# 2022–23 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 21st 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. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2021–22 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 were not invited to the NCAA Tournament or the NIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

Florida State Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| RayQuan Evans | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Billings, MT | Graduated |
| Anthony Polite | 2 | G | 6'6" | 214 | GS Senior | Lugano, Switzerland | Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft |
| Malik Osborne | 10 | F | 6'9" | 225 | GS Senior | Matteson, IL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Tanor Ngom | 11 | C | 7'2" | 236 | GS Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduated |
| Justin Linder | 12 | G | 6'1" | 180 | GS Senior | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; graduated |
| Quincy Ballard | 15 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Syracuse, NY | Transferred to Wichita State |
| John Butler Jr. | 22 | F | 7'1" | 190 | Freshman | Greenville, SC | Declare for 2022 NBA draft; went undrafted |
| John Horner | 25 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Ventor City, NJ | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Harrison Prieto | 30 | F | 6'8" | 230 | GS Senior | Mandeville, LA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Wyatt Wilkes | 31 | G | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Barrett Waldrop | 34 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Freeport, FL |

### Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Darin Green Jr. | 22 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Charlotte, NC | UCF |
| Jaylan Gainey | 33 | F | 6'9" | 220 | GS Senior | Greensboro, NC | Brown |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Baba Miller SF | Spain | Real Madrid | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| De'Ante Green #18 PF | Asheville, NC | Christ School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Cameron Corhen #14 C | Plano, TX | Sunrise Christian Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Chandler Jackson #48 SG | Memphis, TN | Christian Brothers High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tom House #44 SF | Dayton, OH | Centerville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Jeremiah Bembry #73 SG | Allentown, PA | Executive Education Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 25, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| 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 August 21, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022. ||||||

### 2023 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Taylor Bol Bowen #12 PF | Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 |||||||
| 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 August 21, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state Source: |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Newberry College | W 74–66 | – | 15 – Green Jr. | 10 – Fletcher | 9 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Stetson | L 74–83 | 0–1 | 16 – Cleveland | 9 – Fletcher | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,729) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 54–68 | 0–2 | 17 – Green, Jr. | 6 – Fletcher | 5 – Warley | Addition Financial Arena (6,485) Orlando, FL |
| November 14, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Troy | L 72–79 | 0–3 | 24 – Green, Jr. | 10 – Fletcher | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,973) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida Rivalry | L 67–76 | 0–4 | 21 – Mills | 8 – Fletcher | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,182) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ACCN | | Mercer | W 81–72 | 1–4 | 23 – Fletcher | 9 – McLeod | 5 – Green, Jr. | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,454) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 24, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Siena ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals | L 63–80 | 1–5 | 14 – Cleveland | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL |
| November 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Stanford ESPN Events Invitational Consolation Game | L 60–70 | 1–6 | 16 – Mills | 5 – Tied | 4 – Mills | State Farm Field House (1,108) Bay Lake, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Nebraska ESPN Events Invitational 7th Place Game | L 58–75 | 1–7 | 17 – Cleveland | 8 – Fletcher | 6 – Mills | State Farm Field House (1,087) Bay Lake, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 5 Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 69–79 | 1–8 | 23 – Green, Jr. | 10 – Fletcher | 6 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,852) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Virginia | L 57–62 | 1–9 (0–1) | 17 – Green, Jr. | 10 – Cleveland | 4 – Mills | John Paul Jones Arena (14,280) Charlottesville, VA |
| December 10, 2022 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | Louisville | W 75–53 | 2–9 (1–1) | 16 – Mills | 8 – Cleveland | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,718) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 13, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | USC Upstate | W 80–63 | 3–9 | 16 – Cleveland | 10 – Cleveland | 5 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,741) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 17, 2022* 2:30 p.m., BSFL | | vs. St. John's Orange Bowl Classic | L 79–93 | 3–10 | 30 – Green, Jr. | 13 – Cleveland | 8 – Mills | FLA Live Arena (6,987) Sunrise, FL |
| December 21, 2022 8:30 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | W 73–72 | 4–10 (2–1) | 19 – Cleveland | 12 – Cleveland | 5 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,394) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 17 Duke | L 67–86 | 4–11 (2–2) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Cleveland | 3 – Tied | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Georgia Tech | W 75–64 | 5–11 (3–2) | 21 – Cleveland | 12 – Cleveland | 7 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,536) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 11, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 75–90 | 5–12 (3–3) | 19 – Tied | 12 – Cleveland | 7 – Worley | LJVM Coliseum (8,174) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 13 Virginia | L 58–67 | 5–13 (3–4) | 15 – Corhen | 10 – Cleveland | 4 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,043) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Notre Dame | W 84–71 | 6–13 (4–4) | 20 – Green, Jr. | 16 – Cleveland | 5 – Cleveland | Joyce Center (6,216) South Bend, IN |
| January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | W 71–64 | 7–13 (5–4) | 24 – Green, Jr. | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Peterson Events Center (10,390) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 20 Miami (FL) | L 63–86 | 7–14 (5–5) | 12 – Mills | 5 – Tied | 5 – Warley | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,182) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 24 Clemson | L 81–82 | 7–15 (5–6) | 18 – Cleveland | 4 – Tied | 5 – Green, Jr. | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,956) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 1, 2023 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 66–94 | 7–16 (5–7) | 16 – Corhen | 6 – Corhen | 6 – Mills | PNC Arena (12,206) Raleigh, NC |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Louisville | W 81–78 | 8–16 (6–7) | 16 – Corhen | 10 – Cleveland | 5 – Tied | KFC Yum! Center (12,966) Louisville, KY |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Syracuse | L 67–76 | 8–17 (6–8) | 19 – Cleveland | 12 – Cleveland | 9 – Jackson | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,656) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Pittsburgh | L 75–83 | 8–18 (6–9) | 23 – Warley | 6 – Tied | 3 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (5,845) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Clemson | L 54–94 | 8–19 (6–10) | 12 – Miller | 6 – Miller | 3 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,458) Clemson, SC |
| February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Boston College | L 69–75 | 8–20 (6–11) | 27 – Mills | 7 – Mills | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,025) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | W 85–84 | 9–20 (7–11) | 20 – Tied | 7 – Warley | 5 – Tied | Watsco Center (7,972) Coral Gables, FL |
| February 27, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina Big Monday | L 66–77 | 9–21 (7–12) | 19 – Mills | 9 – Cleveland | 3 – Mills | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (7,791) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Virginia Tech | L 60–82 | 9–22 (7–13) | 14 – Mills | 4 – Tied | 3 – Green Jr. | Cassell Coliseum (8,925) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (12) | vs. (13) Georgia Tech First round | L 60–61 | 9–23 | 12 – Tied | 12 – Corhen | 4 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum (7,231) Greensboro, NC |
| *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 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards

Honors :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Cam Corhen | ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Seven) | |
| Matthew Cleveland | Julius Erving Award finalist | |