The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles were led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his 22nd 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 started their season 4–1, with their only loss coming in their rivalry game at Florida. The team won three games in the Sunshine Slam including winning the final in overtime against eighteenth ranked Colorado. However, after that streak, the Seminoles struggled, losing four straight games. Losses included their ACC–SEC Challenge game against Georgia, and their ACC opener against number seventeen North Carolina. They then won two of their last three non-conference games, to finish with a 6–5 non-conference record. The Seminoles won six of their next seven ACC games, with the only loss coming against Clemson. Their schedule became a tougher, and they lost five of their next six games, including losses to third-ranked North Carolina and ninth-ranked Duke. In this stretch they lost to eventual last place finishers Louisville. The end of the season was a mixed bag for the Seminoles as they finished 3–3. They again lost to Clemson, but defeated NC State and completed a season sweep of in-state opponents Miami.
The Seminoles finished the 2023–24 season 17–16 and 10–10 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the ninth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated eighth seed Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to first seed North Carolina in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. This marked the third straight season the Seminoles did not participate in post-season play.
Previous season The Seminoles finished the 2022–23 season 9–23, 7–13 in ACC play, to finish in 12th place. In the ACC Tournament, they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round. Their nine overall wins were the lowest season total since 2001.
Offseason
Departures Florida State Departures Caleb Mills 4 G 6'5" 180 Arden, NC Transferred to Memphis Jeremiah Bembry 10 F 6'6" 185 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to West Virginia Naheem McLeod 24 C 7'4" 255 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Syracuse Matthew Cleveland 35 G 6'7" 200 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Miami (FL) Cleveland Yates 42 G 6'2" 214 Memphis, TN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Florida State incoming transfers Josh Nickleberry 20 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Fayetteville, NC La Salle Jason Simpson 4 G 5'10" 155 Junior West Palm Beach, FL Walk-on; St. John's Primo Spears 23 G 6'3" 185 Junior Hartford, CT Georgetown Jamir Watkins 2 F 6'7" 210 Trenton, NJ La Salle
2023 recruiting class
2024 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards
Honors Jamir Watkins ACC Co-Player of the Week (Week Three)Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Week Three)All-ACC Honorable Mention
Rankings
References