# 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 22nd 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 started their season 4–1, with their only loss coming in their rivalry game at Florida. The team won three games in the Sunshine Slam including winning the final in overtime against eighteenth ranked Colorado. However, after that streak, the Seminoles struggled, losing four straight games. Losses included their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Georgia, and their ACC opener against number seventeen North Carolina. They then won two of their last three non-conference games, to finish with a 6–5 non-conference record. The Seminoles won six of their next seven ACC games, with the only loss coming against Clemson. Their schedule became a tougher, and they lost five of their next six games, including losses to third-ranked North Carolina and ninth-ranked Duke. In this stretch they lost lost to eventual last place finishers Louisville. The end of the season was a mixed bag for the Seminoles as they finished 3–3. They again lost to Clemson, but defeated NC State and completed a season sweep of in-state opponents Miami.
The Seminoles finished the 2023–24 season 17–16 and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to first seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This marked the third straight season the Seminoles did not participate in post-season play.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2022–23 season 9–23, 7–13 in ACC play, to finish in 12th place. In the ACC Tournament, they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round. Their nine overall wins were the lowest season total since 2001.

## Offseason
### Departures

Florida State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Caleb Mills | 4 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Arden, NC | Transferred to Memphis |
| Jeremiah Bembry | 10 | F | 6'6" | 185 | Freshman | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to West Virginia |
| Naheem McLeod | 24 | C | 7'4" | 255 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Syracuse |
| Matthew Cleveland | 35 | G | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Miami (FL) |
| Cleveland Yates | 42 | G | 6'2" | 214 | Sophomore | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Josh Nickleberry | 20 | G | 6'4" | 205 | GS Senior | Fayetteville, NC | La Salle |
| Jason Simpson | 4 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Junior | West Palm Beach, FL | Walk-on; St. John's |
| Primo Spears | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Hartford, CT | Georgetown |
| Jamir Watkins | 2 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Trenton, NJ | La Salle |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Taylor Bol Bowen #18 PF | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 6 247Sports: 5 ||||||
| 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: "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023. ||||||

### 2024 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2024) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| A.J. Swinton #45 SF | Arlington, VA | Bishop O'Connell High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 6 247Sports: 5 |||||||
| 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: "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2023. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state Source: |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | Flagler | W 90–74 | – | 18 – Watkins | 9 – Miller | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (–) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 5, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | Valdosta State | W 90–67 | – | 19 – Watkins | 10 – Watkins | 6 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (–) Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 94–67 | 1–0 | 18 – Green, Jr. | 7 – Watkins | 6 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,165) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Central Michigan Sunshine Slam campus game | W 94–67 | 2–0 | 16 – Green, Jr. | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,953) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN | | at Florida Rivalry | L 68–89 | 2–1 | 18 – Corhen | 10 – Corhen | 4 – Warley | O'Connell Center (10,013) Gainesville, FL |
| November 20, 2023* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. UNLV Sunshine Slam (Beach Division) semifinal | W 83–75 | 3–1 | 19 – Watkins | 6 – Fletcher | 8 – Watkins | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. No. 18 Colorado Sunshine Slam (Beach Division) championship | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 19 – Worley | 11 – Watkins | 4 – Watkins | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 9:15 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia ACC–SEC Challenge | L 66–68 | 4–2 | 21 – Green, Jr. | 9 – Green | 3 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,688) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 17 North Carolina | L 70–78 | 4–3 (0–1) | 17 – Watkins | 8 – Watkins | 3 – Green | Dean Smith Center (20,285) Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 9, 2023* 1:30 p.m., ACCN | | vs. South Florida Orange Bowl Classic | L 72–88 | 4–4 | 15 – Watkins | 11 – Miller | 5 – Jackson | Amerant Bank Arena Sunrise, FL |
| December 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | SMU | L 57–68 | 4–5 | 10 – Tied | 6 – Gainey | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,301) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 19, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | North Florida | W 91–75 | 5–5 | 24 – Green, Jr. | 8 – Watkins | 4 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,056) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Winthrop | W 67–61 | 6–5 | 12 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,499) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 75–78 | 6–6 | 19 – Watkins | 7 – Tied | 3 – Spears | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,051) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 82–71 | 7–6 (1–1) | 14 – Jackson | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,248) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 77–74 | 8–6 (2–1) | 11 – Tied | 10 – Miller | 5 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,025) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Wake Forest | W 87–82 | 9–6 (3–1) | 19 – Watkins | 5 – Green, Jr. | 9 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,368) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 13, 2024 2:15 p.m., The CW | | at Notre Dame | W 67–58 | 10–6 (4–1) | 13 – Spears | 9 – Miller | Tied – 3 | Joyce Center (6,427) South Bend, IN |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | W 84–75 | 11–6 (5–1) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Miller | 6 – Warley | Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Clemson | L 67–78 | 11–7 (5–2) | 15 – Watkins | 5 – Green, Jr. | 4 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,033) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Syracuse | W 85–69 | 12–7 (6–2) | 27 – Watkins | 11 – Watkins | 6 – Spears | JMA Wireless Dome (19,859) Syracuse, NY |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 3 North Carolina | L 68–75 | 12–8 (6–3) | 15 – Spears | 6 – Miller | 3 – Spears | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (10,092) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Louisville | L 92–101 | 12–9 (6–4) | 23 – Warley | 6 – Tied | 3 – Warley | KFC Yum! Center (11,287) Louisville, KY |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | W 63–62 | 13–9 (7–4) | 10 – Watkins | 6 – Tied | 4 – Green, Jr. | Conte Forum (4,390) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., The CW | | Virginia | L 76–80 | 13–10 (7–5) | 21 – Watkins | 7 – Warley | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (8,525) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 13, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 75–83 | 13–11 (7–6) | 26 – Watkins | 6 – Watkins | 4 – Watkins | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 9 Duke | L 67–76 | 13–12 (7–7) | 15 – Watkins | 9 – Corhen | 5 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 84–76 | 14–12 (8–7) | 22 – Watkins | 11 – Watkins | 5 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,009) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 24, 2024 7:45 p.m., The CW | | at Clemson | L 63–74 | 14–13 (8–8) | 18 – Watkins | 8 – Watkins | 2 – Warley | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,000) Clemson, SC |
| February 27, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | NC State | W 90–83 | 15–13 (9–8) | 19 – Watkins | 7 – Miller | 6 – Spears | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,727) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Georgia Tech | L 76–85 | 15–14 (9–9) | 15 – Watkins | 7 – Tied | 4 – Spears | McCamish Pavilion (5,908) Atlanta, GA |
| March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Pittsburgh | L 73–88 | 15–15 (9–10) | 25 – Corhen | 8 – Corhen | 3 – Warley | Petersen Events Center (7,860) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 9, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Miami (FL) | W 83–75 | 16–15 (10–10) | 26 – Green, Jr. | 11 – Watkins | 5 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,020) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (9) | vs. (8) Virginia Tech Second Round | W 86–76 | 17–15 | 34 – Watkins | 11 – Watkins | 4 – Warley | Capital One Arena (9,920) Washington, D.C. |
| March 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina Quarterfinals | L 67–92 | 17–16 | 12 – Watkins | 4 – Tied | 5 – Watkins | Capital One Arena (14,920) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Awards

Honors :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Jamir Watkins | ACC Co-Player of the Week (Week Three) Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Week Three) All-ACC Honorable Mention | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |