to be a good defender for the Seminoles and his efforts haven't gone unnoticed. "He does good and with his athleticism, he can you guard one through five if he had to and one through four easily," senior point guard Trent Forrest said. "He can block shots one through five and clean up the glass like probably one of the best on the team. I'll say he's probably one of our best shot blockers that we have, even with our seven footers. So just his athleticism and his ability to kind of get around the court with quick burst like he does is going to help us a lot." Williams does have things that he needs to work on, including being more self-assertive when he has the ball. That's something he's been working on during fall practice and he's already made progress in that regard. FSU knows that Williams is going to make some freshman mistakes this season. That comes with the territory no matter how talented a player is. But there's a lot of confidence that when Williams does make a mistake, he won't make it twice. "We've always kind of prided ourselves on having those kind of guys that can cover a lot of ground quickly and can cover a lot of space up high that other people can't get to and he certainly fits the mold in all those categories," Jones said. "He'll just grow in confidence offensively once he starts figuring his spots out a little bit more and realizing where he is okay making mistakes and where he's going to learn from his mistakes and not make that one again."
The Unconquered Spirit of Trent Forrest By Jim Crosby Unconquered Magazine December 2019 Imagine racing around on a hardwood basketball court, dribbling the ball at top speed and trying to beat players to the basket while experiencing excruciating pain in your big toe. Now think about doing that in 31 more games, over 900 minutes of playing time against elite talent in America’s top basketball conference---the Atlantic Coast Conference---with that big toe throbbing all the time. Got the picture? Then you are looking at FSU’s Trent Forrest who coach Leonard Hamilton says: “represents what the Unconquered Spirit means.” Playing with a bum toe last year Forrest averaged 9.3 points, had 138 assists and 69 steals in 37 games. It is no wonder that a healthy Forrest’s return as a senior leader precipitates high expectations that 2019-20 will be a stellar season for Florida State basketball. Asked about his leadership role Coach Hamilton explains that it is a no-brainer: “Trent has always had the same role he had as a freshman. He came here as a leader and he displayed stronger, better and wiser leadership every year that he has been here. So, we are expecting more of the same.” In the 6th game of his junior season, playing Villanova, an on-court collision caused his big toe to bend way up, far beyond normal. It hurt a lot and at first seemed to be bad case of “turf toe” that was eventually determined to be torn cartilage. Every step hurt. Disdaining mid-season surgery that would have ended his season Forrest elected to play through the pain. How could he manage that? He says: “Kinda just wanting to play so bad for my teammates. I guess it’s just a high pain tolerance is all I can say.” Amazing! And the good news is, after off-season surgery, Trent is back, pain free and as he says; “ready to rock.” You gotta love the game to go through all that. It’s obvious Trent loves basketball. As a baby, when his parents put different small balls in his crib he reached for the basketball. Later, as a youngster he slept with his basketball every night. Even though Forest grew up in the small town of Chipley, population 3,526, his talents did not go unnoticed despite playing in the state’s smallest high school classification. When you score over 3,000 points the scouts will find you. He received offers from Georgia, Ga. Tech, Alabama, Wake Forest, Miami, Tennessee, Providence and Wichita State. He elected to go to Florida State, just 86 miles from home via I-10, because he says: “I felt like I could relate a lot with the things Coach Ham was doing. It was just the relationship I had with the coaches. I was able to trust them, and they were able to trust me about things in their program and even things outside of the program.” Forrest says his biggest adjustment to college basketball was “the speed of the game and understanding the college game. It’s more in-depth and teams are going to have scouting reports on you.” Four years later the Seminoles are looking to Forrest to lead a team that has made it to the NCAA Playoffs three years in a row. In 2018-19 Seminole Basketball had a sparkling, best-ever 29-8 record. This coming off two other stellar 26-win seasons that been topped only once (27 wins in 1971-72). “Just that past experience, especially last year will definitely help me be a better leader this year,” Forrest said.
Forward RaiQuan Gray, who played in 36 games as a freshman agrees: “Last year Trent was one of our leaders and we looked up to him. I feel like this year he will have an even bigger role. I think he will be a vocal leader who brings everybody together.” The late President Ronald Reagan once said: “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do, if you don’t care who gets the credit.” Except for the fact it was before his time the President accurately described Trent Forrest. Coach Hamilton says: “Even though he scored close to 3,000 points in high school, he is such an unselfish player that he plays to win not to get statistics.” Even though he might not light up the scoreboard in his points column he does even better. Corey Clark explained on Warchant.com: “Forrest is one of those rare players who can dominate an opponent without taking shots. That’s the beauty of his game. He puts his imprint on games in every way imaginable.” The basketball court is not the only place where Forrest makes an impact. Ashton Henderson, FSU’s Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development, says: “Trent hit the ground running when he matriculated to Florida State University. He has been doing everything with my office for community service. He constantly shows up for everything we have going on. He is there. I send him the text and he brings all the guys with him.” Henderson has been impressed with the way Trent relates with everyone and becomes just one of the group; “He’s a guy who has all that attached to his name and seeing how humble he remains, his meekness and then he still remains so competitive on the court. He will speak to the janitor. He will speak to anybody who needs their day to be brightened. I have always respected that about him. Trent Forrest is somebody you want to model your program after.” Gene Deckerhoff, the Radio Voice of the Seminoles, for over 40 years calls Forrest “a tremendous basketball player” but is equally impressed with his off-court presence. “He’s always got a smile when you see him. Not a moody kind of guy. His teammates love him. He’s the real deal.” Forrest’s upbringing accounts for many of his admirable personality traits. He grew up in a Christian home. His mother, Barbara Lee, is the pastor of All Things New Worship Center and Forrest played drums in the church. Both his mom and dad, Lester Forrest, played basketball for Chipola Junior College. In the mornings when his mom got up at 5:30 a.m., Trent got up and started working on basketball drills. Then after school he worked out as well. That committed work ethic continues. This summer after having the foot operation, before he could walk around again, he would lift weights and practicing dribbling while sitting down. He was determined to be in shape when fall basketball practice rolled around. The things he learned in the backyard, the playgrounds and high school gyms came with Forrest to college. Raquan Gray says: “Trent is a great driver. He is able to move around and find an opening and when he drives he sees everybody. You have to be ready.” In early 2018 the Seminoles were in possession on a 27-game home-winning streak against non-conference foes. That was in jeopardy in an ACC-Big 10 matchup with 19th ranked Purdue leading 72-71 when Forest caught a pass in the lane from Terance Mann, drove in and floated a shot into the basket with 5.2 seconds left to put FSU up 73-72. Not content to admire the shot, Forrest raced back down the court and stole a pass to seal the win and make it 28 in a row for FSU. Those are the kinds of plays Seminole fans have come to expect from Trent Forrest. When the game gets tough Forrest rises to the occasion. He said that he draws some strength from his coach when panic is about to set in: “In pressure situations you look over and Coach Ham has the same face he had at the beginning of the game. He is not showing any panic or
anything,” Forrest said. “You get a timeout, in the crucial time and he is always calm and collected. You see that, and you know there is no need to panic.” Forrest is happy to be able to play basketball close to his home town where family and friends can come to the games. One favor he can do for his friends is to help keep the streak alive against their arch-rivals, the Gators. The Seminoles have won five in a row against them. In 2018, a year that Forrest scored in double-figures 15 times, Forrest scored 13 points and had five assists in FSU’s 81-60 win over Florida. “I definitely want to be able to say I never lost to the Gators. Winning that game gives me lots of ammunition to take back home.” Looking back on his college career Forrest feels like he has maximized the benefits and was able to give back. He is thankful that his scholarship made that possible. Forrest says: “The scholarship means a lot. You can’t thank the Boosters enough because they are investing in the student athletes here. It’s beneficial to people like me to be able to come here and chase their dreams.” Trent Forrest’s scholarship was a sound investment by the Boosters for as Ashton Henderson said: “I am sure that Trent is going to be very successful and will make FSU proud.” After all he embodies the true Seminole Unconquered spirit.
