2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Seminoles alternate logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 17–16 8–10 Leonard Hamilton (13th year) Stan Jones (13th year) Dennis Gates (4th year) Charlton Young (2nd year) Donald L. Tucker Center(Capacity: 12,100) The 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by thirteenth year head coach Leonard Hamilton and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Florida State finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time in nine years. Previous season 2013–14 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team The Seminoles finished the 2013–14 season 22–14, 9–9 in ACC play in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Virginia. They were invited to the NIT where they lost in the semifinals to Minnesota.http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040214aaa.html 'Noles' Season Ends in 67–64 Overtime Loss to Gophers Seminoles.com April 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140716230504/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/040214aaa.html 2014-07-16 dead Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Okaro White 10 F 6'9" 204 Senior Clearwater, FL Graduated Robert Gilchrist 14 C 6'9" 220 Senior London, England Graduated Ian Miller 30 G 6'3" 186 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Joell Hopkins 35 F 6'6" 205 Senior Durham, NC Graduated Transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dayshawn Watkins G 6'0" 175 Sophomore North Little Rock, AR Junior college transfer from Holmes Community College. Kedar Edwards G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Junior college transfer from State Fair Community College. Recruiting class no no 2014 Phil Cofer PF Atlanta, GA Whitewater High School 6 7 196 2014-05-10 4 3 3 4 Robbie Berwick SG Atascadero, CA Atascadero High School 6 4 185 2013-11-02 3 3 3 2 Norbertas Giga C Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 10 230 2013-11-20 NR NR 3 NR 2014 Florida State 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Florida State Commits ESPN N/A N/A N/A 2014-06-15 yes Media poll In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the conference.Duke Picked as ACC Basketball Preseason Favorite http://www.theacc.com/#!/news-detail/operation-basketball-media-selects-201415-preseason-poll-and-awards-2014-10-29 The ACC October 29, 2014 October 29, 2014 Roster 2014 Florida State Seminoles white #782F40 #782F40 #CEB888 yes Phil Cofer y 0 6 8 F 205 FR Atlanta, GA Whitewater HS Devon Bookert 1 G 6 3 185 JR Anchorage, AK West Anchorage HS Dayshawn Watkins 4 6 0 G 180 SO North Little Rock, AR Holmes CC Jarquez Smith 5 F 6 9 225 SO Haddock, GA Jones County High School Kiel Turpin 11 C 7 0 240 GS yes Normal, IL Lincoln College Boris Bojanovsky 15 C 7 3 240 JR Bratislava, Slovakia Oakley College Xavier Rathan-Mayes y 22 G 6 4 180 FR y Scarborough, ON Huntington (WV) Prep Robbie Berwick 24 6 4 G 188 FR Atascadero, CA Atascadero HS Aaron Thomas 25 G 6 5 195 SO Cincinnati, OH Brewster Academy Michael Saxton 31 6 5 G 210 JR Orlando, FL Tallahassee CCLake Highland Prep Montay Brandon y 32 G 6 7 216 JR Greensboro, NC Wesleyan Christian Acad. Brandon Allen 40 F 6 6 200 SO Milton, FL Milton HS W Michael Ojo basketball, born 1993 y 50 7 1 C 292 JR Lagos, Nigeria Tennessee Temple Acad. Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin) Stan Jones (Memphis) Dennis Gates (California) Charlton Young (Georgia Southern) http://www.seminoles.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32900&SPID=157128&SPSID=917092 Depth chart Aaron Thomas, a starting guard, was declared by the university to be ineligible for the season.FSU's Aaron Thomas Ineligible for Remainder of Season Brendan Sonnone http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/chopping-block/os-fsu-aaron-thomas-declared-ineligible-20141212-post.html Orlando Sentinel December 12, 2014 5a1118 d3b787 5a1118 Michael Ojo Phil Cofer Xavier Rathan-Mayes Devon Bookert Montay Brandon Kiel Turpin Jarquez Smith Dayshawn Watkins Robbie Berwick Boris Bojanovsky Dayshawn Watkins Honors ACC Rookie of the Week Xavier Rathan-MayesACC Basketball: Players of the Week Announced http://www.theacc.com/page/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-01-26-2015 The ACC January 26, 2015 January 28, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111508/http://www.theacc.com/page/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-01-26-2015 April 2, 2015 dead mdy-allACC Basketball: Players Of The Week Announced http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-03-02-2015 The ACC March 2, 2015 March 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403023551/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-basketball-players-of-the-week-announced-03-02-2015 April 3, 2015 dead mdy-all All-ACC Honorable Mention Xavier Rathan-MayesACSMA 2015 All-ACC Basketball Teams Announced http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-all-acc-basketball-teams-announced-03-08-2015 The ACC March 8, 2015 March 8, 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150425010314/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-all-acc-basketball-teams-announced-03-08-2015 April 25, 2015 Freshman TeamRathan-Mayes Named To All-ACC Freshman Team http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209935017 Seminoles.com March 8, 2015 March 8, 2015ACCMBB Coaches Tab 2015 All-ACC Freshman Team http://www.theacc.com/news/accmbb-coaches-tab-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-03-09-2015 The ACC March 9, 2015 March 9, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115213/http://www.theacc.com/news/accmbb-coaches-tab-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-03-09-2015 2015-04-02 dead Xavier Rathan-MayesACSMA 2015 All-ACC Freshman Team Announced http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-announced-03-08-2015 The ACC March 8, 2015 March 8, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110644/http://www.theacc.com/news/acsma-2015-all-acc-freshman-team-announced-03-08-2015 April 2, 2015 dead mdy-all All-Americans Freshman Team Xavier Rathan-MayesRathan-Mayes Named Freshman All-American http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209996688 Seminoles.com April 1, 2015 April 1, 2015 Awards Kyle Macy Award Finalist Xavier Rathan-Mayes Schedule yes yes no |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| Exhibition November 3 7:00 p.m. yes no Embry Riddle Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ThomasEmbry Riddle vs. Florida State (Exhibition) – Stats http://www.seminoles.com/liveStats/v2/basketball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=1722168&db_oem_id=32900 Seminoles.com November 3, 2014 November 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152212/http://www.seminoles.com/liveStats/v2/basketball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=1722168&db_oem_id=32900 April 2, 2015 dead mdy-all 18 Turpin 8 Rathan-Mayes 5 95–73 0–0 November 10 7:00 p.m. yes no Belmont Abby Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ThomasBelmont Abby vs. Florida State (Exhibition) – Stats http://www.seminoles.com/liveStats/v2/basketball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=1734366&db_oem_id=32900 Seminoles.com November 10, 2014 November 10, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122319/http://www.seminoles.com/liveStats/v2/basketball/index.dbml?GAME_STAT_ID=1734366&db_oem_id=32900 September 24, 2015 dead mdy-all 16 Tied 6 Bookert 5 99–45 0–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| Regular season November 15 1:00 p.m. yes no Manhattan Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 ThomasManhattan vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400586115 ESPN November 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 14 Tied 6 Bookert 5 81–66 6,271 1–0 November 18 7:00 p.m. yes no Northeastern Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 ThomasNortheastern vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587770 ESPN November 18, 2014 November 18, 2014 24 Brandon 7 Bookert 6 73–76 5,587 1–1 November 22 2:30 p.m. yes yes no Providence Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPN3 ThomasFlorida State vs. Providence – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587783 ESPN November 22, 2014 November 22, 2014 16 Brandon 7 Rathan-Mayes 5 54–80 6,513 1–2 November 23 12:00 p.m. yes yes no UMass Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Tip Off ESPNU Rathan-MayesMassachusetts vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587786 ESPN November 23, 2014 November 23, 2014 22 Cofer 12 Rathan-Mayes 3 69–75 6,513 1–3 November 25 7:00 p.m. yes no The Citadel Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 Rathan-MayesCitadel vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587791 ESPN November 25, 2014 November 25, 2014 26 Brandon 8 Tied 3 66–55 5,137 2–3 November 28 6:00 p.m. yes no Charleston Southern Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 Rathan-MayesCharleston Southern vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587803 ESPN November 28, 2014 November 28, 2014 16 Watkins 8 Rathan-Mayes 4 58–47 5,660 3–3 December 1 7:00 p.m. yes no Nebraska Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 Rathan-MayesNebraska vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587810 ESPN December 1, 2014 December 1, 2014 17 Bojanovsky 10 Rathan-Mayes 6 65–70 6,406 3–4 December 6 2:00 p.m. yes no UCF Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 BrandonCentral Florida vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400586715 ESPN December 6, 2014 December 6, 2014 23 Brandon 6 Watkins 6 96–73 5,732 4–4 December 13 8:00 p.m. yes no Notre Dame 25 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN ESPN2 BrandonFlorida State vs. Notre Dame – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587841 ESPN December 13, 2014 December 13, 2014 14 Bojanovsky 10 Tied 3 63–83 7,691 4–5 (0–1) December 17 7:00 p.m. yes no North Florida Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN BrandonNorth Florida vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587853 ESPN December 17, 2014 December 17, 2014 24 Cofer 8 Rathan-Mayes 9 93–77 4,969 5–5 December 20 2:00 p.m. yes yes no South Florida BB&T Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic FSN BookertSouth Florida vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400586742 ESPN December 20, 2014 December 20, 2014 24 Cofer 5 Rathan-Mayes 9 75–62 10,175 6–5 December 22 2:00 p.m. yes no Stetson Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 BrandonStetson vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587868 ESPN December 22, 2014 December 22, 2014 17 Cofer 8 Rathan-Mayes 7 63–59 4,743 7–5 December 30 7:00 p.m. yes no Florida Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Rivalry ESPN2 BrandonFlorida vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587882 ESPN December 30, 2014 December 30, 2014 17 Smith 8 Tied 3 65–63 8,273 8–5 January 2 9:00 p.m. yes yes no Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS ESPNU BookertFlorida State vs. Mississippi State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587892 ESPN January 2, 2015 January 2, 2015 16 Rathan-Mayes 6 Rathan-Mayes 4 55–62 5,756 8–6 January 6 7:00 p.m. no Virginia Tech Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN Rathan-MayesVirginia Tech vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587901 ESPN January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015 22 Brandon 8 Rathan-Mayes 3 86–75 6,353 9–6 (1–1) January 11 8:00 p.m. yes no Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPNU Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Syracuse – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587913 ESPN January 11, 2015 January 11, 2015 14 Brandon 7 Bookert 5 57–70 24,257 9–7 (1–2) January 14 9:00 p.m. yes no Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA RSN CoferFlorida State vs. Pittsburgh – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587921 ESPN January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 21 Cofer 11 Tied 3 64–73 10,989 9–8 (1–3) January 17 1:30 p.m. no NC State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACCN BrandonNorth Carolina State vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587923 ESPN January 17, 2015 January 17, 2015 20 Brandon 9 Rathan-Mayes 5 63–72 8,675 9–9 (1–4) January 19 9:00 p.m. yes no Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ESPNU Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Clemson – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587930 ESPN January 19, 2015 January 19, 2015 17 Rathan-Mayes 5 Rathan-Mayes 9 59–55 6,993 10–9 (2–4) January 24 2:00 p.m. yes no North Carolina 15 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ESPN Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. North Carolina – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587937 ESPN January 24, 2015 January 24, 2015 35 Bookert 7 Rathan-Mayes 4 74–78 20,512 10–10 (2–5) January 28 7:00 p.m. no Wake Forest Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN Rathan-MayesWake Forest vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587946 ESPN January 28, 2015 January 28, 2015 21 Cofer 8 Rathan-Mayes 5 82–76 2OT 6,195 11–10 (3–5) February 1 12:30 p.m. no Miami (FL) 23 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPNU BrandonMiami vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587957 ESPN February 1, 2015 February 1, 2015 18 Tied 6 Bookert 4 55–54 7,282 12–10 (4–5) February 4 9:00 p.m. no Clemson Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN Rathan-MayesClemson vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587965 ESPN February 4, 2015 February 4, 2015 15 Bojanovsky 10 Brandon 3 56–62 6,362 12–11 (4–6) February 7 3:00 p.m. yes no Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA RSN BrandonFlorida State vs. Virginia Tech – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587968 ESPN February 7, 2015 February 7, 2015 16 Brandon 6 Rathan-Mayes 11 73–65 7,819 13–11 (5–6) February 9 7:00 p.m. no Duke 4 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Big Monday ESPN BookertDuke vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587973 ESPN February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015 23 Ojo 9 Bookert 6 70–73 11,498 13–12 (5–7) February 14 2:30 p.m. yes no Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ACCN Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Georgia Tech – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587981 ESPN February 14, 2015 February 14, 2015 20 Brandon 8 Bookert 6 57–53 6,317 14–12 (6–7) February 18 9:00 p.m. no Boston College Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACCN BookertBoston College vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587988 ESPN February 18, 2015 February 18, 2015 18 Tied 8 Rathan-Mayes 5 69–60 6,387 15–12 (7–7) February 22 6:30 p.m. yes no Virginia 2 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPNU Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Virginia – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587996 ESPN February 22, 2015 February 22, 2015 13 Brandon 8 Bookert 3 41–51 14,076 15–13 (7–8) February 25 9:00 p.m. yes no Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL RSN Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Miami – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400588003 ESPN February 25, 2015 February 25, 2015 35 Brandon 5 Rathan-Mayes 5 77–81 5,857 15–14 (7–9) February 28 12:00 p.m. no Louisville 17 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 BrandonLouisville vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400588008 ESPN February 28, 2015 February 28, 2015 13 Bojanovsky 9 Tied 2 59–81 8,844 15–15 (7–10) March 7 12:00 p.m. no Pittsburgh Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 Rathan-MayesPittsburgh vs. Florida State – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400588023 ESPN March 7, 2015 March 7, 2015 19 Tied 6 Rathan-Mayes 5 61–52 6,276 16–15 (8–10) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| ACC tournament March 11 12:00 p.m. yes no (8) Clemson Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second round ESPN/ACCN Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Clemson (ACC Tournament) – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400766813 ESPN March 11, 2015 March 11, 2015 30 Cofer 7 Tied 3 76–73 22,026 17–15 March 12 12:00 p.m. yes no Virginia 3 (1) Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN Rathan-MayesFlorida State vs. Virginia (ACC Tournament) – Box Score https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400768333 ESPN March 12, 2015 March 12, 2015 13 Brandon 8 Rathan-Mayes 3 44–58 22,026 17–16 AP Poll Eastern Time Media Florida State basketball is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network. References 2 External links Official Team Website Media Almanac Notes Florida State Category:Florida State Seminoles men's basketball seasons Florida State Seminoles men's basketball Florida State Seminoles men's basketball