2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

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.

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 →

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

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

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	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]

Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Benji Bell	3	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Gainesville, FL	Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State College

Recruits

Dwayne Bacon at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

2015 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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
	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
	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.

2016 recruiting class

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
	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
	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
	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.

Roster

2015–16 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) 218 lb (99 kg) So Whitewater Atlanta, GA G 1 Devon Bookert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr West Anchorage Anchorage, AK G 3 Benji Bell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State Blanche Ely Gainesville, FL G 4 Dwayne Bacon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Lakeland, FL G 5 Malik Beasley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Saint Francis School Alpharetta, GA G 14 Terance Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Tilton School Lowell, MA C 15 Boris Bojanovsky 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Oakley College Bratislava, Slovakia C 21 Christ Koumadje 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Montverde Academy N'Djamena, Chad G 22 Xavier Rathan-Mayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Huntington Prep Scarborough, ON F 23 Jarquez Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Jones County Haddock, GA G 24 Robbie Berwick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Atascadero Atascadero, CA G 31 Michael Saxton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Tallahassee CC Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL G 32 Montay Brandon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Wesleyan Christian Greensboro, NC F 40 Brandon Allen (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Jr Milton Milton, FL C 50 Michael Ojo 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 304 lb (138 kg) Sr Tennessee Temple Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin) Assistant coach(es) Stan Jones (Memphis) Dennis Gates (California) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Depth chart

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

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.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Schedule

Florida State was picked to finish sixth in the ACC while Xavier Rathan-Mayes was named to the preseason All-ACC team.^[2]

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 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.

Awards

Watchlists

• Bob Cousy Award^[39]

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

• Lute Olson Award^[40]

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

• Wooden Award^[41]

Xavier Rathan-Mayes

• Wayman Tisdale Award^[42]

Dwayne Bacon

Malik Beasley

Honors

• ACC Player of the Week
  • Dwayne Bacon (rookie)^{[43][44][45][46]}
  • Malik Beasley (rookie)^[47][48][49]
• Freshman of the Week
  • Dwayne Bacon^[50]

All-ACC

^[51][52]

• Honorable Mention
  • Malik Beasley
• Freshman Team
  • Dwayne Bacon
  • Malik Beasley

All-Americans

• Freshman Team^[53]
  • Dwayne Bacon
  • Malik Beasley

NBA draft

One player was selected in the 2016 NBA draft.^[54]

Round	Pick	Name	Team
1st	19	Malik Beasley	Denver Nuggets

Media

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