The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his fifteenth year, and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, winning 15 of their first 16 games and six of their first seven conference games, including a stretch that included six straight ranked opponents. Over the course of the season, Dwayne Bacon became the 46th Seminole player, and only the second sophomore, to score a thousand career points. They set their record for most regular season wins, tied their record for most ACC wins in a single season and went undefeated at home for the first time since the 1975–76 season. Jonathan Isaac and Dwayne Bacon went on to be selected in the NBA draft.
Florida State finished in a three-way tie for second in the ACC and reached the semifinals of the ACC tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three-seed in the west region, their first tournament appearance since 2012, where they reached the second round.
Previous season The Seminoles finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to Virginia Tech. The Seminoles received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson before losing to eventual NIT champ, Valparaiso.
Guard Malik Beasley was taken in the first round of the NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Preseason Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the ACC while Dwayne Bacon was named to the preseason All-ACC team.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Devon Bookert 1 G 6'3" 198 Senior Anchorage, AK Graduated Benji Bell 3 G 6'4" 204 Junior Gainesville, FL Transferred to Shaw Malik Beasley 5 G 6'5" 196 Freshman Alpharetta, GA Declared for NBA draft Boris Bojanovsky 15 C 7'3" 248 Senior Bratislava, Slovakia Graduated Robbie Berwick 24 G 6'4" 188 Sophomore Atascadero, CA Transferred to Colorado State Michael Saxton 31 G 6'5" 213 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated Montay Brandon 32 G 6'8" 229 Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated
Recruits
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Patrick Savoy Jr. 5 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Junior college transfer from Sheridan College Braian Angola 11 G 6'6" 185 Junior Villanueva, Colombia Junior college transfer from College of Southern Idaho 2017 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
Awards Julius Erving Award finalist Dwayne Bacon
Watchlists Julius Erving Award Dwayne Bacon
Karl Malone Award Jonathan Isaac
Naismith Award Dwayne Bacon
Wooden Award Dwayne Bacon
Oscar Robertson Trophy Dwayne Bacon
Wayman Tisdale Award Jonathan Isaac
Honors
Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Jonathan Isaac ACC Freshman of the Week ACC Freshman of the WeekNCAA Player of the Week November 15–20, 2016January 18–21, 2017 Dwayne Bacon Orange Bowl Classic MVP ACC Player of the Week December 17, 2016December 28–31, 2016
All-ACC Name Selection Dwayne Bacon Second Team Xavier Rathan-Mayes Defensive Team Jonathan Isaac Freshman Team
All-Americans Name Selection Jonathan Isaac Kyle Macy Freshman Team
NBA draft Two players were selected in the 2017 NBA draft: Round Pick (Overall) Name Team 1st 6 Jonathan Isaac Orlando Magic 2nd 10 (40) Dwayne Bacon New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Charlotte Hornets)
References
External links Official Team Website