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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES (2-1, 0-1 ACC)

VS CHATTANOOGA MOCS (3-1, 0-0 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE)

FIRST ROUND / EMERALD COAST CLASSIC DONALD L. TUCKER CENTER (11,500)

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019; 6:30 P.M.

SEMINOLE IMG RADIO NETWORK (GENE DECKERHOFF, KEITH JONES) FOX SPORTS (CHIP CAREY, BRIAN OLIVER)

“Florida State’s 12-point win against Florida showed that it has the potential to be a force in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Coach Leonard Hamilton has led the Seminoles to the second weekend of the N.C.A.A tournament in each of the past two seasons, but has never been to the Final Four. Florida State’s depth and backcourt experience could give him a chance to get there in 2020.”

Jon Rothstein CBS Sports

FLORIDA STATE BEGINS PLAY IN EMERALD COAST CLASSIC AGAINST CHATTANOOGA Florida State, which has won two of its first three games of the 2019-20 season, plays host to Chattanooga in the First Round of the Sixth Annual Emerald Coast Classic on Wednesday, November 20, 2020 at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The Emerald Coast Classic is an eight-team tournament broken into two brackets with the Seminoles playing Chattanooga (November 20) and Chicago State (November 25) in Tallahassee before traveling to Niceville, Fla., to play Tennessee (November 29, 7:00 pm EST) and either VCU or Purdue (November 30, 4:00 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. EST) at The Arena at Northwest Florida State College. Florida State’s game on Wednesday against Chattanooga marks the third meeting between the Seminoles and the Mocs – and the first since the 1974-75 season when Florida State was led by Hall of Fame Head Coach Hugh Durham. The Seminoles lead the all-time series against the Mocs by a 2-0 margin. Following Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga, the Seminoles play host to Saint Francis (Pa.) in a non-conference home game on Saturday, November 23 with the tip scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in the first meeting between the two teams. HISTORY OF THE EMERALD COAST CLASSIC Florida State makes its first appearance in the Emerald Coast Classic which crowned Ole Miss as its inaugural Champion in 2014. The Rebels took the first Emerald Coast Classic Championship and have been followed by Iowa State (2015), Virginia (2016), TCU (2017) and Cincinnati (2018) in claiming the team championships in one of the most attractive of the Thanksgiving tournaments spaced among the college basketball landscape. Florida State becomes the third ACC team to play in the event with Virginia (champions in 2016) and Virginia Tech (third place finish in 2015) paving the way for the Seminoles in 2019. FLORIDA STATE VS. CHATTANOOGA – CONNECTIONS Florida State plays host to Chattanooga in the opening round of the Emerald Coast Classic on November 20, 2019 at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Florida State’s game against the Mocs is the third all-time meeting between the two teams – but the first since February 1, 1975. The Seminoles lead the all-time series by a 2-0 margin with one win coming on the Mocs’ home court (January 3, 1963, 72-55) and one coming in Tallahassee (February 1, 1975, 111-70). Lamont Paris is in his third season as the Head Coach of the Mocs. He will coach his first game against the Seminoles in the Emerald Coast Classic. Eddie Shannon, who played at the University of Florida (1996-99), is in his first season as an assistant at Chattanooga. He played twice as a Gator against the Seminoles during his career – Florida State won both games. David McKinley is an assistant coach on Paris’ staff. Prior to coming to Chattanooga, McKinley was a graduate assistant on Ohio University’s staff when they faced Florida State on November 23, 2015 in the final round of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The Seminoles defeated the Bobcats by a 90-81 margin in that meeting. Tanner Bronson, also an assistant on the Chattanooga staff, played against Florida State in the 2006 ACC / Big 10 Challenge as a member of the Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers defeated the Seminoles by an 81-66 margin at the Kohl Center at the University of Wisconsin. Bronson played one minute and scored two points. Roman DiPasquale, the Director of Video Operations for the Mocs, was a student manager for the Wisconsin basketball team that defeated the Seminoles, 61-59, in overtime in the 2009 NCAA Tournament at the Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho. Jim Horten, the Director of Communications / Sports Information Director for Men’s Basketball at Chattanooga, is one of the pillars of the sports information field. He returns to the Sunshine State after working at Jacksonville University in 1999. LOOK FOR FLORIDA STATE TO… …Defeat Chattanooga and win its 34th consecutive non-conference home game. The Seminoles’ current streak against non-conference opponents began December 6, 2014 with a 96-73 victory over UCF; …Defeat Chattanooga and raise its record to 51-3 at home in the Donald L. Tucker Center since the end of the 2015-16 season (a perfect 18-0 record in 16-17; 13-2 in 2017-18, 15-1 in 2018-19 and 1-0 in 2019-20; …Defeat Chattanooga and win its eighth consecutive home game. The Seminoles closed out their 2018-19 season with victories over Clemson (77-68, January 22), Georgia Tech (59-49, February 2), Louisville (80-75, February 9), Wake Forest (88-66, February 13), Notre Dame (68-61, February 25), NC State (78-73, March 2) and Virginia Tech (73-64 in overtime, March 5) and opened their 2019-20 home schedule with a win over Western Carolina (79-74, November 15).

2019-20 Florida State Schedule/Results O22 1 Barry University W, 95-66 N1 1 Columbus State W, 84-54 N6 * at Pittsburgh L, 61-63 N10 at Florida W, 63-51 N15 Western Carolina W, 79-74 N20 Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. N23 Saint Francis (Pa.) 2:00 p.m. N25 Chicago State 7:00 p.m. N29 vs. Tennessee 7:00 p.m. N30 vs. Purdue/VCU TBA D3 at Indiana 9:00 p.m. D8 * Clemson 2:00 p.m. D17 North Florida 8:30 p.m. D21 USF 12 Noon D28 North Alabama 2:00 p.m. D31 * Georgia Tech 12 Noon J4 * at Louisville 2:00 p.m. J8 * at Wake Forest 7:30 p.m. J15 * Virginia 7:00 p.m. J18 * at Miami 12 Noon J25 * Notre Dame 8:00 p.m. J28 * at Virginia 7:00 p.m. F1 * at Virginia Tech 4:00 p.m. F3 * North Carolina 7:00 p.m. F8 * Miami 12 Noon F10 * at Duke 7:00 p.m. F15 * Syracuse 12 Noon F18 * Pittsburgh 8:00 p.m. F22 * at NC State 4::00 p.m. F24 * Louisville 7:00 p.m. F29 * at Clemson 2:00 p.m. M4 * at Notre Dame 9:00 p.m. M7 * Boston College 4:30 p.m. M ACC Tournament TBA Greensboro, N.C. *ACC Game 1 Exhibition Game; 2 Emerald Coast Classic at Tallahassee, Fla.; 3 Emerald Coast Classic at Northwest Florida State College, Niceville, Fla.; 4 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Bloomington, Ind.; 5 Metro by T-Mobile Orange Bowl Basketball Classic at BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla.; 6 ACC Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.

2018-19 ACC Standings

Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Virginia 16 2 .889 34 3 .919 N. Carolina 16 2 .889 29 7 .806 Duke 14 4 .778 32 6 .842 Florida State 13 5 .722 29 8 .784 Virginia Tech 12 6 .667 27 9 .750 Louisville 10 8 .556 20 14 .588 Syracuse 10 8 .556 20 14 .588 NC State 9 9 .500 24 11 .686 Clemson 9 9 .500 20 14 .588 Georgia Tech 6 12 .333 14 18 .438 Boston College 5 13 .278 14 17 .452 Miami 5 13 .278 14 19 .424 Wake Forest 4 14 .222 11 20 .355 Pittsburgh 3 15 .167 14 19 .424 Notre Dame 3 15 .167 14 19 .424

Leonard Hamilton’s Career Record W L Pct. Years Career 536 427 .557 1987-Pr. at Okla. State 56 63 .471 1987-90 at Miami 144 147 .495 1991-00 at Florida State 336 217 .608 2002-Pr.

A QUICK REVIEW OF THE 2018-29 SEASON Florida State enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in school history in 2018-19 as it played in its third consecutive NCAA Tournament, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the school-record tying second consecutive season, finished the season ranked 10th nationally, advanced to the championship game of the ACC Tournament, finished fourth in the ACC standings and defeated six nationally ranked teams. Florida State won a program record 29 games and earned a school-record 13 ACC wins, finishing fourth in the best conference for college basketball in the country. The Seminoles defeated Virginia, who won the National Championship, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament to reach the championship game of the ACC Tournament for the third time in school history. FLORIDA STATE NATIONALLY IN THE LAST TWO SEASONS The Seminoles are one of seven teams in the nation (Florida State, Duke, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Michigan, Purdue and Texas Tech) who have advanced at least as far as the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in both of the last two seasons. The Seminoles advanced to the Elite Eight in 2018 and to the Sweet 16 in 2019. HAMILTON MOVES CLOSER TO SIXTH WINNINGEST COACH IN ACC HISTORY With 336 career victories during his tenure at Florida State, 18th-year Head Coach Leonard Hamilton enters the Seminoles’ game against Chattanooga on Wednesday as the seventh all-time winningest coach in ACC history. He needs only 13 wins to move into sixth place in ACC history (passing Maryland’s Lefty Driesell) and only 14 wins to become just the sixth coach in the illustrious history of the nation’s best basketball conference to win 350 career ACC games. Hamilton In ACC History Rank Coach, School Career Wins 1. Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 1,059 2. Dean Smith, North Carolina 879 3. Gary Williams, Maryland 461 4. Roy Williams, North Carolina 453 5. Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech 354 6. Lefty Driesell, Maryland 348 7. Leonard Hamilton, Florida State 336 FLORIDA STATE IN NON-CONFERENCE GAMES AT THE TUCKER CENTER Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga having won 33 consecutive non-conference home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center. The Seminoles’ streak began with a 96-73 win over UCF on Dec. 6, 2015. Included in the streak are three victories over Florida (Dec. 30, 2014, 65-63; Dec. 11, 2016, 83-78; Nov. 6, 2018, 81-60), a win over Minnesota in the ACC Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 28, 2016, 83-78) and a win over Purdue in the ACC Big Ten Challenge (Nov. 28 2018; 73-72). Seminoles Out Of Conference At Home In Last Seven Years Season Record Winning Percentage 2019-20 1-0 1.000 2018-19 7-0 1.000 2017-18 6-0 1.000 2016-17 9-0 1.000 2015-16 6-0 1.000 2014-15 8-1 .888 2013-14 5-0 1.000 Totals 42-1 .977 SEMINOLES ON THE DEFENSIVE Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga averaging 5.7 blocked shots, 5.0 steals and holding its first three opponents to a .354 shooting percentage from the field. The Seminoles held their first two opponents to a combined .297 shooting from the field (30 of 110) and an average of 56.0 points scored per game. Redshirt sophomore Malik Osborne, who leads the Seminoles with five blocked shots, has helped the Seminoles block at least five shots in each of their first three games. Senior Trent Forrest and redshirt sophomore Anthony Polite have four steals each to lead Florida State who totaled eight steals in its victory over then No. 6 Florida in Gainesville. Leonard Hamilton’s Junkyard Dog Defense Opponent FG Pct. Blocks Steals Points Allowed Pitt .314 (16-51) 6 4 61 at Florida .280 (14-50) 5 8 51 W. Carolina .450 (27-60) 6 3 74 Totals .354 (57-61) 17 15 188 / 62.7 FLORIDA STATE CONTINUES TO SHOOT WELL FROM THE FREE THROW LINE Florida State enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga as the ACC leaders – and the only ACC team to have a team free throw shooting percentage better than 75.0 percent. The Seminoles lead the ACC with a .818 mark and have missed only eight free throws in the first three games of the season. Florida State ranks first in the ACC with a .818 mark and leads the No. 2 team (Notre Dame) by 7.4 percentage points. In the early going of the season, the Seminoles have made more free throws (54) than both Georgia Tech (49) and Virginia (34) have attempted. As the ACC leaders, Florida State is shooting 23 percentage points higher from the line (.818) than No. 6/7 ranked Virginia (.588). Seminoles From The Free Throw Line Opponent FTM FTA Pct. Notes at Pitt 13 15 .867 M.J. Walker finishes a perfect 4 of 4 at Florida 18 23 .783 M.J. Walker and Trent Forrest both 5 of 6 Western Carolina 23 28 .821 Patrick Williams finishes a perfect 7 of 7 Totals 54 66 .181 Patrick Williams leads the ACC at 1.000 pct.

Florida State Basketball / National Polls

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team 19-20 Rec. 1. Duke (52) 4-0 2. Louisville (8) 4-0 3. Michigan State (4) 2-1 4. Kansas 2-1 5. North Carolina 3-0 6. Maryland 3-0 7. Virginia (1) 3-0 8. Gonzaga 4-0 9. Kentucky 2-1 10. Ohio State 3-0 11. Oregon 4-0 12. Texas Tech 3-0 13. Seton Hall 3-1 14. Arizona 4-0 15. Utah State 4-0 16. Memphis 3-1 17. Villanova 2-1 18. Xavier 4-0 19. Auburn 4-0 20. Tennessee 3-0 21. VCU 4-0 22. Texas 4-0 23. Colorado 2-0 24. Baylor 2-1 25. Washington 2-1

ARV – Florida State (26th place)

USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Points 1. Duke (25) 786 2. Louisville (1) 744 3. Michigan State (4) 705 4. North Carolina 644 5. Kansas (1) 634 6. Virginia 625 7. Maryland (1) 619 8. Gonzaga 588 9. Ohio State 502 10. Kentucky 498 11. Oregon 484 12. Texas Tech 466 13. Seton Hall 403 14. Arizona 382 15. Villanova 276 16. Utah State 248 17. Tennessee 247 18. Auburn 242 19. VCU 210 20. Memphis 194 21. Xavier 187 22. Texas 118 23. Baylor 111 24. Washington 102 25. Colorado 51

ARV – Florida State (30h place)

ACC Operation Basketball (Oct. 8, 2019) 1. Duke (51) 1564 2. North Carolina (19) 1493 3. Louisville (29) 1448 4. Virginia (12) 1405 5. Florida State 1157 6. NC State 1038 7. Notre Dame 915 8. Syracuse 910 9. Miami 768 10. Pitt 577 11. Clemson 564 12. Georgia Tech 437 13. Boston College 382 14. Virginia Tech 334 15. Wake Forest 328

POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR FLORIDA STATE… F #1 RaiQuan Gray (6.0 ppg and 3.3 rpg; Started nearly as many games this year (3) as he did last year (4) F #10 Malik Osborne (6.0 ppg and 7.3 rpg; Team leader in rebounds (22) and blocked shots (5) in first 3 games G #3 Trent Forrest (14.3 ppg and 3.7 apg; Team leader in scoring (14.3) and co-leader in steals (4) G #23 M.J. Walker (11.3 ppg and 4.0 rpg; Team leader in free throws made (14) and 3 field goals made (4) G #24 Devin Vassell (12.3 ppg and 4.3 rpg; Team leader in field goals made (16) in first three career starts …AND TOP RESERVES G #2 Anthony Polite (6.0 ppg and 2.3 rpg; Team co-leader with perfect free throw shooting percentage 1.000 F #4 Patrick Williams (9.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg; Team co-leader and ACC leader with a perfect FT shooting pct. G #11 Nathanael Jack (0.0 ppg and 1.0 rpg; First career Division I appearance in first game of season at Pitt F #30 Harrison Prieto (0.0 ppg and 1.0 rpg; Team Co-Captain as a redshirt junior G #31 Wyatt Wilkes (0.0 ppg and 0.7 rpg; Has played in all three games with 5.6 min. player per game C #15 Dominik Olejniczak (0.0 ppg and 1.0 rpg; Has played in two of three games in first season as a Seminole G #0 RayQuan Evans (0.0 ppg and 0.0 rpg; First career appearance in FSU’s victory over W. Carolina POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP FOR CHATTANOOGA F #11 Rod Johnson (9.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg; Team leader with 12 free throws made in first three games of season F #15 Ramon Vila (9.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg; Team leader with 13 offensive rebounds in four games as a starter F #32 Matt Ryan (16.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg; Team co-leader with 67 points, 23 FGM, 12 3 FGM and 9 FTM G #3 David Jean-Baptiste (16.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg; Team co-leader with 67 points, 23 FGM, 12 3 FGM and 9 FTM G #4 Maurice Commander (7.3 ppg, 3.3 apg; Team leader with 13 assists in 4 games as a starter FLORIDA STATE VS. CHATTANOOGA-- A SERIES HISTORY The Series: Florida State leads, 2-0 First Game: January 3, 1963; Florida State 72, Chattanooga 55 Last Game: February 1, 1975; at Florida State 111, Chattanooga 70 Last Florida State Win: February 1, 1975; at Florida State 111, Chattanooga 70 Last Chattanooga Win: None Last Florida State Win in Tallahassee: February 1, 1975; at Florida State 111, Chattanooga 70 Last Chattanooga Win in Tallahassee: None Current Streak: Florida State has won 2 Current Streak in Tallahassee: Florida State has won 1 FLORIDA STATE VS. CHATTANOOGA – THE LAST TWO GAMES Feb. 1, 1975 Jan. 3, 1963 at Florida State 111 Florida State 72 Chattanooga 70 at Chattanooga 55 FLORIDA STATE VS. CHATANOOGA – THE LAST GAME Larry Warren scored 22 points and led six Seminoles in double figures as Florida State defeated Chattanooga, 111-70, on February 1, 1975 at Tully Gym on the Florida State University campus. Warren made 10 of 18 field goals, was a perfect four of four from the free throw line and totaled four rebounds as the Seminoles shot .622 percent from the field in the win. Also in double figures for the Seminoles were Wayne Smalls (18 points), Eugene Harris (13 points), Carlton Byrd (11 points), Greg Grady (10 points) and Harris Davis (10 points) as Florida Staet led 53-39 at halftime and took the win at home. William Gordon (26 points) and Wayne Golden (20 points) led Chattanooga in the scoring column while Golden led his team with eight rebounds. Florida State held Chattanooga to .421 shooting percentage from the field and earned a +20 margin (48-28) rebound margin. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS Tonight’s referee is Ted Valentine and the umpires are Brian Dorsey and Jeff Pon 2018-19 FLORIDA STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown 0 RayQuan Evans G 6-4 210 Jr. Billings, Mont./North Idaho College 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 RSo. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RSo. Lugano, Switzerland/St. Andrews Christian School (Fla.) 3 Trent Forrest G 6-5 210 Jr. Chipley, Fla./Chipley 4 Patrick Williams F 6-8 225 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 260 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia/Montverde Academy 10 Malik Osborne F 6-9 215 So. Matteson. Ill./Bosco Institute/Rice 11 Nathanael Jack G 6-5 195 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Eastern Florida State 12 Justin Lindner G 6-1 180 RJr. Memphis, Tenn./Christian Brothers 15 Dominik Olejniczak C 7-0 260 Gr. Tourn, Poland/Ole Miss/Drake 20 Travis Light G 6-5 175 RJr. Vienna, Va./IMG Academy 23 M.J. Walker G/F 6-5 213 Jr. Riverdale, Ga./Jonesboro 24 Devin Vassell G 6-6 180 So. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 30 Harrison Prieto F 6-8 230 RJr. Mandeville, La./St. Paul’s School 31 Wyatt Wilkes F 6-8 220 RSo. Orlando, Fla./Winter Park 33 Will Miles G 6-6 220 RJr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 42 Cleveland Yates G 6-2 214 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian School 44 Ty Hands G 6-5 180 RFr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Palm Beach Lakes PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: RayQuan Evans (RAY-Qwan); RaiQuan Gray (RAY-Qwan); Balsa Koprivica (Ball-Sha KA-Pre-Vizza); Dominik Olejniczak (DOM-a-nick Ole’-knee-CHUCK); Devin Vassell (Dev-in Vuh-SELL - like Sam Cassell with a V) ITS HAS BEEN 1,810 DAYS SINCE THE SEMINOLES LOST AT HOME TO A NON-ACC OPPONENT Florida State’s non-conference home winning streak stands at 1,810 days or four years, 11 months and 14 days or 59 months and 14 days entering Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga.

Florida State Men’s Basketball Upcoming Milestones

Leonard Hamilton

Victories as an ACC Coach 336 (Career at Florida State)

+13 (Needs) 349

To Become the 6th Winningest Coach in ACC History (all victories)

Leonard Hamilton

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

151 (career at Florida State) +10 (Needs)

161 To Become the 5th Winningest Coach in ACC

history (ACC games) – surpassing Frank McGuire of North Carolina and

South Carolina

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

+4 (Needs) To move into a tie for first place college

basketball history with Roy Williams for all-time wins vs. the nation’s No. 1 ranked

team

Trent Forrest Career Steals


181 To move into 8th place for career steals in

school history passing Chris Singleton (2009-11)

Trent Forrest Career Assists


362 To move into 10th place in school history for

career assists passing LaMarr Greer (1995-98)

Trent Forrest Career Points

821 (career at Florida State) +179 (needs)

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

to school 1,000 or more career points

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


100 To become the 23rd player at Florida State with 100 or more career 3-point field goals

made

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


To move into 23rd place in school in school history with 94 career 3-point field goals

made passing Aubrey Boyd (1988-91), Michael Joiner (2001-04) and Todd

Galloway (2003-06)

SEMINOLES’ FRESHMAN WILLIAMS LEADS ACC IN FREE THROW SHOOTING PERCENTAGE Following his perfect seven of seven performance from the free throw line in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina, Seminole freshman Patrick Williams enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga ranked first in the ACC in free throw shooting percentage. He is the only player ranked in the ACC’s top 15 who is perfect from the line in the first two weeks of the season. Williams was a perfect three of three in the final 2:36 of the Seminoles’ victory over the Catamounts and scored what proved to be the game-winning basket (a layup) with 45 seconds remaining to be played. His bucket at the 0:45 second mark gave Florida State a 75-74 lead – a lead the Seminoles increased following his basket. Williams made a free throw on a traditional three-point play to put the Seminoles up 73-72 with 2:36 to play then made two of two free throws with 16 seconds left in the game to put Florida State up 77-74. Breaking Down Williams From The Free Throw Line Opponent FTM FTA Pct. Notes at Pitt 2 2 1.000 Totaled 5 points in his FSU debut at ACC opponent Pitt at Florida 0 0 .000 Totaled 4 points in FSU victory over No. 6 ranked Gators Western Carolina 7 7 1.000 Totaled team-high tying 18 points in win home opening win Totals 9 9 1.000 ACC free throw pct. leader entering game vs. Chattanooga FORREST NAMED TO COUSY AWARD WATCH LIST Trent Forrest, who was named to the 2019 NCAA Tournament All-West Regional Team in 2019, has been named to the 2020 Bob Cousy Award Watch List – an award which is presented annually by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame to the nation’s top collegiate point guard. Forrest is one of four point guards from the Atlantic Coast Conference on the list of 20 which will be narrowed down to five players in March as finalists for the award. The award will be presented to the top point guard on April 10, 2020 at the College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles. FORREST BEGINS SEASON ON A TORRID SCORING PACE Senior Trent Forrest enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga with a career-high 14.3 points per game scoring average. He has scored at least 16 points in two of Florida State’s first three games of the season and has increased his scoring average by 5.0 points per game as compared to his junior season. Forrest has also made one 3-point field goal in each of the Seminoles’ first three games of the season – he has already made more 3-point field goals this season than he did as a freshman (one) and as many as he did as a sophomore (three). Forrest made a total of 11 3-point shots during the first three seasons of his career at Florida State. Breaking Down Forrest’s Scoring Totals Opponent FGM-FGA 3FGM-FGA Points Notes at Pitt 8-17 1-3 19 Team scoring leader at Florida 1-7 1-3 8 8 points in win over No. 6 ranked Gators Western Carolina 5-14 1-3 16 Perfect 5 of 5 from the free throw line WALKER HEATS UP FROM 3-POINT LINE AGAINST WESTERN CAROLINA Junior M.J. Walker held the hot hand from the bonusphere in the Seminoles’ victory over Western Carolina as he made a season-high three 3-point shots in scoring a team-high 18 points in helping Florida State improve to 2-1. It marked the 11th time in his career that he has made at least three 3-point field goals in a game. Walker made back-to-back 3-point shots in a 34 second span to pull the Seminoles out of an eight-point deficit and towards the Seminoles’ victory over the Catamounts. Walker’s 3-point shot at the 12:06 and 11:32 marks began a 32-19 game closing run that led the Florida State to its seventh consecutive season home opening victory. Breaking Down Walker From The 3-Point Line Season 3FGM 3FGA Pct. Notes 2017-18 41 119 .435 Averaged 1.2 3FGM/Game 2018-19 44 134 .328 Averaged 1.3 3FGM/Game 2019-20 4 13 .308 Averaging 1.3 3FGM/Game Totals 89 266 .335 Averaging 1.2 3FGM/Game for his 73-game career WALKER FROM THE 3-POINT LINE FOR HIS CAREER Junior M.J. Walker enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga needing only 11 3-point field goals made to become just the 23rd player in school history to make 100 or more 3-point shots. He needs only three 3-point shots made to move into the Seminoles’ all-time top-25 for career 3-point shots made with 92. OSBORNE AS FLORIDA STATE’S LEADING REBOUNDER Redshirt sophomore Malik Osborne has been a prolific rebounder during the first two seasons of his career – first at Rice University in 2017-18 and now at Florida State in 2019-20. After finishing second amongst his teammates in rebounding in his only season at Rice, Osborne enters Wednesday’s game against Chattanooga as the Seminoles’ leader with 22 rebounds and a 7.3 rebounds per game average. Osborne pulled down a game-high nine rebounds against both Pitt and Western Carolina. Osborne Goes To The Boards Season School Games Rebounds RPG Notes 2017-18 Rice 31 202 6.5 Career-high 13 rebs vs. UTSA and Marshall 2019-20 Florida State 3 22 7.3 Season-high 9 rebs vs. Pitt and W. Carolina Totals 34 224 6.6 Has totaled at least 9 rebs in 9 career games OSBORNE ALSO PLAYING WELL OFFENSIVELY Redshirt sophomore Malik Osborne, who enters Wednesday’s game averaging 6.0 points scored per game, is shooting .538 from the field and .800 from the free throw line. As one of seven Seminoles averaging more than 22 minutes played per game and one of three Florida State players (Osborne, Patrick Williams and Balsa Koprivica) who is shooting better than .500 percent from the field and .800 percent or better from the free throw line.

Quoting Florida State Men’s Basketball “Trent Forrest is a wickedly physical and intelligent player.”

Brian Geisinger ACCSports.com

“Under-The-Radar Freshman: Florida State's Patrick Williams. Well embedded moles in Tallahassee feel the 6-8 SF is potentially as talented a first year wing as both Dwayne Bacon and Malik Beasley. The ACC has been put on notice.”

Jon Rothstein CBSSports

“Leonard Hamilton always has players.”

Rick Bozich WDRB.Com

“The cast changes but the show goes on for the ageless Leonard Hamilton. FSU will be big, deep and athletic again.”

Joe Giglio Raleigh News and Observer

"He's (Leonard Hamilton) another one. Monster. He's a monster (as a recruiter)."

Unnamed NCAA Coach July 2019

On Hamilton’s Incredible Recruiting Prowess “I think he (M.J. Walker) made steady progress. But because he steps into more of a leadership role now, I’m expecting him to have his best year.”

Leonard Hamilton Florida State Basketball

“Devin Vassell is fearless. He played with an extreme amount of confidence. He’s one of those youngsters that seems to not be affected by the pressures of the moment. He seems to relish that. He has this tremendous desire to improve.”


“I think he (Patrick Williams) has a complete skill set. He’s as advertised.”


“RaiQuan Gray is a versatile player who can space the floor, take over distributing duties from Forrest in spots and defend all five positions.”

Tashan Reed The Athletic

“Leonard Hamilton is one of the best coaches in college basketball.”

Tashan Reed The Athletic

“Sophomore Devin Vassell proved last year he is a dangerous outside weapon.”

Michael Bradley Lindy’s College Basketball Annual

“Trent Forrest is one of the ACC’s most complete players.”

Michael Bradley Lindy’s College Basketball Annual

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https://accsports.com/acc-news/winningest-season-in-florida-state-history-ends-with-sweet-16-defeat-to-no-1-gonzaga/

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2019-20 Florida St. Men's BasketballSeason Box Score

All gamesPage 1/1

as of Nov 16, 2019

Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0

Team Box ScoreNo. Player

Total 3-Point F-Throw ReboundsGP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG

03 FORREST, Trent 3-3 101 33.8 14-38 .368 3-9 .333 12-14 .857 4 8 12 4.0 7 0 11 10 1 4 43 14.324 VASSELL, Devin 3-3 87 29.2 16-31 .516 3-8 .375 2-5 .400 5 8 13 4.3 5 0 3 2 2 2 37 12.323 WALKER, M.J. 3-3 75 25.1 8-25 .320 4-13 .308 14-17 .824 0 12 12 4.0 8 0 3 3 1 1 34 11.34 WILLIAMS, Patrick 3-0 66 21.9 8-16 .500 2-5 .400 9-9 1.000 3 9 12 4.0 3 0 1 4 4 1 27 9.0

01 GRAY, RaiQuan 3-3 68 22.5 5-15 .333 1-6 .167 7-10 .700 3 7 10 3.3 7 1 5 4 1 1 18 6.013 POLITE, Anthony 3-0 67 22.4 5-17 .294 4-11 .364 4-4 1.000 0 7 7 2.3 4 0 1 7 2 4 18 6.010 OSBORNE, Malik 3-3 75 24.8 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 4-5 .800 8 14 22 7.3 11 1 1 2 5 1 18 6.05 KOPRIVICA, Balsa 3-0 23 7.5 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 1.0 11 1 0 4 1 0 8 2.7

31 WILKES, Wyatt 3-0 17 5.6 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.015 OLEJNICZAK, Dominik 2-0 11 5.4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.030 PRIETO, Harrison 1-0 5 4.9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.011 JACK, Nathanael 1-0 3 2.8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 EVANS, RayQuan 1-0 3 3.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 3 4 7Total 3 600 66-163 .405 17-57 .298 54-66 .818 30 74 104 34.7 62 3 27 37 17 15 203 67.7Opponents 3 600 57-161 .354 22-71 .310 52-69 .754 36 71 107 35.7 57 - 27 43 6 13 188 62.7

Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTFlorida St. 86 117 0 203Opponents 89 99 0 188

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

GaurdRayQuan Evans#0

RayQuan Evans’ Career High’sPTS ...........FGM .........FGA ..........FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............REBS ........AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........3 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20 season

6-4, 210, Junior, Billings, Montana

2019-20 Season* Expected to play a big role in the Seminoles’ rotation at the point guard position.* One of two junior college transfers (also Nathanael Jack) in the expected to contribute to the Seminoles’ success.* Made his Florida State debut 3 minutes played in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina

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.* Averaged18.2points,7.4reboundsand4.9assistsinleadingNorthIdahotoitssecondconsecutive 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. (1993and1994).Heaveraged9.1points,4.2rebounds,0.9stealsand0.3blockedduringhiscareer* 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.

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- RaiQuan EvansDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

2RayQuan Evans averaged 18.2points,7.4reboundsand4.9assistsinleading

North Idaho COllege do its seocnd consecutive North-west Athketic Conference

championship in 2019.


2019-20 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 PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-1 27 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 7N10 atFlorida 2-2 24 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 4-6 .667 0-5 5 1 2 1 0 1 7N15 Western Carolina 3-3 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

RaiQuan Gray’s Career HighsPTS ........... 11 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FGM ......... 3 vs. 6 teams...................Last at Pitt (11-6-19)FGA .......... 9 vs. Vermont (3-21-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 3 Teams...................Last at Wake Forest (3-9-19)3FGM ....... 3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)3FGA ........4vs.MurrayState(3-23-19)3FG% ....... 1.000 at North Carolina (2-23-19)FTM ..........4vs.4Teams...................Last at Florida (11-10-19)FTA ........... 6 at Florida (11-10-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 5 Teams...................Last vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)OR.............2 vs. 5 tteams ...................Last at Pitt (11-6-19)DR .............6 vs. Gonzaga (3-28-19)REBS ........6 vs. Gonzaga (3-28-19)AST ...........3 vs. Miami (1-9-19)BLK ..........1vs.7Teams...................Last vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)STL ........... 5 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)MIN ..........27atPitt(11-6-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20 season

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

#1 RaiQuan Gray Forward

2019-20 Season* One of three Seminoles with experience as a starter who is expected to play a large part in the Seminoles’ fortunes.* Astarterwith7pointsand3reboundsatPittinFloridaState’sseasonopener* Toatled7points,5reboundsand2assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNo.6FloridainGanesville

2018-19 Season* Averaged3.9points(10thontheteam),2.3rebounds(sixth),0.8steals(third)andshot.721fromthefreethrow. line(seventh)asheplayedin36ofFloridaState’s37gamesinleadingtheSeminolestotheSweet16oftheNCAA Tournament.* AstarterduringtheregularseasoninFloridaState’svictoryoverSoutheastMissouriState(Dec.17)andinthe Seminoles’ NCAA Tournament games against Vermont (March 21), Murray State (March 23) and Gonzaga (March 28) in the Sweet 16.* 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- highof24minutes.

2017-18 Season* A redshirt season. He did not appear in any games during the regular season.* Averaged8.5pointsand4.5reboundsinFloridaState’spairofexhibitiongameswinstobegintheseason.

On Gray* GraduatedfromDillardHighSchoolin2017* 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.* Selectedasamemberofthe2016and2017All-BrowardCountyFirst-TeambytheMiamiHerald.

4/3RaiQuan Gray started four games as a redshirt fresh-man -- one in the regular season against Southeast Missouri State and three

in the NCAA Tournament against Vermont, Murray

State and Gonzaga


2019-20 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 PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-0 23 2-10 .200 2-6 .333 2-2 1.000 1-3 4 3 0 3 0 1 8N10 atFlorida 2-0 18 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 1 7N15 Western Carolina 3-0 24 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-2 2 0 1 2 1 2 3N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

Anthony Polite’s Career HighsPTS ........... 9 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................9 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FGM ......... 3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................3 vs. Winthrop (1-1-19)FGA ..........7vs.Winthrop(1-1-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)3FGM ....... 2 at Pitt (11-6-19)...................2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................2 vs. LSU (11-23-18)3FGA ........ 6 vs. LSU (11-23-18)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FTM ..........4vs.Canisius(11-19-18)FTA ...........4vs.Canisius(11-19-18)...................4vs.Florida(11-6-18)FT% .........1.000vs.7teams...................Last at Florida (11-10-19)OR.............4vs.Troy(12-3-18)DR .............4vs.GeorgiaTech(2-2-19)...................4vs.Winthrop(1-1-19)REBS ........5 vs. Winthrop (1-1-19)AST ...........3 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................3 vs. LSU (11-23-18)BLK .......... 1 at Florida (11-10-16)...................1atPitt(1-14-19)STL ...........4vs.SaintLouis(12-22-18)MIN ..........25 vs. Villanova (11-25-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

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

2019-20 Season* Will play a large role in Florida State’s success as sure-handed point guard* EntershisthirdseasonintheSeminoles’programhavingplayedin31gamesinhisfirsttwoseasons* Totaled7points,2reboundsand1stealinFloridaState’victoryoverNo.6FloridainGainesville

2018-19 Season* Averaged2.7points(11thontheteam),1.6rebounds(ninth)and0.6steals(seventh)whileplayingin30ofFlorida State’s37gamesduringitsrecord-settingandNCAATournamentseason.* Averaged 11.5 minutes played per game as one of 11 Seminoles who averaged 11 or more minutes played per game* Shot.773fromthefieldashefinishedtheseasonasoneofonlyfiveplayersontheteamtoshoot77percentorbetter from the free throw line* Ahugeliftoffofthebenchwith9points,4reboundsand3stealsininFloridaState’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* Totaled1rebound,1assistand1stealinhiscareerdebutagainstGeorgeWashingtononNov.14

On Polite* GraduatedfromSt.Andrew’sChristianSchoolin2017

9/16Anthony Polite tied his

career-high with nine points in Florida State’s victory over Murray State in the

second round of the NCAA Tournament -- a win that sent the Seminoles to the

Sweet 16


#3 Trent Forrest Guard

Trent Forrest’s Career HighsPTS ..........23vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)FGM ........8 at Pitt (11-6-19)..................8 vs. Gonzaga (3-28-19)..................8vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)..................8 vs. Boston College (3-3-18)FGA .........16 at Pitt (11-6-19)FG% .........857vs.NichollsState(12-8-16)...................857vs.DetroitMercy(11-20-16)3FGM ......1 vs. 9 Teams..................Last at Florida (11-10-19)3FGA .......4vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)3FG % .....1.000 vs. Nicholls State (12-8-16)FTM .........11atPitt(1-14-19)FTA ..........12atPitt(1-14-19)FT% ........1.000 vs. 12 Teams..................Last vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)OR............6atDuke(2-28-17)DR ............11 vs. UAB (11-22-18)REBS .......11 vs. UAB (11-22-18)..................11 vs. Syracuse (1-13-18)AST ..........12vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)BLK .........2 at Tulane (11-11-18)..................2 vs. Missouri (3-16-18)..................2 at Notre Dame (2-10-18)STL ..........5 vs. Louisville (2-9-19)..................5 vs. UConn (12-8-18)MIN .........40vs.Syracuse(1-13-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

6-4, 210, Senior, Chipley, Fla.

2019-20 Season* On the Watch List for thte Bob Cousy Award presented to the nation’s top point guard.* A pre-season All-ACC Secon-Team selection by the voting media at Operation ACC Basketball.* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Florida State’s undisputed team leader and starting point guard for the second consecutive season.* Scored a game-high 19 points in Florida State’s season opener at Pitt* Totaled8pointsandagame-high7reboundsinFloridaStte’svictoryatNo.6FloridainGainesville* Scored 16 points to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in Florida State’s win over Western Carolina

2018-19 Season* Averagedacareer-high9.3points(thirdontheteam),4.5rebounds(fourth),3.7assists(first)andacareer-high1.9 steals(first)asFloridaState’sstartingpointguard.* Named to the NCAA Tournament All-West Regional Tournament team in leading FSU to the NCAA Sweet 16* Career-high23pointswith8rebounds,4assistsand3stealsinFloridaState’svictoryoverSoutheastMissouri* Totaled 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State’s victory over No. 2 Virginia in the ACC Tournament* Totaled20points,5rebounds,4assistsand3stealsinFloridaState’sSweet16gameagainstGonzagaintheNCAA Tournament

2017-18 Season * Averaged7.9points(fifth)and3.9assists(first)asheplayedin34gameswithtwostarts* Named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team and the 2018 ACC Honor Roll* Career-high21pointsandfirstcareerdouble-doubleof21pointsand10reboundsagainstBostonCol.onMarch3* Totaled16pointsand4assistscameinFloridaState’sovertimewinoverClemsononFeb.14* Totaled16pointstogoalongwith7assistsand3stealsin32minutesagainstNCState* Totaled14points,5rebounds,4stealsand3assistsinFloridaState’svictoryoverXavierintheNCAATournament

2016-17 Season* Averaged4.9points(tiedforseventh),2.7rebounds(seventh)and1.2steals(first)asheplayedinall35games* Namedtothe2017ACCAll-AcademicMen’sBasketballTeam* Totaled his season-high of 13 points and 6 rebounds in Florida State’s victory over Nicholls State on Dec. 8* Doublefiguresforthefirsttimeinhiscareerwith10pointsand3reboundsinFloridaState’swinoverIona

On Forrest* Aconsensustop50prepplayerwhowasranked45thamongallprepplayersbyESPN.comenteringcollegewiththe class of 2016* RankedastheseventhbestplayerinthestateofFlorida,the11thbestshootingguardinthenation,the48thbestplayer in the country and was a four-star player by Sports Illustrated* Ranked as the 62nd best high school player in the nation by Scout.com* A strong athlete on the wing who is an outstanding athlete and a stellar defender

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Trent ForrestDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-1 39 8-16 .500 1-3 .333 2-3 .667 0-2 2 2 2 5 1 2 19N10 atFlorida 2-2 31 1-7 .143 1-3 333 5-6 .833 3-5 8 1 7 4 0 1 8N15 Western Carolina 3-3 32 5-14 .357 1-3 .333 5-5 1.000 1-1 2 4 2 1 0 1 16N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

3Trent Forrest became just the third player in FSU

history to be named to the NCAA All-Region Team in 2019. Phil Cofer and

Terance Mann were named to the All-West

Regional Team in 2018.


2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Patrick WilliamsDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-0 27 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5N10 atFlorida 2-0 15 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 5 2 0 1 3 1 4N15 Western Carolina 3-0 23 5-8 .625 1-2 .500 7-7 1.000 1-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 18N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

Patrick Williams’ Career HighsPTS ..........18 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FGM ........5 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FGA .........8 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FG% .........625 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)3FGM ......1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)..................1 at Pitt (11-6-19)3FGA .......2 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)..................2 at Pitt (11-6-19)3FG % ......500 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................500 at Pitt (11-6-19)FTM .........7vs.WesternCarolina(11-15-19)FTA ..........7vs.WesternCarolina(11-15-19)FT% ........1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)..................1.000 at Pitt (11-6-19)OR............1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)..................1 at Florida (11-10-19)DR ............4atFlorida(11-10-19)REBS .......5 at Florida (11-10-19)AST ..........1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)STL ..........1 at Florida (11-10-19)BLK .........3 at Florida (11-10-19)MIN .........27atPitt(11-6-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2018-19 season

6-8, 225, Freshman, Charlotte, N.C.

2019-20 * AtopcandidateforACCRookieoftheYearinhisfirstseasonasaSeminole* A silky smooth player who can play any position on the court* Totaled 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in his career debut at Pitt* Totaled4points,5reboundsandagame-hghtying3blockedshotsinFloridaState’svictoryoverNo.6Florida* Scoredagame-hightying18pointsandwasaperfect7-7fromthefreethorwlineinFSU’swinoverW.Carolina

On Williams* Afive-starplayerandaconsensustop-25recruit* ESPNrankedhimasthe34thbestplayerandthesixthbestsmallforwardinthecountry* TheNo.7smallforwardandthetopprospectinthestateofNorthCarolinain2019* Named to the Naismith High School Boy’s Watch List prior to the start of his freshman season* Was a guard growing up as he arrived as a freshman at West Charlotte on only 6-0* His growth spurt has allowed him to be one of the most versatile players in the incoming class.

ForwardPatrick Williams#4

1/7Patrick Williams was named as the No. 1

prospect in the state of North Carolina and the No. 7smallforwardprospectinthe nation by ESPN.com as

a high school senior.


Balsa Koprivica’s Career HighsPTS ...........4vs.WesternCarolina(11-15-19)FGM ......... 2 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)FGA .......... 2 vs. Wesern Carolina (11-15-19)...................2 at Florida (11-10-19)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM .......... 2 at Pitt (11-6-19)FTA ........... 2 at Pitt (11-6-19)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................1.000 at Pitt (11-6-19)OR.............1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................1 at Pitt (11-6-19)DR .............1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................1 at Pitt (11-6-19)REBS ........2 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)...................2 at Pitt (11-6-19)AST ...........BLK .......... 1 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)STL ...........MIN ..........11 vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

#5 Balsa Koprivica Center7-1, 260, Freshman, Belgrade, Serbia

2019-20 Season* Oneoftwo7-footersontheSeminoles’rosterwhowillearnagreatdalofplayingtime.* Totaled4points,2reboundsand1blockedshotinFloridaState’svictoryoverWesternCarolina

On Koprivica* A consensus top-60 national recruit* Afour-starrecruitbyScout,Rivals,247SportsandESPN* TheNo.12centerandtheNo.56overallplayerinthe2019recruitingclassaccordingto247Sports* 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.

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Balsa KopriviciaDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1 2 5 0 1 0 0 2N10 at Florida 2-0 6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 3-0 11 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 3 0 3 1 0 4N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

57-3Balsa Koprivicia helped

lead Montverde Academy toa57-3record

(.950 winning percentage)in his two seasons aMontverde Academy


ForwardMalik Osborne#106-9, 215, Redshirt Sophomore, Matteson, Ill.

2019-20* BeginsplayinhisfirstactiveplayerintheSeminoles’rosteraftersittingoutthe2018-19seasonaftertransferringto Florida State from Rice prior to the season* A starter with 2 points and a game-high 9 rebounds in Florida State’s season-opener at Pitt* Totaled10points,4reboundsand1stealinFloridaState’svictoryatNo.6FloridainGainesville* Totaled 6 points, 9 rebounds and 1 blocked shot ni Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina

2018-19 Season * Satoutthe2018-19seasonaftertransferringfromRicewhereheplayedasafreshmanduringthe2017-18season* 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* Started27oftheOwls’31games

On Osborne* Graduated from Rich South High School in Illinois in 2016* Averaged10.8points,7.1reboundsand1.6blockedshotsasamemberofthevarsityteamasasenior* Led the Stars to an 18-8 record* EarnedAll-ConferenceFirstTeamandAll-AreaHonorableMentionhonorsin2017* 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 .........7atFIU(2-14-18)...................7vs.Marshall(2-15-18)FGA ..........17vs.Marshall(2-15-18)FG% ......... .800 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)3FGM .......3vs.4teams...................Lastvs.WesternKentucky(2-17-18)3FGA ........ 9 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)3FG% ....... .750vs.WesternKentucky(2-17-18)FTM .......... 9 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FTA ........... 11 vs. Charlotte (1-6-18)FT% ......... 1.000 vs. 9 Teams...................Last vs. Western Carolina (11-15-19)OR.............5vs.UNLV(11-20-17)DR ............. 10 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)REBS ........13vs.TexasSanAntonio(12-28-17)................... 13 vs. Marshall (2-15-18)AST ........... 2 vs. 6 teams...................LastatFIU(2-14-18)BLK ..........4atPitt(11-6-19)STL ...........4atStephenF.Austin(12-9-17)MIN ..........36atStephenF.Austin(12-9-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

22Malik Osborne scored his career-high of 22 points against Marshall on Feb.

15, 2018. After transferring to Florida State from Rice he has three years of eligi-

bility remaining

2019-20 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 PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-1 23 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-7 9 2 0 1 4 0 2N10 atFlorida 2-2 26 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 4 4 0 0 0 1 10N15 Western Carolina 3-3 15 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 4-5 9 2 1 1 1 0 6N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


2019-20 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 PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

Nathanael Jack’s Career HighsPTS ...........FGM .........FGA ..........FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR ............. 1 at Pitt (11-6-19)REBS ........ 1 at Pitt (11-6-19)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ........... MIN .......... 3 at Pitt (11-6-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

#11 Nathanael Jack Guard

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

2019-20 Season* WillbeintheSeminoles’rotationattheguardpositioninhisfirstseasonatFloridaState.* A junior college transfer from Eastern Florida State College which is located in Cocoa, Florida.

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 made his ju-nior college career-high of eight3-pointfieldgoalsinEastern Florida State Col-lege’s victory over Chipola College during the 2018-19

season


Justin Lindner’s Career HighsPTS ........... 2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)FGM .........FGA .......... 1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM .......... 2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)FTA ........... 2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)...................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% ......... 1.000 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)OR.............1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)DR .............1vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)................... 1 at Tulane (11-11-19)...................1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)REBS ........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)...................1vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)................... 1 at Tulane (11-11-19)...................1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)AST ...........2vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)BLK ..........STL ........... 1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)MIN ..........4vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

#12 Justin Lindner Guard

2019-20 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 PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

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

2019-20* One of the Seminoles’ most experienced guards who is in his fourth season as a member of the program* HashelpedtheSeminolesreachtheNCAATournamentinhisfirstthreeseasonsasaSeminole.* Joined the team as a freshman in the fall of 2016.

2018-19 Season* Averaged0.3points,0.7reboundsand0.7assistsasheplayedinacareer-highsevengames.* 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* Averaged4.0pointsand1.0reboundinFloridaState’stwo-gameexhibitionseasontobegintheseason* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic* Totaled1reboundin2minutesofplayingtimeinFloridaState’svictoryoverTheCitadelonNov.24* Earned 1 minute of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Missouri in the NCAA Tournament

2016-17* BecameamemberoftheSeminolemen’sbasketballteamtobeginthe2016-17season* 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* Averaged 11.0 points, 4.8 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 53 percent from the field in leading Christian Brothers to a 28-2 record and to the semifinals of the state championship tournament as a junior* Earned All-Region First-Team honors and served as the team captain as a senior* Named as the Most Valuable Player at the Fort Walton Beach Blowout as a senior

57-3Justin Linder helped

Christian Brothers High School in Memphis to a 57-3recordandtwostatechampionship tournament

appearances as a junior and senior


CenterDominik Olejniczak#157-0, Graduate, Torun, Poland (Pronounced: DOM-A-Nick Ole’-knee-Chuck)

2019-20 Season (at Florida State)* PlayinghisfinalseasonofeligibilityaftertransferringtoFloridaStatefromOleMissasagraduatetransfer.* OnlythethirdgraduatetransferatFloridaStatefollowingthefootstepsofJeffPeterson(2012)andDavidNichols (2019). Both Peterson and Nichols helped lead the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament.* ComestoFloridaStateafteroneseasonatDrake(2015-16)andtwoseasonsatOleMiss(2017-18and2018-19)* MadehisFloridaStatedebutwith2reboundsin7minutesofplayinFloridaState’swinatFloridainGainesville

2018-19 Season (At Ole Miss)* Averaged5.3points(seventhontheteam),3.0rebounds(fifth),acareer-highandteam-leading0.9blockedshots (first)andshotateamleading.575fromthefieldasheplayedinall33gamesatOleMiss.* Establishedcareer-highsforgamesplayed(33),gamesstarted(22),assists(23),blockedshots(30),steals(17),minutes played (603) and average minutes played per game (16.3).* Led the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament with a 20-13 overall record and a 10-8 record in SEC play.

2017-18 Season (At Ole Miss)* Averaged4.3points(eighthontheteam),2.6rebounds(sixth)and0.6blockedshots(fourth)whileplayinginall32 games for the Rebels.* Started11gamesfortheRebelsinhisfirstseasonofeligibilityinOxford.* Shot.531fromthefieldashecontinuedtodisplayhisfieldgoalshootingprowess.

2016-17 (at Ole Miss)* Sat out the season at Ole Miss as a redshirt due to NCAA transfer regulations…practiced but did not travel with the Rebels during the season.

2015-16 Season* Averagedacareer-high6.5points(fourthontheteam),acareer-high4.1rebounds(third)and0.7blockedshots(first) inhelpingDraketoa7-24overallrecord.* Drake is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.* Playedin30oftheBulldogs31gamesandaveraged16.4minutesplayedpergame.* Shotacareer-high.722fromthefieldandwasonly18fieldgoalsmadeshortofestablishingtheDrakeschoolrecord forbestfieldgoalpercentageinasingleseason.

On Olejniczak* OlejniczakisworkingtowardsearninghisMaster’sdegreeinInternationalAffairsatFloridaState.* Named to the National Team of Poland for competition in the FIBA World Cup of Basketball in China on August. 30, 2019.* Polandadvancedtothequarterfinalsandearnedaneighthplacestandingwitha5-3record.* Averaged1.6points,1.4reboundsand0.2assistsasheplayedinsixofPoland’seightgamesinthetournament.

Dominik Olejniczak’s Career HighsPTS ...........19vs.Loyola(2-17-16)*FGM ......... 9 vs. Missouri State (3-3-16)*FGA ..........13atTexas(1-27-18)**................... 13 vs. Missouri State (3-3-16)*FG% ......... 1.000 vs. 13 Teams...................Last vs. Oklahoma (3-22-19)**3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM .......... 9 vs. Auburn (1-9-19)**FTA ........... 12 vs. Auburn (1-9-19)**FT% .........1.000vs.14Teams...................Last vs. Georgia (2-23-19)**OR.............6 at Auburn (1-9-19)**DR .............11 vs. Simpson College (11-13-15)*REBS ........12 vs. Simpson College (11-13-15)*AST ...........3 vs. Oklahoma (3-22-19)**BLK ..........6vs.Loyola(2-17-16)*STL ........... 3 vs. Chattanooga (12-16-18)**................... 3 at Auburn (1-9-18)**MIN ..........34vs.Loyola(2-27-16)*underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season* - Denotes at Drake (2015-16)**-DenotesatOleMiss(2017-18,2018-19)

8Dominik Olejniczak helped lead Poland to an 8th place finishinthe2019FIBA

World Championships. It washisfisrttimeplayinghis his national team from

Poland in competition

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Dominik OlejniczakDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 atFlorida 1-0 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 2-0 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .00 000 .000 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


#20 Travis Light Guard

Travis Light’s Career HighsPTS ...........6vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FGM .........2vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FGA ..........3vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FG% ......... .667vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)3FGM .......2vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)3FGA ........3vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)3FG% ....... .667vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)REBS ........1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........3vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)...................3vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

10.4TravisLightaveraged10.4points in his only season at IMG Academy during the

2015-16 season

6-5, 175, Redshirt Junior, Vienna, Va.

2019-20 Season* In his fourth season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team and at the beginning of the 2019-20 season * Has two years of eligibility remaining* AmemberofthreeNCAATournamentteams–thesecondroundin2017,theEliteEightin2018andtheSweet16 in 2019* Has played in three NCAA Tournament games in his career — two in 2018 (against Missouri and Gonzaga) and one in 2019 (against Murray State)

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* Averaged1.5pointsasheearnedplayingtimeinbothofFloridaState’sexhibitiongamesin2017-18* 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* Averaged10.4points,3.6reboundsand2.3assistsin18gamesplayedatIMGAcademyin2016* Graduated from Montverde Academy in 2015* Was a member of the Eagles’ prep team coached by former North Carolina shooting guard Dante Calabria…

2019-20 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 PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


GuardM.J. Walker#23

M.J. Walker’s Career HighsPTS ...........24atVirginiaTech(1-20-18)FGM ......... 8 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................8 at Virginia Tech (1-20-18)FGA .......... 16 vs. LSU (11-23-18)FG% ......... .800vs.GeorgeWashington(11-14-17)3FGM .......6atMiami(1-27-19)3FGA ........ 9 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................9vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)3FG% ....... .857atMiami(1-27-19)FTM ..........7vs.Pitt(2-18-18)FTA ........... 8 vs. Pitt (2-18-18)FT% .........1.000vs.17Teams...................Last at Pitt (11-6-19)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 ...........5atMiami(1-27-19)...................5 vs. Duke (1-12-19)STL ........... 3 vs. LSU (11-23-18)...................3vs.Michigan(3-24-18)BLK .......... 2 at Boston College (1-20-19)MIN ..........42vs.LSU(11-23-18)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2018-19 season

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

2019-20* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* A starter in the Seminoles’ backcourt for the second consecutive season* A member of two NCAA Tournament teams -- the Elite Eight in 2018 and the Sweet 16 in 2019* Totaled 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida in Gainesville* Totaled18points(17inthesecondhalf)alongwith4reboundsand2assistsinFloridaState’swinoverW.Carolina

2018-19 Season* Averagedacareer-high7.5points(fourthontheteam),acareer-high2.2rebounds(seventh),acareer-high1.6assists (fourth)andacareer-high0.8steals(second)whilemakingacareer-high443-pointshots(second)* Shotacareer-high.759fromthefreethrowlineandmadeacareer-high49freethrows* 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* Averaged7.0points(seventh)and1.7rebounds(ninth)whilemaking413-pointshots(fourth)in35games* Career-high24pointson8madefieldgoalsand4made3-pointfieldgoalsinFloridaState’swinoverVirginiaTech* Totaled14pointsinhisfirstcareerstartinFloridaState’s88-75victoryoverPittinTallahasseeonFeb.18* Totaled12points,3reboundsand2assistsinhiscareerdebutagainstGeorgeWashingtononNov.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* GraduatedfromJonesboroHighSchoolin2017* Namedthe6APlayeroftheYearintheStateofGeorgiabytheAtlantaJournal-Constitutionasheaveraged27.8 points,6.5reboundsand2.4assistsasasenior* Led Jonesboro to a 23-6 overall record as a senior* Named to the USA Today All-USA Second-Team in 2016

3M.J. Walker received three scholarshipofferstoplay

football at Clemson, Miami (Fla.) and Michigan. He

was a free safety and a wide receiver as a high school

football star

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- M.J. WalkerDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-1 16 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0-5 5 4 0 0 0 0 4N10 at Florida 2-2 32 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 5-6 .833 0-3 3 1 1 2 1 1 12N15 Western Carolina 3-3 26 5-11 .455 3-6 .500 5-7 .714 0-4 4 3 2 1 1 0 18N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


#24 Devin Vassell Guard/ Forward

Devin Vassell’s Career HighsPTS ..........16vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)FGM ........6 at Florida (11-10-19)..................6 at Pitt (11-6-19)FGA .........15 at Florida (11-10-19)FG% ..........857atPitt(11-6-19)3FGM ......4vs.VirginiaTech(3-14-19)3FGA .......7vs.VirginiaTech(3-14-19)3FG% ......1.000 at Pitt (11-6-19)..................1.000 vs. Notre Dame (2-15-19)..................1.000 vs. UAB (11-22-18)FTM .........4atVirginia(1-5-19)..................4vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)FTA ..........6 at Virginia (1-5-19)..................6vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)FT% ........1.000 vs. Vermont (3-21-19)..................1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)..................1.000 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)OR............2 at Florida (11-10-19)..................2 at Pitt (11-6-19)..................2 vs. North Florida (12-19-18)DR ............6 vs. Duke (3-16-19)..................6 vs. Notre Dame (2-15-19)REBS .......7vs.Duke(3-16-19)..................7vs.NotreDame(2-15-19)AST ..........3 vs. North Florida (12-19-18)BLK .........2 vs. Duke (3-16-19)STL ..........3 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)MIN .........34atFlorida(11-101-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during the 2019-20

13.5Devin Vassell made a

career-high43-pointfieldgoals against Virginia Tech inthequarterfinalsofthe2019 ACC Tournament

-- including one that tied thegamewith4secondsremaing in regualtion.

6-6, 180, Sophomore, Suwanee, Ga. (Pronounced Dev-In Va-Sell)

2019-20 Season* One of the Seminoles’ toughest defenders who utilizes his athleticism and incredible wingspan to lockdown some of the top players in the nation.* Takesadvantageofhisincrediblewing-span(measuredat6-91/4),hisheight(6-5)andhisleapingabilityon bothoffenseanddefense.* Totaled14points,2reboundsand1assistinFloridaState’sseasonopeneratPitt* Scored 13 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and added 2 steals in Florida State’s victory over No. 6 Florida* Totaled 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in Florida State’s victory over Western Carolina

2018-19 Season* Averaged4.5points(ninthontheteam)and1.5rebounds(10th)whileplayingin33ofFloridaState’s37games.* Averaged10.7minutesplayedpergameinleadingtheSeminolestotheSweet16oftheNCAATournamentinhis firstseasonasaSeminole* Shotateam-leading.419fromthe3-pointline–hefinishedastheonlySeminoletoshoot40percentorbetterfrom the3-pointline--ledtheACC’sfreshmenwithhis.4193-pointshootingpercentage–hewasoneofonlytwofresh menintheACC(alsoIsaiahWilkinsofVirginiaTech)toshoot40percentorbetterfromthe3-pointlinewith50or more attempts during the 2018-19 season. * Career-high16points,4rebounds,1assistand1stealinFloridaState’s85-68winoverSoutheastMissouri

On Vassell * Florida State’s lone scholarship freshman in the 2018 recruiting class* AneffectiverebounderanddefenderwhofitsintoFloridaState’steamdefensivephilosophywell* A talented scorer who can shoot well from long range and who has the athleticism to drive to the basket* Saidtohaveafeatherytouchfromtheoutsideandtheabilitytooperatewellintraffic* Has explosive athleticism, a high basketball IQ and relentless energy on the court

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Devin VassellDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 *atPittsburgh 1-1 21 6-7 .857 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 2-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 14N10 atFlorida 2-2 34 6-15 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 2-4 6 1 0 0 1 2 13N15 Western Carolina 3-3 32 4-9 .444 0-3 .000 2-4 .500 1-4 5 2 2 1 1 0 10N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


#30 Harrison Prieto Forward

Harrison Prieto’s Career HighsPTS ..........2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)..................2 at Syracuse (2-5-19)..................2vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FGM ........1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)..................1 at Syracuse (2-5-19)..................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FGA .........2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................2vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FG% .........500vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)FTM .........FTA ..........FT% ........OR............2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)DR ............2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)REBS .......4vs.MurrayState(3-23-19)AST ..........1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)BLK .........STL ..........MIN .........5 at Pitt (11-6-19)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

206Harrison Prieto blocked 206

shots during his four-year varsity career at St. Paul’s High School in Covington,

La.

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Harrison PrietoDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0N10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

6-8, 230, Redshirt-Junior, Mandeville, La.

2019-20 Season* AteamcaptainasnamedbyHeadCoachLeonardHamiltonandhisstaff.* Continues to earn an expanded role as a member of the Seminoles’ frontcourt rotation as he has developed into a valuable reserve for the Seminoles.* His growing importance to the Seminoles was evident during the 2018-19 season as he played in a career-high nine games,acareer-highfiveACCgamesandinFloridaState’svictoryoverMurrayStateintheNCAATournament.

2018-19 Season* Averaged0.9pointsand0.9reboundsandshot.667fromthefieldwhileplayinginacareer-highninegames.* Tiedhiscareer-highwithtwopointsinfourdifferentgamesasaredshirtsophomore–atSyracuse,againstWakeForest at home, at Georgia Tech and against Murray State in the NCAA Tournament.* Ahappyhomecomingwith1reboundin4minutesofplayinFloridaState’svictoryoverTulaneinNewOrleans* First career ACC basket in Florida State’s victory over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.* Totaled2pointsandacareer-high4reboundsinFloridaState’s90-62winoverMurrayStateintheACCTournament.

2017-18* Averaged1.0pointand0.0reboundsintwogamesplayedduringthe2017-18season.* EarnedplayingtimeforthefirsttimeinhiscareerinFloridaState’svictoryoverTheCitadelonNov.24.* Totaled 2 points in 3 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s victory over Southern Miss on Dec. 21.

2016-17 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.

On Prieto* Graduated from St. Paul’s School in Covington, La., in 2016.* Totaled1,178careerpoints,736careerreboundsand206careerblockedshotsasafour-yearmemberofthe St. Paul’s varsity.* Team captain and St. Paul’s Player of the Year as a senior.* Earned the Jimmy Dunn award in 2016 as Most Outstanding Athlete.


#31 Wyatt Wilkes

Wyatt Wilkes’ Career HighsPTS ........... 6 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FGM ......... 2 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FGA ..........4vs.NorthFlorida(12-19-18)...................4vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)FG% ......... 1.000 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)...................1.000vs.GeorgeWashington(11-14-17)3FGM ....... 2 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)3FGA ........4vs.SoutheastMissouri(12-17-18)3FG% ....... 1.000 vs. Canisius (11-19-18)FTM .......... 2 at Virginia (1-5-19)FTA ........... 3 at Virginia (1-5-19)FT% ......... .667atVirginia(1-5-19)OR.............1vs.7Teams ...................Last at Pitt (11-6-19)DR .............3vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)REBS ........4vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)AST ...........2vs.Loyola(Md.)(12-6-17)BLK .......... 1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)...................1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)STL ........... 1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)...................1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)...................1 at Virginia (1-5-19)...................1vs.KennesawState(11-22-17)MIN ..........13vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)...................13vs.Loyola(Md.)(12-6-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

6-8, 220, Redshirt Sophomore, Orlando, Fla.

2019-20 Season* One of the Seminoles’ hardest workers who has been a member of two NCAA Tournament teams.* Helped the Seminoles to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament and to the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.* HashelpedFloridaStatetoanaverageof26winsinthefirsttwoseasonsofhiscareer.

2018-19 Season* Averaged1.5pointsand0.7reboundsasheplayedinacareer-high15gamesasaredshirtfreshman.* Earned increased throughout the season as compared to his freshman season when he played in only six game.* FloridaStatefinishedhissecondseasonwitha29-8overallrecord,a13-5ACCrecord,afourthplacefinishinthe ACC standings and an appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

2017-18 Season* A redshirt season after an ankle injury limited him to just six games during his true freshman season.* Averaged0.7pointsand1.5reboundswhileappearinginsixgamesduringhisfirstseasonasaSeminole.* Totaled2pointsinhiscareerdebutagainstGeorgeWashingtononNov.14.* Totaled4reboundsand1blockedshotin8minutesofplayinFloridaState’svictoryoverTheCitadelonNov.24.

On Wilkes* GraduatedfromWinterParkHighSchoolin2017.* Earned All-State Class 8A Second Team honors as a senior.* All-Area First Team selection in 2015 and 2016 by the Orlando Sentinel.* Averaged17.4points,9.5reboundsand4.5assistspergameinhisseniorseason.

1,474WyattWilkesscored1,474

career points, was a member of the Winter Park varsity for four seasons and averagedindoublefigurescoring in three of his four

seasons on the varsity

Forward

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Wyatt WilkesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh 1-0 8 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0N10 at Florida 2-0 6 0-1 000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0N15 Western Carolina 3-0 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0N20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


Will Miles’ Career HighsPTS ..........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FGM ........FGA .........2 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)FG% ........3FGM ......3FGA .......1 vs. Murray State (3-23-19)..................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)..................1vs.TheCitadel(11-24-17)3FG% ......FTM .........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FTA ..........2 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)FT% .........500 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)OR............DR ............1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)REBS .......1 at Georgia Tech (2-16-19)..................1vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)STL ..........1 vs. Wake Forest (2-13-19)MIN .........3vs.SouthernMiss(12-21-17)underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

13.7WillMilesaveraged13.7points in 30 games as a

senior at Trinity Prep as a senior in 2016. He led the Saintstoa24-6recordandtotheClass4Aregional

finals

6-6, 220, Redshirt Junior, Orlando, Fla.

2019-20* AmemberofthreeNCAATournamentteamsinhisfirstthreeseasonsasamemberofthemen’sbasketballteamat Florida State.* Helped the Seminoles to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament andtotheSecondRoundofthe2017NCAATournament.* In his third season as a member of the basketball team at Florida State.* Missedhisentirefirstseason(2017-18)withabackinjury.

2018-19 Season* Averaged 0.2 points and 0.2 rebounds as he played in a career-high six games in his third season as a member of the Florida State Men’s Basketball team.* Playedinacareer-highsixgamesandscoredthefirstpointofhiscareerasaredshirtsophomore.* Played in a career-high three ACC games.* Earned 2 minutes of playing time in Florida State’s 90-62 win over Murray State in the NCAA Tournament.

2017-18 Season* Averaged0.0pointsand0.3reboundsinthreegamesduringthe2017-18season.* Averaged2.0pointsasheearnedplayingtimeinbothoftheSeminoles’exhibitiongamestobeginthe2017-18season.* EarnedplayingtimeinaregularseasongameforthefirsttimeinhiscareeragainstFordhamintheJamaicaClassic.

2016-17 Season* JoinedtheSeminolemen’sbasketballteamforthe2016-17season.* Aredshirtseasonin2016-17.

On Will Miles* A third generation family member who is the fourth member of his family to play basketball at Florida State.* His father, an uncle and his grandfather all played basketball at Florida State.

Guard#33 Will Miles

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Will MilesDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College


Ty Hands’ Career HighsPTS ...........FGM .........FGA ..........FG% .........3FGM .......3FGA ........3FG% .......FTM ..........FTA ...........FT% .........OR.............DR .............REBS ........AST ...........BLK ..........STL ...........MIN ..........underlined denotes career high established or tied during 2019-20 season

6-5, 180, Redshirt-Freshman, Palm Beach Lakes, Fla.

2019-20 Season* In his second season as a member of the Seminole men’s basketball team.* Hasfouryearsofeligibilityremainingbeginningwiththe2019-20seasonaftersufferingakneeinjurypriortothestart of the 2019-20 season.* Because of the injury, he took a redshirt season and has worked to get himself back into the Seminoles’ rotation for his second season at Florida State.* A member of the Seminoles’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Team in 2019.

2018-19 Season* A redshirt season after undergoing surgery for a torn ACL in his right knee.* Underwent successful surgery on August 22, 2018.* Traveled to many of Florida State’s games and practiced with the team while rehabilitating his knee.

On Hands* Ty and his younger brother, Tre, are the sons of two FSU alum, Tera and Lorenzo Hands, a former Seminole star and four-year letterman at Florida State from 1988 to 1993.* Lorenzo was a member of four NCAA Tournament teams including Florida State’s 1993 Elite Eight team.* Afour-yearlettermanofthevarsitybasketballandtrackandfieldteamsatPalmBeachLakes.* Served as the team captain during his junior and senior seasons.* A member of the Palm Beach County Fab Five Team as a senior.

2019-20 Game-By-Game Statistics -- Ty HandsDate Opponent G-GS Min FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. O-D Rebs PF A TO B S PtsN6 * at Pittsburgh DNPN10 at Florida DNPN15 Western Carolina DNPN20 Chattanooga N23 St. Francis (Pa.) N25 Chicago State N29 vs. Tennessee N30 vs. Purdue/VCU D3 at Indiana D8 * Clemson D17 North Florida D21 vs. USF D28 North Alabama D31 * Georgia Tech J4 *atLouisvilleJ8 * at Wake Forest J15 * Virginia J18 * at Miami J25 * Notre Dame J28 * at Virginia F1 * at Virginia Tech F3 * North Carolina F8 * Miami F10 * at Duke F15 * Syracuse F18 * Pittsburgh F22 * at NC State F24 * Louisville F29 * at Clemson M4 *atNotreDameM7 * Boston College

Ty Hands#44 Guard

14.7/5.4TyHandsaveraged4.7pointsand5.4rboundsasa senior captain at Palm

Beach Lakes High School duringthe2017-18season

Exhibition 1 -- Florida State 95,Barry 66

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida State’s exhibition opener provided a glimpse of what lies ahead for the Seminoles – both in the upcoming season and beyond. It also showed coach Leonard Hamilton a few things he’d like for his team to tighten up between now and the Seminoles’ season opener on November 6. So, in that sense, it was a near-perfect evening for FSU, which got 19 points and fi ve assists from senior Trent Forrest in a 95-66 victory over Barry University at the Donald L. Tucker Center. Forrest, the central fi gure for an FSU team that lost its top two scorers from a year ago, was one of six Seminoles to fi nish in double-fi gures. Anthony Polite added 18 – including 16 in the second half – while RaiQuan Gray (10 points) and newcomers Patrick Williams (12, nine rebounds), Nathanael Jack (10), Dominik Olejniczak (10 points, seven rebounds) and Malik Osborne (seven points, seven boards) all enjoyed productive outings.

Florida State 95, Barry University 66Donald L. Tucker Center

Oct. 22, 2019Barry Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Walshe 21 0-3 0-2 6-8 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6Moya 17 2-7 1-5 0-1 0-3 3 1 2 3 0 1 5Birts 20 1-4 1-1 4-4 3-2 5 2 0 4 1 1 7Allende 17 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0Dolven 24 1-4 0-0 1-3 2-3 5 4 1 2 0 0 3Perez 21 4-8 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 2 0 2 8Sheffi eld 7 2-3 2-2 0-0 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 6Marcinekvisius 3 0-0 0-0 01 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Kakar 18 4-8 2-4 2-2 2-1 3 1 0 4 0 0 12Scerbinskis 26 4-7 4-5 2-3 1-1 2 2 0 1 1 1 14Mikyska 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0Dean 9 0-6 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0Mejia 8 1-5 1-4 2-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5Team 0-4 4 Totals 200 19-60 11-27 17-24 10-20 30 21 8 22 2 6 66

Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 26 4-6 2-3 0-1 0-4 4 2 4 4 0 4 10Polite 22 7-9 3-4 1-1 0-2 2 3 0 0 1 3 18Forrest 21 7-10 0-1 5-6 1-2 3 1 5 3 1 1 19Williams 18 5-10 0-3 2-2 1-8 9 2 0 3 1 0 12Olejniczak 16 5-5 0-0 0-0 2-3 5 1 0 2 0 0 10Osborne 26 2-8 0-3 3-4 4-3 7 3 0 2 2 1 7Jack 24 3-12 3-13 1-2 4-3 7 4 0 1 0 0 10Lindner 16 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0Prieto 5 0-1 0-0 1-2 1-0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1Wilkes 18 3-9 2-7 0-0 2-4 6 2 0 1 0 0 8Light 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Miles 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0Team 0-3 3 Totals 200 36-70 10-31 13-20 16-35 51 23 12 22 5 9 95 FG% - Barry, .317, Florida State, .514. 3FG% - Barry, .407, Florida State, .323. FT% - Barry, .708. Florida State, .650. Technical Fouls: Barry -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Ray Styons, Les Jones, Anthony Burris

Barry 21 45 - 66Florida State 27 58 - 95

Exhibition 2 -- Florida State 84, Columbus State 54

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – - In its fi nal exhibition game before regular season play begins at Pittsburgh, Florida State earned an 84-54 victory over Columbus State at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center. Sophomore Devin Vassell led three Seminoles in double fi gures with 18 points. Also in double fi gures were Anthony Polite with 16 points and freshman Patrick Williams with 10. The game saw some familiar faces returning to the court after missing Florida State’s exhibition victory over Barry. Both M.J. Walker and Devin Vassell made their highly anticipated season debuts and came back with a vengeance. Walker, who started and played nine fi rst half minutes, totaled six points on two made 3-point shots. Vassell totaled 18 points (three-of-three three-pointers) and fi nished with six rebounds.

Florida State 84, Columbus StateDonald L. Tucker Center

Nov. 1, 2019Columbus Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Thomas 19 0-5 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0Givens 21 6-12 2-7 2-3 0-1 1 0 1 7 0 1 16Taylor 21 2-7 0-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 1 0 0 4Paulding 23 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-3 3 0 0 0 3 0 0Moore 24 2-3 0-0 2-4 0-2 2 0 1 1 0 3 6Horton, L 26 5-13 1-6 4-2 1-2 3 2 2 3 0 0 15Preston 16 2-3 0-0 1-0 1-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 5Porter-Wilson 14 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2Horton, C. 8 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3David, Jr. 6 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0Ivey 4 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3Jedenski 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Kemp 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Gaines 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Team 0-0 2 Totals 200 20-56 5-28 9-13 3-18 21 10 10 17 3 6 54

Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 20 1-4 0-0 2-2 2-6 7 0 3 3 0 3 4Forrest 28 1-5 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 2 7 2 0 2 2Osborne 20 3-11 0-0 1-1 2-6 10 0 0 1 0 0 7Walker 10 2-6 2-6 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6Vassell 23 7-9 3-3 1-1 1-5 6 2 0 2 2 0 18Williams 23 5-11 0-2 0-0 3-1 4 1 1 3 0 1 10Koprivica 19 4-5 0-0 0-0 5-6 11 3 1 2 0 0 8Polite 25 5-9 2-4 4-4 0-1 1 2 2 2 0 3 16Jack 15 2-8 1-6 0-0 1-0 1 0 3 2 0 1 5Wilkes 14 2-5 1-3 1-2 4-2 6 0 1 0 0 1 6Lindner 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Light 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Prieto 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0Team 2-3 5 Totals 200 33-74 9-26 9-10 22-34 56 12 18 20 2 11 84

FG% - Columbis Sate, .357, Florida State, .446. 3FG% - Columbus State, .179, Florida State, .346. FT% - Collumbus State, .692. Florida State, .900. Technical Fouls: Columbus State -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Leee Cassell, Jemel Spearman, Kellen Milner

Columbus State 29 55 - 54Florida State 41 43 - 84

Game 1 -- Pitt 63, Florida State 61

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Reserves Ryan Murphy and TerrellBrown scored 13 points to lead Pitt to a 63-61 win over FloridaState in the season opener for both tems. The Panthers wondespite shooting just 31 percent (16 of 51) from the fi eld.Pitt survived by getting into the lane relentlessly against thebigger Seminoles, an approach that helped them outscoreFlorida State 22-13 at the free throw line. Senior guard TrentForrest led Florida State with 19 points. Devin Vassell added14 but the Seminoles couldn’t survive 14 turnovers and 27fouls. RaiQuan Gray, Malik Osborne and Balsa Koprivica allfouled out for Florida State. Florida State went up 40-31 on alayup by Osborne with 13:37 to play. The Panthers, however,responded. The Seminoles had a chance to tie it at the endof regulation but Patrick Williams missed a jumper with twoseconds to go. Anthony Polite grabbed the off ensive reboundbut couldn’t get a shot off before the buzzer. Florida Stateshot 40 percent (21 of 53) from the fl oor.

Pitt 63, Florida State 61Petersen Events Center

Nov. 6, 2019Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 27 3-6 0-2 1-2 2-1 3 5 2 1 0 0 7Osborne 23 1-4 0-2 0-0 2-7 9 5 0 1 4 0 2Forrest 39 8-16 1-3 2-3 0-2 2 2 2 5 1 2 19Walker 16 0-4 0-2 4-4 0-5 5 4 0 0 0 0 4Vassell 21 6-7 2-2 0-0 2-0 2 2 1 1 0 0 14Polite 25 2-10 2-6 2-2 1-3 4 3 0 3 0 1 8Williams 27 1-5 1-2 2-2 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5Koprivica 6 0-0 0-2 2-2 1-0 1 5 0 1 0 0 2Wilkes 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0Jack 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Prieto 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Team 1-2 3 Totals 200 21-53 6-20 13-15 10-25 35 27 6 14 6 4 61

Pitt Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Hamilton 18 2-2 0-0 2-3 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6Drumgoole, Jr. 20 0-4 0-3 0-0 0-1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0Johnson 38 3-11 2-4 5-8 0-6 6 3 1 2 0 2 13McGowens 34 2-6 2-5 4-6 1-6 7 4 5 6 0 1 10Toney 13 0-7 0-3 0-0 2-0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0Browne 22 4-5 0-0 5-6 2-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 13Murphey 31 3-7 3-6 4-4 1-3 4 1 3 2 0 0 13Champagnie 23 2-9 2-5 2-4 2-4 6 3 0 0 0 0 8Team 2-3 5 1 Totals 200 16-51 9-26 22-31 13-24 37 16 11 13 0 5 63 FG% - Florida State, .396, Pitt, .314. 3FG% - Florida State, .300, Pitt, .346. FT% - Florida State, .867. Pitt, .710. Technical Fouls: Florida State -- Walker. Pitt -- Champagnie. Referees - Ted Valentine, Mike Stephens, Tony Henderson

Florida State 25 36 - 61Pitt 25 38 - 63

Game 2 -- Florida State 63, Florida 51

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Devin Vassell scored 13 points, M.J. Walker added 12 and Florida State upset No. 6 Florida 63-51 on Sunday, extending its series winning streak to six. The Seminoles (1-1) avoided their fi rst 0-2 start since 2000 thanks to suff ocating defense that forced the rival Gators (1-1) into 16 turnovers and a woeful shooting performance. Florida was 14 of 50 from the fi eld, including 4 of 22 from 3-point range. A sellout crowd witnessed FSU take over late in the fi rst half and really seize control after the break. The Gators went 10 minutes with just one fi eld goal -- a dunk on an inbound play -- as Florida State pulled ahead 38-25 in the opening minutes of the second half. The ‘Noles went up by 14 on Anthony Polite’s 3-pointer with 9:31 to play. The Seminoles made 11 of their fi rst 20 shots in the second half. They also fi nished with fi ve blocked shots and eight steals.

Florida State 63, Florida 61Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center

Nov. 10, 2019Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 24 1-5 1-3 4-6 0-5 5 1 2 1 0 1 7Osborne 26 4-7 0-0 2-2 2-2 4 4 0 0 0 1 10Forrest 31 1-7 1-3 5-6 3-5 8 1 7 4 0 1 8Walker 32 3-10 1-5 5-6 0-3 3 1 1 2 0 1 12Vassell 34 6-15 1-3 0-1 2-4 6 1 0 0 1 2 14Polite 18 2-3 1-1 2-2 0-2 2 1 0 1 1 1 7Williams 16 2-4 0-1 0-0 1-4 5 2 0 1 3 1 4Kaprovica 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2Olejniczak 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0Wilkes 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Team 2-1 3 Totals 200 20-55 5-17 18-23 11-26 37 17 11 9 5 8 63

Florida Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Johnson 30 8-12 1-2 2-2 1-3 4 2 0 4 0 0 19Blacksher 35 0-5 0-2 10-14 4-9 13 4 2 1 1 2 10Mann 23 1-6 1-4 2-2 0-2 2 4 0 1 0 0 5Nembhard 38 2-7 2-5 0-0 0-5 5 1 3 4 0 0 6Locke 30 1-11 0-7 0-0 0-3 3 1 1 2 0 0 2Lewis 22 0-4 0-2 4-4 1-0 1 3 0 1 3 1 4Payne 4 2-4 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 2 0 0 0 0 5Glover 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Jitoboh 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Team 5-2 7 3 Totals 200 14-50 4-22 19-26 13-26 39 19 6 16 4 3 51 FG% - Florida State, .364, Florida, .280. 3FG% - Florida State, .294, Florida, .182. FT% - Florida State, .783. Florida, .791. Technical Fouls: Florida State -- None. Florida -- None. Referees - Doug Shows, Tony Greene, Mike Eades

Florida State 25 38 - 63Florida 21 30 - 51

Game 3 -- Florida State 79, Western Carolina 74

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Freshman Patrick Williams and junior M.J. Walker each scored 18 points and Florida State rallied to top Western Carolina 79-74 in the Seminoles’ home opener. Forrest had 16 points for the Seminoles who trailed 41-24 with 3:41 left before halftime. Florida State gradually chipped away at the lead, going ahead for good with 45 seconds left in the second half as Williams made a layup. Mason Faulkner scored 21 points, including 12 in the fi rst half, as WCU took a commanding early lead. The Catamounts made 7 of 14 3-pointers in the fi rst half but cooled off and was just 2 of 9 in the second half. After Williams made a pair of free throws to give Florida State a 77-74 lead, Faulkner missed a long jumper with three seconds left as he hoped to make the shot and draw the foul in an attempt to tie it up and send the game to overtime. Florida State won its home opener, securing a 33rd straight nonconference victory at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

Florida State 79, Western Carolina 74Donald L. Tucker Center

Nov. 15, 2019W. Car. Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Dotson 27 5-11 0-0 1-2 2-6 8 3 0 2 0 1 11Steger 31 3-8 1-4 2-3 2-3 5 5 1 3 0 3 9Halvorsen 36 3-8 3-6 0-0 0-2 2 1 2 1 0 0 9Faulkner 37 6-15 2-6 7-7 2-2 4 1 7 3 0 1 21Gibson 33 6-10 3-5 0-0 0-1 1 4 0 3 0 0 15McCray 13 2-4 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4Cork 8 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 4 0 1 1 0 3Myers 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Sledd 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2Harris 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Team 2-3 5 1 Totals 200 27-60 9-23 11-14 10-21 31 22 10 14 1 5 74

Fl. State Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts.Gray 17 1-4 0-1 2-2 1-1 2 1 1 2 1 0 4Osborne 25 2-2 0-0 2-3 4-5 9 2 1 1 1 0 6Forrest 32 5-14 1-3 5-5 1-1 2 4 2 1 0 1 16Walker 26 5-11 3-6 5-7 0-4 4 3 2 1 1 0 18Vassell 32 4-9 0-3 2-4 1-4 5 2 2 1 1 0 10Evans 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Polite 24 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-2 2 0 1 2 1 2 3Williams 22 5-8 1-2 7-7 1-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 18Koprovica 10 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 0 3 1 0 4Wilkes 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Olenniczak 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0Team 0-2 2 Totals 200 25-55 6-20 23-28 9-23 32 18 10 14 6 3 79 FG% - Western Carolina, .450, Florida State, .455. 3FG% - Western Carolina, .391, Florida State, .300. FT% - Western Carolina, .786. Floirida State, .821. Technical Fouls: Western Carolina -- None. Florida State -- None. Referees - Mark Schnur, Lamar Simpson, Jermey Mosier

Western Carolina 43 31 - 74Florida State 36 43 - 79

Malik Osborne's Versatility Paying Dividends Early In His Florida State Career By Curt Weiler Tallahassee Democrat November 14, 2019 Days before his Florida State debut, Malik Osborne found out it would go a little differently than expected. The redshirt sophomore on the FSU men's basketball team had worked all preseason with the guards as he transitioned away from the center role he played in high school and in his one year at Rice before transferring to FSU. And yet, days before the Seminoles took on Pitt last Wednesday, he discovered that a calf strain to projected starting center Dominik Olejniczak would keep him out of the game. While he had worked with the guards for the majority of the preseason, his 6-foot-9 frame paired with the inexperience of true freshman center Balsa Koprivica caused a change of plans. Osborne would start at center in his FSU debut. "It was probably like a couple of days before when I heard that Dom was not gonna be able to play, so that it was like, 'Okay, you played big before at Rice and you had some experience,'" Osborne told the Democrat. "It was pretty much like I was a vet big even though I wasn't practicing as a big already so based on my prior experiences, a couple of days before, that's when I knew. I was like, okay, it's time to start game-planning at the five. "I never really knew I was gonna start and then I got the nod to start for the five so I was like you know it's not about just playing the five, it's about doing what I need to do at that position for what my team needs. It really wasn't a concern for me." Despite the late change, Osborne has found instant success in a spot he didn't expect to play for the Seminoles (1-1, 0-1 in ACC). After a pair of road games to start the season, he'll finally make his home debut Friday at 7 p.m. against Western Carolina (2-1). While Osborne transitioned away from playing the center position during his redshirt year, he's still got plenty of experience at the position. He played center in high school as well as in his only year at Rice, averaging 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds as a true freshman for the Owls. This wealth of experience helped it all come back to him quickly when he and the Seminoles needed it most. "At this point, it's second nature. The techniques, the footwork, all that stuff, it just comes naturally at that point because I've been doing it for so long and for so many reps... Nothing really went away and I'm thankful for it because it's helped our team," Osborne said. "I'm still working on guard stuff in practice, but I'm also focused on the bigs right now because that's where immediate help and assistance is needed right now." In his debut in FSU's 63-61 loss to Pitt, Osborne's offensive impact was minimal. He scored two points on four shots. However, he made a significant impact at the other end, wrangling a game-high nine rebounds -- four more than any other Seminole -- and blocking four shots. Olejniczak was able to play in FSU's second game at Florida Sunday, but he remained limited enough that Osborne was called on to start again.

In his introduction to the FSU-UF rivalry, he made his impact felt as he finished with 10 points and played a major role in keeping SEC Preseason Player of the Year Kerry Blackshear Jr. from hitting a shot from the floor. Blackshear had 10 points, but they all came from the free-throw line. "It's just huge to show the type of upside that he has and the type of ability, the type of player that he is to be able to go in and make an impact on the position that he's never really played at Florida State," sophomore Devin Vassell told the Democrat. "I'm excited for him to just keep learning the spot because I know that once he really gets it, he's going to be a dominant force." In short time, FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton has seen significant growth from Osborne in a role no one expected him to have to play entering preseason camp. "When you are playing in our system, you get accustomed to working on your individual improvement areas, working on your game, thinking that this is what is needed for me to fit in and help our program. All of a sudden now, you lose Dominik and he's the next choice," Hamilton said. "That was a tremendous adjustment for him. That didn't come easy because just to get in there, draw fouls, he was challenged by that early. A few more practices, I thought he got a little more comfortable. Those are some areas we need to work on because we need everybody to be comfortable in whatever position we put them in in relation to what we need in a particular game." It's unclear whether FSU will ask Osborne to remain at center or return to more of a perimeter role once Olejniczak is fully healthy and ready to claim the starting center role. It doesn't much matter to Osborne. He's going to have the same approach regardless. "Everything is pretty much was the same as far as my mindset, the aggression in and just going out and being who I am and that's just like a rebounder, a hustle player and an energy guy," Osborne said. "I knew whether I was going to be a perimeter player or play in the post, that that was going to be my mindset regardless."

Florida State freshman Patrick Williams 'Scratching The Surface' Of His Potential Wayne McGahee III Tallahassee Democrat Oct. 24, 2019 Florida State's Patrick Williams isn't a typical freshman. The 6-foot-8, 225-pound forward from Charlotte, N.C. comes to Tallahassee with enormous expectations. Williams was ranked as a five-star prospect out of West Charlotte High by the 247Sports composite rankings in the 2019 class, and he's already been projected as a first round pick in a 2020 mock draft by ESPN. "He has all the tools to be a very, very special player at Florida State," FSU associate head coach Stan Jones told the Democrat. "He's just scratching the surface of what he's going to become. I think he's the youngest freshman we've ever had come in. He's from a great family and he's got he's got great character. I'll be shocked if he doesn't just continue to grow and grow and do some spectacular things during the course of the season." There's usually an adjustment period for highly-ranked prospects as they transition from high school to the college level. Being able to take plays off on the defensive end, getting the ball every time down the court, and being the vocal point for the team is something many talented high school players get used to. When they get to the college level, those things go away for most players and it can be a tough adjustment. But FSU's coaches and players all agree that's not the case with Williams. He's got a team-first mentality and doesn't expect anything to be given to him. "He is very similar in humility as Jonathan Isaac was, in the fact that he doesn't think he's good enough yet, which is a great characteristic," Jones said. "When you have that healthy fear of where you are and what you want to become, I think that escalates your growth and development. He's never come in with any premonitions of where he should be playing or how much he should be playing. He just wants to become a better player like Jonathan was. "He lets you coach him. He responds to coaching. He accepts instructions at an extremely at a high level and can give it back to you." Isaac wasn't the only comparison that Jones made for Williams. He also said that he's a lot like former FSU forward Chris Singleton, who was also a first-round pick by the Washington Wizards. He compared him to Singleton because of his ability on the defensive end of the court, though he also said Williams is further along offensively than Singleton was when he arrived at FSU. "I've put him in a category with a couple pretty good Florida State players in Chris Singleton and Jonathan Isaac and he meets all the criteria that both those guys have done while they were here," Jones said. FSU fans got their first introduction to Williams during the Seminoles' 95-66 exhibition win over Barry University. It took him a little time to find his rhythm, but after he threw down his first dunk of the game, he settled in nicely.

Williams finished the game with 12 points, nine rebounds, and a block in just under 18 minutes of play. All five of his baskets came on dunks and he knocked down both of his free throw attempts. "We expect a lot from him," redshirt sophomore forward RaiQuan Gray said. "He's a great athlete. He has a high basketball IQ. He fits right into our system. He can run, jump, and shoot. We treat him like one of the vets so he's earned a lot of respect." His athleticism was on full display as he flew through the air on his dunks as well as his effort rebounding and blocking shots. Williams effort on the defensive end was something else that stood out about his game, but it didn't surprise his teammates. If a player doesn't give the same effort on the defensive end of the court as he does on the offensive end, then that player isn't going to see the court much under FSU head coach Leonard Hamilton. Williams has worked hard to be a good defender for the Seminoles and his efforts haven't gone unnoticed. "He does good and with his athleticism, he can you guard one through five if he had to and one through four easily," senior point guard Trent Forrest said. "He can block shots one through five and clean up the glass like probably one of the best on the team. I'll say he's probably one of our best shot blockers that we have, even with our seven footers. So just his athleticism and his ability to kind of get around the court with quick burst like he does is going to help us a lot." Williams does have things that he needs to work on, including being more self-assertive when he has the ball. That's something he's been working on during fall practice and he's already made progress in that regard. FSU knows that Williams is going to make some freshman mistakes this season. That comes with the territory no matter how talented a player is. But there's a lot of confidence that when Williams does make a mistake, he won't make it twice. "We've always kind of prided ourselves on having those kind of guys that can cover a lot of ground quickly and can cover a lot of space up high that other people can't get to and he certainly fits the mold in all those categories," Jones said. "He'll just grow in confidence offensively once he starts figuring his spots out a little bit more and realizing where he is okay making mistakes and where he's going to learn from his mistakes and not make that one again."

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