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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 35 – 3   .921
No. 3 North Carolina 16 – 2   .889 29 – 7   .806
No. 1 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743
Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Louisville 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
NC State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667
Clemson 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
Miami (FL) 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Pittsburgh 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
Notre Dame 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2019 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 17th year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 23–12, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Seminoles lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Missouri, Xavier, and Gonzaga to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993, where they lost to Michigan.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
C. J. Walker 2 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Ohio State
Braian Angola 11 G 6'6" 195 Senior Villanueva, Colombia Graduated
Ike Obiagu 12 C 7'0" 240 Freshman Anuja, Nigeria Transferred to Seton Hall
Brandon Allen 40 F 6'6" 209 RS Senior Milton, FL Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Malik Osbourne 10 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Matteson, IL Transferred from Rice. Under NCAA transfer rules, Osbourne will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
David Nichols 11 G 6'0" 190 Senior South Holland, IL Transferred from Albany. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nichols graduated from Albany.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devin Vassell
SG 		Suwanee, GA Peachtree Ridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 2, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-25.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zimife Nwokeji
#23 PF 		Tallahassee, FL Maclay School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 8, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Naseem Khalid
PG 		Jacksonville, FL First Coast High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 21, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2018–19 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) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Whitewater Atlanta, GA
F 1 Raiquan Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Dillard Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 3 Trent Forrest 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chipley Chipley, FL
G 4 Ty Hands (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palm Beach Lakes West Palm Beach, FL
G 5 P. J. Savoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Las Vegas
Sheridan 		Las Vegas, NV
F 10 Malik Osbourne Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Don Bosco Prep
Rice 		Matteson, IL
G 11 David Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mount Carmel
Albany 		South Holland, IL
G 13 Anthony Polite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr St. Andrew's Christian School Lugano, Switzerland
G 14 Terance Mann 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tilton School Lowell, MA
G 15 Justin Lindner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Christian Brothers Memphis, TN
G 20 Travis Light (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Montverde Academy Vienna, VA
C 21 Christ Koumadje 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 268 lb (122 kg) Sr Montverde Academy N'Djamena, Chad
F 23 M. J. Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Jonesboro Jonesboro, GA
G/F 24 Devin Vassell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Peachtree Ridge Suwanee, GA
F 25 Mfiondu Kabengele 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Don Bosco Prep Burlington, ON
F 31 Wyatt Wilkes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Winter Park Orlando, FL
F 33 Will Miles (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Trinity Prep Orlando, FL
F 35 Harrison Prieto (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So St. Paul's School Mandeville, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2018*
6:00 pm 		No. 17 West Georgia W 96–56[1]  -
  20 – Koumadje   8 – Koumadje   4 – Wilkes  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 1, 2018*
7:00 pm 		No. 17 Valdosta State W 99–77[2]  -
  15 – Forrest   6 – Forrest   5 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 Florida
Rivalry 		W 81–60[3]  1–0
  20 – Savoy   9 – Mann   5 – Forrest  Donald L. Tucker Center (11,103)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 17 at Tulane W 80–69[4]  2–0
  21 – Mann   10 – Mann   5 – Forrest  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,351)
New Orleans, LA
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 14 Canisius
AdvoCare Invitational campus game 		W 93–61[5]  3–0
  18 – Kabengele   9 – Koumadje   6 – Forrrst  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,457)
Tallahassee, FL
Nov 22, 2018*
9:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 vs. UAB
AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinal 		W 81–63[6]  4–0
  17 – Mann   11 – Forrest   3 – Tied  HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 23, 2018*
4:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 14 vs. No. 19 LSU
AdvoCare Invitational semifinal 		W 79–76 OT[7] 5–0
  21 – Walker   12 – Mann   5 – Forrest  HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 vs. Villanova
AdvoCare Invitational final 		L 60–66[8]  5–1
  11 – Tied   7 – Kabengele   2 – Tied  HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov 28, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 15 No. 19 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 73–72[9]  6–1
  13 – Walker   8 – Mann   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,978)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 3, 2018*
8:00 pm, ACCRSN 		No. 11 Troy W 83–67[10]  7–1
  16 – Savoy   8 – Mann   3 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,838)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 8, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 11 vs. Connecticut
Never Forget Tribute Classic 		W 79–71[11]  8–1
  20 – Mann   11 – Koumadje   2 – Nichols  Prudential Center (18,711)
Newark, NJ
Dec 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 11 Southeast Missouri State W 85–68[12]  9–1
  23 – Forrest   8 – Forrest   4 – Forrest  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,726)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 11 North Florida W 95–81[13]  10–1
  24 – Kabengele   7 – Kabengele   7 – Forrest  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,209)
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 22, 2018*
2:30 pm, FSS/FS2 		No. 11 vs. Saint Louis
Orange Bowl Classic 		W 81–59[14]  11–1
  19 – Nichols   7 – Tied   5 – Forrest  BB&T Center 
Sunrise, FL
Jan 1, 2019*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		No. 9 Winthrop W 87–76[15]  12–1
  22 – Mann   8 – Koumadje   3 – Cofer  Donald L. Tucker Center (7,237)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 at No. 4 Virginia L 52-65  12-2
(0-1) 		 9 – Cofer   7 – Kabengele   2 –  Tied   John Paul Jones Arena (14,623)
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 9, 2019
9:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Miami (FL)       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN 		Duke       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 20, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		Clemson       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 27, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 2, 2019
12:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Georgia Tech       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 5, 2019
8:00 pm, Raycom 		at Syracuse       Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		Louisville       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ACCRSN 		Wake Forest       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, Raycom 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 19, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Feb 23, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS 		at North Carolina       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Notre Dame       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 2, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 		NC State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU 		Virginia Tech       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Mar 9, 2019
12:00 pm, Raycom 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019
 vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP1714141511101199Not released
Coaches1515^131411101299

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ Massoudi, Ariya (October 26, 2018). "Men's Basketball Tops West Forida, 96-56, In Exhibition Opener". Florida State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Massoudi, Ariya (November 1, 2018). "Hoops Tops Valdosta, 99-77". Florida State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Noles Dominates Rival Florida in Season Opener". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mann's Double-Double Lifts No. 15 Noles Past Tulane". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Kabengele, Noles Rout Canisius". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 19, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Mann's 17 Points Lead Noles To Another Blowout Win". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "Kabengele, No. 14 Noles Outlast No. 19 LSU In OT". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Noles Fall To Defending Champ Nova In AdvoCare Invitational Final". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Forrest's Game-Winner Lifts Basketball to 73-72 Win Over Purdue". Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "No. 11 Noles Get Troy's Best Shot, Pull Away, 83-67". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "Mann, FSU Reserves Have UConn's Number(s), 79-71". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Forrest, Vassell Fuel Second Half Romp Of Redhawks". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kabengele-Led Noles Lower The "Boom" On Ospreys, 95-81". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  14. ^ "Nichols-Led Bench, Mann, Bounce Billikens, 81-59". Florida State University Department of Athletics. December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  15. ^ "Noles Wrap Non Conference Slate with Win Against Winthrop". Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "Men's Basketball". Florida State Seminoles.
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