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2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by thirteenth year head coach Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record17–16 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stan Jones (13th year)
  • Dennis Gates (4th year)
  • Charlton Young (2nd year)
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 30 – 4   .882
No. 4 Duke 15 – 3   .833 35 – 4   .897
No. 8 Notre Dame † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842
No. 15 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 26 – 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 25 – 13   .658
NC State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581
Clemson 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Florida State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333
No. 17 Louisville* 0 – 6   .000 0 – 8   .000
† ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Florida State finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time in nine years.

Previous season

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Main article: 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The Seminoles finished the 2013–14 season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the NIT where they lost in the semifinals to Minnesota.[1]

Pre-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Okaro White 10 F 6'9" 204 Senior Clearwater, FL Graduated
Robert Gilchrist 14 C 6'9" 220 Senior London, England Graduated
Ian Miller 30 G 6'3" 186 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated
Joell Hopkins 35 F 6'6" 205 Senior Durham, NC Graduated

Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dayshawn Watkins G 6'0" 175 Sophomore North Little Rock, AR Junior college transfer from Holmes Community College.
Kedar Edwards G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Junior college transfer from State Fair Community College.

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Phil Cofer
PF 		Atlanta, GA Whitewater High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) May 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Robbie Berwick
SG 		Atascadero, CA Atascadero High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Norbertas Giga
C 		Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.

Media poll

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In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the conference.[2]

Roster

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2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Phil Cofer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Whitewater HS Atlanta, GA
G 1 Devon Bookert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr West Anchorage HS Anchorage, AK
G 4 Dayshawn Watkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Holmes CC North Little Rock, AR
F 5 Jarquez Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Jones County High School Haddock, GA
C 11 Kiel Turpin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Lincoln College Normal, IL
C 15 Boris Bojanovsky 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Oakley College Bratislava, Slovakia
G 22 Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Huntington (WV) Prep Scarborough, ON
G 24 Robbie Berwick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Atascadero HS Atascadero, CA
G 25 Aaron Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy Cincinnati, OH
G 31 Michael Saxton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC
Lake Highland Prep 		Orlando, FL
G 32 Montay Brandon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Wesleyan Christian Acad. Greensboro, NC
F 40 Brandon Allen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Milton HS Milton, FL
C 50 Michael Ojo 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 292 lb (132 kg) Jr Tennessee Temple Acad. Lagos, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

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Aaron Thomas, a starting guard, was declared by the university to be ineligible for the season.[3]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Michael Ojo Kiel Turpin Boris Bojanovsky
PF Phil Cofer Jarquez Smith
SF Xavier Rathan-Mayes
SG Devon Bookert Dayshawn Watkins
PG Montay Brandon Robbie Berwick Dayshawn Watkins

Honors

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All-ACC

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  • Honorable Mention
    • Xavier Rathan-Mayes[6]
  • Freshman Team[7][8]
    • Xavier Rathan-Mayes[9]

All-Americans

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  • Freshman Team
    • Xavier Rathan-Mayes[10]

Awards

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Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3*
7:00 p.m. 		Embry Riddle W 95–73  0–0
  18 – Thomas[11]   8 – Turpin[11]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[11]  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 10*
7:00 p.m. 		Belmont Abby W 99–45  0–0
  16 – Thomas[12]   6 – Tied[12]   5 – Bookert[12]  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 15*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Manhattan
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		W 81–66  1–0
  14 – Thomas[13]   6 – Tied[13]   5 – Bookert[13]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,271)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Northeastern
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 73–76  1–1
  24 – Thomas[14]   7 – Brandon[14]   6 – Bookert[14]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,587)
Tallahassee, FL
November 22*
2:30 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 54–80  1–2
  16 – Thomas[15]   7 – Brandon[15]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[15]  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513)
Uncasville, CT
November 23*
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. UMass
Hall of Fame Tip Off 		L 69–75  1–3
  22 – Rathan-Mayes[16]   12 – Cofer[16]   3 – Rathan-Mayes[16]  Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513)
Uncasville, CT
November 25*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		The Citadel W 66–55  2–3
  26 – Rathan-Mayes[17]   8 – Brandon[17]   3 – Tied[17]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,137)
Tallahassee, FL
November 28*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Charleston Southern W 58–47  3–3
  16 – Rathan-Mayes[18]   8 – Watkins[18]   4 – Rathan-Mayes[18]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,660)
Tallahassee, FL
December 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Nebraska
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 65–70  3–4
  17 – Rathan-Mayes[19]   10 – Bojanovsky[19]   6 – Rathan-Mayes[19]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,406)
Tallahassee, FL
December 6*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UCF W 96–73  4–4
  23 – Brandon[20]   6 – Brandon[20]   6 – Watkins[20]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,732)
Tallahassee, FL
December 13
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 25 Notre Dame L 63–83  4–5 (0–1)
  14 – Brandon[21]   10 – Bojanovsky[21]   3 – Tied[21]  Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,691)
South Bend, IN
December 17*
7:00 p.m., RSN 		North Florida W 93–77  5–5
  24 – Brandon[22]   8 – Cofer[22]   9 – Rathan-Mayes[22]  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,969)
Tallahassee, FL
December 20*
2:00 p.m., FSN 		vs. South Florida
Orange Bowl Classic 		W 75–62  6–5
  24 – Bookert[23]   5 – Cofer[23]   9 – Rathan-Mayes[23]  BB&T Center (10,175)
Sunrise, FL
December 22*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Stetson W 63–59  7–5
  17 – Brandon[24]   8 – Cofer[24]   7 – Rathan-Mayes[24]  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,743)
Tallahassee, FL
December 30*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Florida
Rivalry 		W 65–63  8–5
  17 – Brandon[25]   8 – Smith[25]   3 – Tied[25]  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,273)
Tallahassee, FL
January 2*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Mississippi State L 55–62  8–6
  16 – Bookert[26]   6 – Rathan-Mayes[26]   4 – Rathan-Mayes[26]  Humphrey Coliseum (5,756)
Starkville, MS
January 6
7:00 p.m., RSN 		Virginia Tech W 86–75  9–6 (1–1)
  22 – Rathan-Mayes[27]   8 – Brandon[27]   3 – Rathan-Mayes[27]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,353)
Tallahassee, FL
January 11
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Syracuse L 57–70  9–7 (1–2)
  14 – Rathan-Mayes[28]   7 – Brandon[28]   5 – Bookert[28]  Carrier Dome (24,257)
Syracuse, NY
January 14
9:00 p.m., RSN 		at Pittsburgh L 64–73  9–8 (1–3)
  21 – Cofer[29]   11 – Cofer[29]   3 – Tied[29]  Peterson Events Center (10,989)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 17
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		NC State L 63–72  9–9 (1–4)
  20 – Brandon[30]   9 – Brandon[30]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[30]  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,675)
Tallahassee, FL
January 19
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Clemson W 59–55  10–9 (2–4)
  17 – Rathan-Mayes[31]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[31]   9 – Rathan-Mayes[31]  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,993)
Clemson, SC
January 24
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 15 North Carolina L 74–78  10–10 (2–5)
  35 – Rathan-Mayes[32]   7 – Bookert[32]   4 – Rathan-Mayes[32]  Dean E. Smith Center (20,512)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 28
7:00 p.m., RSN 		Wake Forest W 82–76 2OT 11–10 (3–5)
  21 – Rathan-Mayes[33]   8 – Cofer[33]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[33]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,195)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1
12:30 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 23 Miami (FL) W 55–54  12–10 (4–5)
  18 – Brandon[34]   6 – Tied[34]   4 – Bookert[34]  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,282)
Tallahassee, FL
February 4
9:00 p.m., RSN 		Clemson L 56–62  12–11 (4–6)
  15 – Rathan-Mayes[35]   10 – Bojanovsky[35]   3 – Brandon[35]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,362)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7
3:00 p.m., RSN 		at Virginia Tech W 73–65  13–11 (5–6)
  16 – Brandon[36]   6 – Brandon[36]   11 – Rathan-Mayes[36]  Cassell Coliseum (7,819)
Blacksburg, VA
February 9
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 Duke
Big Monday 		L 70–73  13–12 (5–7)
  23 – Bookert[37]   9 – Ojo[37]   6 – Bookert[37]  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,498)
Tallahassee, FL
February 14
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech W 57–53  14–12 (6–7)
  20 – Rathan-Mayes[38]   8 – Brandon[38]   6 – Bookert[38]  Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,317)
Atlanta, GA
February 18
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College W 69–60  15–12 (7–7)
  18 – Bookert[39]   8 – Tied[39]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[39]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,387)
Tallahassee, FL
February 22
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 2 Virginia L 41–51  15–13 (7–8)
  13 – Rathan-Mayes[40]   8 – Brandon[40]   3 – Bookert[40]  John Paul Jones Arena (14,076)
Charlottesville, VA
February 25
9:00 p.m., RSN 		at Miami (FL) L 77–81  15–14 (7–9)
  35 – Rathan-Mayes[41]   5 – Brandon[41]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[41]  BankUnited Center (5,857)
Coral Gables, FL
February 28
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 Louisville L 59–81  15–15 (7–10)
  13 – Brandon[42]   9 – Bojanovsky[42]   2 – Tied[42]  Donald L. Tucker Center (8,844)
Tallahassee, FL
March 7
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Pittsburgh W 61–52  16–15 (8–10)
  19 – Rathan-Mayes[43]   6 – Tied[43]   5 – Rathan-Mayes[43]  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,276)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 11
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN 		vs. (8) Clemson
Second round 		W 76–73  17–15
  30 – Rathan-Mayes[44]   7 – Cofer[44]   3 – Tied[44]  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
March 12
12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN 		vs. No. 3 (1) Virginia
Quarterfinals 		L 44–58  17–16
  13 – Rathan-Mayes[45]   8 – Brandon[45]   3 – Rathan-Mayes[45]  Greensboro Coliseum (22,026)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Media

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Florida State basketball is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network.

References

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  2. ^ "Duke Picked as ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite". The ACC. October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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