NO. 15/15 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES ( 3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC) … · 2020. 12. 14. · over Boston College in the final conference games of the 2017-18 season (.769 winning percentage)

NO. 15/15 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC)

VS. GEORGIA TECH YELLOW JACKETS (2-2 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020; 8:30 P.M. DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (2,800)

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA LEARFIELD IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, ADRIAN CRAWFORD)

ACC NETWORK (JAY ALTER, DAN BONNER) “The win against Indiana really was a perfect snapshot of what Leonard Hamilton has built – a lot of guys contributed, a lot of guys play, toughness, they don’t panic, they fall behind in overtime, the guys makes a three – okay great, it’s our turn, let’s go. It’s everything of what Florida State basketball has turned into. Florida State has become an elite program. You take everybody’s best shot. At the end of the day, they close the deal. 10 straight wins in overtime, 40 straight wins against non-conference opponents and home. 25 straight at home.”

Mark Packer ACC Network

ACC CHAMPION FLORIDA STATE OPENS 20-21 ACC SCHEDULE AGAINST GEORGIA TECH IN TALLAHASSEE No. 15/15 Florida State, which gained its seventh consecutive victory over Florida on Saturday, plays host to Georgia Tech on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ game against the Yellow Jackets serves as the first game on the 2020-21 ACC schedule for both teams. Florida State’s game against Georgia Tech is the Seminoles fourth of six consecutive home games to begin the season with each of its games from the start of the season until its December 29 game at Clemson being played in its home arena. The Seminoles’ game against the Yellow Jackets is their first of 20 ACC games in the second season of the 20-game ACC schedule. With victories over North Florida (December 2, 86-58), Indiana (December 9, 69-67 in overtime) and Florida (December 12, 83-71), the Seminoles are 3-0 to begin the season for the fourth time in the last five season and 13th time in 19 seasons under Head Coach Leonard Hamilton. Hamilton enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech as the fifth winningest coach in ACC history and the winningest coach in Florida State history. Following Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech, the Seminoles play host to UCF on December 19 at 9:00 p.m. FLORIDA STATE BEGINS ACC SLATE AS DEFENDING ACC CHAMPIONS Florida State begins its 2020-21 ACC season on Tuesday as the defending ACC Champions. The Seminoles won their first ACC regular season championship in 2019-20 with a school-record best 16-4 mark in ACC play. Florida State was then declared the ACC Champions for the second time in school history when the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum was cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seminoles have won two ACC Championships – in 2012 and in 2020. FLORIDA STATE IN ACC PLAY Florida State, which finished the 2019-20 ACC schedule with a 16-4 record is 29-9 (.763 winning percentage) in the conference play in the last two seasons. In addition to their 16-4 record in 2019-20, the Seminoles were 13-5 during the 2018-19 season. Florida State has 30 wins in its last 39 ACC regular season games including a victory over Boston College in the final conference games of the 2017-18 season (.769 winning percentage). FLORIDA STATE SINCE THE START OF THE 2018-19 SEASON Florida State is 58-13 (.817 winning percentage) since the start of the 2018-19 season. The Seminoles finished 29-8 in 2018-19, 26-5 in 2019-20 and are 3-0 this season. Since defeating Clemson on December 8, 2019, the Seminoles have won nearly 90 percent of their games with a record of 22-3. FLORIDA STATE HAS WON MORE THAN 95 PERCENT OF ITS HOME GAMES SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Florida State is 68-3 (.958 winning percentage) in its last 71 home games since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. The Seminoles enter Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech having won .958 percent of their games (68-3) and .923 percent of their ACC games (36-3) at home since the tail end of the 2015-16 season. Florida State’s streak began with a 77-56 win over No. 23 Notre Dame on February 27, 2015. The Seminoles are 2-0 at home this season, were 16-0 at home last season (including 10-0 in ACC play), were 15-1 at home (including 8-1 in the ACC) during the 2018-19 season and were 18-0 at home (including 9-0 in the ACC) in the 2016-17 season. FLORIDA STATE HAS WON 26 CONSECUTIVE HOME GAMES Florida State enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech having won 26 consecutive games at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. The Seminoles’ winning streak in their home building began with a 77-68 win over Clemson on January 22, 2019. Their most recent victory in Tallahassee came as an 83-71 win over Florida on December 9, 2020. Florida State has won 17 consecutive ACC home games. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Georgia Tech and win its 33rd consecutive game that has been played in the state of Florida – each game since a 77-68 win at home over Clemson on January 22, 2019; …Defeat Georgia Tech and win its fifth consecutive game against Georgia Tech – and its third straight in games played between the two teams in Tallahassee; …Defeat Georgia Tech and up its record to 4-0 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

2020-21 Florida State Schedule D2 North Florida W, 86-58 D9 1 Indiana W, 69-67 (ot) D12 Florida W, 83-71 D15 * Georgia Tech 8:30 p.m. D19 UCF 9:00 p.m. D21 Gardner-Webb 7:00 p.m. D29 * at Clemson 7:00 p.m. J2 * Duke 6/8:00 p.m. J6 * at Syracuse 7:00 p.m. J9 * at Pittsburgh 2:00 p.m. J13 * NC State 7:00 p.m. J16 * North Carolina 12 Noon J18 * at Louisville 7:00 p.m. J23 * Clemson 3:00 p.m. J27 * Miami 6:00 p.m. J30 * at Georgia Tech 4:00 p.m. F2 * at Boston College 9:00 p.m. F9 * at Virginia Tech 8:30 p.m. F13 * Wake Forest 12 Noon F15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. F20 * Virginia Tech 12 Noon F24 * at Miami 8:30 p.m. F27 * at North Carolina 4:00 p.m. M3 * Boston College 9:00 p.m. M9-13 2 at ACC Tournament TBD *ACC Game. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Tallahassee, Fla.; 2 ACC Tournament Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

2019-20 ACC Standings

Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Florida State 16 4 .800 26 5 .839 Virginia 15 5 .750 23 7 .767 Louisville 15 5 .750 24 7 .774 Duke 15 5 .750 25 6 .806 Georgia Tech 10 9 .500 17 14 .548 NC State 10 10 .500 19 12 .613 Syracuse 10 10 .500 17 14 .548 Notre Dame 10 10 .474 18 12 .600 Clemson 9 11 .450 15 15 .500 Miami 7 13 .350 15 15 .500 Boston College 7 13 .368 13 18 .419 Virginia Tech 7 13 .368 16 15 .516 Wake Forest 6 14 .316 13 17 .433 Pittsburgh 6 14 .300 15 16 .484 N. Carolina 6 14 .300 13 18 .419

Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record

W L Pct. Years Career 563 431 .566 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 363 221 .621 2002-Pr.

ACC Operation Basketball Predicted Order of Finish

1. Virginia 9. Georgia Tech 2. Duke 10. Clemson 3. FLORIDA STATE 11. Virginia Tech 4. North Carolina 12. Notre Dame 5. Louisville 13. Pittsburgh 6. Syracuse 14. Boston College 7. Miami 15. Wake Forest 8. NC State

FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH IN THE ACC OPENER Florida State plays host to Georgia Tech in the 2021 ACC opener for both teams on December 15, 2020. It marks the third time the Seminoles will begin their ACC schedule against Georgia Tech. The Seminoles are 2-0 against Georgia Tech in an ACC opener with wins on both December 30, 2007 (66-64 in Atlanta) and December 20, 2009 (66-59 in overtime in Atlanta). A SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY FOR THE SEMINOLES Florida State’s 2021 ACC opener against Georgia Tech on December 15, 2020 marks a significant date in the history of the Seminole basketball program. The Seminoles’ game against the Yellow Jackets is the 29th anniversary of Florida State’s first ever ACC game – its 86-74 win over No. 5 North Carolina – on December 15 1991 at the Dean E. Smith Center. The game was made famous by Seminole great Sam Cassell and is commonly known and the ‘wine and cheese’ game as referred to by the Seminoles’ Hall of Fame guard. HAMILTON AMONG ALL-TIME GREATEST COACHES IN ACC Florida State Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech as the fifth winningest coach in ACC history with 363 career wins at Florida State. Hamilton became only the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career games with the Seminoles’ victory over Miami on January 18, 2020. Hamilton In ACC History Rank Coach, School Career Wins 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,086 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 468 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 5. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 363 HAMILTON RANKED IN THE TOP FIVE IN ACC HISTORY With 170 career ACC victories (regular season and ACC Tournament), Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton is the fifth winningest coach in league history in ACC games only. Including the Seminoles’ 16 ACC victories during the 2019-20 season, Hamilton has led the Seminoles to 170 ACC wins during his career. Hamilton in ACC Games Only History Rank Coach School Career ACC Wins 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 504 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 422 3. Roy Williams, North Carolina 231 4. Gary Williams, Maryland 210 5. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 170 SEMINOLES HEATING UP FROM THE BONUSPHERE Led by senior M.J. Walker and redshirt junior Anthony Polite who have both made six 3-point shots in the first three games of the season, the Seminoles are beginning to heat up from long range. After a 7-24 performance (.292 percent) from the 3-point line in their season opening win over North Florida on December 2, the Seminoles have made eight 3-point shots in both of their last two victories. Seminoles From Long Range Games 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes Last 2 16 36 .444 % Anthony Polite (.500) makes 5 of 10 from 3-point range First 1 7 24 .292 % M.J. Walker (.600) makes 3 of 6 from 3-point range Improvement +.152 % Seminoles averaging 7.7 3FGM/Game in first three games SEMINOLES STEALING After leading the ACC in steals during the 2019-20 season (273 steals / 8.8 steals per game) the Seminoles are again among the league leaders in the category during the early part of the 2020-21 season. The Seminoles totaled 12 steals in the season opening win over North Florida and totaled eight in the wins over both Indiana and Florida. Three players – RaiQuan Gray (six steals / 2.0 spg), Scott Barnes (five steals / 1.7 spg) and Malik Osborne (five steals / 1.7 spg) -- have earned five steals and have led the Seminoles to an average of 9.3 steals per game. Florida State is averaging 9.3 steals and 19.3 points off of turnovers in its first three games of the season. Seminoles’ Steals and Points Off Turnovers Opponent Steals P/TO Outcome FSU Steals Leader North Florida 12 29 FSU wins, 86-58 RaiQuan Gray, 4 Indiana 8 12 FSU, wins 69-67 (OT) Scottie Barnes, 4 Florida 8 17 FSU wins, 83-71 M.J. Walker, 3 Totals 28 58 FSU, 3-0 RaiQuan Gray 6 SEMINOLES SHARING THE BASKETBALL Florida State, which averaged 13.1 assists per game during the 2019-20 season, enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech averaging 16.2 assists per game. The Seminoles have earned at least 13 assists in each of their first three games with their season-high of 19 coming in their season-opening win over North Florida. Freshman Scottie Barnes has led the Seminoles in assists in each of their first three games of the season and averages 5.3 assists per game. Florida State’s Improved A:TO Ratio Opponent A TO Ratio Assists Leader North Florida 19 20 1.9:1 Scottie Barnes, 6 Indiana 13 10 1.3:1 Scottie Barnes, 5 Florida 17 16 1.1:1 Scottie Barnes, 5 Totals 49 36 1.4:1 Scottie Barnes, 16 (5.3 apg)

Florida State Basketball / National Polls

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 20-21 Rec. 1. Gonzaga (54) 3-0 2. Baylor (7) 4-0 3. Iowa (1) 6-0 4. Michigan State 6-0 5. Kansas 6-1 6. Houston 4-0 7. Villanova 5-1 8. West Virginia 6-1 9. Creighton 4-1 10. Tennessee 2-0 11. Texas 5-1 12. Wisconsin 4-1 13. Illinois 4-2 14. Texas Tech 6-1 15. FLORIDA STATE 3-0 16. Missouri 5-0 17. Virginia 3-1 18. San Diego State 5-0 19. Rutgers 4-0 20. Ohio State 5-0 21. Duke 2-2 22. North Carolina 4-2 23. Louisville 4-0 24. Clemson 5-0 25. Michigan 6-0

USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Points 1. Gonzaga (24) 790 2. Baylor (6) 772 3. Iowa (2) 729 4. Michigan State 679 5. Kansas 618 6. Villanova 606 7. West Virginia 562 8. Houston 546 9. Creighton 537 10. Tennessee 434 11. Texas 422 12. Wisconsin 420 13. Illinois 388 14. Texas Tech 356 15. FLORIDA STATE 334 16. Virginia 243 17. Rutgers 231 18. Missouri 221 19. Ohio State 215 20. San Diego State 209 21. North Carolina 195 22. Louisville 168 23. Duke 220 24. Michigan 101 25. Richmond 73

Florida State’s 2020-21 Poll History Week AP Coaches Preseason 21 18 Week 1 22 NP Week 2 20 21 Week 3 15 15

My Favorite Board Game As A Child Balsa Koprivica Monopoly Malik Osborne Chutes and Ladders Nathanael Jack Monopoly Justin Lindner UNO Anthony Polite Monopoly RayQuan Evans Candy Land Sardaar Calhoun Monopoly Harrison Prieto Monopoly M.J. Walker Mancala

STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE… F #1 RaiQuan Gray (8.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg; 4 pts and 2 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) C #5 Balsa Koprivica (10.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg; 3 pts and 2 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) G #2 Anthony Polite (10.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg; 8 pts and 4 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) G #4 Scottie Barnes (11.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg; First career games vs. Georgia Tech) G #23 M.J. Walker (17.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg; 9 pts and 1 reb vs. Georgia Tech, February 16, 201) …AND TOP RESERVES G #0 RayQuan Evans (3.0 ppg, 1.3 apg; 3 pts and 2 asts vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) F #10 Malik Osborne (4.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg; 7 pts and 4 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) G #31 Wyatt Wilkes (3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg; 0 pts and 2 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, February 16, 2018) C #15 Quincy Ballard (1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg; First career games vs. Georgia Tech) G #24 Sardaar Calhoun (4.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg; First career games vs. Georgia Tech) G #11 Nathanael Jack (4.5 ppg, 0.3 apg; pts and 0 rebs vs. Georgia Tech, December 31, 2019) C #34 Tanor Ngom (3.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg; First career games vs. Georgia Tech) POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR GEORGIA TECH F #4 Jordan Usher (11.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg; 11 pts and 3 asts vs. Florida State, December 31, 2019) F #5 Moses Wright (21.3 ppg, 9.8 rpg; 13 pts and 10 rebs vs. Florida State, December 31, 2019) G #0 Michael Devoe (12.5 ppg. 2.8 rpg; 19 pts and 3 asts vs. Florida State, December 31, 2019) G #3 Bubba Parham (13.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg; 3 pts and 4 asts vs. Florida State, December 31, 2019) G #10 Jose Alvarado (17.8 ppg, 3.8 apg; 4 pts and 5 asts vs. Florida State, December 31, 2019) FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH -- A SERIES HISTORY The Series: Florida State leads, 43-29 First Game: January 19, 1963; at Georgia Tech 79, Florida State 55 Last Game: December 31, 2019; at Florida State 70, Georgia Tech 58 Last Florida State Win: December 31, 2019; at Florida State 70, Georgia Tech 58 Last Georgia Tech Win: January 25, 2017; at Georgia Tech 78, Florida State 56 Last Florida State Win in Tallahassee: December 31, 2019; at Florida State 70, Georgia Tech 58 Last Georgia Tech Win in Tallahassee: February 17, 2016; Georgia Tech 86, at Florida State 80 Current Streak: Florida State has won 4 Current Streak in Tallahassee: Florida State has won 2 FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH – THE LAST FIVE GAMES Dec. 31, 2019 Feb. 16, 2019 Feb. 2, 2019 Jan. 24, 2018 Jan. 25, 2017 at Florida State 70 Florida State 69 at Florida State 59 at Florida State 86 Florida State 56 Georgia Tech 58 at Georgia Tech 47 Georgia Tech 49 Georgia Tech 77 at Georgia Tech 78 FLORIDA STATE VS. GEORGIA TECH – THE LAST GAME Devin Vassell scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds, leading No. 18 Florida State past Georgia Tech 70-58 for its 15th straight home victory on December 31, 2019 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee. Patrick Williams scored 12 points while Trent Forrest had eight points and six assists for Florida State. Michael Devoe scored 19 points, knocking down 6 of 8 three-point attempts. Moses Wright added 13 points and 10 rebounds, his fourth double-double of the season, for Georgia Tech. But the Yellow Jackets were undone by 20 turnovers, one short of their season high. Vassell had eight points and Dominik Olejniczak added seven points in the second half for Florida State, which shot 53% from the floor after halftime to pull away. The Seminoles won on their defensive strength, blocking nine shots and creating 11 steal. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS Tonight’s referee is Ron Groover and the umpires are Brian Dorsey and Tim Clougherty 2020-21 FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Sr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 RJr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RJr. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.) 4 Scottie Barnes G/F 6-9 227 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Montverde Academy (Fla.) 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 240 So. Belgrade, Serbia/Montverde Academy 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 225 RJr. Matteson. Ill./Bosco Institute/Rice 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Eastern Florida State 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 RSr. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 240 Fr. Syracuse, N.Y./Quality Education Academy (N.C.) 20 Travis Light G 6-6 190 RSr. Vienna, Va./IMG Academy 23 M.J. Walker G/F 6-5 213 Sr. Riverdale, Ga./Jonesboro 24 Sardaar Calhoun G 6-6 220 Jr. Tappahannock, Va./Missouri University West Plains 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RSr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 RSr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 34 Tanor Ngom C 7-2 236 Sr. Dakar, Senegal/Ryserson University (Canada) 40 Isaac Spainhour G 6-3 180 Fr. King, N.C./West Stokes 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-3 200 So. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School 44 Max Thorpe G 6-3 160 Fr. Clearwater, Fla./Clearwater Countryside PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RayQuan Evans (RAY-Qwan); RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Balsa Koprivica (Ball-Sha Ko-Pra-Vizza); Sardaar Calhoun (Suh-DAR Cal-Hoon); Tanor Ngom (Tuh-NOR en-GOM) NOTING FLORIDA STATE’S VICTORY OVER THE GATORS With seven consecutive wins over Florida, none of the members of the Seminoles’ 19-member team roster have ever lost to the Gators,

Florida State Basketball / National Polls

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 20-21 Rec. 1. Gonzaga (57) 2-0 2. Baylor (6) 2-0 3. Iowa 2-0 4. Wisconsin 2-0 5. Illinois 3-0 6. Duke 1-0 7. Kansas 1-1 8. Michigan State 2-0 9. Creighton 1-0 10. Houston 3-0 11. West Virginia 3-0 12. Villanova 2-1 13. Tennessee 0-0 14. North Carolina 1-0 15. Virginia 1-1 16. Virginia Tech 3-0 17. Texas Tech 2-1 Texas 1-0 19. Richmond 2-0 20. Kentucky 1-1 21. Oregon 0-0 22. FLORIDA STATE 0-0 23. Ohio State 2-0 24. Rutgers 3-0 25. Arizona State 2-1

USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Points 1. Baylor (12) 764 2. Gonzaga (10) 762 3. Villanova (8) 755 4. Virginia 666 5. Kansas 612 6. Iowa 587 7. Wisconsin 579 8. Duke 555 9. Kentucky 541 10. Illinois 523 11. Creighton 458 12. Michigan State 437 13. Texas Tech 420 14. Tennessee 383 15. West Virginia 347 16. North Carolina 266 17. Arizona State 240 18. FLORIDA STATE 203 Houston 203 20. Oregon 193 21. UCLA 145 22. Texas 137 23. Rutgers 104 24. Ohio State 102 25. Alabama 62

Florida State’s 2020-21 Poll History Week AP Coaches Preseason 21 18

What’s Your #Hashtag for 2020 Quincy Ballard #downhill Sardarr Calhoun #challenging RayQuan Evans #different Nathanael Jack #pressure Balsa Koprivica #wow Will Miles #ohboy Malik Osborne #whatelse Anthony Polite #keeppushing Harrison Prieto #2021pls Wyatt Wilkes #pleaseletitend M.J. Walker #help

Florida State Basketball Upcoming Milestones

Leonard Hamilton

Victories as an ACC Coach 363 (Career at Florida State)

+100 (Needs) 463

To Become the 4th Winningest Coach in ACC History (all victories) (surpassing Gary

Williams of Maryland)

Leonard Hamilton ACC Victories at Florida State (Regular Season + ACC Tourn.)

170 (career at Florida State) +41 (Needs)

211 To become the 4th Winningest Coach in ACC

History (ACC games) – surpassing Gary Williams of Maryland

Leonard Hamilton

Wins vs. AP No. 1 In Career 4 (career at Florida State)

+4 (Needs) 8

To move into a tie for first place in college basketball history with Roy Williams for all-

time wins vs. the nation’s No. 1 ranked team

Florida State

All-Time Victories 1248 (current)

+2 (needs) 1,250

Florida State enters the 2020-21 season with an all-time record of 1,248-860 for a

winning percentage of .592.

M.J. Walker Career Points Scores

837 (career at Florida State) + 163 (needs)

1,000 To become the 49th player in school history

to score 1,000 or more career points

M.J. Walker Career 3-Point Field Goals Made

135 (career at Florida State) +1 (needs)

136 To move into 12th place in school history

with 136 career 3-point field goals made – surpassing Adrian Crawford (1999-01)

M.J. Walker

Career 3-Point Field Goals Made 135 (career at Florida State)

+15 (needs) 150

To become the 10th player in school history with 150 or more career 3-point field goals

made

M.J. Walker Career 3-Point Field Goals Attempted

388 (career at Florida State) +12 (needs)

400 To become the 12th player in school history

with 400 or more career 3-point shots attempted.

FLORIDA STATE’S 4-0 STARTS UNDER HAMILTON Florida State has begun nine seasons under Leonard Hamilton with four consecutive wins to open a season during his tenure in Tallahassee: 2003-04 (10-0), 2006-07 (4-0), 2008-09 (7-0), 2010-11 (5-0), 2011-12 (5-0), 2013-14 (6-0), 2016-17 (4-0), 2017-18 (9-0) and 2018-19 (5-0). WALKER TIES SCHOOL RECORD; CAREER FREE THROW SHOOTING PERCENTAGE NOW AT 80 PERCENT Senior M.J. Walker tied a Florida State school record as he finished 12 of 12 from the free throw line in Florida State’s victory over Florida on Saturday in Tallahassee. He became the fifth player in school history to make at least 12 of 12 free throw in a single game. In finishing a perfect 12 of 12 from the line in the Seminoles’ seventh consecutive win over the Gators, he upped his career free throw shooting percentage to .800 percent – and moved into ninth place in school history for career free throw shooting percentage. Walker enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech shooting a career-high .958 from the free throw line (23 of 24) and has raised his free throw shooting percentage in each of his season since shooting .774 as a freshman. Walker From The Free Throw Line For His Career Season FTM FTA Pct. Notes 2017-18 43 57 .774 Season-high 7 FTM vs. Pitt, February 18, 2018 2018-19 49 63 .778 Season-high 6FTM vs. NC State, March 2 2019 2019-20 61 76 .803 Season-high 6 FTM vs. USF, December 21, 2019 2020-21 23 24 .958 Made a career-high 12 FTM in a career-high 12 FTA vs. Florida Totals 176 220 .800 Ranks ninth in school history for career free throw shooting percentage WALKER CONTINUES TO SCORE AT HIGH RATE Senior M.J. Walker, who has scored at least 17 points in each of Florida State’s first three games of the season, enters Tuesdays game against Georgia Tech averaging a career-high 17.7 points scored per game. He has now scored 837 career points and needs only 163 points to reach 1,000 for his career. POLITE TIES CAREER HIGH WITH 14 POINTS AGAINST FLORIDA Redshirt junior Anthony Polite tied his career-high with 14 points in Florida State’s victory over Florida on Saturday. He also scored 14 points on Florida State’s victory over Virginia on January 14, 2020 in Tallahassee. Polite made three 3-point shots in the Seminoles’ victory and has now made 51 career 3-point field goals for his career and is shooting .500 from the 3-point line (6 of 12 / .500) in the first three games of the 2020-21 season. Polire’s Career 3-Point Shooting Progression Season 3FGM 3GA Pct. Notes 2018-19 11 46 .239 Season-high 2 3FGM vs. LSU and Murray State 2019-20 34 96 .354 Career-high 4 3FGM vs. Clemson and Virginia 2020-21 6 12 .500 Season-high three 3FGM vs. Florida Totals 51 154 .331 Has made 40 3FGM in last 34 career games GRAY BECOMING THE SEMINOLES STAT SHEET STUFFER Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray, who has started each of the Seminoles’ first three games of the season has whole–heartedly accepted the role as Florida State’s stat sheet stuffer this season. He has scored 25 points in the first three games of the season (his season-high of 12 points came in the Seminoles’ win over Indiana), he has 22 rebounds (including 17 in Florida State’s last two wins over Indiana and Florida), has a team-leading six steals (with four coming in the Seminoles’ season opening victory over North Florida), has blocked four shots (including two in Florida State’s win over Florida) and has five assists (including four in the Seminoles’ win over Indiana). Gray has at least five rebounds in all three games, at least one blocked shot and at least one steal in all three games, and is Florida State’s leading rebounder and Florida State’s leader in steals. BARNES OFF TO FAST START With a game-winning shot in overtime against Indiana and a career-high 17 points in Florida State’s victory over Florida, it’s safe to say that freshman guard Scottie Barnes is off to a strong start to his Florida State career. He enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech as Florida State’s leader in field goals made (14), field goals attempted (31) and assists (16) while playing 27.3 minutes per game. A starter from the Seminoles’ first game of the season against North Florida, Barnes is averaging 11.3 points per game and has an assist:turnover ratio of better than 2:1 (2.3:1). KOPRIVICA’S SCORING INCREASE Sophomore Balsa Koprivica enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech averaging a career-high 10.3 points per game in the first three games of the 2020-21 season. He has scored in double figures in two of Florida State’s first three games of the season and has more than doubled his scoring average from his freshman season when he averaged 4.7 points in 27 games. Balsa’s Scoring Progression Season G Points PPG Notes 2020-21 3 31 10.3 Totaled 13 points vs. North Florida; 12 points vs. Indiana 2019-20 27 127 4.7 Totaled 15 points vs. North Florida, 15 points vs. Boston College Improvement +5.6 Double figure scoring in 8 career games BASKETBALL SIGNING CLASS STANDS TALL Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State Men’s Basketball team has signed the nation’s No. 2 ranked recruiting class which includes five-star guards Matthew Cleveland (6-6, Atlanta, Ga.), and Jalen Warley (6-5, Norristown, Pa.), along with four-star center John Butler (7-1, Greenville, S.C.) and the No 2 ranked junior college player in the nation center Naheem McCleod (7-4, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.). The blue-chip class incudes two of the top 24 (Cleveland, No. 20 and Warley, No. 24), three of the nation’s top 60 high school players (Butler, No. 60) and a top-two ranked junior college player (McLeod, No. 2).

Florida State Basketball By The Numbers 3 Florida State is undefeated, 3-0, when it outscores its opponent. 3 Senior M.J. Walker tied his career-high with three assists in Florida State’s victory over Florida on Saturday in Tallahassee. 3 Redshirt junior Anthony Polite has made three or more 3-point field goals in a games three times in his career – against Clemson and Virginia during the 2019-20 season and against Florida in Saturday in Tallahassee. Florida State is 3-0 when Polite make at least three 3-point field goals in a single game. 3 Florida State has utilized the same starting lineup in each of its first three games of the season (guards Scottie Barnes, Anthony Polite and M.J. Walker; forward RaiQuan Gray and center Balsa Koprivica). 3 Junior Sardaar Calhoun has made at least one 3-point field goal in each of the first three games of his career. Of his five field goals made, four of from the bonusphere with 12 of his 14 points on the season coming via the 3-point shot. 4 Senior RayQuan Evans was a perfect three of three from the free throw line in Florida State’s victory over Florida. His made free throws included a technical free throw shot awarded to the Seminoles in the second half of their win over the Gators. He enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech having made four consecutive free throws dating to Florida State’s ACC Championship clinching victory over Boston College on March 7, 2020. 5 Florida State has earned a school record of five consecutive 20+ win seasons (26 wins in 2020, 29 wins in 2019, 23 wins in 2018, 26 wins in 2017 and 20 wins in 2016). 12 Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton has utilized 12 players in each of the first three game of the 2020-21 season. 14 Senior M.J Walker has made 14 consecutive free throws entering Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech. He made his final two in Florida State’s victory over Indiana and tied the school record for perfection with 12 of 12 free throws made in the Seminoles’ victory over Florida. 18 Senior Nathanael Jack has made 18 career field goals in 15 career games for the Seminoles – 13 of his field goals (.867 percent) have come from the bonusphere. 66 Redshirt junior RaiQuan Gray has a team-leading six steals this season including four in the Seminoles’ season-opening win over North Florida. He enters Tuesday’s game against Georgia Tech with 66 career steals in 68 career games (0.97 steals per game). 100 Senior M.J. Walker will play in his 100th career game against Georgia Tech on Tuesday.

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Florida State Guard M.J. Walker Has Finally Embraced Being A Leader By Antwan Staley Tallahassee Democrat November 20, 2020 During M.J. Walker's time at Florida State, there have been a few established leaders he deferred to because he was an underclassman. Now in his senior season, Walker has become the leader of the Seminoles roster. Players and coaches have said Walker has always been a leader without having an official title. Walker is often seen talking to players during practices and giving them advice on what they could be working on. Now, Walker has fully embraced a leadership role in his senior season by being more vocal and not being afraid to call out players during practices in front of his teammates. Walker says it has been a process trying to adapt to a more vocal leadership role. "Not just when I need to be but at all the time," Walker told the Democrat. "So, I think that's the biggest thing I'm focusing on. And just being that leader on the court. Trent (Forrest) was that guy, and we could depend on him during games to just calm everything down. "Get us in the right formation or whatever the situation may be. He was just that guy to calm things down, and we can depend on that. So, I've been working on that in and practicing those habits and being that everyday guy." Walker has taken pride in mentoring players on the team including junior guard Nathanael Jack, who transferred to FSU from Eastern Florida State College last year. Walker has been seen hanging around Johnson as the two have formed a tight-knit relationship. In just his short time with the Seminoles, Jack says he has seen a difference in Walker's leadership skills. "The main thing where I've seen M.J. grow is definitely his voice," Jack said. "Last year, I felt like he was a leader, and a lot of us did. Just because he never had that actual title as being a leader of a captain, I felt like he was reserved. I felt like he knew a lot of what was going on and wanted to help and wanted to be more vocal, but he just wasn't. "He would be more of a person where he would pull a player to the side and talk to them instead of trying to motivate a group as a whole. And I think that's where he took his biggest steps. He stepped out of his comfort zone of being more verbal and kind of addressing the entire team instead of pulling players to the side one by one. Just trying to use his voice and being more demanding. This year he is embracing the leadership role as a whole." Not only has Walker taken steps in his leadership growth, but also his play on the court. Walker is the Seminoles' leading returning scorer from the 2019-20 season as he averaged 10.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. He also tied a career-high last year with 44 three-pointers as a junior as he helped FSU to a 26-5 record and the ACC Championship. Expectations are high this season for Walker as he not only was named to the Second-Team All-ACC team, but he also finished third in the ACC Preseason Player of the Year voting. FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton has seen the growth in Walker's play on both sides of the court. "We have a symbol, and it is a picture of a junkyard dog," Hamilton said. "A guy who you relate to with all of those broken down cars and people go in and buy spare parts. And they have those mean dogs that protect the yard, we call our defense, junkyard defense. And we have this emblem of this mean-looking bulldog. And M.J. represents that.

"He's a hard nose, tough junkyard dog mentality that will bite you if come into his territory. But he is equally effective on the offensive end as he is on the defensive end. He leads by example. He's not a real talkative guy, but he’s an energetic, confident person who leads by example. And when he speaks, everybody listens. I expect him to have an unbelievable year." During the summer, Walker worked on his game by watching a lot of himself. While he did put in work on the court, watching film of his past games repeatedly was the biggest difference in this offseason compared to others. The main reason Walker watched a lot of film was to better understand the different coverages and plays teams use against him and the rest of Seminoles players. Walker also wanted to know how teams scouted him and the rest of his teammates. Walker said by watching film, he learned a lot about his game and what he needed to improve on. "I play in spurts," Walker said. "But I think the biggest thing for me is when I'm not hot or not shooting the ball well to just continue doing other things as far as steals, rebounds, energy generates hoops, just things that would continue to bring energy to the game without necessarily the ball in my hands. "I was always a scorer my whole life, so just trying to find different ways to affect the game and keep my teammates involved at all times." Despite FSU losing three top players in Forrest, Devin Vassell, and Patrick Williams from last year’s team, the Seminoles are expected to be in the mix for the ACC Championship once again this season. A major reason why along with Walker, is the addition of freshman Scottie Barnes. Last week, Barnes was named as the 2020-21 Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year. Barnes, the highest-rated recruit under Hamilton and his staff, was also selected to the Preseason All-ACC First Team. Walker says he has been building a relationship with Barnes since he stepped on campus as he is expected a huge season from the freshman. "Scottie, he's is going to shock the world," Walker said. "But just being in that system that we've been in an NBA system. With his athleticism and the way he plays, he is just going to shock the world. "His talent alone, but his dog mentality and the energy he brings is really going to separate him because a lot of people have that talent but don't necessarily bring that dog every day. But he has that energy and everything. So that's what I like about him the most. And just his willingness to learn and get better every day. So as long as he keeps that and continues to push, he will be fine." When he isn't on the court and working on his game, Walker is a devoted fan of music, especially R&B. Walker even has a small studio set up in his room where he makes beats and raps as well. Music is a hobby for Walker, but he hasn't ruled it out as something he would focus on in the future. "I don't know if I would make a career out of it. It is just something that I love doing," Walker said. "It is just something that takes away maybe if I'm stressed out or I just want to have fun or whatever. Something that I do to bring other people along when I bring my teammates around, rap and stuff like that. This kind of thing, I just have fun with it. But at the same time, I love doing it."

Game 1 -- Florida State 86,North Florida 58

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Senior M.J. Walker scored a game-high 17 points and No. 18 Florida State (1-0) opened its 2020-21 season with an 86-58 win against North Florida (0-4) at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles main-tained a steady lead throughout the game in winning its 24th consecutive game at home. The win was the Seminoles’ sixth consecutive in the series against North Florida. The win upped Florida State’s record at the Tucker Center to 66-3 since a victory over Notre Dame on February 7, 2015. The Seminoles have won at home at a 95.6 percent winning percentage in the last four seasons. Reigning ACC Coach of the Year, Leonard Hamilton, has won his 24th opener in the last 26 seasons. Tonight’s win also extends the Seminoles’ second longest streak in the nation of 39 consecutive non-conference home games. Florida State 86, North Florida 58Donald L. Tucker Center

December 2, 2020N. Florida Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Endicott 23 3-6 2-2 0-1 4-2 6 3 2 2 0 0 8James 30 4-9 0-3 5-7 1-6 7 1 2 2 0 0 13Aybar 23 1-6 0-1 0-0 2-3 5 4 1 6 0 1 2Adedoyin 28 1-4 1-2 2-2 0-3 3 2 4 4 0 2 5Placer 31 4-9 3-6 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 5 0 1 11Burkhardt 22 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 1 1 13Parker 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2Crews 20 4-6 4-6 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 2 0 1 12Lanier 5 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Berenbaum 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Team 0-2 2 1 Totals 200 19-50 11-27 9-12 8-19 27 15 14 24 1 6 58 Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 18 4-8 0-2 0-0 1-4 5 1 1 2 1 4 8Koprivica 17 4-8 0-0 5-6 2-3 5 3 1 1 2 1 13Polite 24 3-7 1-2 0-0 1-2 3 2 2 1 1 1 7Barnes 24 4-11 0-2 0-3 3-3 6 0 6 2 0 0 8Walker 27 4-8 3-5 6-6 2-2 4 3 2 0 0 0 17Evans 16 2-5 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4Calhoun 15 3-6 2-4 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 8Wilkes 17 2-5 0-3 0-0 2-3 5 0 5 0 0 2 4Osborne 17 2-4 0-2 2-2 3-0 3 1 0 1 0 2 6Ngom 7 1-3 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 3 0 0 1 1 3Jack 11 2-4 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6Ballard 7 1-1 0-0 2-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2Team 0-1 1 Totals 200 32-70 7-24 15-21 17-25 42 16 19 10 6 12 86 FG% - North Florida, .380, Florida State, .457. 3FG% - North Florida, .407, Florida State, .292. FT% - North Florida, .750. Florida State, .714. Technical Fouls: North Florida -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - A.J. Desai, Tony Henderson, Jeff Pon. Attendance: 2,720

North Florida 21 37 - 58Florida State 36 50 - 86

Game 2 -- Florida State 69, Indiana 67

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Scottie Barnes scored the game winning basket with 1.8 seconds remaining to play in overtime to lift No. 20 Florida State to a 69-67 win over Indiana at the Donald L. Tucker Center in the 22nd Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Barnes was stellar in his first career overtime game as he scored his first career 3-point field goal and then hit the winner to help the Seminoles earn their 10th consecutive overtime victory. Barnes totaled nine points, five assists, four rebounds, and four steals to help the Seminoles improve to 2-0. The freshman opened and closed out the game with field goals in only his second game and second start in a Florida State uniform. Barnes is a candidate for the Bob Cousy award and has earned spots on the Naismith and Wooden Award watch lists. Indiana moved to 3-2 on the season. The win was Florida State’s 67th in its last 70 games at home. The Seminoles have now won 25 consecu-tive home games and 40 straight non-conference games at home. Florida State turned up the defensive pressure in the overtime period. After surrendering an old-fashioned three-point play to Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis to open the extra session, the Seminoles outscored the Hoosiers 7-2 over the final 4:38 of the extra session. The Hoosiers were unable to score from the floor and managed on two free throws in the final 4:38 of overtime.

Florida State 69, Indiana 67 (OT)Donald L. Tucker Center

December 9, 2020Indiana Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Jackson-Davis 41 8-15 0-0 9-12 7-10 17 2 0 3 2 0 25Thompson 34 3-5 0-0 3-4 2-4 6 3 1 2 1 1 9Durham 38 3-10 1-4 2-2 0-5 5 1 4 2 0 1 9Franklin 31 3-9 0-2 3-4 3-5 8 4 1 3 0 1 9Phinisee 39 2-10 1-5 4-6 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 1 9Galloway 20 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 2 2 1 0 0 0Hunter 16 2-4 2-3 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 1 0 0 6Lander 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0Team 2-2 4 Totals 225 21-57 4-15 21-28 15-29 44 17 10 14 3 4 67 Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 31 5-10 1-2 1-4 1-8 9 4 4 0 1 1 12Koprivica 21 6-12 0-0 0-1 3-5 8 5 0 1 0 0 12Polite 33 3-8 2-6 1-4 4-4 8 3 0 0 1 0 9Barnes 30 3-10 1-2 2-4 2-2 4 3 5 2 0 4 9Walker 41 6-15 2-6 5-6 1-0 1 3 1 5 0 0 19Ngom 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Evans 13 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0Osborne 31 1-3 1-1 2-2 4-5 9 3 1 0 1 2 5Ballard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Calhoun 14 1-4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3Wilkes 8 0-3 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0Prieto 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Team 3-0 3 1 Totals 225 25-69 8-20 11-21 19-25 44 22 13 10 4 8 69 FG% - Indiana, .368, Florida State, .362. 3FG% - Indiana, .267, Florida State, .400. FT% - Indiana, .750. Florida State, .524. Technical Fouls: Indiana -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Roger Ayers, Bill Covington, Jr., Mike Roberts. Attendance: 2,956

Indiana 31 31 5 - 67Florida State 33 29 7 - 69

Game 3 -- Florida State 83,Florida 71

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Highly touted freshman Scottie Barnes scored 17 points and No. 20 Florida State extended its domi-nance against the Gators with an 83-71 victory that came after Florida suddenly lost its best player. The Seminoles led by as many as 18 in the second half. They ended up extending their winning streak against Florida to seven games, tying the longest by either team in the series. They also stretched their winning streak against nonconference opponents at home to 41 and won their 26th straight at home. Barnes, Anthony Polite and M.J. Walker made this one look easy most of the day. Barnes, the top-rated recruit of Hamilton’s tenure in Tallahassee, had two thunderous dunks and was 7-of-10 shooting. It was a breakout game for the 6-foot-9 point guard many expect to be an NBA lottery pick. Florida State 83, Florida 71Donald L. Tucker Center

December 12, 2020Florida Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Johnson 4 2-3 0-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Castleton 21 3-4 0-0 1-3 4-3 7 3 0 1 1 2 7Mann 29 7-17 2-7 1-1 0-8 8 4 7 3 0 1 17Locke 24 2-16 2-5 2-2 0-0 0 2 1 3 0 0 8Lewis 38 6-13 4-5 3-5 2-2 4 3 3 5 3 2 19Appleby 23 2-7 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 3 1 5 0 1 6Payne 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 0 3 0 2Glover 12 2-4 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 1 1 2 0 0 4Duruji 13 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1Lane 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Osifo 15 0-1 0-0 2-2 1-2 3 2 0 1 1 0 2Team 2-3 5 0 Totals 200 26-59 10-23 11-16 10-24 34 24 14 20 8 6 71 Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 24 2-5 0-0 1-2 2-6 8 3 2 3 2 1 5Koprivica 16 3-7 0-0 0-1 0-3 3 1 0 3 1 0 6Polite 28 4-7 3-4 3-4 2-3 5 1 2 1 1 1 14Barnes 28 7-10 1-2 2-6 0-2 2 3 5 3 0 1 17Walker 30 2-5 1-2 12-12 0-2 2 1 3 4 0 3 17Osborne 21 1-5 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 4 0 1 0 1 2Evans 18 1-4 0-1 3-3 0-3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5Wilkes 17 2-5 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5Calhoun 7 1-3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3Ngom 6 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6Ballard 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jack 3 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3Team 3-4 7 Totals 200 26-54 8-16 23-30 8-25 33 18 17 16 4 8 83 FG% - Florida, .424, Florida State, .481. 3FG% - Florida, .435, Florida State, .500. FT% - Florida, .688. Florida State, .767. Technical Fouls: Florida -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Ted Valetine, Lee Cassell, Doug Shows. Attendance: 2,761

Florida 35 36 - 71Florida State 45 38 - 83

F L O R I D A S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y

GuardRayQuan Evans#0

RayQuan Evans’ Career High’sPTSPTS ........... ........... 8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FGMFGM ......... ......... 3 vs. Miami (2-8-20)3 vs. Miami (2-8-20)......................................3 at Louisville (1-4-20)3 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGAFGA .......... .......... 6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG%FG% ......... ......... 1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)......................................1.000 at Louisville (1-4-20)1.000 at Louisville (1-4-20)3FGM3FGM ....... ....... 2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)3FGA3FGA ........ ........ 2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)2 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)3FG%3FG% ....... ....... .667 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20).667 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)FTMFTM .......... .......... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FTAFTA ........... ........... 6 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)6 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)FT%FT% ......... ......... 1.000 vs. 5 Teams1.000 vs. 5 Teams......................................Last at Virginia (1-28-20)Last at Virginia (1-28-20)OROR..........................2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)DRDR ............. .............4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20) 4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20) REBSREBS ........ ........4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)4 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)......................................4 vs. Miami (2-8-20)4 vs. Miami (2-8-20)ASTAST ........... ...........6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)BLKBLK .......... .......... 1 vs. 3 Teams1 vs. 3 Teams......................................Last at NC State (2-22-20)Last at NC State (2-22-20)STLSTL ........... ........... 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)MINMIN .......... ..........22 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)22 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2020-21 season

6-4, 210, Senior, Billings, Montana

2020-21 Season* Totaled 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in Florida State’s season opening victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* As a second-year player in Florida State’s rotation, Evans has earned the opportunity to play major minutes at the lead guard position for the Seminoles who have cemented themselves into the nation’s elite.* HisplayinhisfirstseasonatFloridaStatesimplyshowedwhatheiscapableofasaguardashecontinuestogrow comfortablewiththeSeminoles’offensiveanddefensivesystems.

2019-20 Season* Averaged 3.2 points (12th on the team), 1.4 assists (third) and 1.2 rebounds (10th) as he played in 29 of Florida State’s 31 games * His career high of 8 points and a career-high 4 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Miami in Tallahassee* Made his Florida State debut with 3 minutes played in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina* Totaled 6 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory at home against Saint Francis* Totaled 6 points, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee

At North Idaho* Graduated from North Idaho College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in Graphic Design.* Recognized as the Northwest Athletic Conference Male Basketball Athlete of the Year in 2019.* Named to the All-East Region Defensive Team and as the East Region MVP in 2019.* LedtheCardinalstoatwo-yearcombinedrecordof56-10;theyfinishedwithacombined27-5overallrecord in NWAC play including a perfect 16-0 record during the 2018-19 season.* Averaged 18.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in leading North Idaho to its second consecutive Northwest Athletic Conference championship in 2019.

On Evans* His dad played basketball at the University of Montana. He played two seasons as a forward at Montana. (1993 and 1994). He averaged 9.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocked during his career* Has three brothers – Tray, Tye and Cam.* Originally from (and born in) Georgetown, S.C. Moved to Montana to begin his freshman year of high school.

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RayQuan EvansDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 16 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 4D9 Indiana 2-0 13 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0D12 Florida 3-0 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 0-3 3 2 2 1 0 0 5D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J113 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

85-15In the last three seasons,

RayQuan Evans has led two teams at North Idaho

College (56-10) and two at Florida State (29-5) to an

overall record of 85-15 and a winning percentage of

.850


2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RaiQuan GrayDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 18 4-8 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 1 1 2 1 4 8D9 Indiana 2-2 31 5-10 .500 1-2 .500 1-4 .250 1-8 9 4 4 0 1 1 12D12 Florida 3-3 24 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-6 8 3 2 3 2 1 5D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J/13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

RaiQuan Gray’s Career HighsPTS ........... 13 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)FGM ......... 6 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)FGA .......... 10 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 3 Teams...................Last at Wake Forest (3-9-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FGA ........ 4 at Clemson (2-29-20)...................4 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)...................4 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 at Virginia (1-28-20)...................1.000 at North Carolina (2-23-19)FTM .......... 5 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)FTA ........... 7 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 11 Teams...................Last vs. Pitt (2-18-20)OR.............5 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)DR .............8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)REBS ........10 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)AST ...........5 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)BLK .......... 4 vs. North Carolina (2-3-20)STL ........... 5 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)MIN ..........31 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2020-21 season

6-8, 260, Redshirt-Junior, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

#1 RaiQuan Gray Forward

2020-21 Season* A naer double double of 12 points and 9 reboinds in Florida State’s overtime victory over Indiana on Dec. 9.* 8 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals as a starter in Florida State’s victory over North Florida Dec. 2* One of the Seminoles’ team leaders who has put himself in position to become a star on a national level in his fourth season as a Seminole* A 24-game starter in 2020 who has started 28 career games, 19 ACC games and three NCAA Tournament games in thefirsttwoseasonsofhiscareer

2019-20 Season* Averaged6.0points(tiedfor6thontheteam)and3.8rebounds(fifth)andheplayedin29ofFloridaState’s31 games as the Seminoles won the 2020 ACC Championship.* A full-time starter as he started 24 of the 29 games he played in as a redshirt sophomore* Scored his career-high of 13 points in Florida State’s victory over Notre Dame in Tallahassee* Totaled 12 points and a career-high tying 7 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over North Carolina in Tallahassee* A career-high 10 rebounds in and 2 points and Florida State’s victory over Syracuse at the Donald L. Tucker Center

2018-19 Season* Averaged 3.9 points (10th on the team), 2.3 rebounds (sixth), 0.8 steals (third) and shot .721 from the free throw. line (seventh) as he played in 36 of Florida State’s 37 games in leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* AnintegralpartofFloridaState’srecord-setting2018-19seasonastheSeminolesfinishedwitha28-9record,a 13-5 record in ACC play, in fourth place in the ACC standings, with their third appearance in school history in the ACC Tournament Championship game and a second consecutive appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.* Totaled his career-high of 11 points in Florida State’s second round NCAA Tournament game victory over Murray State at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. His 11 points came in a starters role during which he played his career- high of 24 minutes.

2017-18 Season* A redshirt season. He did not appear in any games during the regular season.* Averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in Florida State’s pair of exhibition games wins to begin the season.

On Gray* Graduated from Dillard High School in 2017* As a senior he led Dillard to a 28-5 record overall while averaging a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds.* HelpedthePanthersfinish28-4andnationallyranked20thbyMaxPreps.* Was recognized by MaxPreps as a part of the Tour of Champions nationally ranked teams.* Selected as a member of the 2016 and 2017 All-Broward County First-Team by the Miami Herald.

34/37RaiQuan Gray has been

in Florida State’s starting lineup in 34 of the last 37 Seminole games dating

to Florida State’s victory over Vermont in the 2018

NCAA Tournament


2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Anthony PoliteDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 24 3-7 .428 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 3 2 2 1 1 1 7D9 Indiana 2-2 33 3-8 .375 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 4-4 8 3 0 0 1 0 9D12 Florida 3-3 28 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 2-3 5 1 2 1 1 1 14 D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J113 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F10 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

Anthony Polite’s Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Florida (12-12-20)...................14 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)FGM ......... 5 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)FGA .......... 10 at Pitt (11-6-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)...................4 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 7 vs. USF (12-21-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Virginia (1-15-20)...................1.000 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FTM .......... 4 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FTA ........... 4 vs. 4 teams ...................Last vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 11 teams...................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)OR.............4 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................4 vs. Troy (12-3-18)DR .............7 vs. Miami (2-8-20)REBS ........8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................8 vs. Miami (2-8-20)AST ...........5 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)...................5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)BLK .......... 1 vs. 11 Teams...................Last vs. Florida (12-12-20)STL ........... 5 at Miami (1-18-20)...................5 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........33 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

GuardAnthony Polite#26-6, 215, Redshirt-Junior, Lugano, Switzerland

2020-21 Season* Tied his career-high with 14 points to go along with 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Florida* Totaled 9 points, 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in Florida Satate’s victory over Indiana On Dec. 9* Totaled 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists as a starter in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* A breakout season is on the horizon for Florida State’s two-way weapon who could be considered the best on-ball defender and best long range shooter on the Seminoles’ roster for the 2020-21 season.* Will contend for All-ACC and All-Defensive team honors as he has worked on making himself a tremendous two- way player in the Seminoles’ system as he continues to take on a leadership role in helping Florida State increase its’ nationalprofile.

2019-20 Season* Averaged 5.8 points (seventh on the team), 2.9 rebounds (sixth) and made 34 3-point shots (third) as he played in all 31 of Florida State’s games.* Startedacareer-higheightgamesincludingfiveinACCplayasFloridaStatewonthe2020ACCChampionship* Named the Most Outstanding Player with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in Florida State’s 66-60 victory over USF in the Orange Bowl Classic at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.* Hiscareer-highof14pointson4of4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverVirginiainTallahassee* AstarterforthefirsttimeinhiscareerintheSeminoles’victoryoverChattanoogainTallahassee

2018-19 Season* Averaged 2.7 points (11th on the team), 1.6 rebounds (ninth) and 0.6 steals (seventh) while playing in 30 of Florida State’s 37 games during its record-setting and NCAA Tournament season.* Averaged 11.5 minutes played per game as one of 11 Seminoles who averaged 11 or more minutes played per game* Ahugeliftoffofthebenchwith9points,4reboundsand3stealsinFloridaState’svictoryoverMurrayStatein the NCAA Tournament -- a win that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament

2017-18 Season * A redshirt season as he did not play in any games for the Seminoles during the regular season* Averaged 6.0 points and 3.5 assists in Florida State’s two exhibition game victories to begin the season* Totaled 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in his career debut against George Washington on Nov. 14

On Polite* Graduated from St. Andrew’s Christian School in 2017* Averaged a double-double of 19.1 points and 11.7 rebounds to go along with 4.6 assists and 2.4 steals in 26 games whileleadingSt.Andrew’stoaregionalsemifinal.Scored24pointsinthesemifinalloss* Finished his high school career with 1,545 points

1Anthony Polite was a perfect 4 of 4 from the 3-point line in Florida

State’s victory over Vir-ginia on Jan. 15, 2020 -- his perfect shooting percentage istiedforfirstinschoolhis-

tory for a single game


#4 Scottie Barnes Guard/Forward

Scottie Barnes’ Career HighsPTS ..........17 vs. Florida (12-12-20)FGM ........7 vs. Florida (12-12-20)FGA .........11 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FG% .........700 vs. Florida (12-12-20)3FGM ......1 vs. Florida (12-12-20)..................1 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)3FGA .......2 vs. Florida (12-12-20)..................2 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)..................2 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)3FG % ......500 vs. Florida (12-12-20)...................500 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FTM .........2 vs. Florida (12-12-20)..................2 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FTA ..........6 vs. Florida (12-12-20)FT% .........500 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)OR............3 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)DR ............3 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)REBS .......6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)AST ..........6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)BLK .........STL ..........4 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)MIN .........30 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

6-9, 227, Freshman, West Palm Beach, Fla.

2020-21* Totaled 17 points to go along with 5 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Florida in Tallahassee* Scored the game wining shot with 1.8 seconds left to play in Florida State;s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He totaled 9 points and 5 assists agains the Hoosiers. * Totaled 8, a team-high 6 rebounds and a team-high 6 asists in his career debut as a starter in Florida State’s season- opening victory over North Florida* A Preseason All-American Third-Team by CBS Sports.* Named as a preseason All-ACC First Team player by CBS Sports.* A candidate for the Bob Cousy Award as presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall Of Fame as the nation’s top point guard.* Named as the preseason ACC Freshman of the Year and as a preseason All-ACC First Team Selection at ACC Opera tion Basketball.

On Barnes* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2020.* Averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in helping Montverde to a 25-0 record.* The Eagles earned an average margin of victory of 39 points per game.* Earned All-American First Team honors from both MaxPreps and Sports Illustrated.* AfinalistastheMaxPrepsNationalPlayeroftheYear.* Selected to play in the McDonald’s All-American game, the Jordan Brand Classic and the Nike Hoop Summit.

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Scottie BarnesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S Pts D2 North Florida 1-1 24 3-11 .364 0-2 .000 0-3 .000 3-3 6 0 6 2 0 0 8D9 Indiana 2-2 30 3-10 .300 1-2 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 4 3 5 2 0 4 9D12 Florida 3-3 28 7-10 .700 1-2 .500 1-6 .333 0-2 2 3 5 3 1 0 17D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF N27 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

7Scottie Barnes is one of 50

players from around the nation -- and one of seven from the ACC -- who is on the 2021 Naismith Award

Preseason Watch List


Balsa Koprivica’s Career HighsPTS ........... 15 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)...................15 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGM ......... 6 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)...................6 vs. North Florida (12-17-19)FGA .......... 12 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 4 teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FTM .......... 5 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FTA ........... 6 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 4 Teams...................Last vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)OR.............4 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)...................4 vs. Notre Dame (1-25-20)DR .............5 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)...................5 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........8 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)AST ...........3 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)BLK .......... 2 vs. North Florida State (12-2-20)...................2 vs. Purdue (11-30-19)STL ........... 2 vs. Tennessee (11-29-19)...................2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)MIN ..........21 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied dur-ing 2020-21 season

#5 Balsa Koprivica Center7-1, 240, Sophomore, Belgrade, Serbia

2020-21 Season* Totaled 12 points and 8 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* Totaled13points,5reboundsand2blockedshotsasafirst-timestarterinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthFlorida* A talented big man whose maturation began during his freshman season, and with hard work, will continue for the remainder of his career* With the building blocks of his Seminole career now in place, he will seize the opportunity to be one of the top players in the ACC* A member of Florida State’s ACC Championship team in 2020

2019-20 Season* Averaged4.7points(eighthontheteam),2.4rebounds(seventh)andshot.699fromthefieldin27gamesasheled the Seminoles to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Played in 27 of Florida State’s 31 games.* Career-high 15 points in Florida State’s victory over North Florida* Tiedhiscareerhighwith15pointsonaperfect6of6shootingfromthefieldinFSU’swinoverBostonCollege* Doublefiguresscoringforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwith10pointsand7reboundsinFSU’swinoverChattanooga* Totaled 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida Stat’s victory over Saint Francis in Tallahassee* Doublefiguresforthethirdstraightgamewith10pointsand7reboundsinFloridaState’swinoverChicagoState* Doublefigureswith13pointsand3reboundsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNorthAlabama

On Koprivica* A consensus top-60 national recruit* A four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN* The No. 12 center and the No. 56 overall player in the 2019 recruiting class according to 247Sports* Considered to be the third best player in the talent-rich state of Florida* Has good hands, can consistently make jump shots and has strong rebounding abilities.

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Balsa KoprivicaDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-1 18 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 2-3 5 3 1 1 2 1 13D9 Indiana 2-2 21 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 3-5 8 5 0 1 0 0 12D12 Florida 3-3 16 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0-3 3 1 0 3 1 0 6D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

86-8In the last three+ seasons,

the teams that Balsa Koprivica has played on

(two at Montverde Academy and two at Flor-ida State) are a combined 86-8 for a .915 winning

percentage


ForwardMalik Osborne#106-9, 225, Redshirt-Junior, Matteson, Ill.

2020-21 Season* Totaled 5 points and 9 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* AseasonedveteranwhoseexperienceintwodifferentconferencesandasastarteronFloridaState’s2020ACC Championship team make him a most valuable leader for the Seminoles and one of the most experienced players in the ACC during the 2020-21 season.* Has played 31 games at Florida State in the ACC (2019-20) and 31 games at Rice in Conference USA (2017-18) and enters his second season at Florida State in 2020-21.

2019-20 Season* Averaged6.0points(tiedforfifthontheteam),4.9rebounds(second)and0.7blockedshots(third)inhelpinglead Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Playedinall31gamesandstarted28games(including18ofthefinal19gamesoftheseason)in2020.* Totaled 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory at No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Totaled 10 points and 3 rebounds as a starter in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Florida State career-high of 14 points with 4 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over North Alabama* Totaled 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in Florida State’s game at Duke in Durham* Scored 11 points to go along with 8 rebounds in Florida State’s game at Clemson

2018-19 Season * Sat out the 2018-19 season after transferring from Rice where he played as a freshman during the 2017-18 season* TraveledwiththeSeminolestoHartford,Conn.,forthefirsttworoundsofthe2019NCAATournament

2017-18 Season* Averaged9.0points(fourthontheteam),6.5rebounds(second),0.8blockedshots(first)and0.6steals(third), whileshooting.414fromthefield* Ranked third amongst his Owl teammates with 280 points* Rankedfifthontheteamwith223-pointshotsmade* Started 27 of the Owls’ 31 games

On Osborne* Graduated from Rich South High School in Illinois in 2016* Averaged 10.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots as a member of the varsity team as a senior* Led the Stars to an 18-8 record* Earned All-Conference First Team and All-Area Honorable Mention honors in 2017* A team leader as Rich South advanced to the second round of the state high school championship tournament* Played in 25 of the Rich South’s 26 games

Malik Osborne’s Career HighsPTS ........... 22 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGM ......... 7 at FIU (2-14-18)................... 7 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FGA .......... 17 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. 6 teams...................Last at Clemson (2-29-20)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Indiana (12-9-20)................... 1.000 at Clemson (2-29-20)................... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FTM .......... 9 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FTA ........... 11 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 14 Teams...................Last vs. North Florida (12-2-20)OR............. 5 at NC State (2-22-20)................... 5 vs. UNLV (11-20-17)DR ............. 10 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)REBS ........ 13 vs. Texas San Antonio (12-28-17)................... 13 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)AST ........... 2 vs. 8 Teams...................Last vs. Georgia Tech (12-31-19)BLK .......... 4 at Pitt (11-6-19)STL ........... 4 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)MIN .......... 36 at Stephen F. Austin (12-9-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

1Malik Osborne led the

Seminoles in total rebounds as a redshirt sophomore. He led the Seminoles in

offensivereboundswith59during the 2019-20 season

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Malik OsborneDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 17 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 3-0 3 1 0 1 0 2 6 D9 Indiana 2-0 31 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 4-5 9 3 1 0 1 2 5D12 Florida 3-0 21 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 4 0 1 0 1 2D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.


2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Nathanael JackDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 11 2-4 .500 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 6D9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida 2-0 3 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9/ * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

Nathanael Jack’s Career HighsPTS ........... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM ......... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGA .......... 8 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Pitt (2-18-20)3FGM ....... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FGA ........ 6 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)................... 6 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)3FG% ....... .667 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)................... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)OR............. 1 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)................... 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)DR ............. 4 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)REBS ........ 5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)AST ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 2 vs. Saint Francis (11-23-19)BLK ..........STL ........... 1 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19) MIN .......... 14 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)................... 14 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

#11 Nathanael Jack Guard

6-5, 195, Senior, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

2020-21 Season* As pure a shooter as there is on the Seminoles’ roster and in the ACC who has put himself in position to earn in creasedplayingtimeinhisfinalseasonasaSeminoleduringthe2020-21season.* Earned playing time in 13 games as a junior during the 2019-20 season as he helped Florida State to a record setting record in ACC play.

2019-20 Season* Averaged3.3points(11thontheteam),0.8rebounds(12th)andmade113-pointfieldgoalsinhelpingleadFlorida State to the 2020 ACC Championship* Career-high 14 points and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in Tallahassee* Totaled 6 points and 5 rebounds in 11 minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ victory over Chattanooga * Totaled 5 points and 2 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Pitt in Tallahassee

At Eastern Florida State College* Graduated from Eastern Florida State College in 2019 with an Associate’s Degree in General Education.* Helped lead Eastern Florida State College to the Junior College National Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., in both of his seasons.* TheTitansfinishedasthenationalrunners-upin2018andadvancedtothequarterfinalsin2019.* Led Eastern Florida to two consecutive Mid-Florida Conference Championships in both of his years at the school.

On Jack* Was born in Canada and still considers Canada to be his home.* Chose Florida State over Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech Arizona State and Miami.* Major is Social Science - with a specialization of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

8Nathanael Jack was one of eight Seminoles who made doublefigure3-pointshots

during Florida State’s run to the 2020 ACC

Championship. He made four in Florida State’s win

over Chicago State


Justin Lindner’s Career HighsPTS ........... 4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)FGM .........1 vs. 4 teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FGA .......... 1 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FG% .........3FGM ....... 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FGA ........ 1 vs. Clemson (12-8-19)3FG% .......FTM .......... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)FTA ........... 2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)...................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)...................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19) ................... 1.000 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)OR.............1 vs. Louisville (2-24-20)...................1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)DR .............2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)REBS ........2 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)AST ...........2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)STL ........... 1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)MIN ..........5 vs. Chattanooga (11-20-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

#12 Justin Lindner Guard

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Justin LindnerDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida DNPD9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida DNPD15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.

6-1, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Memphis, Tennessee

2020-21 Season* InhisfifthseasonasamemberoftheFloridaStateMen’sBasketballTeamafterjoiningtheteaminthefallof2016.* Following a redshirt season in 2016-17, he has played in 20 games including a career-high nine as a redshirt junior during the 2019-20 season.* Will play as a graduate student during the 2020-21 season after earning his bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics with a minor in Psychology on May 1, 2020* Began work on his master’s degree in Sport Management in the fall of 2020 with aspirations of becoming a basketball coach

2019-20 Season* Averaged 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds in helping Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship.* Scored his career-high of 4 points in Florida State’s victory over Chicago State in the Emerald Coast Classic* Career high of 5 minutes of playing time with 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga in Tallahassee* Firstcareerfieldgoalandcareer-high4pointsin4minutesofplayinFloridaState’svictoryoverChicagoState* Firstcareer3-pointfieldgoaland3pointsinFloridaState’swinoverClemsoninTallahassee* EarnedhisundergraduatedegreefromFloridaStateinMayof2020andwillreturnforhisfinalseasonofeligibility during the 2020-21 season.

2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists as he played in a career-high seven games.* A member of Florida State’s 2018 NCAA Elite Eight team who is in his third season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team.

2017-18 Season* Averaged0.0pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinfivegamesinhissecondseasonasaSeminole* Averaged 4.0 points and 1.0 rebound in Florida State’s two-game exhibition season to begin the season* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Totaled 1 rebound in 2 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over The Citadel on Nov. 24* Earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Missouri in the NCAA Tournament

2016-17 Season* Became a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team to begin the 2016-17 season* Practiced and traveled with the team but did not play in any games

On Lindner* Graduated from Christian Brothers School in Memphis, Tenn., in 2016* A member of the varsity at Christian Brothers High School as a sophomore, junior and as a senior* Helped Christian Brothers to a 57-3 record (.950 winning percentage) and two state championship tournament appearances during his junior and senior seasons

161In the last six years

Justin Lindner has helped his teams at Christian

Brothers High School (two years and Florida State

(four years) to 161 wins -- an average of 26.8 wins per

season


CenterQuincy Ballard#156-11, 240, Freshman, Syracuse, N.Y.

2020-21 Season* Totaled 2 points and 1 blocked shot in his collegiate debut in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* AnathleticbigmanwhofitscomfortablyintoFloridaState’smake-upasanadditionalstandoutrimprotector* Is excellent around the rim and is a superb shot-blocker.* Has a nice feel for the game while also possessing the capability of knocking down perimeter shots.

On Ballard* Graduated from the Quality Education Academy after spending his senior season and a postgraduate year at the Winston-Salem, N.C. school in 2018-19 and 2019-20.* Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.0 blocked shots during his postgraduate season at QEA.* Led the Fighting Pharaohs to a 12-11 record during his postgraduate season of 2019-20.* Led QEA to a 15-3 record as a senior in 2018-19.

Quincy Ballard’s Career High’sPTS ........... 2 vs. North Florida (12-2-20) FGM ......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)FGA .......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% ......... OR.............DR .............1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)REBS ........1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)AST ...........BLK .......... 1 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)STL ...........MIN ..........7 vs. North Florida (12-2-20)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

14/11Quincy Ballard averaged a double double of 14 points and 11 rebounds in his only

season at the Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C.

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Quincy BallardDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida 1-0 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 D9 Indiana 2-0 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0D12 Florida 3-0 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.


#20 Travis Light Guard

Travis Light’s Career HighsPTS ........... 6 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................6 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGM ......... 2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FGA .......... 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)3FGM ....... 2 vs. Miami (2-8-20)...................2 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FGA ........ 3 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Miami (2-8-20)FTM .......... 2 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FTA ........... 2 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Boston College (3-7-20)OR.............DR .............1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)REBS ........1 vs. The Citadel (11-24-17)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........4 vs. Chicago State (11-25-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

10.4Travis Light averaged 10.4 points in his only season at IMG Academy during the

2015-16 season

6-5, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Vienna, Va.

2020-21 Season* ReturnsforhisfifthseasonasamemberoftheFloridaStateMen’sBasketballteamasagraduatestudentafterearning his bachelor’s degree in Business Management on May 1, 2020* Has begun work on his Master’s In Business Administration* Has played in 16 games in the last three seasons following a redshirt season in 2016-17 when he practiced with the team but did not play in any games.

2019-20 Season* Averaged 1.2 points and 0.0 rebounds as he played in a career-high nine games in helping Florida State to the 2020 ACC Championship* Totaled 3 points in 3 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Chattanooga* Career-hightying6pointsonacareer-high2made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverMiamiathome* EarnedhisundergraduatedegreefromFloridaStateinMayof2020andwillreturnforhisfinalseasonof eligibility during the 2020-21 season.

2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 0.2 steals while playing a career-high six games as he helped Florida State reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.* The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career.

2017-18 Season* Averaged1.2pointsand0.2reboundsasheplayedinacareer-highfivegames* Averaged 1.5 points as he earned playing time in both of Florida State’s exhibition games in 2017-18* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Career-highsixpoints--thefirstpointsofhiscareer--inFloridaState’svictoryoverSouthernMiss

2016-17 Season * A redshirt season* Practiced and traveled with the team throughout the year* One of the Seminoles’ top practice players who often emulates the opponent’s best shooter in practice* Helped Florida State to a 26-9 overall record and a 12-6 record in ACC play* TheSeminoles’12-6overallrecordallowedthemtofinishinsecondplaceintheACCstandingsandtiedtheschool record for ACC wins in a single season

On Travis Light* Averaged 10.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 18 games played at IMG Academy in 2016* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2015* Was a member of the Eagles’ prep team coached by former North Carolina shooting guard Dante Calabria

2020-21 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Travis LightDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsD2 North Florida DNPD9 Indiana DNPD12 Florida DNPD15 * Georgia Tech D19 UCF D21 Gardner-Webb D29 * at Clemson J2 * Duke J6 * at Syracuse J9 * at Pittsburgh J13 * NC State J16 * North Carolina J18 * at Louisville J23 * Clemson J27 * Miami J30 * at Georgia Tech F2 * at Boston College F9 * at Virginia Tech F13 * Wake Forest F15 * Virginia F20 * Virginia Tech F24 * at Miami F27 * at North Carolina M3 * Boston College M6 * at Notre Dame M9-13 at ACC Tourn.


GuardM.J. Walker#23

M.J. Walker’s Career HighsPTS ........... 24 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)FGM ......... 9 at Louisville (1-4-20)FGA .......... 16 vs. LSU (11-23-18)FG% ......... .800 vs. George Washington (11-14-17)3FGM ....... 6 at Miami (1-27-19)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Syracuse (2-15-20)...................9 at Miami (1-18-20)...................9 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................9 vs. Southern Miss (12-21-17)3FG% ....... .857 at Miami (1-27-19)FTM .......... 12 vs. Florida (12-12-20)FTA ........... 12 vs. Florida (12-12-20)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 26 Teams...................Last vs. Florida (12-12-20)OR.............3 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)DR .............6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)REBS ........6 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................6 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)AST ...........5 at Miami (1-27-19)...................5 vs. Duke (1-12-19)STL ........... 3 vs. Florida (12-12-20)...................3 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................3 vs. Michigan (3-24-18)BLK .......... 2 at Boston College (1-20-19)MIN ..........42 vs. LSU (11-23-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2020-21 season

6-5, 213, Senior, Jonesboro, Ga.

2020-21 Season* Tied for team-high scoring honors with 17 points, 3 assists and 3 steals in Florida State’s victory over Florida* A team-high 19 points in Florida State’s 69-67 win over Indiana in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge* A game-high 17 points on a perfect 6 of 6 free throw shooting in Florida State’s victory over North Florida on Dec. 2* Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors as a junior in 2020* With 80 wins as a member of the Seminoles, he islooking to become the winningest player in school history. The current school record of 104 wins is held by Trent Forrest (2017-20)

2019-20 Season* Averagedacareer-high10.6points(thirdontheteam),1.7rebounds(ninth)andmade443-pointshots(tiedforfirst) in leading the Seminoles to the 2020 ACC Championship* Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention Honors as a junior* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Totaled 23 points on 5 made 3-point shots in Florida State’s victory over on the road in the ACC at Louisville* Totaled 21 points (16 in the second half) as Florida State earned a come from behind win at Notre Dame

2018-19 Season* Averaged 7.5 points (fourth on the team), a career-high 2.2 rebounds (seventh), a career-high 1.6 assists (fourth) and a career-high 0.8 steals (second) while making a career-high 44 3-point shots (second)* Shot a career-high .759 from the free throw line and made a career-high 49 free throws* HelpedleadtheSeminolestoa29-8overallrecord,a13-3markintheACC,toafourthplacefinishintheACCstand ings, Florida State’s appearance in the ACC Tournament Championship for the third time in school history and to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season

2017-18 Season* Averaged 7.0 points (seventh) and 1.7 rebounds (ninth) while making 41 3-point shots (fourth) in 35 games* Career-high24pointson8madefieldgoalsand4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’swinoverVirginiaTech* Totaled14pointsinhisfirstcareerstartinFloridaState’s88-75victoryoverPittinTallahasseeonFeb.18* Totaled 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in his career debut against George Washington on Nov. 14* Scored 15 points to go along with 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over Southern Miss on Dec. 21* Scoredateam-high22pointson5made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’svictoryoverColoradoState

On Walker* Graduated from Jonesboro High School in 2017* Named the 6A Player of the Year in the State of Georgia by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as he averaged 27.8

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NO. 15/15 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES ( 3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 ACC) … · 2020. 12. 14. · over Boston College in the final conference games of the 2017-18 season (.769 winning percentage)