2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Florida State Athletics wordmark.png
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 17–16 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach Leonard Hamilton (13th year)
Assistant coach Stan Jones
Assistant coach Dennis Gates
Assistant coach Charlton Young
Home arena Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
« 2013–14 2015–16 »
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 – 2   .889     30 – 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 – 3   .833     35 – 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame † 14 – 4   .778     32 – 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 – 6   .667     27 – 9   .750
#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
† ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Departures

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

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

Name Home town 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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Robbie Berwick
SG		 Atascadero, CA Atascadero High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 2, 2013 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Norbertas Giga
C		 Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 20, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A  ESPN: N/A
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  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Media poll

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

Roster

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
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

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

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
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

All-ACC

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

All-Americans

  • Freshman Team
    • Xavier Rathan-Mayes[10]

Awards

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Nov. 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
Dec. 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
Dec. 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
Dec. 13
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at #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
Dec. 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
Dec. 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
Dec. 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
Dec. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 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
Jan. 24
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 at #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
Jan. 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
Feb. 1
12:30 p.m., ESPNU		 #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
Feb. 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
Feb. 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
Feb. 9
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 #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
Feb. 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
Feb. 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
Feb. 22
6:30 p.m., ESPNU		 at #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
Feb. 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
Feb. 28
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 #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
Mar. 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
Mar. 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
Mar. 12
12:00 p.m., ESPN
ACCN		 vs. #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

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

References

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