# 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by twelfth year head coach Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Florida State finished the season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the semifinals to Minnesota. The Seminoles achieved their eighteenth twenty-win season, the seventh under Hamilton, and advanced to the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament for only the second time in school history.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2012–13 season 18–16, 9–9 in ACC play, and lost in the 1st round of the NIT to Louisiana Tech.

## Pre-season

Assistant coach Corey Williams left his position at Florida State to become the new head coach at Stetson. Former Georgia Southern head coach Charlton Young took over as an assistant.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terrence Shannon | 2 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Junior (Redshirt) | Forsyth, Georgia | Transferred |
| Rafael Portuondo | 20 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Miami, Florida | Graduated |
| Michael Snaer | 21 | G | 6'5" | 202 | Senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |

### 2013 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Xavier Rathan-Mayes SG | Toronto, Canada | Huntington Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 13, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jarquez Smith PF | Gray, Georgia | Jones County High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 14, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A ESPN: 36 ||||||
| 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: "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013. ||||||
Prior to the start of the season, Xavier Rathan-Mayes was ruled out for the season due to being declared academically ineligible.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench |
| C | Boris Bojanovsky | Michael Ojo |
| PF | Okaro White | Brandon Allen |
| SF | Robert Gilchrist | Jarquez Smith |
| SG | Devon Bookert | Aaron Thomas |
| PG | Montay Brandon | Ian Miller |

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV |

## Schedule

Seminole Madness was held on October 11 at the Leon County Civic Center.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30* 7:00 p.m., WFSU | | Southeastern | W 112–74 | 0–0 | – – – | – – – | – – – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| November 4* 7:00 p.m., WFSU | | Flagler | W 76–47 | 0–0 | – – – | – – – | – – – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 91–67 | 1–0 | 18 – White | 11 – White | 3 – Brandon | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,761) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 13* 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | | at UCF | W 80–68 | 2–0 | 17 – Bookert | 19 – Brandon | 5 – Bookert | CFE Arena (9,343) Orlando, FL |
| November 17* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UT-Martin | W 89–61 | 3–0 | 17 – White | 6 – Tied | 5 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,042) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 21* 7:35 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 10 VCU Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals | W 85–67 | 4–0 | 22 – Miller | 9 – Tied | 4 – Miller | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (4,952) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 22* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU | | vs. No. 14 Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinals | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | 19 – Miller | 12 – White | 4 – Brandon | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 24* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Northeastern Puerto Rico Tip-Off third-place game | W 62–60 | 5–1 | 16 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (5,835) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| November 29* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 15 Florida Rivalry | L 66–67 | 5–2 | 14 – Bojanovsky | 7 – Brandon | 5 – Miller | O'Connell Center (12,306) Gainesville, FL |
| December 3* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 61–71 | 5–3 | 16 – Tied | 8 – White | 7 – Miller | Williams Arena (11,386) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 8* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Jacksonville State | W 77–53 | 6–3 | 17 – White | 7 – Ojo | 4 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,104) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 17* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Charlotte | W 106–62 | 7–3 | 26 – Thomas | 11 – White | 8 – Bokert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,522) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 21* 2:00 p.m., FSN | | vs. No. 22 Massachusetts Orange Bowl Classic | W 60–55 | 8–3 | 18 – Thomas | 9 – Brandon | 4 – Miller | BB&T Center (11,214) Sunrise, FL |
| December 30* 7:00 p.m., RSN | | Charleston Southern | W 67–59 | 9–3 | 19 – Thomas | 7 – Bookert | 9 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,159) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 4 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Virginia | L 50–62 | 9–4 (0–1) | 15 – White | 7 – White | 4 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,588) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 9 7:00 p.m., RSN | | at Clemson | W 56–41 | 10–4 (1–1) | 15 – Miller | 7 – Gilchrist | 5 – Miller | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,319) Clemson, SC |
| January 12 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Maryland | W 85–61 | 11–4 (2–1) | 20 – Miller | 8 – White | 6 – Booker | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,516) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 15 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) | W 63–53 | 12–4 (3–1) | 12 – Thomas | 6 – Tied | 4 – Miller | BankUnited Center (7,413) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 18 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Virginia | L 66–78 | 12–5 (3–2) | 15 – Tied | 7 – White | 4 – Thomas | John Paul Jones Arena (12,765) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Notre Dame | W 76–74 | 13–5 (4–2) | 20 – Thomas | 11 – White | 4 – Thomas | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,799) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 25 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 18 Duke | L 56–78 | 13–6 (4–3) | 14 – White | 8 – White | 3 – Thomas | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 29 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 70–74 | 13–7 (4–4) | 20 – White | 7 – Tied | 5 – Bookert | PNC Arena (7,005) Raleigh, NC |
| February 1 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Clemson | L 49–53 | 13–8 (4–5) | 13 – Thomas | 3 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,752) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 5 9:00 p.m., RSN | | Virginia Tech | W 70–50 | 14–8 (5–5) | 24 – Thomas | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,759) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 8 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Maryland | L 71–83 | 14–9 (5–6) | 17 – Thomas | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Comcast Center (14,783) College Park, MD |
| February 10 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | Miami (FL) | L 73–77 | 14–10 (5–7) | 17 – Bookert | 7 – White | 5 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,641) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 15 8:00 p.m., RSN | | at Wake Forest | W 67–60 | 15–10 (6–7) | 25 – Miller | 14 – Thomas | 3 – Thomas | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (10,043) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 17 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | North Carolina | L 75–81 | 15–11 (6–8) | 22 – Miller | 5 – Tied | 2 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,814) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 23 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Pittsburgh | W 71–66 | 16–11 (7–8) | 22 – White | 12 – Brandon | 5 – Miller | Peterson Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 2 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Georgia Tech | W 81–71 | 17–11 (8–8) | 18 – White | 12 – Brandon | 3 – Tied | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,212) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 4 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Boston College | W 74–70 | 18–11 (9–8) | 26 – Thomas | 6 – Thomas | 3 – Miller | Conte Forum (2,273) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| March 9 2:30 p.m., ACCN | | No. 7 Syracuse | L 58–74 | 18–12 (9–9) | 20 – White | 11 – White | 3 – Bojanovsky | Donald L. Tucker Center (10,435) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC tournament |||||||||
| March 13 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN | (9) | vs. (8) Maryland Second round | W 67–65 | 19–12 | 17 – Miller | 7 – White | 3 – Bookert | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| March 14 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 6 Virginia Quarterfinal | L 51–64 | 19–13 | 17 – White | 3 – White | 4 – Brandon | Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, NC |
| National Invitation tournament |||||||||
| March 18* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (8) Florida Gulf Coast Florida State Quadrant First round | W 58–53 | 20–13 | 22 – Thomas | 8 – Bookert | 2 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 24* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1) | (4) Georgetown Florida State Quadrant Second round | W 101–90 | 21–13 | 26 – Thomas | 6 – Thomas | 9 – Bookert | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,541) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 26* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | (3) Louisiana Tech Florida State Quadrant Quarterfinal | W 78–75 | 22–13 | 21 – Thomas | 9 – Thomas | 3 – Miller | Donald L. Tucker Center (4,470) Tallahassee, FL |
| April 1* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (1) Minnesota Semifinal | L 64–67 $^{OT}$ | 22–14 | 16 – Tied | 12 – White | 4 – Bookert | Madison Square Garden (7,193) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source: 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles basketball schedule

## Media

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