2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Jacksonville Classic Duval champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17–14 (10–10 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (20th season);
Associate head coach	Stan Jones
Assistant coaches	Charlton Young; Steve Smith;
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Duke	16	–	4	.800	32	–	7	.821
North Carolina	15	–	5	.750	29	–	10	.744
Notre Dame	15	–	5	.750	24	–	11	.686
Miami (FL)	14	–	6	.700	26	–	11	.703
Wake Forest	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	12	–	8	.600	21	–	14	.600
Virginia Tech †	11	–	9	.550	23	–	13	.639
Florida State	10	–	10	.500	17	–	14	.548
Syracuse	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Clemson	8	–	12	.400	17	–	16	.515
Louisville	6	–	14	.300	13	–	19	.406
Boston College	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394
Pittsburgh	6	–	14	.300	11	–	21	.344
Georgia Tech	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
NC State	4	–	16	.200	11	–	21	.344

† 2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 20th year, and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 overall and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in eight place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in their Second Round matchup. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures

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

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Incoming transfers

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

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2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matthew Cleveland SG / SF	Atlanta, GA	Pace Academy (GA)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jul 21, 2020
Matthew Cleveland SG / SF	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
John Butler Jr. C	Greenville, SC	Christ Church Episcopal (SC)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Jul 29, 2020
John Butler Jr. C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Naheem McLeod C	Philadelphia, PA	Chipola College (FL)	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jul 30, 2020
Naheem McLeod C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: nr
Jalen Warley CG	Norristown, PA	Westtown School (PA)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 9, 2020
Jalen Warley CG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 6 247Sports: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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

Head coach

Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin)

Assistant coach(es)

Stan Jones (Memphis)
Charlton Young (Georgia Southern)
Steve Smith (Morgan State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	20	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
Coaches	19	19*	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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

References

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

[1] "Walker's stellar college career comes to a close". fsunews.com. FSU News. March 29, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[2] "Balsa Koprivica departing FSU, entering the 2021 NBA Draft". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[3] "Florida State basketball lands Kentucky transfer Cam'Ron Fletcher". tallahassee.com. Tallahassee Democrat. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[4] "FSU Basketball lands star transfer Caleb Mills from Houston". rivals.com. Rivals. January 12, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

[5] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2021.

[6] "M Basketball: Orange Bowl Game Vs. UCF Cancelled". Seminoles.com. Florida State Athletics. December 17, 2021.

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Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Venues	Tully Gymnasium (1956–1981) Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1981–present)
Rivalries	Florida
Culture & lore	Sammy Seminole FSU Hymns
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References