2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:20–14
Conf Record:8–10
Head Coach:Leonard Hamilton (14th year)
Asst Coach1:Stan Jones (14th year)
Asst Coach2:Dennis Gates (5th year)
Asst Coach3:Charlton Young (3rd year)
Stadium:Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Bowl Result:Second Round

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.

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.

Previous season

See main article: 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team. Florida State finished the 2014–15 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 top-seeded Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time since 2005.

Departures

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

Transfers

Recruits

2015 recruiting class
  • 2016 recruiting class

    • Roster

    Depth chart

    Rankings

    See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

    Ranking movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
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    Schedule

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    Awards

    Watchlists

    Xavier Rathan-Mayes

    Xavier Rathan-Mayes

    Xavier Rathan-Mayes

    Dwayne Bacon

    Malik Beasley

    Honors

    All-ACC

    [15] [16]

    All-Americans

    NBA draft

    One player was selected in the 2016 NBA draft.[18]

    Media

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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Report: Aaron Thomas won't return to Florida State after signing with agent.
    2. Web site: Rathan-Mayes Earns Pre-Season All-ACC Honors. Seminoles.com. October 28, 2015. October 28, 2015.
    3. Web site: Watch Lists for Cousy, West, Erving and Malone Awards. Rob. Dauster. NBC Sports (College Basketball Talk). October 13, 2015. October 14, 2015.
    4. Web site: Rathan-Mayes Named To Lute Olson Award Watch List. Florida State Athletics Department. November 10, 2015. November 11, 2015.
    5. Web site: Seminoles Rathan-Mayes Named To Wooden Award List. Florida State Athletics Department. November 17, 2015. November 18, 2015.
    6. Web site: Bacon And Beasley Named To Tisdale Award Watch List. Florida State Athletics Department. January 25, 2016. January 26, 2016.
    7. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 16, 2015. November 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118003234/http://www.theacc.com/news/atlantic-coast-conference-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-11-16-2015. November 18, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
    8. Web site: ACC Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic, 2015. December 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118003234/http://www.theacc.com/news/atlantic-coast-conference-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-11-16-2015. November 18, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
    9. Web site: ACC Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 1, 2016. February 1, 2016.
    10. Web site: ACC Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073251/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-02-29-2016. March 5, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
    11. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 23, 2015. November 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222175623/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-12-21-2015. December 22, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
    12. Web site: ACC Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. January 18, 2016. January 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126060830/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-01-18-2016. January 26, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
    13. Web site: ACC Announces Basketball Players of the Week. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2016. March 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308130800/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-announces-basketball-players-of-the-week-03-07-2016. March 8, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
    14. Web site: Florida State Freshman Duo Prominent in Our Latest Frosh Watch. CBS Sports. December 22, 2015. December 24, 2015.
    15. Web site: ACSMA Announces Basketball Postseason Awards, All-ACC Teams. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2016. March 6, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307040403/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-announces-basketball-season-awards-all-acc-teams-03-06-2016. March 7, 2016.
    16. Web site: ACC Coaches' Postseason Awards, All-ACC Team Announced. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2016. March 7, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160308072240/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-coaches-postseason-awards-all-acc-team-announced-03-07-2016. March 8, 2016.
    17. Web site: Bacon And Beasley Earn Freshman All-America Honors. Seminoles.com. April 6, 2016. April 7, 2016.
    18. Web site: Seminoles' Beasley Picked in First Round of NBA Draft. Seminoles.com. June 23, 2016. June 23, 2016.

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