# 2012–13 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The Seminoles were led by eleventh 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 18–16, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2011–12 season 25–10, 12–4 in ACC play, and lost in the 3rd round of the NCAA tournament to Cincinnati. Florida State ended the season ranked 10th in the AP Poll and 12th in the Coaches' Poll.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Xavier Gibson | 1 | F/C | 6'11" | 248 | Senior | Dothan, Alabama | Graduated |
| Luke Loucks | 3 | G | 6'5" | 201 | Senior | Clearwater, Florida | Graduated |
| Deividas Dulkys | 4 | G | 6'5" | 196 | Senior | Šilutė, Lithuania | Graduated |
| Bernard James | 5 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Savannah, Georgia | Graduated, NBA draft |
| Jeff Peterson | 12 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Springfield, Missouri | Graduated |
| Antwan Space | 24 | F | 6'8" | 218 | Freshman | Desoto, Texas | Transferred |
| Jon Kreft | 50 | F/C | 7'0" | 260 | Senior | Coral Springs, Florida | Graduated |

### 2012 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Montay Brandon SG | High Point, North Carolina | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 2, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Aaron Thomas SG | Cincinnati | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Devon Bookert PG | Anchorage, AK | West Anchorage High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 19, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Boris Bojanovsky C | Bratislava, Slovakia | Canarias Basketball Academy | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Robert Gilchrist PF | London, England | Polk State College | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 21, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: JC ||||||
| Michael Ojo C | Lagos, Nigeria | Tennessee Temple Academy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | May 17, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: 11 ESPN: 14 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 28, 2012. ||||||

## Awards
### Watchlists

* Naismith Award
       Michael Snaer

### Honors

Michael Snaer has been honored with ACC Player of the Week recognition.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Kiel Turpin | Terrance Shannon | |
| PF | Okaro White | Boris Bojanovsky | |
| SF | Montay Brandon | Devon Bookert | |
| SG | Michael Snaer | Robert Gilchrist | |
| PG | Terry Whisnant | Michael Ojo | Aaron Thomas |

## Team statistics

Indicates team leader in specific category
| Name | PTS | PPG | FG % | 3P % | FT % | AST | REB | BLK | STL |
| Michael Snaer | 489 | 14.8 | .425 | .384 | .817 | 82 | 147 | 15 | 33 |
| Okaro White | 420 | 12.4 | .511 | .313 | .815 | 27 | 201 | 38 | 33 |
| Terrance Shannon | 157 | 7.9 | .462 | .000 | .649 | 16 | 112 | 12 | 23 |
| Devon Bookert | 220 | 6.5 | .489 | .525 | .818 | 80 | 62 | 5 | 19 |
| Aaron Thomas | 204 | 6.0 | .408 | .220 | .700 | 38 | 80 | 10 | 22 |
| Kiel Turpin | 184 | 5.4 | .511 | .000 | .698 | 10 | 101 | 43 | 14 |
| Ian Miller | 149 | 5.3 | .327 | .277 | .634 | 52 | 46 | 0 | 23 |
| Terry Whisnant | 156 | 5.2 | .406 | .356 | .952 | 18 | 29 | 3 | 16 |
| Montay Brandon | 129 | 3.9 | .422 | .290 | .489 | 47 | 59 | 8 | 11 |
| Boris Borjanovsky | 95 | 2.9 | .547 | .000 | .758 | 9 | 63 | 25 | 8 |
| Robert Gilchrist | 47 | 1.9 | .429 | .125 | .308 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 4 |
| Joey Moreau | 8 | 1.3 | .400 | .667 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Ojo | 18 | 0.7 | .292 | .000 | .364 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
| Rafael Portuondo | 2 | 0.3 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TEAM | 2278 | 67.0 | .444 | .348 | .735 | 385 | 1052 | 172 | 210 |
| OPPONENTS | 2231 | 68.6 | .437 | .368 | .692 | 443 | 1142 | 103 | 244 |
Retrieved from Seminoles.com Archived 2012-12-02 at the Wayback Machine

## Rankings

Entering the 2012–2013 season, Florida State was ranked in both the AP and Coaches' Preseason Polls. The Seminoles were ranked No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 24 in the Coaches' Poll.
Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Preseason | Wk 1 Nov. 12 | Wk 2 Nov. 19 | Wk 3 Nov. 26 | Wk 4 Dec. 3 | Wk 5 Dec. 10 | Wk 6 Dec. 17 | Wk 7 Dec. 24 | Wk 8 Dec. 31 | Wk 9 Jan. 7 | Wk 10 Jan. 14 | Wk 11 Jan. 21 | Wk 12 Jan. 28 | Wk 13 Feb. 4 | Wk 14 Feb. 11 | Wk 15 Feb. 18 | Wk 16 Feb. 25 | Wk 17 Mar. 4 | Wk 18 Mar. 11 | Wk 19 Mar. 18 | Final |
| AP | 25 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR |
| Coaches | 24 т | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
* Source: ESPN.com: 2012 NCAA Basketball Rankings

## Schedule

Seminole Madness was held on October 12 at the Leon County Civic Center.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30* 7:00 p.m. | | Lincoln Memorial | W 83–75 | 0–0 | – – – | – – – | – – – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| November 5* 7:00 p.m. | | St. Leo | W 65–56 | 0–0 | – – – | – – – | – – – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | No. 25 | South Alabama Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 71–76 | 0–1 | 11 – Whisnant | 7 – Snaer | 4 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,070) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 12* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Buffalo Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 95–68 | 1–1 | 19 – Snaer | 4 – Brandon | 4 – Snaer, Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,510) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 16* 7:00 p.m., truTV | | vs. BYU Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic semifinals | W 88–70 | 2–1 | 17 – White | 10 – Snaer | 5 – Bookert | Barclays Center (6,433) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 17* 9:30 p.m., truTV | | vs. St. Joseph's Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic finals | W 73–66 | 3–1 | 16 – White | 10 – Shannon | 6 – Miller | Barclays Center (5,502) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 21* 7:00 p.m., FSSO/ESPN3 | | North Florida | W 75–67 | 4–1 | 21 – Snaer | 9 – White | 4 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,685) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 27* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 21 Minnesota ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 68–77 | 4–2 | 14 – Shannon | 11 – Shannon | 5 – Brandon | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,941) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 2* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 56–61 | 4–3 | 14 – White | 6 – White | 5 – Brandon | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,088) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 6 Florida Rivalry | L 47–72 | 4–4 | 10 – Snaer | 6 – White | 4 – Snaer | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,593) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 9* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Maine | W 91–59 | 5–4 | 19 – Snaer | 7 – White | 5 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,725) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 63–48 | 6–4 | 19 – White | 11 – White | 4 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,484) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 22* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Charlotte | W 79–76 | 7–4 | 30 – Snaer | 5 – Tied | 3 – Thomas | Time Warner Cable Arena (7,249) Charlotte, NC |
| December 29* 2:00 p.m., Sun Sports/FSN | | vs. Tulsa Orange Bowl Classic | W 82–63 | 8–4 | 19 – Snaer | 10 – Shannon | 4 – Snaer | BB&T Center (12,779) Sunrise, FL |
| January 2* 7:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3 | | at Auburn | L 72–78 | 8–5 | 18 – Snaer | 12 – Snaer | 6 – Bookert | Auburn Arena (6,496) Auburn, AL |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 5 4:00 p.m., FSSO/ESPN3 | | at Clemson | W 71–66 | 9–5 (1–0) | 15 – White | 8 – Shannon | 4 – Thomas | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,635) Clemson, SC |
| January 9 8:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPNFC | | at Maryland | W 65–62 | 10–5 (2–0) | 20 – White | 9 – White | 3 – Snaer | Comcast Center (14,157) College Park, MD |
| January 12 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina | L 72–77 | 10–6 (2–1) | 15 – White | 6 – White | 4 – Snaer, Brandon | Donald L. Tucker Center (12,060) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19 4:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | | at Virginia | L 36–56 | 10–7 (2–2) | 9 – Snaer | 5 – White | 2 – Snaer | John Paul Jones Arena (12,303) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 24 8:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | | Clemson | W 60–57 | 11–7 (3–2) | 16 – Turpin | 4 – Turpin | 4 – Snaer | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,893) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 27 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 25 Miami (FL) | L 47–71 | 11–8 (3–3) | 12 – Miller | 5 – Gilchrist | 2 – Brandon, Miller | BankAtlantic Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 30 8:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | | Maryland | W 73–71 | 12–8 (4–3) | 19 – Snaer | 4 – Snaer | 3 – Snaer, White | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,222) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 5 Duke | L 60–79 | 12–9 (4–4) | 14 – Thomas | 5 – Snaer | 4 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100) Tallahassee, Florida |
| December 5 9:00 p.m., FSSO/ESPN3 | | at Georgia Tech | W 56–54 | 13–9 (5–4) | 15 – Snaer | 10 – White | 5 – Brandon | McCamish Pavilion (7,012) Atlanta, Ga |
| February 9 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Wake Forest | L 46–71 | 13–10 (5–5) | 13 – White, Snaer | 6 – White, Turpin | 2 – Snaer, Brandon, Bookert | LJVM Coliseum (10,259) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 13 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 3 Miami (FL) | L 68–74 | 13–11 (5–6) | 15 – White | 7 – White | 4 – Snaer | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,007) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 16 12:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN3 | | Boston College | W 69–66 | 14–11 (6–6) | 21 – Snaer | 8 – White | 8 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,557) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at NC State | L 66–84 | 14–12 (6–7) | 20 – Snaer | 5 – Thomas | 3 – Bookert | PNC Arena (17,011) Raleigh, NC |
| February 24 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 70–80 | 14–13 (6–8) | 18 – White | 10 – White | 3 – Snaer, Bookert | Cassell Coliseum (5,042) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 26 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Wake Forest | W 76–62 | 15–13 (7–8) | 24 – Snaer | 9 – White | 4 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,589) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 3 2:00 p.m., CBS | | at North Carolina | L 58–79 | 15–14 (7–9) | 17 – Snaer | 8 – Bookert | 4 – Bookert | Dean Smith Center (21,228) Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 7 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Virginia | W 53–51 | 16–14 (8–9) | 17 – White | 6 – White | 3 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,430) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 9 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | NC State | W 71–67 | 17–14 (9–9) | 18 – Bookert | 9 – White | 3 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,730) Tallahassee, Florida |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 14 9:30 p.m., ESPNU/ACCN | (6) | vs. (11) Clemson First round | W 73–69 | 18–14 | 24 – White | 5 – Snaer, Bookert | 5 – Snaer | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 15 9:45 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN | (6) | vs. (3) North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 62–83 | 18–15 | 20 – Snaer | 7 – Snaer | 5 – Snaer | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| National Invitation tournament |||||||||
| March 19* 7:15 p.m., ESPN3 | (4) | (5) Louisiana Tech First round - Southern Miss Quadrant | L 66–71 | 18–16 | 24 – Snaer | 6 – White, Shannon | 4 – Shannon | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,989) Tallahassee, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||||||

## Media

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