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NO. 20/21 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (2-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC) VS. NO. 25 FLORIDA GATORS (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 SEC) FRESH FROM FLORIDA SUNSHINE SHOWDOWN SATURDAY DECEMBER 12, 2020; 11:00 A.M. DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (2,600) TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA LEARFIELD IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, ADRIAN CRAWFORD) ESPNU (SAM GORE, CHRIS SPATOLA) “Scottie Barnes, how do you do!” Mitchell Gladstone The Field of 68 NO. 20/21 SEMINOLES PLAY HOST TO NO. 25 GATORS IN SATURDAY MATINEE IN TALLAHASSEE Florida State, which defeated Indiana 69-67 in overtime in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, plays host to No. 25 Florida in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles have won a school-record six consecutive games in the series (each game between the two teams since 2014) and are looking to tie the series record for consecutive wins by either team in the series with a victory on Saturday. In hosting the cross- state rival Gators, the Seminoles are playing their third of six consecutive home games to begin the 2020-21 season. The schedule includes a game on December 21 against Gardner-Webb – which was rescheduled from November 27 in Tallahassee. Following Saturday’s game against Florida, the Seminoles begin ACC play against Georgia Tech on Tuesday, December 15 at 8:30 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Florida State vs. Florida – The Seminoles’ Current Six-Game Winning Streak Date Score Site Notes Dec. 30, 2014 at Florida State 65, Florida 63 Tallahassee FSU wins on UF own basket with 0.4 left Dec. 29, 2015 Florida State 73, at Florida 71 Gainesville FSU wins on Bacon jumper with 4.6 left Dec. 11, 2016 at Florida State 83, Florida 78 Tallahassee FSU wins on Dwayne Bacon’s 24 points Dec. 4, 2017 Florida State 83, at Florida 66 Gainesville FSU wins on Terance Mann’s 25 points Nov. 6, 2018 at Florida State 81, Florida 60 Tallahassee FSU leads by 35 in winning at home Nov. 10, 2019 Florida State 63, at Florida 51 Gainesville FSU wins on Devin Vassell’s 13 points FLORIDA STATE SINCE THE START OF THE 2018-19 SEASON Florida State is 57-13 (.814 winning percentage) since the start of the 2018-19 season. The Seminoles finished 29-8 in 2018-19, 26-5 in 2019-20 and are 2-0 this season. Since defeating Clemson on December 8, 2019, the Seminoles have won nearly 90 percent of their games with a record of 21-3. FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA – CONNECTIONS The Seminoles have won a school record six consecutive games against the Gators a streak that includes a win in each game in the series since December 30, 2014. During their current six-game winning streak (which began in Tallahassee in 2014), the Seminoles have won three games in Tallahassee and three games in Gainesville. With the Seminoles’ 63-51 win over the Gators in Gainesville in 2019, Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton has won a school-record 10 games against Florida. The Gators are coached by Mike White, who is in his sixth season at Florida. White is 1-6 against Florida State during his career with a 1-2 record against the Seminoles while he was at Louisiana Tech (two NIT games) and an 0-4 record as the head coach at Florida. Jordan Mincy, who is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Florida, has coached against Florida State six times – five with the Gators and once at Louisiana Tech during the 2014-15 season and is 0-6 against the Seminoles. Al Pinkins, who is in his third season as Florida’s associate head coach is 0-2 as a member of the Gators’ staff against Florida State. Pinkins played for two seasons at NC State (1996 and 1997) against Florida State in the ACC. The Wolfpack and Pinkins were 3-2 against the Seminoles during his playing career. Darris Nichols, also an assistant coach on the Florida staff, has faced Florida State five times (all while at Florida) and is 0-5 against the Seminoles. FLORIDA STATE HAS WON MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Florida State is 67-3 (.957 winning percentage) in its last 70 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. The Seminoles enter Saturday’s game against No. 25 Florida having won .957 percent of their games (67-3) and .923 percent of their ACC games (36-3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s streak began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles are 2-0 at home this season, were 16-0 at home last season (including 10-0 in ACC play), were 15-1 at home (including 8-1 in the ACC) during the 2018-19 season and were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) in the 2016-17 season. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Florida and win its 32 nd consecutive game that has been played in the state of Florida – each game since a 77-68 win at home over Clemson on January 22, 2019; …Defeat Florida and win its 11 th consecutive games against a team from the state of Florida. The Seminoles were 5-0 against Sunshine State teams in 2019-20, 4-0 against teams from the state in 2018-19 and began their current 10-game winning streak with a 103-94 overtime win over Miami on January 27, 2018 in Tallahassee; …Defeat Florida and up its record to 16-1 against teams from the state of Florida since defeating Miami, 103-94, in overtime at the Donald L. Tucker Center. 2020-21 Florida State Schedule D2 North Florida W, 86-58 D9 1 Indiana W, 69-67 (ot) D12 Florida 11:00 a.m. D15 * Georgia Tech 8:30 p.m. D19 UCF TBD D21 Gardner-Webb 8:00 p.m. D29 * at Clemson 7:00 p.m. J2 * Duke 6/8:00 p.m. J6 * at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. J9 * at Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. J13 * NC State 7:00 p.m. J16 * North Carolina 12 Noon J18 * at Louisville 7:00 p.m. J23 * Clemson 3:00 p.m. J27 * Miami 6:00 p.m. J30 * at Georgia Tech 4:00 p.m. F2 * at Boston College 9:00 p.m. F9 * at Virginia Tech 8:30 p.m. F13 * Wake Forest 12 Noon F15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. F20 * Virginia Tech 12 Noon F24 * at Miami 8:30 p.m. F27 * at North Carolina 4:00 p.m. M3 * Boston College 9:00 p.m. M9-13 2 at ACC Tournament TBD *ACC Game. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 ACC Tournament Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. 2019-20 ACC Standings Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Florida State 16 4 .800 26 5 .839 Virginia 15 5 .750 23 7 .767 Louisville 15 5 .750 24 7 .774 Duke 15 5 .750 25 6 .806 Georgia Tech 10 9 .500 17 14 .548 NC State 10 10 .500 19 12 .613 Syracuse 10 10 .500 17 14 .548 Notre Dame 10 10 .474 18 12 .600 Clemson 9 11 .450 15 15 .500 Miami 7 13 .350 15 15 .500 Boston College 7 13 .368 13 18 .419 Virginia Tech 7 13 .368 16 15 .516 Wake Forest 6 14 .316 13 17 .433 Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 N. Carolina 6 14 .300 13 18 .419 Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record W L Pct. Years Career 562 431 .566 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 362 221 .621 2002-Pr. ACC Operation Basketball Predicted Order of Finish 1. Virginia 9. Georgia Tech 2. Duke 10. Clemson 3. FLORIDA STATE 11. Virginia Tech 4. North Carolina 12. Notre Dame 5. Louisville 13. Pitt 6. Syracuse 14. Boston College 7. Miami 15. Wake Forest 8. NC State

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  • NO. 20/21 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (2-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC)

    VS. NO. 25 FLORIDA GATORS (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 SEC) FRESH FROM FLORIDA SUNSHINE SHOWDOWN

    SATURDAY DECEMBER 12, 2020; 11:00 A.M. DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (2,600)

    TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA LEARFIELD IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, ADRIAN CRAWFORD)

    ESPNU (SAM GORE, CHRIS SPATOLA) “Scottie Barnes, how do you do!”

    Mitchell Gladstone The Field of 68

    NO. 20/21 SEMINOLES PLAY HOST TO NO. 25 GATORS IN SATURDAY MATINEE IN TALLAHASSEE Florida State, which defeated Indiana 69-67 in overtime in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, plays host to No. 25 Florida in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles have won a school-record six consecutive games in the series (each game between the two teams since 2014) and are looking to tie the series record for consecutive wins by either team in the series with a victory on Saturday. In hosting the cross-state rival Gators, the Seminoles are playing their third of six consecutive home games to begin the 2020-21 season. The schedule includes a game on December 21 against Gardner-Webb – which was rescheduled from November 27 in Tallahassee. Following Saturday’s game against Florida, the Seminoles begin ACC play against Georgia Tech on Tuesday, December 15 at 8:30 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Florida State vs. Florida – The Seminoles’ Current Six-Game Winning Streak Date Score Site Notes Dec. 30, 2014 at Florida State 65, Florida 63 Tallahassee FSU wins on UF own basket with 0.4 left Dec. 29, 2015 Florida State 73, at Florida 71 Gainesville FSU wins on Bacon jumper with 4.6 left Dec. 11, 2016 at Florida State 83, Florida 78 Tallahassee FSU wins on Dwayne Bacon’s 24 points Dec. 4, 2017 Florida State 83, at Florida 66 Gainesville FSU wins on Terance Mann’s 25 points Nov. 6, 2018 at Florida State 81, Florida 60 Tallahassee FSU leads by 35 in winning at home Nov. 10, 2019 Florida State 63, at Florida 51 Gainesville FSU wins on Devin Vassell’s 13 points FLORIDA STATE SINCE THE START OF THE 2018-19 SEASON Florida State is 57-13 (.814 winning percentage) since the start of the 2018-19 season. The Seminoles finished 29-8 in 2018-19, 26-5 in 2019-20 and are 2-0 this season. Since defeating Clemson on December 8, 2019, the Seminoles have won nearly 90 percent of their games with a record of 21-3. FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA – CONNECTIONS The Seminoles have won a school record six consecutive games against the Gators a streak that includes a win in each game in the series since December 30, 2014. During their current six-game winning streak (which began in Tallahassee in 2014), the Seminoles have won three games in Tallahassee and three games in Gainesville. With the Seminoles’ 63-51 win over the Gators in Gainesville in 2019, Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton has won a school-record 10 games against Florida. The Gators are coached by Mike White, who is in his sixth season at Florida. White is 1-6 against Florida State during his career with a 1-2 record against the Seminoles while he was at Louisiana Tech (two NIT games) and an 0-4 record as the head coach at Florida. Jordan Mincy, who is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Florida, has coached against Florida State six times – five with the Gators and once at Louisiana Tech during the 2014-15 season and is 0-6 against the Seminoles. Al Pinkins, who is in his third season as Florida’s associate head coach is 0-2 as a member of the Gators’ staff against Florida State. Pinkins played for two seasons at NC State (1996 and 1997) against Florida State in the ACC. The Wolfpack and Pinkins were 3-2 against the Seminoles during his playing career. Darris Nichols, also an assistant coach on the Florida staff, has faced Florida State five times (all while at Florida) and is 0-5 against the Seminoles. FLORIDA STATE HAS WON MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Florida State is 67-3 (.957 winning percentage) in its last 70 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. The Seminoles enter Saturday’s game against No. 25 Florida having won .957 percent of their games (67-3) and .923 percent of their ACC games (36-3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s streak began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles are 2-0 at home this season, were 16-0 at home last season (including 10-0 in ACC play), were 15-1 at home (including 8-1 in the ACC) during the 2018-19 season and were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) in the 2016-17 season. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Florida and win its 32nd consecutive game that has been played in the state of Florida – each game since a 77-68 win at home over Clemson on January 22, 2019; …Defeat Florida and win its 11th consecutive games against a team from the state of Florida. The Seminoles were 5-0 against Sunshine State teams in 2019-20, 4-0 against teams from the state in 2018-19 and began their current 10-game winning streak with a 103-94 overtime win over Miami on January 27, 2018 in Tallahassee; …Defeat Florida and up its record to 16-1 against teams from the state of Florida since defeating Miami, 103-94, in overtime at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

    2020-21 Florida State Schedule D2 North Florida W, 86-58 D9 1 Indiana W, 69-67 (ot) D12 Florida 11:00 a.m. D15 * Georgia Tech 8:30 p.m. D19 UCF TBD D21 Gardner-Webb 8:00 p.m. D29 * at Clemson 7:00 p.m. J2 * Duke 6/8:00 p.m. J6 * at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. J9 * at Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. J13 * NC State 7:00 p.m. J16 * North Carolina 12 Noon J18 * at Louisville 7:00 p.m. J23 * Clemson 3:00 p.m. J27 * Miami 6:00 p.m. J30 * at Georgia Tech 4:00 p.m. F2 * at Boston College 9:00 p.m. F9 * at Virginia Tech 8:30 p.m. F13 * Wake Forest 12 Noon F15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. F20 * Virginia Tech 12 Noon F24 * at Miami 8:30 p.m. F27 * at North Carolina 4:00 p.m. M3 * Boston College 9:00 p.m. M9-13 2 at ACC Tournament TBD *ACC Game. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 ACC Tournament Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

    2019-20 ACC Standings

    Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Florida State 16 4 .800 26 5 .839 Virginia 15 5 .750 23 7 .767 Louisville 15 5 .750 24 7 .774 Duke 15 5 .750 25 6 .806 Georgia Tech 10 9 .500 17 14 .548 NC State 10 10 .500 19 12 .613 Syracuse 10 10 .500 17 14 .548 Notre Dame 10 10 .474 18 12 .600 Clemson 9 11 .450 15 15 .500 Miami 7 13 .350 15 15 .500 Boston College 7 13 .368 13 18 .419 Virginia Tech 7 13 .368 16 15 .516 Wake Forest 6 14 .316 13 17 .433 Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 N. Carolina 6 14 .300 13 18 .419

    Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record

    W L Pct. Years Career 562 431 .566 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 362 221 .621 2002-Pr.

    ACC Operation Basketball Predicted Order of Finish

    1. Virginia 9. Georgia Tech 2. Duke 10. Clemson 3. FLORIDA STATE 11. Virginia Tech 4. North Carolina 12. Notre Dame 5. Louisville 13. Pitt 6. Syracuse 14. Boston College 7. Miami 15. Wake Forest 8. NC State

  • SEMINOLES’ NEARLY UNHEARD OF OVERTIME WINNING STREAK Florida State defeated Indiana, 69-67, in overtime on Wednesday in Tallahassee for its 10th consecutive overtime victory. The Seminoles have won each of the their overtime decisions since a 101-90 double overtime win over Syracuse on January 13, 2018 in a game played at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The all-time national record for consecutive overtime victories is 11 by Louisville (1968-75), UMass (1991-96) and Virginia (1991-96) Florida State’s Overtime Streak No. Date Opponent Location Score 1. January 13, 2018 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. 101-90 (2 OT) 2. January 27, 2018 Miami Tallahassee, Fla. 103-94 (OT) 3. February 14, 2018 Clemson Tallahassee, Fla. 81-79 (OT) 4. November 23, 2018 LSU Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 79-76 (OT) 5. February 9, 2019 Louisville Tallahassee, Fla. 80-75 (OT) 6. March 5, 2019 Virginia Tech Tallahassee, Fla. 73-64 (OT) 7. March 14, 2019 Virginia Tech Charlotte, N.C. 65-63 (OT) 8. November 30, 2019 Purdue Destin, Fla. 63-60 (OT) 9. January 18, 2020 Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 83-79 (OT) 10. December 9, 2020 Indiana Tallahassee, Fla. 69-67 (OT) SEMINOLES NON-CONFERENCE HOME WINNING STREAK IS NATION’S SECOND LONGEST Florida State enters Saturday’s game against Florida having won 40 consecutive non-conference home games – the second longest active streak in the nation. Butler, at 59 straight home wins, has the longest streak in the nation. Longest Active Non-Conference Home Winning Streaks Rank No. Team Next Home Game 1. 59 Butler December 12, 2020 vs. St. John’s 2. 40 Florida State December 12, 2020 vs. Florida FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 25 CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Florida State enters Saturday’s game against Florida having won 25 consecutive games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ winning streak in their home building began with a 77-68 win over Clemson on January 22, 2019. Their most recent victory in Tallahassee came as a 69-67 overtime win over Indiana on December 9, 2020. Florida State has won 17 consecutive ACC home games. HAMILTON WITH 73 WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS Florida State’s Leonard Hamilton enters Saturday’s game against No. 25 Florida looking for his 74th career win over a nationally ranked team. He earned two wins over ranked teams at Oklahoma State, 17 at Miami and 55 at Florida State. He has earned four wins over No. 1 ranked teams: against No. 1 Oklahoma (February 4, 1989 while at Oklahoma State); against No. 1 Duke (March 1. 2006 while at Florida State); against No. 1 North Carolina (March 4, 2009 while at Florida State) and against No. 1 Duke (January 12, 2011 while at Florida State). The Seminoles have seven wins over nationally ranked Florida teams – including six under Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. Florida State has won six consecutive games against Florida – three of those wins have come when Florida has been ranked. FLORIDA STATE WITH SEVEN WINS OVER NATIONALLY RANKED FLORIDA TEAMS Including wins over top-10 ranked Florida teams in 2006, 2017 and 2019, the Seminoles have seven wins over nationally ranked Florida teams in the history of the Florida State/Florida rivalry. The Seminoles have four wins over nationally ranked Florida teams including a 70-66 win over the No. 4 Gators on December 3, 2006 – in games played in Tallahassee. Florida State’s Wins Over Nationally Ranked Florida Teams Date Site UF Ranking Final Score Dec. 3, 1988 Tallahassee, Fla. No. 19 Florida State, 104-86 Dec. 3, 2006 Tallahassee, Fla. No. 4 Florida State, 70-66 Nov. 23, 2007 Gainesville, Fla. No. 25 Florida State, 65-51 Dec. 7, 2008 Tallahassee, Fla. No. 23 Florida State, 57-55 Dec. 11, 2016 Tallahassee, Fla. No. 21 Florida State, 83-78 Dec. 4, 2017 Gainesville, Fla. No. 5 Florida State, 83-66 Nov. 6, 2019 Gainesville, Fla. No. 6 Florida State, 63-51 LONGEST WINING STREAK BY A FLORIDA STATE TEAM AGAINST FLORIDA The Florida State Women’s Volleyball team holds the all-time Seminole record with a 13-game winning streak against the Gators. The current six-game winning streak by the Seminole men’s basketball team of is the sixth longest winning streak by any Florida State team against any Florida team in the history of the competition between the two school which are separated by roughly 152 miles. Florida State’s All-Time Winning Streaks Against Florida Sport Streak Years W. Volleyball 13 1974-84 M. Track and Field 9 1977-82 Baseball 8 1989-91 M. Swimming 8 1958-62 W. Basketball 7 1978-80 M. Basketball 6 2014-Pr. HAMILTON AMONG ALL-TIME GREATEST COACHES IN ACC Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters Saturday’s game against Florida as the fifth winningest coach in ACC history with 362 career wins at Florida State. Hamilton became only the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ victory over Miami on January 18, 2020.

    Florida State Basketball / National Polls

    ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 20-21 Rec. 1. Gonzaga (54) 3-0 2. Baylor (7) 3-0 3. Iowa 3-0 4. Michigan State 5-0 5. Kansas 4-1 6. Illinois 3-1 7. Houston 4-0 8. Creighton 3-0 9. Villanova 4-1 10. Duke 2-1 11. West Virginia 4-1 12. Tennessee 0-0 13. Wisconsin 3-1 Texas 4-1 15. Virginia Tech 4-0 16. North Carolina 3-1 17. Texas Tech 4-1 18. Virginia 3-1 19. Richmond 2-0 20. FLORIDA STATE 1-0 21. Rutgers 3-0 22. Ohio State 3-0 23. Arizona State 3-1 24. San Diego State 4-0 25. Louisville 4-0

    USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Points 1. Gonzaga (23) 788 2. Baylor (8) 774 3. Iowa (1) 717 4. Michigan State 679 5. Kansas 585 6. Villanova 581 7. Kansas 585 8. Houston 581 9. Illinois 525 10. West Virginia 471 11. Duke 458 12. Texas 407 13. Wisconsin 361 14. North Carolina 331 15. Virginia Tech 315 16. Tennessee 311 17. Texas Tech 310 18. Virginia 268 19. Richmond 198 20. Ohio State 176 21. FLORIDA STATE 167 22. Rutgers 161 23. Arizona State 121 24. Louisville 95 25. Florida 83

    Florida State’s 2020-21 Poll History Week AP Coaches Preseason 21 18 Week 1 22 NP Week 2 20 21

    What’s In A Name

    My full name is RayQuan Ethan Evans. My dad took the name of one of the singers, Raekwon, from the 1990’s band Wu Tang Clan, and put his own spin on the spelling for my first name. Ethan, from the Bible, came from my mom. The name Ethan means strong, firm and long-lived. My full name is Scott Williams Barnes, Jr. I was named after my dad. People have called me Scottie as long as I can remember; I guess because it’s catchy.

  • STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE… F #1 RaiQuan Gray (10.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg; 7 pts and 5 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) C #5 Balsa Koprivica (12.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg; 0 pts and 0 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) G #2 Anthony Polite (8.0 ppg and 5.5 rpg; 7 pts and 2 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) G #4 Scottie Barnes (11.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg; First career appearance against Florida) G #23 M.J. Walker (18.0 ppg and 2.5 rpg; 12 pts and 3 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) …AND TOP RESERVES G #0 RayQuan Evans (4.0 ppg and 1.0 apg; First career game against Florida) F #10 Malik Osborne (5.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg; 10 pts and 4 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) G #31 Wyatt Wilkes (2.0 ppg and 3.0 rpg; 2 pts and 3 rebs vs. Florida, November 6, 2018) C #15 Quincy Ballard (1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg; First career game against Florida) G #24 Sardaar Calhoun (5.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg; First career game against Florida) G #11 Nathanael Jack (6.0 ppg and 1.0 apg; First career game against Florida) C #34 Tanor Ngom (1.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg; First career game against Florida) POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA F #11 Keyontae Johnson (19.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg; 19 pts and 4 rebs vs. Florida, November 10, 2019) F #12 Colin Castleton (6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg; First career game against Florida State) G #1 Tre Mann (15.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg; 5 pts and 2 rebs vs. Florida State, November 10, 2019) G #10 Noah Locke (11.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg; 2 pts and 3 rebs vs. Florida State, November 10, 2019) G #23 Scottie Lewis (10.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg; 4 pts and 1 reb vs. Florida State, November 10, 2019) FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA -- A SERIES HISTORY The Series: Florida leads the series, 43-28 First Game: December 29, 1951; Florida 61, Florida State 51 Last Game: November 10, 2019; Florida State 63, at Florida 51 Last Florida State Win: November 10, 2019; Florida State 63, at Florida 51 Last Florida Win: November 29, 2013; at Florida 67, Florida State 66 Last Florida State Win in Tallahassee: November 6, 2018; at Florida State 81, Florida 60 Last Florida Win in Tallahassee: December 5, 2012; Florida 72, at Florida State 47 Current Streak: Florida State has won 7 Current Streak in Tallahassee: Florida State has won 3 FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA – THE LAST FIVE GAMES Nov. 10, 2019 Nov. 6, 2018 Nov. 6, 2017 Dec. 4, 2016 Dec. 11, 2015 Florida State 63 at Florida State 81 Florida State 83 at Florida State 83 Florida State 73 at Florida 51 Florida 60 at Florida 66 Florida 78 at Florida 71 FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA – THE LAST GAME Devin Vassell scored 13 points, M.J. Walker added 12 and Florida State upset No. 6 Florida 63-51, extending its series winning streak to six on November 10, 2019 in Gainesville, Fla. The Seminoles avoided their first 0-2 start since 2000 thanks to a suffocating defense that forced the rival Gators into 16 turnovers and a woeful shooting performance. Florida was 14 of 50 from the field, including 4 of 22 from 3-point range. A sellout crowd witnessed FSU take over late in the first half and really seize control after the break. The Gators went 10 minutes with just one field goal -- a dunk on an inbound play -- as Florida State pulled ahead 38-25 in the opening minutes of the second half. The ‘Noles went up by 14 on Anthony Polite’s 3-pointer with 9:31 to play. The Seminoles made 11 of their first 20 shots in the second half. They also finished with five blocked shots and eight steals.

    TODAY’S OFFICIALS Today’s referee is Ted Valentine and the umpires are Lee Cassell and Doug Shows 2020-21 FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 RJr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RJr. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.) 4 Scottie Barnes G/F 6-9 227 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Montverde Academy (Fla.) 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 240 So. Belgrade, Serbia/Montverde Academy 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 RJr. Matteson. Ill./Bosco Institute/Rice 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Eastern Florida State 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 RSr. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 Fr. Syracuse, N.Y./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) 20 Travis Light G 6-6 190 RSr. Vienna, Va./IMG Academy 23 M.J. Walker G/F 6-5 213 Sr. Riverdale, Ga./Jonesboro 24 Sardaar Calhoun G 6-6 220 Jr. Tappahannock, Va./Missouri University West Plains 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RSr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 RSr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 34 Tanor Ngom C 7-2 236 Sr. Dakar, Sengal/Ryserson University (Canada) 40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 180 Fr. King, N.C./West Stokes 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-3 200 So. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School 44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 160 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Countryside PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RayQuan Evans (RAY-Qwan); RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Balsa Koprivica (Ball-Sha Ko-Pra-Vizza); Sardarr Calhoun (Suh-DAR Cal-Hoon); Tanor Ngom (Tuh-NOR en-GOM)

    Florida State Basketball / National Polls

    ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 20-21 Rec. 1. Gonzaga (57) 2-0 2. Baylor (6) 2-0 3. Iowa 2-0 4. Wisconsin 2-0 5. Illinois 3-0 6. Duke 1-0 7. Kansas 1-1 8. Michigan State 2-0 9. Creighton 1-0 10. Houston 3-0 11. West Virginia 3-0 12. Villanova 2-1 13. Tennessee 0-0 14. North Carolina 1-0 15. Virginia 1-1 16. Virginia Tech 3-0 17. Texas Tech 2-1 Texas 1-0 19. Richmond 2-0 20. Kentucky 1-1 21. Oregon 0-0 22. FLORIDA STATE 0-0 23. Ohio State 2-0 24. Rutgers 3-0 25. Arizona State 2-1

    USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Points 1. Baylor (12) 764 2. Gonzaga (10) 762 3. Villanova (8) 755 4. Virginia 666 5. Kansas 612 6. Iowa 587 7. Wisconsin 579 8. Duke 555 9. Kentucky 541 10. Illinois 523 11. Creighton 458 12. Michigan State 437 13. Texas Tech 420 14. Tennessee 383 15. West Virginia 347 16. North Carolina 266 17. Arizona State 240 18. FLORIDA STATE 203 Houston 203 20. Oregon 193 21. UCLA 145 22. Texas 137 23. Rutgers 104 24. Ohio State 102 25. Alabama 62

    Florida State’s 2020-21 Poll History Week AP Coaches Preseason 21 18

    What’s Your #Hashtag for 2020 Quincy Ballard #downhill Sardarr Calhoun #challenging RayQuan Evans #different Nathanael Jack #pressure Balsa Koprivica #wow Will Miles #ohboy Malik Osborne #whatelse Anthony Polite #keeppushing Harrison Prieto #2021pls Wyatt Wilkes #pleaseletitend M.J. Walker #help

    Florida State Basketball Upcoming Milestones

    Leonard Hamilton

    Victories as an ACC Coach 361 (Career at Florida State)

    +102 (Needs) 463

    To Become the 4th Winningest Coach in ACC History (all victories) (surpassing Gary

    Williams of Maryland)

    Leonard Hamilton ACC Victories at Florida State (Regular Season + ACC Tourn.)

    170 (career at Florida State) +41 (Needs)

    211 To become the 4th Winningest Coach in ACC

    History (ACC games) – surpassing Gary Williams of Maryland

    Leonard Hamilton

    Wins vs. AP No. 1 In Career 4 (career at Florida State)

    +4 (Needs) 8

    To move into a tie for first place in college basketball history with Roy Williams for all-

    time wins vs. the nation’s No. 1 ranked team

    Florida State

    All-Time Victories 1247 (current)

    +3 (needs) 1,250

    Florida State enters the 2020-21 season with an all-time record of 1,245-860 for a

    winning percentage of .591.

    M.J. Walker Career Points Scores

    820 (career at Florida State) + 180 (needs)

    1,000 To become the 49th player in school history

    to score 1,000 or more career points

    M.J. Walker Career 3-Point Field Goals Made

    134 (career at Florida State) +2 (needs)

    136 To move into 12th place in school history

    with 136 career 3-point field goals made – surpassing Adrian Crawford (1999-01)

    M.J. Walker

    Career 3-Point Field Goals Made 134 (career at Florida State)

    +16 (needs) 150

    To become the 10th player in school history with 150 or more career 3-point field goals

    made

    M.J. Walker Career 3-Point Field Goals Attempted

    386 (career at Florida State) +14 (needs)

    400 To become the 12th player in school history

    with 400 or more career 3-point shots attempted.

  • WALKER ENJOYING BEST START TO A SEASON IN HIS CAREER Florida State senior M.J. Walker enters Saturday’s game against Florida – the fourth against the Gators in his career – averaging a career-high 18.0 points and shooting .917 from the free throw line. He totaled a team-high 19 points in Florida State’s overtime victory over Indiana on December 9 and scored a team-high 17 points in the Seminoles’ season-opening win over North Florida on December 2. Walker’s Best Two-Game Starts 2021 2020 2019 2018 18.0 ppg 8.0 ppg 7.5 ppg 6.0 ppg 2.5 rpg 2.0 rpg 3.0 rpg 4.0 rpg WALKER CLOSING IN ON 1,000 CAREER POINTS Senior M.J. Walker has scored 36 points (18.0 ppg) in the Seminoles’ first two games of the season and enters Saturday’s game against Florida with 820 career points. He needs only 180 points to become the 48th player in school history to score 1,000 or more career points. Walker is averaging 11.1 points in 28 games in the last two seasons as compared to averaging 7.3 points per game in the first two season of his career. Breaking Down M.J. Walker’s Scoring Totals Season Games Points PPG DF Scoring Games 2017-18 35 246 7.0 10 2018-19 35 263 7.5 11 2019-20 26 275 10.6 15 2020-21 2 36 18.0 2 Totals 98 820 8.4 38 SCOTTIE BARNES STUFFING THE STATISTICS SHEET In the first two games of his collegiate career, freshman Scottie Barnes has totaled 17 points (8.5 points per game), a team-leading 11 assists (six coming in his debut against North Florida), four steals (all against Indiana with three of the four coming after halftime and in overtime) and 10 rebounds. Oh, yeah, and the game-winning basket with 1.8 seconds remaining in overtime of his first career game against a Power 5 opponent. KOPRIVICA WITH DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING IN FIRST TWO GAMES Sophomore Balsa Koprivica, who scored 13 points in Florida State’s season-opening win over North Florida, has scored in double figures in the first two games of the season. He enters Saturday’s game against Florida averaging a career-high 12.5 points scored per game. Koprivica has scored in double figures in both of Florida State’s games this season and scored in double figures in six of 27 games as a freshman. He has more than doubled his scoring average this season as compared to his first season in the Garnet and Gold. Koprovica’s Hot Start Season Games Points PPG Notes 2020-21 2 25 12.5 Season-high 13 points in win over North Florida, Dec. 2, 2020 2019-20 27 127 4.7 Career-high 15 points vs. North Florida and Boston College Improvement +7.8 Double figure scoring in 6 career games GRAY NEARLY RECORDS HIS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE DOUBLE Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray totaled 12 points and nine rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge as he came up just one rebound shy of earning the first double double of his career. He came within one point of tying his career-high for points in a game (13 in a victory over Notre Dame on January 25, 2020) and came within one rebound of tying his career-high for rebounds in a game (10 in a victory over Syracuse on February 15, 2020). MALIK OSBORNE IN THE FINAL 5:00 OF THE SECOND HALF OF FLORIDA STATE’S WIN OVER INDIANA… …Scored five points including a 3-point shot with 4:12 remaining in regulation to put Florida State ahead by one at 55-54; …Was a perfect two of two from the free throw line with 3:00 remaining to help Florida State tie the score at 59-59; …Blocked one shot at the 1:15 mark which helped the Seminoles keep the game score tied at 59-59; …Grabbed one offensive rebound which allowed Florida State to elongate a possession by earning a jump ball possession and allowing Florida State to set up for a game-winning play at the end of regulation. OSBORNE A PERFECT FOUR OF FOUR FROM THE FREE THROW LINE Redshirt junior Malik Osborne is a perfect four of four from the free throw line – with all four coming in the second half of the first two games of the season. He was two of two in the second half of Florida State’s victory over North Florida and an identical two of two in the second half of Florida State’s victory over Indiana. His two free throw shots against Indiana came with three minutes left in regulation of the 69-67 overtime victory. POLITE CONTINUES TO INCREASE CAREER SCORING AVERAGE Redshirt junior Anthony Polite, who has started both of the Seminoles’ first two games of the 2020-21 season, totaled nine points and eight rebounds in Florida State’s overtime victory over Indiana on Wednesday in Tallahassee. He enters Saturday’s game against Florida averaging a career-high 8.0 points scored per game and has increased his scoring average during each of his four seasons as a Seminole. Breaking Down Anthony Polite’s Scoring Totals Season Games Starts Points PPG 2017-18 1 0 0 0.0 2018-19 30 0 80 2.7 2019-20 31 8 173 5.6 2020-21 2 2 16 8.0 Totals 64 10 269 4.2

    Florida State Basketball By The Numbers

    2 Florida State is undefeated, 2-0, when it outscores it opponent. 2:1 With 12 steals in its win over North Florida and eight in its overtime win over Indiana, the Seminoles have twice as many steals (20) than their first two opponents (10). 2.8 Freshman Scottie Barnes has a 2.8:1 assist:turnover ratio (11 assists and only four turnovers) in the first two games of his career. He had only two turnovers in 30 minutes of play in Florida State’s victory over Indiana on Wednesday. 5 Florida State has earned a school record five consecutive 20+ win seasons (26 wins in 2020, 29 wins in 2019, 23 wins in 2018, 26 wins in 2017 and 20 wins in 2016). 5 Freshman Scottie Barnes scored five of Florida State’s seven overtime points (including the game-winning basket with 1.8 seconds remaining) in Florida State’s 69-67 win over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He scored five of his nine points in the overtime period and scored as many points as the Hoosiers (five) in the final five minutes of the Seminoles’ victory. 5 Freshman Scottie Barnes scored as many points (five) as Indiana did during the overtime period (five) and outscored the Hoosiers’ leading scoring (Trayce Jackson-Davis by a 5-4 margin in the extra session. Jackson-Davis totaled a game-high 25 points for Indiana. 7 Florida State has seven players in its rotation (RaiQuan Gray, Balsa Koprivica, Anthony Polite, Scottie Barnes, M.J. Walker, Wyatt Wilkes and Malik Osborne) who all have experience as starters during their careers as Seminoles. 7 Florida State outscored Indiana, 7-5, in overtime during its victory over the Hoosiers. After surrendering n old-fashioned three-point play to open the scoring in the extra period, the Seminoles outscored the Hoosiers, 7-2, in the final 4:38 of the game. 12 Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton has utilized 12 players in both of the first two game of the 2020-21 season. 17 M.J. Walker has scored in double figures in 17 of the last 33 games and is averaging 11.1 points scored per game since the beginning of the 2019-20 season. 19 Led by Anthony Polite and Malik Osborne, who totaled four offensive rebounds each against Indiana, Florida State totaled 19 offensive rebounds in its overtime victory over the Hoosiers. 99 Senior M.J. Walker will play in his 99th career game against Florida on Saturday morning.

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  • Leonard Hamilton's Quest For The Respect He Deserves In The College Basketball World By Curt Weiler Tallahassee Democrat November 29, 2020 Twenty-one years ago, a Miami columnist detailed 20 questions with Miami head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton. The first question of that 1999 interview immediately jumped out. Would Hamilton shave three years off his life in order to win a national championship? At the time, Hamilton was in his ninth year of what would be 10 years spent atop the Hurricanes' program. He had led Miami's transition from independence into the Big East. Hamilton built the program from a 1-17 Big East record in its first year in the conference to what would be a second-place finish in the conference (15-3 record) and a spot as high as No. 9 in the Associated Press poll during the 1998-99 season. The question wasn't especially farfetched as the Hurricanes would enter that year's NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 seed, although they made a second-round exit after being upset by No. 10 seed Purdue. The answer Hamilton gave after a 30-second pause says a lot about the type of person he is. "It’s sad when that’s a hard question," Hamilton said. "I know I should say that I want to keep the three years of my life, but to win would mean so much to so many other people in our program that I’d have to say shave the three years off my life. It would be worth the sacrifice." n the two decades plus since this interview, Hamilton left the Miami job for a brief stint coaching Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards before landing at Florida State. He enters the 2020-21 basketball season leading an FSU basketball program coming off one of the best seasons in program history. On a more personal note, he passed longtime Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins for fifth-most wins in ACC men's basketball history this past February. He enters this season with 582 career wins as a head coach, although the NCAA recognizes just 560 as FSU had all 22 wins from its 2006-07 season vacated due to an academic fraud scandal. Regardless of which win total you subscribe to, he's expected to join an elite group of college basketball coaches that have amassed 600 career Division-I wins within the next few years. There are only 39 members of that club currently, although a few more coaches will beat Hamilton to the historic landmark. "The bottom line is I don't think he's ever gotten the national publicity he deserves," ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale said of Hamilton. "When you think about the ACC, that's not cupcake city, man. You think about that league and what he's achieved, I believe he ranks in the top five all-time in wins in the conference. There are some great coaches in that league. That is an incredible achievement. Leonard just goes about his business, he works his butt off, he's a recruiting genius and he's also a very solid tactician. I don't think people give him credit for the job he does." And if you talk to anyone who knows Hamilton well, they'll tell you he's done it the right way. "This guy has always been a winner. He's always been successful and he's always won because of his heart," FSU assistant coach Charlton "C.Y." Young told the Democrat. "First thing you learned in the Bible is the more you give, the more you receive. He has given so much to people and it comes back threefold."

  • 'Wake Up, Knucklehead'

    Hamilton twice helped break the color barrier during his collegiate basketball career, arriving as one of the first Black student-athletes both at Gaston Community College and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He parlayed his playing career into a role on the Austin Peay coaching staff, first as a graduate assistant from 1971 through 1973 and then as an assistant coach for the 1973-74 season, helping the Governors to the program's first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. This success made Austin Peay head coach Lake Kelly a coaching commodity who began to attract attention from a number of larger programs. Despite having just one season as a full-time coach at that point, Hamilton channeled courage and walked into the office of the Austin Peay president, asking if he would be considered for the head coach position should Kelly go elsewhere. The president, citing his pending retirement within the next few years, told Hamilton that he couldn't bring himself to make him the first Black coach in the history of the Ohio Valley Conference, although he personally wanted to give him the job. After this discouraging development, Hamilton briefly left coaching before he was convinced to return when legendary Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall offered him a spot on his staff, making him the first Black coach in the program's extensive history. Although he still had aspirations of eventually becoming the head coach of a traditional basketball power early in his time in Kentucky, he looks back now with that fateful meeting with the Austin Peay President as divine intervention which led him down the path he's paved. "It's almost like God reached down in heaven and slapped me on both sides of the face (and said), ‘Wake up, knucklehead. Those programs that are already in great shape with great facilities and great tradition don't need you,'" Hamilton told the Democrat. "It was almost like I came to the realization that with the type of personality I have, I would be better served by taking jobs that were not in metropolitan areas, jobs that had consistently been challenging for other people to be consistent at winning. "Those jobs would offer me the motivation and the challenge that I needed to go in and prove that I was capable of doing something that had not been done. Those types of opportunities really became what motivated me and I was excited and I started looking for jobs that needed to be rebuilt." A Career Spent At "Football Schools" Hamilton spent 12 years as an assistant at Kentucky, the final six of those as the associate head coach. He helped lead the Wildcats to the program's fifth NCAA Tournament Championship in 1978, Kentucky's first national title in 20 years at the time. When the time came for Hamilton to take his first head coaching position, however, it wasn't with nearly as prolific a basketball program. He took over the reins at Oklahoma State ahead of the 1986-87 season, inheriting a program that had made the NCAA Tournament just once in the previous 21 seasons. In the 21 years before he arrived in Stillwater, the Cowboys had finished above .500 in Big 8 play just twice.

  • Hamilton never took OSU to the NCAA Tournament -- the Cowboys made the NIT in each of his final two seasons -- but his tenure laid the groundwork for the success that followed years after his departure. OSU made the NCAA Tournament each of the next five years and 13 of the ensuing 15 years after his departure. He moved on from OSU to accept the head coach position at Miami. He arrived ahead of the program's sixth year back in existence after Miami was without a basketball team from 1971 until 1985. Once again, he found himself coaching a basketball team at a football school. The Hurricanes' football program won its third national championship the year before Hamilton arrived and won another in Hamilton's second season at UM in 1991. There's something about this exact situation that aligns well with Hamilton's unique self-motivation. "He had to investigate and evaluate programs where if he didn't let anybody outwork him, which is one of his big mantras, he could go in there and people would know that if he could turn it around then it was because of his effort and his talent and his focus that other people couldn't get it done," Stan Jones, a longtime assistant coach on Hamilton's staff, told the Democrat. "That would be the way he would have to build his head coaching career. I think he's always looked at it that way, as I've got to take a program that needs a lot of restoration and if I do the restoration then nobody could say that it was given to me, nobody can say I didn't earn it. I think he's proven that at every stop along his journey." It took him time to build the program up, but the gradual growth paid off when the Hurricanes made the NCAA Tournament in his eighth season in 1997-98. That snapped a skid of nearly 40 years since Miami's last NCAA Tournament appearance in 1960. After a one-year stint coaching Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards in the NBA, Hamilton landed back in the college game, this time at Florida State. Taking over at FSU ahead of the 2002-03 season, Hamilton again took over a basketball program at a football powerhouse. He got to FSU just after the football program's record streak of 14 consecutive top-five finishes was snapped in 2001. Similar to his previous stops, he again inherited a program in desperate need of strong leadership. The Seminoles, after a strong start upon their arrival in the basketball-heavy ACC, had fallen on hard times. In the nine years before his arrival, FSU had failed to win more than six ACC games in any season and finished above .500 just twice. It again took him time to build the program his way, but he found quicker success this time. After a pair of losing seasons in his first three years at FSU, Hamilton has since led the Seminoles to winning seasons in each of the last 15 years. He took FSU to its first Elite Eight since 1992 in 2018 and achieved perhaps the least likely accomplishment this past season, bringing home the program's first ACC regular-season championship. "Leonard really has built programs, not just taken over programs at so-called football schools. As a result of that, especially if you’re building, you don’t have tradition there for basketball," Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski told the Democrat. "It’s not that easy. It’s not easy anywhere, but it’s especially hard in those situations. Because he’s a tireless worker, good guy, great coach, he’s been able to do that at all these locations. His most recent success story is Florida State and it’s a huge one."

  • Were it not for the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament this past March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Hamilton could have very well made his first Final Four as a head coach. Even better, his Seminoles were one of the trendiest picks to win the entire tournament. The ascension of the FSU basketball program to another tier has been well-timed as the FSU football program has fallen on hard times unlike any over the last 40 years. "He’s never had an easy job. Let’s face it, he’s had jobs where football has been dominant. Miami, Florida State, especially the times he arrived," Vitale said. "When he arrived, they were (football) giants. Right now, the people at Florida State are talking about, I guarantee it, when does basketball start? You’ve never heard that cry before." Rightful Perspective

    Nolan Richardson knows what it takes to succeed as a basketball coach at a football school. He inherited a similar situation as Hamilton at FSU and Miami when he took over the Arkansas basketball program in 1985. Nearly a decade later, he became just the second Black head coach to win an NCAA basketball championship when he led the Razorbacks to the 1993-94 title, joining Georgetown's John Thompson Jr., who became the first in 1984. Only two more Black coaches have joined this short list since Richardson, Kentucky coach Tubby Smith in 1998 and Connecticut's Kevin Ollie in 2014. Although these four all have titles while Hamilton has never made a Final Four, he's got more career wins than all of them except for Smith. Even though Hamilton is far older than one would believe from looking at him -- he turned 72 in August -- he remains one of the likeliest coaches to join this elite club of Black coaches who have reached the pinnacle of college basketball. "I don't really think he gets the kind of respect that he would get if he was a white coach with those kind of victories," Richardson told the Democrat. "I think that's the thing that I've always said. You have to prove yourself more than once, twice, three or four or five times and it's a constant. For him to be able to win 600 games, that's quite an accomplishment. I understand what it means simply because I was in the same arena that he’s in and sometimes you don't play on a level playing field that the others are playing on." Now entering his 33rd season as a college basketball head coach, Hamilton has been one of the bridges from the last generation of Black coaches to the next generation. A mild-mannered person, especially in public settings, its taken Hamilton time to get used to being a mentor to that next generation like Thompson and Richardson were to him. "I try to encourage him more that he needs to be more of a voice out there in this winter of his career because he has so much to give and he has so much knowledge and he has so much savvy on how to navigate an athletic department, dealing with the media, dealing with recruiting, dealing with all the things that go on with being a successful head coach for anybody," Jones said. "Whether you're a minority or not, he's a guy that really understands this business and he's incredibly smart and thinks through everything at a level that a lot of people that just play off of their emotions don't realize that's the key to success is how deep you're able to think. He is that guy."

  • Young is one coach who has taken advantage of that mentorship. He's now in his eighth season as an assistant coach under Hamilton at FSU. Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Hamilton before joining his staff, Young now views getting him the respect he feels he's deserved in the college basketball world as one of his biggest goals. "Everybody is always asking, 'Why's he still doing it at his age?' Because he wants to walk out letting people know (he) was the best," Young said. "One day, they're all going to say it. If you don't want to say it, we're going to make you say it. My goal for J. Leonard Hamilton is to get him in the Hall of Fame, to win a national title...I want his name to be synonymous with winning. Winning on the court, off the court, in life." While Hamilton may not be a household name to the average college basketball fan, he's well-respected by the major figures in the coaching world. "He does not get the attention and the recognition that he so richly deserves. Especially in this last decade at Florida State where Florida State is one of the top programs in the United States," Krzyzewski said. "Our conference has some of the top programs in the United States and Florida State is one of them and it’s a result of Leonard and his staff doing incredible work there." Added North Carolina head coach Roy Williams, "Leonard really cares about his players. He’s not only concerned with what they do on the court. He does a great job making sure his players do well off the court, in the classroom, and he helps them get ready for life after basketball. I admire him tremendously. He is one of the people that I would be very pleased if he coached my son." Hamilton may never reach the top of the college basketball world. He hasn't discussed how many years of coaching he may have left, but it's a number that is dwindling whatever it is. This may prevent Hamilton from getting the respect many in the college basketball world feel he deserves while he's still coaching. But George Raveling, another mentor to Hamilton who won 337 games as the head coach at Washington State, Iowa and Southern California between 1972 and 1994, is confident that Hamilton will get his due in time. "Many years ago in a speech, Malcolm X said that history is best situated to reward a man’s deeds. My interpretation of that is that ultimately history will put things into their rightful perspective," Raveling told the Democrat. "If the story’s not told today, it will be told tomorrow. History will put him in his rightful context at some point be it today, tomorrow or in the distant future. His contributions to life and the profession and the race and his family, those chapters are still being written right now. "We’re probably 20 chapters into a 30-chapter book right now. But at some point, history will take over and it will put him in his rightful perspective. Even if we as human beings can’t do it or accept it or want to do it, history will do it for us."

  • F L O R I D A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

    GuardRayQuan Evans#0

    RayQuan Evans’ Career High’sPTSPTS ........... ........... 8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FGMFGM ......... ......... 3 vs. Miami (2-8-20)3 vs. Miami (2-8-20)......................................3 at Louisville (1-4-20)3 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGAFGA .......... .......... 6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG%FG% ......... ......... 1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)......................................1.000 at Louisville (1-4-20)1.000 at Louisville (1-4-20)3FGM3FGM ....... ....... 2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)3FGA3FGA ........ ........ 2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)3FG%3FG% ....... ....... .667 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20).667 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)FTMFTM .......... .......... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FTAFTA ........... ........... 6 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)6 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FT%FT% ......... ......... 1.000 vs. 5 Teams1.000 vs. 5 Teams......................................Last at Virginia (1-28-20)Last at Virginia (1-28-20)OROR..........................2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)DRDR ............. .............4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20) 4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20) REBSREBS ........ ........4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)......................................4 vs. Miami (2-8-20)4 vs. Miami (2-8-20)ASTAST ........... ...........6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)BLKBLK .......... .......... 1 vs. 3 Teams1 vs. 3 Teams......................................Last at NC State (2-22-20)Last at NC State (2-22-20)STLSTL ........... ........... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)MINMIN .......... ..........22 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)22 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2020-21 season

    6-4, 210, Senior, Billings, Montana

    2020-21 Season* Totaled 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in Florida State’s season opening victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* As a second-year player in Florida State’s rotation, Evans has earned the opportunity to play major minutes at the lead guard position for the Seminoles who have cemented themselves into the nation’s elite.* HisplayinhisfirstseasonatFloridaStatesimplyshowedwhatheiscapableofasaguardashecontinuestogrow comfortablewiththeSeminoles’offensiveanddefensivesystems.

    2019-20 Season* Averaged 3.2 points (12th on the team), 1.4 assists (third) and 1.2 rebounds (10th) as he played in 29 of Florida State’s 31 games * His career high of 8 points and a career-high 4 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Miami in Tallahassee* Made his Florida State debut with 3 minutes played in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Totaled 6 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory at home against Saint Francis* Totaled 6 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee

    At North Idaho* Graduated from North Idaho College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design.* Recognized as the Northwest Athletic Conference Male Basketball Athlete of the Year in 2019.* Named to the All-East Region Defensive Team and as the East Region MVP in 2019.* LedtheCardinalstoatwo-yearcombinedrecordof56-10;theyfinishedwithacombined27-5overallrecord in NWAC play including a perfect 16-0 record during the 2018-19 season.* Averaged 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in leading North Idaho to its second consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference championship in 2019.

    On Evans* His dad played basketball at the University of Montana. He played two seasons as a forward at Montana. (1993 and 1994). He averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked during his career* Has three brothers – Tray, Tye and Cam.* Originally from (and born in) Georgetown, S.C. Moved to Montana to begin his freshman year of high school.

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RayQuan EvansDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 16 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4D9 Indiana 2-0 13 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J113 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    82-15In the last three seasons,

    RayQuan Evans has led two teams at North Idaho

    College (56-10) and two at Florida State (28-5) to an

    overall record of 84-15 and a winning percentage of

    .848

  • F L O R I D A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RaiQuan GrayDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 18 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 1 1 2 1 4 8D9 Indiana 1-2 31 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 1-4 .250 1-8 9 4 4 0 1 1 12D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J/13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    RaiQuan Gray’s Career HighsPTS ........... 13 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)FGM ......... 6 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)FGA .......... 10 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 3 Teams...................Last at Wake Forest (3-9-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FGA ........ 4 at Clemson (2-29-20)...................4 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................4 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 at Virginia (1-28-20)...................1.000 at North Carolina (2-23-19)FTM .......... 5 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)FTA ........... 7 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 11 Teams...................Last vs. Pitt (2-18-20)OR.............5 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)DR .............8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)REBS ........10 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)AST ...........5 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)BLK .......... 4 vs. North Carolina (2-3-20)STL ........... 5 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)MIN ..........31 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2020-21 season

    6-8, 260, Redshirt-Junior, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

    #1 RaiQuan Gray Forward

    2020-21 Season* A naer double double of 12 points and 9 reboinds in Florida State’s overtime victory over Indiana on Dec. 9.* 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals as a starter in Florida State’s victory over North Florida Dec. 2* One of the Seminoles’ team leaders who has put himself in position to become a star on a national level in his fourth season as a Seminole* A 24-game starter in 2020 who has started 28 career games, 19 ACC games and three NCAA Tournament games in thefirsttwoseasonsofhiscareer

    2019-20 Season* Averaged6.0points(tiedfor6thontheteam)and3.8rebounds(fifth)andheplayedin29ofFloridaState’s31 games as the Seminoles won the 2020 ACC Championship.* A full-time starter as he started 24 of the 29 games he played in as a redshirt sophomore* Scored his career-high of 13 points in Florida State’s victory over Notre Dame in Tallahassee* Totaled 12 points and a career-high tying 7 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over North Carolina in Tallahassee* A career-high 10 rebounds in and 2 points and Florida State’s victory over Syracuse at the Donald L. Tucker Center

    2018-19 Season* Averaged 3.9 points (10th on the team), 2.3 rebounds (sixth), 0.8 steals (third) and shot .721 from the free throw. line (seventh) as he played in 36 of Florida State’s 37 games in leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* AnintegralpartofFloridaState’srecord-setting2018-19seasonastheSeminolesfinishedwitha28-9record,a 13-5 record in ACC play, in fourth place in the ACC standings, with their third appearance in school history in the ACC Tournament Championship game and a second consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* Totaled his career-high of 11 points in Florida State’s second round NCAA Tournament game victory over Murray State at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. His 11 points came in a starters role during which he played his career- high of 24 minutes.

    2017-18 Season* A redshirt season. He did not appear in any games during the regular season.* Averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in Florida State’s pair of exhibition games wins to begin the season.

    On Gray* Graduated from Dillard High School in 2017* As a senior he led Dillard to a 28-5 record overall while averaging a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds.* HelpedthePanthersfinish28-4andnationallyranked20thbyMaxPreps.* Was recognized by MaxPreps as a part of the Tour of Champions nationally ranked teams.* Selected as a member of the 2016 and 2017 All-Broward County First-Team by the Miami Herald.

    33/35RaiQuan Gray has been

    in Florida State’s starting lineup in 33 of the last 35 Seminole games dating

    to Florida State’s victory over Vermont in the 2018

    NCAA Tournament

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    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Anthony PoliteDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 24 3-7 .428 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 3 2 2 1 1 1 7D9 Indiana 2-2 33 3-8 .375 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 4-4 8 3 0 0 1 0 9D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J113 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F10 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    Anthony Polite’s Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)FGM ......... 5 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)FGA .......... 10 at Pitt (11-6-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)...................4 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 7 vs. USF (12-21-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)...................1.000 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FTM .......... 4 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FTA ........... 4 vs. 4 teams ...................Last vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 11 teams...................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)OR.............4 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................4 vs. Troy (12-3-18)DR .............7 vs. Miami (2-8-20)REBS ........8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)AST ...........5 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)...................5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)BLK .......... 1 vs. 10 Teams...................Last vs. Indiana (12-9-20)STL ........... 5 at Miami (1-18-20)...................5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........33 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    GuardAnthony Polite#26-6, 215, Redshirt-Junior, Lugano, Switzerland

    2020-21 Season* Totaled 9 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in Florida Satate’s victory over Indiana On Dec. 9* Totaled 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists as a starter in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* A breakout season is on the horizon for Florida State’s two-way weapon who could be considered the best on-ball defender and best long range shooter on the Seminoles’ roster for the 2020-21 season.* Will contend for All-ACC and All-Defensive team honors as he has worked on making himself a tremendous two- way player in the Seminoles’ system as he continues to take on a leadership role in helping Florida State increase its’ nationalprofile.

    2019-20 Season* Averaged 5.8 points (seventh on the team), 2.9 rebounds (sixth) and made 34 3-point shots (third) as he played in all 31 of Florida State’s games.* Startedacareer-higheightgamesincludingfiveinACCplayasFloridaStatewonthe2020ACCChampionship* Named the Most Outstanding Player with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Florida State’s 66-60 victory over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.* Hiscareer-highof14pointson4of4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverVirginiainTallahassee* AstarterforthefirsttimeinhiscareerintheSeminoles’victoryoverChattanoogainTallahassee

    2018-19 Season* Averaged 2.7 points (11th on the team), 1.6 rebounds (ninth) and 0.6 steals (seventh) while playing in 30 of Florida State’s 37 games during its record-setting and NCAA Tournament season.* Averaged 11.5 minutes played per game as one of 11 Seminoles who averaged 11 or more minutes played per game* Ahugeliftoffofthebenchwith9points,4reboundsand3stealsinFloridaState’svictoryoverMurrayStatein the NCAA Tournament -- a win that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament

    2017-18 Season * A redshirt season as he did not play in any games for the Seminoles during the regular season* Averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 assists in Florida State’s two exhibition game victories to begin the season* Totaled 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in his career debut against George Washington on Nov. 14

    On Polite* Graduated from St. Andrew’s Christian School in 2017* Averaged a double-double of 19.1 points and 11.7 rebounds to go along with 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals in 26 games whileleadingSt.Andrew’stoaregionalsemifinal.Scored24pointsinthesemifinalloss* Finished his high school career with 1,545 points

    1Anthony Polite was a perfect 4 of 4 from the 3-point line in Florida

    State’s victory over Vir-ginia on Jan. 15, 2020 -- his perfect shooting percentage istiedforfirstinschoolhis-

    tory for a single game

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    #4 Scottie Barnes Guard/Forward

    Scottie Barnes’ Career HighsPTS ..........9 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FGM ........4 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FGA .........11 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FG% .........364 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)3FGM ......1 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)3FGA .......2 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)..................2 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)3FG % ......500 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FTM .........2 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FTA ..........4 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FT% .........500 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)OR............3 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)DR ............3 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)REBS .......6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)AST ..........6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)BLK .........STL ..........4 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)MIN .........30 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    6-9, 227, Freshman, West Palm Beach, Fla.

    2020-21* Scored the game wining shot with 1.8 seconds left to play in Florida State;s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He totaled 9 points and 5 assists agains the Hoosiers. * Totaled 8, a team-high 6 rebounds and a team-high 6 asists in his career debut as a starter in Florida State’s season- opening victory over North Florida* A Preseason All-American Third-Team by CBS Sports.* Named as a preseason All-ACC First Team player by CBS Sports.* A candidate for the Bob Cousy Award as presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame as the nation’s top point guard.* Named as the preseason ACC Freshman of the Year and as a preseason All-ACC First Team Selection at ACC Opera tion Basketball.

    On Barnes* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2020.* Averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in helping Montverde to a 25-0 record.* The Eagles earned an average margin of victory of 39 points per game.* Earned All-American First Team honors from both MaxPreps and Sports Illustrated.* AfinalistastheMaxPrepsNationalPlayeroftheYear.* Selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American game, the Jordan Brand Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit.

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Scottie BarnesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S Pts D2 North Florida 1-1 24 3-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 3-3 6 0 6 2 0 0 8D9 Indiana 2-2 30 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 4 3 5 2 0 4 9D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF N27 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    7Scottie Barnes is one of 50

    players from around the nation -- and one of seven from the ACC -- who is on the 2021 Naismith Award

    Preseason Watch List

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    Balsa Koprivica’s Career HighsPTS ........... 15 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)...................15 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGM ......... 6 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)...................6 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGA .......... 12 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 4 teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FTM .......... 5 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FTA ........... 6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 4 Teams...................Last vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)OR.............4 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)...................4 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)DR .............5 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)AST ...........3 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)BLK .......... 2 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)...................2 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)STL ........... 2 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........21 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied dur-ing 2020-21 season

    #5 Balsa Koprivica Center7-1, 240, Sophomore, Belgrade, Serbia

    2020-21 Season* Totaled 12 points and 8 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* Totaled13points,5reboundsand2blockedshotsasafirst-timestarterinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthFlorida* A talented big man whose maturation began during his freshman season, and with hard work, will continue for the remainder of his career* With the building blocks of his Seminole career now in place, he will seize the opportunity to be one of the top players in the ACC* A member of Florida State’s ACC Championship team in 2020

    2019-20 Season* Averaged4.7points(eighthontheteam),2.4rebounds(seventh)andshot.699fromthefieldin27gamesasheled the Seminoles to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Played in 27 of Florida State’s 31 games.* Career-high 15 points in Florida State’s victory over North Florida* Tiedhiscareerhighwith15pointsonaperfect6of6shootingfromthefieldinFSU’swinoverBostonCollege* Doublefiguresscoringforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwith10pointsand7reboundsinFSU’swinoverChattanooga* Totaled 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida Stat’s victory over Saint Francis in Tallahassee* Doublefiguresforthethirdstraightgamewith10pointsand7reboundsinFloridaState’swinoverChicagoState* Doublefigureswith13pointsand3reboundsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthAlabama

    On Koprivica* A consensus top-60 national recruit* A four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN* The No. 12 center and the No. 56 overall player in the 2019 recruiting class according to 247Sports* Considered to be the third best player in the talent-rich state of Florida* Has good hands, can consistently make jump shots and has strong rebounding abilities.

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Balsa KoprivicaDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 2-3 5 3 1 1 2 1 13D9 Indiana 1-2 21 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 3-5 8 5 0 1 0 0 12D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    85-8In the last three+ seasons,

    the teams that Balsa Koprivica has played on

    (two at Montverde Academy and two at Flor-ida State) are a combined 85-8 for a .914 winning

    percentage

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    ForwardMalik Osborne#106-9, 225, Redshirt-Junior, Matteson, Ill.

    2020-21 Season* Totaled 5 points and 9 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* AseasonedveteranwhoseexperienceintwodifferentconferencesandasastarteronFloridaState’s2020ACC Championship team make him a most valuable leader for the Seminoles and one of the most experienced players in the ACC during the 2020-21 season.* Has played 31 games at Florida State in the ACC (2019-20) and 31 games at Rice in Conference USA (2017-18) and enters his second season at Florida State in 2020-21.

    2019-20 Season* Averaged6.0points(tiedforfifthontheteam),4.9rebounds(second)and0.7blockedshots(third)inhelpinglead Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Playedinall31gamesandstarted28games(including18ofthefinal19gamesoftheseason)in2020.* Totaled 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory at No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Totaled 10 points and 3 rebounds as a starter in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Florida State career-high of 14 points with 4 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama* Totaled 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in Florida State’s game at Duke in Durham* Scored 11 points to go along with 8 rebounds in Florida State’s game at Clemson

    2018-19 Season * Sat out the 2018-19 season after transferring from Rice where he played as a freshman during the 2017-18 season* TraveledwiththeSeminolestoHartford,Conn.,forthefirsttworoundsofthe2019NCAATournament

    2017-18 Season* Averaged9.0points(fourthontheteam),6.5rebounds(second),0.8blockedshots(first)and0.6steals(third), whileshooting.414fromthefield* Ranked third amongst his Owl teammates with 280 points* Rankedfifthontheteamwith223-pointshotsmade* Started 27 of the Owls’ 31 games

    On Osborne* Graduated from Rich South High School in Illinois in 2016* Averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots as a member of the varsity team as a senior* Led the Stars to an 18-8 record* Earned All-Conference First Team and All-Area Honorable Mention honors in 2017* A team leader as Rich South advanced to the second round of the state high school championship tournament* Played in 25 of the Rich South’s 26 games

    Malik Osborne’s Career HighsPTS ........... 22 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGM ......... 7 at FIU (2-14-18)................... 7 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGA .......... 17 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. 6 teams...................Last at Clemson (2-29-20)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)................... 1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)................... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FTM .......... 9 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FTA ........... 11 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 14 Teams...................Last vs. North Florida (12-2-20)OR............. 5 at NC State (2-22-20)................... 5 vs. UNLV (11-20-17)DR ............. 10 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)REBS ........ 13 vs. Texas San Antonio (12-28-17)................... 13 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)AST ........... 2 vs. 8 Teams...................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)BLK .......... 4 at Pitt (11-6-19)STL ........... 4 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)MIN .......... 36 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    1Malik Osborne led the

    Seminoles in total rebounds as a redshirt sophomore. He led the Seminoles in

    offensivereboundswith59during the 2019-20 season

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Malik OsborneDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 17 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 3-0 3 1 0 1 0 2 6 D9 Indiana 2-0 31 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 4-5 9 3 1 0 1 2 5D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

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    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Nathanael JackDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 11 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6D9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9/ * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    Nathanael Jack’s Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM ......... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGA .......... 8 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGA ........ 6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)................... 6 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FG% ....... .667 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)................... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)OR............. 1 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)................... 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)DR ............. 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)REBS ........ 5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)AST ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)BLK ..........STL ........... 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19) MIN .......... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 14 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    #11 Nathanael Jack Guard

    6-5, 195, Senior, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

    2020-21 Season* As pure a shooter as there is on the Seminoles’ roster and in the ACC who has put himself in position to earn in creasedplayingtimeinhisfinalseasonasaSeminoleduringthe2020-21season.* Earned playing time in 13 games as a junior during the 2019-20 season as he helped Florida State to a record setting record in ACC play.

    2019-20 Season* Averaged3.3points(11thontheteam),0.8rebounds(12th)andmade113-pointfieldgoalsinhelpingleadFlorida State to the 2020 ACC Championship* Career-high 14 points and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee* Totaled 6 points and 5 rebounds in 11 minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ victory over Chattanooga * Totaled 5 points and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Pitt in Tallahassee

    At Eastern Florida State College* Graduated from Eastern Florida State College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in General Education.* Helped lead Eastern Florida State College to the Junior College National Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., in both of his seasons.* TheTitansfinishedasthenationalrunners-upin2018andadvancedtothequarterfinalsin2019.* Led Eastern Florida to two consecutive Mid-Florida Conference Championships in both of his years at the school.

    On Jack* Was born in Canada and still considers Canada to be his home.* Chose Florida State over Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech Arizona State and Miami.* Major is Social Science - with a specialization of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

    8Nathanael Jack was one of eight Seminoles who made doublefigure3-pointshots

    during Florida State’s run to the 2020 ACC

    Championship. He made four in Florida State’s win

    over Chicago State

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    Justin Lindner’s Career HighsPTS ........... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM .........1 vs. 4 teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FGA .......... 1 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG% .........3FGM ....... 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FG% .......FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)...................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19) ................... 1.000 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)OR.............1 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)...................1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)DR .............2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)AST ...........2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)STL ........... 1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)MIN ..........5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    #12 Justin Lindner Guard

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Justin LindnerDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida DNPD9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

    6-1, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Memphis, Tennessee

    2020-21 Season* InhisfifthseasonasamemberoftheFloridaStateMen’sBasketballTeamafterjoiningtheteaminthefallof2016.* Following a redshirt season in 2016-17, he has played in 20 games including a career-high nine as a redshirt junior during the 2019-20 season.* Will play as a graduate student during the 2020-21 season after earning his bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Psychology on May 1, 2020* Began work on his master’s degree in Sport Management in the fall of 2020 with aspirations of becoming a basketball coach

    2019-20 Season* Averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds in helping Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Scored his career-high of 4 points in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in the Emerald Coast Classic* Career high of 5 minutes of playing time with 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Firstcareerfieldgoalandcareer-high4pointsin4minutesofplayinFloridaState’svictoryoverChicagoState* Firstcareer3-pointfieldgoaland3pointsinFloridaState’swinoverClemsoninTallahassee* EarnedhisundergraduatedegreefromFloridaStateinMayof2020andwillreturnforhisfinalseasonofeligibility during the 2020-21 season.

    2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists as he played in a career-high seven games.* A member of Florida State’s 2018 NCAA Elite Eight team who is in his third season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team.

    2017-18 Season* Averaged0.0pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinfivegamesinhissecondseasonasaSeminole* Averaged 4.0 points and 1.0 rebound in Florida State’s two-game exhibition season to begin the season* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Totaled 1 rebound in 2 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over The Citadel on Nov. 24* Earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Missouri in the NCAA Tournament

    2016-17 Season* Became a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team to begin the 2016-17 season* Practiced and traveled with the team but did not play in any games

    On Lindner* Graduated from Christian Brothers School in Memphis, Tenn., in 2016* A member of the varsity at Christian Brothers High School as a sophomore, junior and as a senior* Helped Christian Brothers to a 57-3 record (.950 winning percentage) and two state championship tournament appearances during his junior and senior seasons

    161In the last six years

    Justin Lindner has helped his teams at Christian

    Brothers High School (two years and Florida State

    (four years) to 161 wins -- an average of 26.8 wins per

    season

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    CenterQuincy Ballard#156-11, 240, Freshman, Syracuse, N.Y.

    2020-21 Season* Totaled 2 points and 1 bllcked shot in his collegiate debut in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* AnathleticbigmanwhofitscomfortablyintoFloridaState’smake-upasanadditionalstandoutrimprotector* Is excellent around the rim and is a superb shot-blocker.* Has a nice feel for the game while also possessing the capability of knocking down perimeter shots.

    On Ballard* Graduated from the Quality Education Academy after spending his senior season and a postgraduate year at the Winston-Salem, N.C. school in 2018-19 and 2019-20.* Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots during his postgraduate season at QEA.* Led the Fighting Pharaohs to a 12-11 record during his postgraduate season of 2019-20.* Led QEA to a 15-3 record as a senior in 2018-19.

    Quincy Ballard’s Career High’sPTS ........... 2 vs. North Florida (12-2-20) FGM ......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)FGA .......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% ......... OR.............DR .............1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)REBS ........1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)AST ...........BLK .......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)STL ...........MIN ..........7 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    14/11Quincy Ballard averaged a double double of 14 points and 11 rebounds in his only

    season at the Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C.

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Quincy BallardDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 D9 Indiana 2-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0D12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

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    #20 Travis Light Guard

    Travis Light’s Career HighsPTS ........... 6 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................6 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGM ......... 2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGA .......... 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)3FGM ....... 2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FGA ........ 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FTM .......... 2 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FTA ........... 2 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)OR.............DR .............1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)REBS ........1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    10.4Travis Light averaged 10.4 points in his only season at IMG Academy during the

    2015-16 season

    6-5, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Vienna, Va.

    2020-21 Season* ReturnsforhisfifthseasonasamemberoftheFloridaStateMen’sBasketballteamasagraduatestudentafterearning his bachelor’s degree in Business Management on May 1, 2020* Has begun work on his Master’s In Business Administration* Has played in 16 games in the last three seasons following a redshirt season in 2016-17 when he practiced with the team but did not play in any games.

    2019-20 Season* Averaged 1.2 points and 0.0 rebounds as he played in a career-high nine games in helping Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship* Totaled 3 points in 3 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga* Career-hightying6pointsonacareer-high2made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverMiamiathome* EarnedhisundergraduatedegreefromFloridaStateinMayof2020andwillreturnforhisfinalseasonof eligibility during the 2020-21 season.

    2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.2 steals while playing a career-high six games as he helped Florida State reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.* The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.

    2017-18 Season* Averaged1.2pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinacareer-highfivegames* Averaged 1.5 points as he earned playing time in both of Florida State’s exhibition games in 2017-18* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Career-highsixpoints--thefirstpointsofhiscareer--inFloridaState’svictoryoverSouthernMiss

    2016-17 Season * A redshirt season* Practiced and traveled with the team throughout the year* One of the Seminoles’ top practice players who often emulates the opponent’s best shooter in practice* Helped Florida State to a 26-9 overall record and a 12-6 record in ACC play* TheSeminoles’12-6overallrecordallowedthemtofinishinsecondplaceintheACCstandingsandtiedtheschool record for ACC wins in a single season

    On Travis Light* Averaged 10.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 18 games played at IMG Academy in 2016* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2015* Was a member of the Eagles’ prep team coached by former North Carolina shooting guard Dante Calabria

    2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Travis LightDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida DNPD9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

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    GuardM.J. Walker#23

    M.J. Walker’s Career HighsPTS ........... 24 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)FGM ......... 9 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .......... 16 vs. LSU (11-23-18)FG% ......... .800 vs. George Washington (11-14-17)3FGM ....... 6 at Miami (1-27-19)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)...................9 at Miami (1-18-20)...................9 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................9 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... .857 at Miami (1-27-19)FTM .......... 7 vs. Pitt (2-18-18)FTA ........... 8 vs. Pitt (2-18-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 25 Teams...................Last vs. North Florida (12-2-20)OR.............3 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)DR .............6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)REBS ........6 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)AST ...........5 at Miami (1-27-19)...................5 vs. Duke (1-12-19)STL ........... 3 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................3 vs. Michigan (3-24-18)BLK .......... 2 at Boston College (1-20-19)MIN ..........42 vs. LSU (11-23-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

    6-5, 213, Senior, Jonesboro, Ga.

    2020-21 Season* A team-high 19 points in Florida State’s 69-67 win over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* A game-high 17 points on a perfect 6 of 6 free throw shooting in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* An absolute star whose season in the blazing spotlight has arrived at the perfect time for the nationally ranked Florida State Seminoles* Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors as a junior in 2020* With 80 wins as a member of the Seminoles, he islooking to become the winningest player in school history. The current school record of 104 wins is held by Trent Forrest (2017-20)

    2019-20 Season* Averagedacareer-high10.6points(thirdontheteam),1.7rebounds(ninth)andmade443-pointshots(tiedforfirst) in leading the Seminoles to the 2020 ACC Championship* Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors as a junior* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Totaled 23 points on 5 made 3-point shots in Florida State’s victory over on the road in the ACC at Louisville* Totaled 21 points (16 in the second half) as Florida State earned a come from behind win at Notre Dame

    2018-19 Season* Averaged 7.5 points (fourth on the team), a career-high 2.2 rebounds (seventh), a career-high 1.6 assists (fourth) and a career-high 0.8 steals (second) while making a career-high 44 3-point shots (second)* Shot a career-high .759 from the free throw line and made a career-high 49 free throws* HelpedleadtheSeminolestoa29-8overallrecord,a13-3markintheACC,toafourthplacefinishintheACCstand ings, Florida State’s appearance in the ACC Tournament Championship for the third time in school history and to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season

    2017-18 Season* Averaged 7.0 points (seventh) and 1.7 rebounds (ninth) while making 41 3-point shots (fourth) in 35 games* Career-high24pointson8madefieldgoalsand4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’swinov