2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:17–16
Conf Record:8–10
Head Coach:Leonard Hamilton (13th year)
Asst Coach1:Stan Jones (13th year)
Asst Coach2:Dennis Gates (4th year)
Asst Coach3:Charlton Young (2nd year)
Stadium:Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)

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

See 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
10 F 6'9" 204 Senior Graduated
14 C 6'9" 220 Senior Graduated
30 G 6'3" 186 Senior Graduated
Joell Hopkins 35 F 6'6" 205 Senior Graduated

Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortnameDayshawn Watkins G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Junior college transfer from Holmes Community College.
sortnameKedar Edwards G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Junior college transfer from State Fair Community College.

Media poll

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

Roster

Depth chart

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

Honors

All-ACC

All-Americans

Awards

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| ACC tournament

Media

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Noles' Season Ends in 67–64 Overtime Loss to Gophers. Seminoles.com. April 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140716230504/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040214aaa.html. 2014-07-16. dead.
  2. Web site: Duke Picked as ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite. The ACC. October 29, 2014. October 29, 2014.
  3. News: FSU's Aaron Thomas Ineligible for Remainder of Season . Brendan. Sonnone. Orlando Sentinel. December 12, 2014.
  4. Web site: ACC Basketball: Players of the Week Announced. The ACC. January 26, 2015. January 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111508/http://www.theacc.com/page/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-01-26-2015. April 2, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: ACC Basketball: Players Of The Week Announced. The ACC. March 2, 2015. March 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023551/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-03-02-2015. April 3, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: ACSMA 2015 All-ACC Basketball Teams Announced. The ACC. March 8, 2015. March 8, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150425010314/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-all-acc-basketball-teams-announced-03-08-2015. April 25, 2015.
  7. Web site: Rathan-Mayes Named To All-ACC Freshman Team. Seminoles.com. March 8, 2015. March 8, 2015.
  8. Web site: ACCMBB Coaches Tab 2015 All-ACC Freshman Team. The ACC. March 9, 2015. March 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115213/http://www.theacc.com/news/accmbb-coaches-tab-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-03-09-2015. 2015-04-02. dead.
  9. Web site: ACSMA 2015 All-ACC Freshman Team Announced. The ACC. March 8, 2015. March 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110644/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-announced-03-08-2015. April 2, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Rathan-Mayes Named Freshman All-American. Seminoles.com. April 1, 2015. April 1, 2015.