Coaches No. 17 2016–17 record 23–6 (11–5 ACC) | AP No. 15 Assistant coach Stan Jones (15th year) | |
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Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Head coach Leonard Hamilton (15th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, in his fifteenth year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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The Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, winning 15 of their first 16 games and six of their first seven conference games, including a stretch that included six straight ranked opponents. Over the course of the season, Dwayne Bacon became the 46th Seminole player, and only the second sophomore, to score a thousand career points.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC Tournament before losing to Virginia Tech. The Seminoles received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Davidson before losing to eventual NIT champ, Valparaiso.
Guard Malik Beasley was taken in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
Preseason
Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the ACC while Dwayne Bacon was named to the preseason All-ACC team.
Recruits
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings