The 2017–18 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 16th 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.
Florida State finished the season 23–12, 9–9 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. The Seminoles lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Louisville. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Missouri in the first round, upset Xavier and Gonzaga before losing to Michigan.
Previous season The Seminoles finished the 2016–17 season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament before losing to Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #3 seed in the West Region. There, they defeated #14 Florida Gulf Coast in the First Round before being upset by #11 Xavier in the Second Round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jonathan Isaac 1 F 6'10" 210 Freshman Naples, FL Declare for 2017 NBA draft Dwayne Bacon 4 G 6'7" 221 Sophomore Lakeland, FL Declare for 2017 NBA draft Xavier Rathan-Mayes 22 G 6'4" 208 RS Junior Scarborough, ON Declare for 2017 NBA draft Jarquez Smith 23 F 6'9" 236 Senior Haddock, GA Graduated Michael Ojo 50 C 7'1" 304 RS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=|Jamaican Foreign Tour
!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=|ACC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| ACC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournament
Awards
Watchlists Jerry West Award M.J. Walker
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
External links Official Team Website