2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–14 (8–10 ACC)
Head coach	Leonard Hamilton (14th year);
Assistant coaches	Stan Jones (14th year); Dennis Gates (5th year); Charlton Young (3rd year);
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by fourteenth 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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Record20–14 (8–10 ACC)

Headcoach

Leonard Hamilton (14th year)

Assistant coaches

Stan Jones (14th year)
Dennis Gates (5th year)
Charlton Young (3rd year)

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2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 4 Virginia	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 10 Miami (FL)	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Louisville*	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
Notre Dame	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
No. 19 Duke	11	–	7	.611	25	–	11	.694
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Clemson	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	15	.583
Florida State	8	–	10	.444	20	–	14	.588
NC State	5	–	13	.278	16	–	17	.485
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Boston College	0	–	18	.000	7	–	25	.219

† 2016 ACC tournament winner * Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban. Rankings from AP poll

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The Seminoles finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia Tech. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Valparaiso.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dayshawn Watkins	4	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	North Little Rock, AR	Transferred to Little Rock
Kiel Turpin	11	C	7'0"	240	GS Senior	Normal, IL	Graduated
Aaron Thomas	25	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	Overseas Professional League^[1]

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dwayne Bacon SG	Lakeland, FL	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sep 5, 2014
Dwayne Bacon SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Beasley SG	Atlanta, GA	Saint Francis High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 5, 2014
Malik Beasley SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Terance Mann SG	Lowell, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 20, 2014
Terance Mann SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jean Marc Christ Koumadje C	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
Jean Marc Christ Koumadje C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 16, 2015.

College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jonathan Isaac SF	Naples, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 6, 2015
Jonathan Isaac SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trent Forrest PG	Chipley, FL	Chipley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 5, 2015
Trent Forrest PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
C.J. Walker PG	Indianapolis, IN	Arsenal Technical High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
C.J. Walker PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: N/A
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 15, 2015.

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench
C	Boris Bojanovsky
PF	Phil Cofer
SF	Dwayne Bacon
SG	Malik Beasley
PG	Xavier Rathan-Mayes

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2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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All-ACC

All-Americans

NBA draft

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2* 7:00 p.m.		Lynn	W 114–68	0–0	19 – Bookert^[3]	12 – Bojanovsky^[3]	6 – Mann^[3]	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
November 9* 7:00 p.m.		Southeastern	W 117–76	0–0	23 – Beasley^[4]	5 – Tied^[4]	12 – Rathan-Mayes^[4]	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 15* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		Nicholls State	W 109–62	1–0	23 – Bacon^[5]	8 – Bacon^[5]	11 – Rathan-Mayes^[5]	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,094) Tallahassee, FL
November 17* 9:00 p.m., RSN		Jacksonville	W 98–79	2–0	27 – Bacon^[6]	9 – Bacon^[6]	5 – Rathan-Mayes^[6]	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,943) Tallahassee, FL
November 20* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Hofstra Paradise Jam first round	L 77–82	2–1	25 – Beasley^[7]	7 – Brandon^[7]	4 – Rathan-Mayes^[7]	Sports and Fitness Center (–) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 21* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. DePaul Paradise Jam second round (consolation)	W 83–67	3–1	19 – Bacon^[8]	5 – Tied^[8]	8 – Rathan-Mayes^[8]	Sports and Fitness Center (2,205) Saint Thomas, USVI
November 23* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Ohio Paradise Jam fifth place game	W 90–81	4–1	25 – Bacon^[9]	7 – Bacon^[9]	6 – Rathan-Mayes^[9]	Sports and Fitness Center (1,433) Saint Thomas, USVI
December 2* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU		at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 75–78 ^OT	4–2	20 – Beasley^[10]	11 – Bojanovsky^[10]	6 – Bookert^[10]	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,247) Iowa City, IA
December 6* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. VCU Philips Arena Showcase	W 76–71	5–2	23 – Rathan-Mayes^[11]	7 – Rathan-Mayes^[11]	4 – Tied^[11]	Philips Arena (1,786) Atlanta, GA
December 13* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–58	6–2	18 – Bell^[12]	8 – Beasley^[12]	11 – Rathan-Mayes^[12]	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,992) Tallahassee, FL
December 16* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		Mississippi State	W 90–66	7–2	20 – Bacon^[13]	10 – Tied^[13]	4 – Rathan-Mayes^[13]	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,466) Tallahassee, FL
December 19* 5:00 p.m., FSN		vs. Florida Atlantic Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	W 64–59	8–2	23 – Bacon^[14]	10 – Beasley^[14]	4 – Rathan-Mayes^[14]	BB&T Center (9,483) Sunrise, FL
December 21* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Charleston Southern	W 75–64	9–2	20 – Bacon^[15]	10 – Bacon^[15]	5 – Rathan-Mayes^[15]	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,979) Tallahassee, FL
December 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida Rivalry	W 73–71	10–2	24 – Bacon^[16]	6 – Rathan-Mayes^[16]	4 – Bell^[16]	O'Connell Center (10,121) Gainesville, FL
ACC regular season
January 2 12:00 p.m., RSN		at Clemson	L 75–84	10–3 (0–1)	23 – Beasley^[17]	6 – Beasley^[17]	5 – Rathan-Mayes^[17]	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (9,945) Greenville, SC
January 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN		No. 6 North Carolina	L 90–106	10–4 (0–2)	30 – Rathan-Mayes^[18]	8 – Beasley^[18]	3 – Tied^[18]	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,095) Tallahassee, FL
January 9 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 12 Miami (FL)	L 59–72	10–5 (0–3)	13 – Beasley^[19]	9 – Beasley^[19]	4 – Rathan-Mayes^[19]	BankUnited Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL
January 13 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State	W 85–78	11–5 (1–3)	22 – Beasley^[20]	9 – Tied^[20]	7 – Rathan-Mayes^[20]	PNC Arena (16,846) Raleigh, NC
January 17 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		No. 13 Virginia	W 69–62	12–5 (2–3)	18 – Bacon^[21]	9 – Bacon^[21]	3 – Bookert^[21]	Donald L. Tucker Center (9,158) Tallahassee, FL
January 20 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at No. 17 Louisville	L 65–84	12–6 (2–4)	23 – Beasley^[22]	10 – Bacon^[22]	2 – Tied^[22]	KFC Yum! Center (21,349) Louisville, KY
January 23 4:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 21 Pittsburgh	L 72–74	12–7 (2–5)	16 – Beasley^[23]	8 – Bojanovsky^[23]	4 – Bookert^[23]	Donald L. Tucker Center (9,160) Tallahassee, FL
January 26 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Boston College	W 72–62	13–7 (3–5)	22 – Beasley^[24]	14 – Bacon^[24]	9 – Rathan-Mayes^[24]	Conte Forum (2,074) Chestnut Hill, MA
January 30 12:00 p.m., RSN		Clemson	W 76–65	14–7 (4–5)	21 – Bacon^[25]	6 – Tied^[25]	5 – Bookert^[25]	Donald L. Tucker Center (8,166) Tallahassee, FL
February 1 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		NC State	W 77–73	15–7 (5–5)	20 – Bacon^[26]	9 – Bojanovsky^[26]	5 – Brandon^[26]	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,375) Tallahassee, FL
February 6 12:00 p.m., RSN		at Wake Forest	W 91–71	16–7 (6–5)	16 – Beasley^[27]	7 – Bojanovsky^[27]	5 – Bookert^[27]	LJVM Coliseum (9,796) Winston-Salem, NC
February 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Syracuse	L 72–85	16–8 (6–6)	15 – Bookert^[28]	7 – Bojanovsky^[28]	5 – Tied^[28]	Carrier Dome (22,056) Syracuse, NY
February 14 6:30 p.m., ESPNU		No. 12 Miami (FL)	L 65–67	16–9 (6–7)	14 – Bookert^[29]	6 – Bacon^[29]	3 – Rathan-Mayes^[29]	Donald L. Tucker Center (9,492) Tallahassee, FL
February 17 9:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech	L 80–86	16–10 (6–8)	18 – Mann^[30]	7 – Bacon^[30]	6 – Rathan-Mayes^[30]	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,217) Tallahassee, FL
February 20 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at Virginia Tech	L 73–83	16–11 (6–9)	22 – Bacon^[31]	8 – Beasley^[31]	2 – Tied^[31]	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
February 25 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at No. 15 Duke	L 65–80	16–12 (6–10)	13 – Rathan-Mayes^[32]	10 – Bacon^[32]	3 – Bookert^[32]	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 27 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 23 Notre Dame	W 77–56	17–12 (7–10)	21 – Bacon^[33]	9 – Bojanovsky^[33]	3 – Tied^[33]	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,819) Tallahassee, FL
March 5 2:00 p.m., ESPN2		Syracuse	W 78–73	18–12 (8–10)	20 – Bacon^[34]	8 – Tied^[34]	4 – Bookert^[34]	Donald L. Tucker Center (7,769) Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
March 8 2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN	(11)	vs. (14) Boston College First Round	W 88–66	19–12	15 – Bookert^[35]	5 – Bookert^[35]	4 – Tied^[35]	Verizon Center (7,302) Washington, D.C.
March 9 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN	(11)	vs. (6) Virginia Tech Second Round	L 85–96	19–13	19 – Bookert^[36]	14 – Smith^[36]	5 – Rathan-Mayes^[36]	Verizon Center (18,561) Washington, D.C.
National Invitation tournament
March 15* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	(5) Davidson First Round – Valparaiso Bracket	W 84–74	20–13	23 – Bacon^[37]	9 – Beasley^[37]	5 – Tied^[37]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,496) Tallahassee, FL
March 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPNews	(4)	at (1) Valparaiso Second Round – Valparaiso Bracket	L 69–81	20–14	19 – Rathan-Mayes^[38]	6 – Tied^[38]	4 – Bacon^[38]	Athletics–Recreation Center (4,991) Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.