2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Aprank:14
Coachrank:10
Record:18–7
Conf Record:11–4
Head Coach:Leonard Hamilton
Hc Year:19th
Asst Coach1:Stan Jones
Asst Coach2:Charlton Young
Asst Coach3:Steve Smith
Stadium:Donald L. Tucker Center
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 19th 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 entered the year as the defending conference champions and were picked to finish the season third in the league with Scottie Barnes and M. J. Walker receiving pre-season recognition.[1]

The Seminoles finished the season 18–7, and 11–4 in ACC play, to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they advanced due to COVID-19 issues over Duke, defeated North Carolina in the semifinals, but lost to Georgia Tech in the Finals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a four seed in the East Region. They defeated 13-seed UNC Greensboro in the first round and 5-seed Colorado in the second round before losing to 1-seed Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen. Scottie Barnes, Balsa Koprivica, and RaiQuan Gray went on to be selected in the 2021 NBA draft.[2] [3]

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 26–5, 16–4 in ACC play, to finish in first place. The ACC tournament was canceled prior to the team beginning play. The NCAA tournament was subsequently canceled as well due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] Florida State ended the season ranked in the top five of both polls. On March 14, 2020, the Florida State Senate declared the Florida State Seminoles as the national champions for the 2019–2020 season.[5]

Patrick Williams, Devin Vassell, and Trent Forrest would go on to participate in the 2020 NBA draft.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
3 G 6'4" 210 Graduate Student Graduated
4 F 6'8" 225 Freshman Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Chicago Bulls
15 C 7'0" 260 Graduate Student Graduated
24 G 6'7" 194 Sophomore Declared for 2020 NBA draft; selected 11th overall by the San Antonio Spurs
Ty Hands 44 G 6'5" 180 Freshman

2020 recruiting class

Schedule

Source:[7]

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Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards

Watchlists

All-ACC

[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Named 2020-21 ACC Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2020. November 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Barnes Picked No. 4 By Toronto Raptors In NBA Draft. Florida State University Athletics. July 29, 2021. July 30, 2021.
  3. Web site: Koprivica To Detroit; Gray to Nets in NBA Draft. Florida State University Athletics. July 30, 2021. July 31, 2021.
  4. Web site: Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports. Florida State University. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  5. Web site: Florida Senate legislation declares Florida State the 2020 men's basketball national champion. CBS Sports. March 14, 2020. March 14, 2020.
  6. Web site: 3 Seminoles feature in 2020 NBA draft. ABC WTXL, Channel 27. November 18, 2020. November 19, 2020.
  7. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule. seminoles.com. Florida State University. November 18, 2020.
  8. Web site: Hamilton Named Semifinalist For National Coach Of The Year Award. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 7, 2021. March 8, 2021.
  9. Web site: Barnes Named To Cousy Award Watch List. Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 2, 2020. November 3, 2020.
  10. Web site: Seminoles' Barnes Named To Cousy Award Top-10. Florida State University Department of Athletics. January 25, 2021. January 26, 2021.
  11. Web site: Walker Named To Jerry West Award Watch List. Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 3, 2020. November 4, 2020.
  12. Web site: Barnes Named to 2021 Naismith Trophy Watch List. Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 20, 2020. November 22, 2020.
  13. Web site: Walker, Gray And Barnes Earn All-ACC Honors. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 8, 2021. March 9, 2021.