The 2018–19 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 17th 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 finished the season with a school record twenty-nine wins as well as a school record thirteen ACC wins, finishing in fourth place. Florida State reached the finals of the ACC tournament, finishing as runner-up; they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a four seed, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive year and the sixth time in program history. They ended up losing to Gonzaga. The senior class, including Terrance Mann, Christ Koumadje, P.J. Savoy, and Phil Cofer, also became the winningest class in school history.
Previous season The Seminoles finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 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, Xavier, and Gonzaga to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993, where they lost to Michigan.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure CJ Walker 2 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Ohio State Braian Angola 11 G 6'6" 195 Senior Villanueva, Colombia Graduated Ike Obiagu 12 C 7'0" 240 Freshman Anuja, Nigeria Transferred to Seton Hall Brandon Allen 40 F 6'6" 209 RS Senior Milton, FL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Malik Osbourne 10 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Matteson, IL Rice David Nichols 11 G 6'0" 190 Senior South Holland, IL Albany Under NCAA transfer rules, Osbourne will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
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Awards ACC Sixth Man of the Year Mfiondu Kabengele
All-ACC Honorable Mention Mfiondu Kabengele Terrance Mann
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
External links Official Team Website