The 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented

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during the

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. The Seminoles were led by fourteenth year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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on the university's

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campus. They were members of the

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. The Seminoles finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated

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in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to

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. They received an invitation to the

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where they defeated Davidson in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Valparaiso.

Previous season

Florida State finished the 2014–15 season 17–16, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to top-seeded Virginia. The Seminoles missed the postseason for the first time since 2005.

Departures

Transfers

Recruits

;2015 recruiting class ;2016 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Rankings

Schedule

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Awards

Watchlists

Bob Cousy Award The Bob Cousy Award, sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross, is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. It is named after six-time National Basketball Assoc ...

:: Xavier Rathan-Mayes * Lute Olson Award ::Xavier Rathan-Mayes * Wooden Award ::Xavier Rathan-Mayes * Wayman Tisdale Award ::

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::Malik Beasley

Honors

*ACC Player of the Week **

(rookie) **Malik Beasley (rookie) *Freshman of the Week **Dwayne Bacon

All-ACC

*Honorable Mention **Malik Beasley *Freshman Team **Dwayne Bacon **Malik Beasley

All-Americans

*Freshman Team **Dwayne Bacon **Malik Beasley

NBA draft

One player was selected in the

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Media

Florida State basketball is broadcast on the

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References

External links

Official Team Website

Media Guide
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Florida State Seminoles men's basketball seasons

Florida State Seminoles men's basketball The Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the intercollegiate sport of basketball. The Seminoles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...