# 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 20th 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 finished the season 17–14 overall and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in eight place. As the eighth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in their Second Round matchup. They missed the postseason for the first time since 2015.

## Offseason
### Departures

Florida State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| RaiQuan Gray | 1 | F | 6'8" | 260 | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 59th overall by the Brooklyn Nets |
| Scottie Barnes | 4 | G | 6'9" | 227 | Freshman | West Palm Beach, FL | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors |
| Balša Koprivica | 5 | C | 7'1" | 240 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 57th overall by the Charlotte Hornets |
| Nathanael Jack | 11 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Mississauga, ON | Graduated / Transfer Portal |
| Travis Light | 20 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Senior | Vienna, VA | Graduated |
| M. J. Walker | 23 | G | 6'5" | 213 | Senior | Riverdale, GA | Graduated |
| Sardaar Calhoun | 24 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Tappahannock, VA | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| Will Miles | 33 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | Years Remaining | Date Eligible |
| Caleb Mills | 4 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior | Arden, NC | Houston | 3 | October 1, 2021 |
| Cam'Ron Fletcher | 21 | G | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | St. Louis, MO | Kentucky | 4 | October 1, 2021 |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matthew Cleveland SG / SF | Atlanta, GA | Pace Academy (GA) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| John Butler Jr. C | Greenville, SC | Christ Church Episcopal (SC) | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Naheem McLeod C | Philadelphia, PA | Chipola College (FL) | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: nr ||||||
| Jalen Warley CG | Norristown, PA | Westtown School (PA) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 9, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| 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 April 23, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 23, 2021. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state Source: |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 28, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | Mississippi College | W 94–51 | – | 17 – Evans | 13 – Osborne | 5 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (–) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 5, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | Florida College | W 102–55 | – | 14 – Evans | 8 – Polite | 7 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Center (–) Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 20 | Penn | W 105–70 | 1–0 | 18 – Osborne | 13 – Osborne | 5 – Evans | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,746) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 20 | at Florida Rivalry | L 55–71 | 1–1 | 18 – Osborne | 18 – Polite | 3 – Evans | O'Connell Center (10,011) Gainesville, FL |
| November 17, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Tulane | W 59–54 | 2–1 | 13 – Mills | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,030) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21, 2021* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Loyola Marymount Jacksonville Classic Duval semifinal | W 73–45 | 3–1 | 13 – Cleveland | 7 – Polite | 4 – Tied | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| November 22, 2021* 8:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Missouri Jacksonville Classic Duval championship | W 81–58 | 4–1 | 14 – Polite | 7 – Osborne | 6 – Evans | UNF Arena (1,641) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston University Jacksonville Classic campus game | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | 17 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 30, 2021* 7:30 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 2 Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 65–93 | 5–2 | 22 – Mills | 4 – Tied | 5 – Polite | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 4, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Syracuse | L 60–63 | 5–3 (0–1) | 16 – Mills | 8 – Osborne | 4 – Polite | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,808) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 12, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. South Carolina No Room for Racism Classic | L 65–66 | 5–4 | 15 – Osborne | 9 – Osborne | 4 – Polite | Rock Hill Sports & Event Center (1,523) Rock Hill, SC |
| December 15, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Lipscomb | W 97–60 | 6–4 | 25 – Polite | 7 – Butler | 6 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,027) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 18, 2021* 3:30 p.m., BSSUN | | vs. UCF Orange Bowl Classic | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | FLA Live Arena Sunrise, FL |
| January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | W 83–81 | 7–4 (1–1) | 19 – Osborne | 9 – Cleveland | 4 – Warley | PNC Arena (12,529) Raleigh, NC |
| January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest | L 54–76 | 7–5 (1–2) | 13 – Cleveland | 8 – Osborne | 2 – Mills | LJVM Coliseum (4,762) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Louisville | W 79–70 | 8–5 (2–2) | 27 – Mills | 8 – Polite | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,527) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Miami (FL) | W 65–64 | 9–5 (3–2) | 15 – Cleveland | 8 – Tied | 4 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,339) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Syracuse | W 76–71 | 10–5 (4–2) | 19 – Mills | 7 – Polite | 5 – Mills | Carrier Dome (17,287) Syracuse, NY |
| January 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 6 Duke | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (5–2) | 18 – Mills | 7 – Tied | 5 – Evans | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | North Florida Rescheduled from December 21 | W 86–73 | 12–5 | 21 – Tied | 10 – Cleveland | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,088) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Miami (FL) | W 61–60 | 13–5 (6–2) | 16 – Mills | 8 – Osborne | 4 – Tied | Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 26, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 61–75 | 13–6 (6–3) | 11 – Polite | 7 – McLeod | 4 – Evans | McCamish Pavilion (4,967) Atlanta, GA |
| January 29, 2022 3:00 p.m., ABC | | Virginia Tech | L 72–85 | 13–7 (6–4) | 17 – Polite | 6 – Polite | 6 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 69–75 | 13–8 (6–5) | 16 – Mills | 5 – Polite | 3 – Butler | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,578) Clemson, SC |
| February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Wake Forest | L 60–68 | 13–9 (6–6) | 15 – Mills | 13 – Prieto | 4 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,089) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 9, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | Pittsburgh | L 51–56 | 13–10 (6–7) | 19 – Mills | 7 – Tied | 5 – Evans | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,891) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | at North Carolina | L 74–94 | 13–11 (6–8) | 16 – Fletcher | 10 – Fletcher | 4 – Evans | Dean Smith Center (20,348) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Clemson | W 81–80 | 14–11 (7–8) | 28 – Evans | 8 – Fletcher | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,081) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 9 Duke | L 70–88 | 14–12 (7–9) | 16 – Cleveland | 7 – Warley | 6 – Warley | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College Rescheduled from December 29 | L 55–71 | 14–13 (7–10) | 18 – Cleveland | 8 – Cleveland | 6 – Warley | Conte Forum (5,441) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Virginia | W 64–63 | 15–13 (8–10) | 20 – Cleveland | 6 – Prieto | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (14,629) Charlottesville, VA |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Notre Dame | W 74–70 | 16–13 (9–10) | 16 – Butler | 8 – Butler | 5 – Evans | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,401) Tallahassee, Fl |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | NC State | W 89–76 | 17–13 (10–10) | 19 – Mills | 10 – Polite | 10 – Evans | Donald L. Tucker Center (8,845) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN | (8) | vs. (9) Syracuse Second Round | L 57–96 | 17–14 | 13 – Cleveland | 7 – Polite | 5 – Evans | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 19 | 19* | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll and the AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.