The 2016–17 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 head coach

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, in his fifteenth year, and played their home games at the

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on the university's

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campus as members of the

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. The Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, winning 15 of their first 16 games and six of their first seven conference games, including a stretch that included six straight ranked opponents. Over the course of the season, Dwayne Bacon became the 46th Seminole player, and only the second sophomore, to score a thousand career points. They set their record for most regular season wins, tied their record for most ACC wins in a single season and went undefeated at home for the first time since the 1975–76 season. Jonathan Isaac and Dwayne Bacon went on to be selected in the

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. Florida State finished in a three-way tie for second in the ACC and reached the semifinals of the ACC tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three-seed in the west region, their first tournament appearance since

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, where they reached the second round.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 8–10 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They defeated

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in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to

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. The Seminoles received an invitation to the

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where they defeated Davidson before losing to eventual NIT champ, Valparaiso. Guard Malik Beasley was taken in the first round of the

by the

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Preseason

Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish eighth in the ACC while Dwayne Bacon was named to the preseason All-ACC team.

Departures

Recruits

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Roster

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Schedule

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards

*Julius Erving Award finalist :: Dwayne Bacon

Watchlists

* Julius Erving Award ::Dwayne Bacon * Karl Malone Award :: Jonathan Isaac * Naismith Award ::Dwayne Bacon * Wooden Award ::Dwayne Bacon *

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::Dwayne Bacon * Wayman Tisdale Award ::Jonathan Isaac

Honors

All-ACC

All-Americans

NBA draft

Two players were selected in the

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References

External links

Official Team Website
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