The 2025–26 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Luke Loucks, in his first season. Loucks replaced Leonard Hamilton, who had been the head coach for twenty-three seasons. The Seminoles 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 started the season with two wins before traveling to face rivals and tenth-ranked Florida. In a competitive game, the Seminoles lost by only two-points. They won three straight games against non-Power 4 opponents before traveling to Tampa, Florida to play Texas A&M in the Battle in the Bay. Florida State dropped the game 95–59. They were also defeated by Georgia in their ACC–SEC Challenge game. Their losing streak was extended by eighth-ranked Houston and UMass in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic. A defeat by twenty-eight points at Dayton brought their losing streak to five games. They broke the streak with a 96–49 win against Mississippi Valley State. The Seminoles won their final non-conference game against Jacksonville. The team lost their first five ACC matches, including losses to twelfth-ranked North Carolina and sixth-ranked Duke. Their streak was broken with a rivalry win against Miami. The Seminoles went 3–2 over their next five games, with losses at SMU and against fifteenth-ranked Virginia. The Seminoles' season improved from there as they went 6–1 over their final five games. Their only loss was in a rivalry rematch against Miami. The only two wins that came by less than double-digits over the stretch were a five point victory at Clemson and a one point win at Pittsburgh.

The Seminoles finished the season 18–15 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the eighth seed in the 2026 ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Second Round where they defeated ninth-seed California 95–89. Their run ended there as they lost to top seed and first-ranked Duke in the Quarterfinals. Florida State announced that they declined a bid to participate in the NIT. Lajae Jones went on to be selected in the second round of the NBA Draft.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. As the eleventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they faced fourteenth seed Syracuse in the First Round. Florida State couldn't repeat their regular season win and were defeated 66–62. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures Florida State Departures 0 G 6'5" 205 Memphis, Tennessee Transferred to Arkansas State 1 G 6'7" 210 Trenton, New Jersey Graduated; drafted 43rd overallin the 2025 NBA draft 3 G 6'7" 200 Portland, Oregon Graduated 4 G 5'10" 170 West Palm Beach, Florida Graduated 5 G 6'1" 176 Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Providence 7 F 6'9" 220 Rochester, New York Transferred to NC State 9 G/F 6'7" 225 Athens, Greece Transferred to Mount St. Mary's 10 F 6'10" 205 Jericho, Vermont Transferred to Alabama 11 F 6'11" 220 Whitby, Ontario Transferred to Washington 12 F 6'11" 230 Lawrenceville, Georgia Transferred to Arkansas 25 G 6'7" 184 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Transferred to Bowling Green 35 F 6'10" 225 Serekunda, Gambia Transferred to Montana State 40 G 6'3" 180 King, North Carolina Graduated 43 G 6'4" 195 Clermont, Florida Graduated

Incoming transfers Florida State incoming transfers 1 G 6'3" 185 Bowie, Maryland UMass Lowell 4 F 6'11" 200 Queens, New York UMass 5 G 6'5" 207 Allentown, Pennsylvania Drexel 6 G 6'4" 188 Columbia, South Carolina Jacksonville 7 F 6'10" 225 Atlanta, Georgia Clemson 10 G 6'7" 220 Neptune Beach, Florida St. Bonaventure 25 F 6'9" 230 Panama City Beach, Florida Florida Southern

2025 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Honors

Honors Robert McCray V ACC Player of the WeekAll-ACC Third TeamAll-ACC Tournament First Team Lajae Jones All-ACC Tournament Second Team

NBA draft Round Pick (Overall) Name Team 2nd 54 Lajae Jones Golden State Warriors

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