# 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by thirteenth 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.
Florida State finished the 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 Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time in nine years.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2013–14 season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the NIT where they lost in the semifinals to Minnesota.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Okaro White | 10 | F | 6'9" | 204 | Senior | Clearwater, FL | Graduated |
| Robert Gilchrist | 14 | C | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
| Ian Miller | 30 | G | 6'3" | 186 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | Graduated |
| Joell Hopkins | 35 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Durham, NC | Graduated |

### Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Dayshawn Watkins | | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | North Little Rock, AR | Junior college transfer from Holmes Community College. |
| Kedar Edwards | | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, NY | Junior college transfer from State Fair Community College. |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Phil Cofer PF | Atlanta, GA | Whitewater High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | May 10, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Robbie Berwick SG | Atascadero, CA | Atascadero High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 2, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Norbertas Giga C | Newark, NJ | Saint Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014. ||||||

### Media poll

In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the conference.

## Roster
### Depth chart

Aaron Thomas, a starting guard, was declared by the university to be ineligible for the season.
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Michael Ojo | Kiel Turpin | Boris Bojanovsky |
| PF | Phil Cofer | Jarquez Smith | |
| SF | Xavier Rathan-Mayes | | |
| SG | Devon Bookert | Dayshawn Watkins | |
| PG | Montay Brandon | Robbie Berwick | Dayshawn Watkins |

## Honors

* ACC Rookie of the Week
** Xavier Rathan-Mayes

### All-ACC

* Honorable Mention
** Xavier Rathan-Mayes
* Freshman Team
** Xavier Rathan-Mayes

### All-Americans

* Freshman Team
** Xavier Rathan-Mayes

## Awards

* Kyle Macy Award Finalist
       Xavier Rathan-Mayes

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| November 3* 7:00 p.m. | Embry Riddle | W 95–73 | 0–0 | 18 – Thomas | 8 – Turpin | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| November 10* 7:00 p.m. | Belmont Abby | W 99–45 | 0–0 | 16 – Thomas | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season ||||||||
| November 15* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Manhattan Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 81–66 | 1–0 | 14 – Thomas | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,271) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northeastern Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 73–76 | 1–1 | 24 – Thomas | 7 – Brandon | 6 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,587) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 22* 2:30 p.m., ESPN3 | vs. Providence Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 54–80 | 1–2 | 16 – Thomas | 7 – Brandon | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT |
| November 23* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. UMass Hall of Fame Tip Off | L 69–75 | 1–3 | 22 – Rathan-Mayes | 12 – Cofer | 3 – Rathan-Mayes | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,513) Uncasville, CT |
| November 25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | The Citadel | W 66–55 | 2–3 | 26 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Brandon | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,137) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 28* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Charleston Southern | W 58–47 | 3–3 | 16 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Watkins | 4 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,660) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Nebraska ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 65–70 | 3–4 | 17 – Rathan-Mayes | 10 – Bojanovsky | 6 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,406) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 6* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | UCF | W 96–73 | 4–4 | 23 – Brandon | 6 – Brandon | 6 – Watkins | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,732) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 13 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 25 Notre Dame | L 63–83 | 4–5 (0–1) | 14 – Brandon | 10 – Bojanovsky | 3 – Tied | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,691) South Bend, IN |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m., RSN | North Florida | W 93–77 | 5–5 | 24 – Brandon | 8 – Cofer | 9 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,969) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 20* 2:00 p.m., FSN | vs. South Florida Orange Bowl Classic | W 75–62 | 6–5 | 24 – Bookert | 5 – Cofer | 9 – Rathan-Mayes | BB&T Center (10,175) Sunrise, FL |
| December 22* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Stetson | W 63–59 | 7–5 | 17 – Brandon | 8 – Cofer | 7 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,743) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 30* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Florida Rivalry | W 65–63 | 8–5 | 17 – Brandon | 8 – Smith | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,273) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 2* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Mississippi State | L 55–62 | 8–6 | 16 – Bookert | 6 – Rathan-Mayes | 4 – Rathan-Mayes | Humphrey Coliseum (5,756) Starkville, MS |
| January 6 7:00 p.m., RSN | Virginia Tech | W 86–75 | 9–6 (1–1) | 22 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Brandon | 3 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,353) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 11 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Syracuse | L 57–70 | 9–7 (1–2) | 14 – Rathan-Mayes | 7 – Brandon | 5 – Bookert | Carrier Dome (24,257) Syracuse, NY |
| January 14 9:00 p.m., RSN | at Pittsburgh | L 64–73 | 9–8 (1–3) | 21 – Cofer | 11 – Cofer | 3 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (10,989) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 17 1:30 p.m., ACCN | NC State | L 63–72 | 9–9 (1–4) | 20 – Brandon | 9 – Brandon | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,675) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Clemson | W 59–55 | 10–9 (2–4) | 17 – Rathan-Mayes | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | 9 – Rathan-Mayes | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,993) Clemson, SC |
| January 24 2:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 15 North Carolina | L 74–78 | 10–10 (2–5) | 35 – Rathan-Mayes | 7 – Bookert | 4 – Rathan-Mayes | Dean E. Smith Center (20,512) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 28 7:00 p.m., RSN | Wake Forest | W 82–76 $^{2OT}$ | 11–10 (3–5) | 21 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Cofer | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,195) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 1 12:30 p.m., ESPNU | No. 23 Miami (FL) | W 55–54 | 12–10 (4–5) | 18 – Brandon | 6 – Tied | 4 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,282) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 4 9:00 p.m., RSN | Clemson | L 56–62 | 12–11 (4–6) | 15 – Rathan-Mayes | 10 – Bojanovsky | 3 – Brandon | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,362) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 7 3:00 p.m., RSN | at Virginia Tech | W 73–65 | 13–11 (5–6) | 16 – Brandon | 6 – Brandon | 11 – Rathan-Mayes | Cassell Coliseum (7,819) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 9 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 Duke Big Monday | L 70–73 | 13–12 (5–7) | 23 – Bookert | 9 – Ojo | 6 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,498) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 14 2:30 p.m., ACCN | at Georgia Tech | W 57–53 | 14–12 (6–7) | 20 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Brandon | 6 – Bookert | Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,317) Atlanta, GA |
| February 18 9:00 p.m., ACCN | Boston College | W 69–60 | 15–12 (7–7) | 18 – Bookert | 8 – Tied | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,387) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 22 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | at No. 2 Virginia | L 41–51 | 15–13 (7–8) | 13 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Brandon | 3 – Bookert | John Paul Jones Arena (14,076) Charlottesville, VA |
| February 25 9:00 p.m., RSN | at Miami (FL) | L 77–81 | 15–14 (7–9) | 35 – Rathan-Mayes | 5 – Brandon | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | BankUnited Center (5,857) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 28 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 17 Louisville | L 59–81 | 15–15 (7–10) | 13 – Brandon | 9 – Bojanovsky | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,844) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 7 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | Pittsburgh | W 61–52 | 16–15 (8–10) | 19 – Rathan-Mayes | 6 – Tied | 5 – Rathan-Mayes | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,276) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC tournament ||||||||
| March 11 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN | vs. (8) Clemson Second round | W 76–73 | 17–15 | 30 – Rathan-Mayes | 7 – Cofer | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC |
| March 12 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN | vs. No. 3 (1) Virginia Quarterfinals | L 44–58 | 17–16 | 13 – Rathan-Mayes | 8 – Brandon | 3 – Rathan-Mayes | Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||

## Media

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