# 2009–10 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Seminoles were coached by Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles were a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Seminoles finished the season 22–10, 10–6 in ACC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament. They received and at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 9 seed in the West Region, where they lost to 8 seed Gonzaga in the first round.

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous team(s) |
| 0 | Pierre Jordan | 6'0" | 165 | G | Fr. | Atlanta | Dunwoody HS |
| 1 | Xavier Gibson | 6'11" | 240 | F/C | So. | Dothan, Alabama | Dothan HS |
| 3 | Luke Loucks | 6'5" | 196 | G | So. | Clearwater, Florida | Clearwater HS |
| 4 | Deividas Dulkys | 6'5" | 196 | G | So. | Šilutė, Lithuania | Findlay Prep |
| 15 | Terrance Shannon | 6'8" | 220 | F | Fr. | Forsyth, Georgia | Mary Persons HS |
| 21 | Michael Snaer | 6'5" | 200 | G | Fr. | Moreno Valley, California | Rancho Verde HS |
| 22 | Derwin Kitchen | 6'4" | 204 | G | Jr. | Jacksonville, Florida | Raines HS Iowa Western CC |
| 24 | Andrew Rutledge | 6'6" | 200 | F | Jr. | Tallahassee, Florida | Maclay School |
| 30 | A.J. Yawn | 6'0" | 170 | G | Sr. | Oceanside, California | El Camino HS |
| 31 | Chris Singleton | 6'9" | 227 | F | So. | Canton, Georgia | Dunwoody HS |
| 32 | Solomon Alabi | 7'1" | 251 | C | So. | Kaduna, Nigeria | Montverde Academy |
| 33 | Joey Moreau | 6'2" | 165 | G | Fr. | Bradenton, Florida | IMG Academy |
| 42 | Ryan Reid | 6'8" | 238 | F | Sr. | Lauderdale Lakes, Florida | Boyd Anderson HS |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3* 7:00 p.m. | | Delta State | W 81–38 | 0–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| November 9* 7:00 p.m. | | Georgetown (KY) | W 73–61 | 0–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 16* 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports | | Jacksonville | W 87–61 | 1–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,493) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 18* 7:00 p.m. | | Stetson | W 80–38 | 2–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,525) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21* 4:30 p.m., FS South | | at Mercer | W 89–50 | 3–0 | University Center (3,200) Macon, GA |
| November 24* 7:00 p.m., FS South/Sun Sports | | at Florida Rivalry | L 68–52 | 3–1 | O'Connell Center (11,239) Gainesville, FL |
| November 26* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Iona Old Spice Classic | W 54–46 | 4–1 | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (2,149) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 27* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama Old Spice Classic | W 60–51 | 5–1 | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (1,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| November 29* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Marquette Old Spice Classic | W 57–56 | 6–1 | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (2,225) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| December 2* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 21 | at No. 15 Ohio State ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 77–64 | 6–2 | Jerome Schottenstein Center (13,514) Columbus, OH |
| December 6* 1:00 p.m., Sun Sports | No. 21 | Florida International | W 82–62 | 7–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,168) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 15* 7:00 p.m. | | Georgia State | W 62–55 | 8–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,281) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m., FSFL | | Auburn | W 76–72 | 9–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,063) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 20 5:30 p.m., FSN | | at No. 22 Georgia Tech | W 66–59 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (1–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (8,225) Atlanta, GA |
| December 22* 7:00 p.m., FSFL | | Tennessee-Martin | W 95–68 | 11–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,231) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 31* 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Alabama A&M | W 81–34 | 12–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,412) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 4* 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Texas A&M – Corpus Christi | W 94–54 | 13–2 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,576) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 10 5:30 p.m., FSN | No. 18 | at Maryland | L 77–68 | 13–3 (1–1) | Comcast Center (17,295) College Park, MD |
| January 12 7:00 p.m., Sun Sports | No. 25 | NC State | L 88–81 | 13–4 (1–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,709) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 16 6:00 p.m., FSFL | No. 25 | Virginia Tech | W 63–58 | 14–4 (2–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,214) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 24 12:00 p.m., RSN | | No. 19 Georgia Tech | W 68–66 | 15–4 (3–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,661) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 27 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 8 Duke | L 70–56 | 15–5 (3–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham ,NC |
| January 30 3:00 p.m., RSN | | at Boston College | W 61–57 | 16–5 (4–3) | Conte Forum (8,188) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 4 9:00 p.m., RSN | | Maryland | L 71–67 | 16–6 (4–4) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,228) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 6 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Miami (FL) | W 71–65 | 17–6 (5–4) | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,115) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 10 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Clemson | L 77–67 | 17–7 (5–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| February 14 7:30 p.m., FSN | | Boston College | W 62–47 | 18–7 (6–5) | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,374) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Virginia | W 69–50 | 19–7 (7–5) | John Paul Jones Arena (10,365) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 24 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina | W 77–67 | 20–7 (8–5) | Dean Smith Center (15,779) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 28 5:30 p.m., FSN | | Clemson | L 53–50 | 20–8 (8–6) | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,153) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 3 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Wake Forest | W 51–47 | 21–8 (9–6) | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,178) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 6 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Miami (FL) | W 61–60 | 22–8 (10–6) | BankUnited Center (7,014) Coral Gables, FL |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| March 12 9:45 p.m., ESPN | (3) | vs. (11) NC State Quarterfinals | L 58–52 | 22–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (23,318) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19* 7:10 p.m., CBS | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) No. 22 Gonzaga First round | L 67–60 | 22–10 | HSBC Arena (18,948) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||