2025–26 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

2025–26 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–6 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJim Moran (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 12 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 6 Duke 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
No. 21 Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
No. 16 Louisville 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
SMU 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Stanford 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Clemson 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
NC State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Florida State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Boston College 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles are led by head coach Luke Loucks, in his first season. Loucks replaced Leonard Hamilton, who had been the head coach for twenty-three seasons.[1][2] The Seminoles play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team

The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. As the eleventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they faced fourteenth seed Syracuse in the First Round. Florida State couldn't repeat their regular season win and were defeated 66–62. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Offseason

Departures

Florida State Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Chandler Jackson 0 G 6'5" 205 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Transferred to Arkansas State[3]
Jamir Watkins 1 G 6'7" 210 Senior Trenton, New Jersey Graduated; drafted 43rd overall
in the 2025 NBA draft[4]
Bostyn Holt 3 G 6'7" 200 Senior Portland, Oregon Graduated
Jason Simpson 4 G 5'10" 170 Senior West Palm Beach, Florida Graduated
Daquan Davis 5 G 6'1" 176 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Providence[5]
Jerry Deng 7 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Rochester, New York Transferred to NC State[6]
Anastasios Rozakeas 9 G/F 6'7" 225 Freshman Athens, Greece Transferred to Mount St. Mary's[7]
Taylor Bol Bowen 10 F 6'10" 205 Sophomore Jericho, Vermont Transferred to Alabama[8]
Christian Nitu 11 F 6'11" 220 Freshman Whitby, Ontario Transferred to Washington[9]
Malique Ewin 12 F 6'11" 230 Junior Lawrenceville, Georgia Transferred to Arkansas[10]
Justin Thomas 25 G 6'7" 184 Senior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Transferred to Bowling Green[11]
Waka Mbatch 35 F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Serekunda, Gambia Transferred to Montana State[12]
Isaac Spainhour 40 G 6'3" 180 Junior King, North Carolina Graduated
Jesse Jones 43 G 6'4" 195 Senior Clermont, Florida Graduated

Incoming transfers

Florida State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Martin Somerville 1 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Bowie, Maryland UMass Lowell[13]
Shah Muhammad 4 F 6'11" 200 Junior Queens, New York UMass[14]
Kobe MaGee 5 G 6'5" 207 Senior Allentown, Pennsylvania Drexel[15]
Robert McCray V 6 G 6'4" 188 Senior Columbia, South Carolina Jacksonville[16]
Chauncey Wiggins 7 F 6'10" 225 Senior Atlanta, Georgia Clemson[17]
Lajae Jones 10 G 6'7" 220 Senior Neptune Beach, Florida St. Bonaventure[18]
Alex Steen 25 F 6'9" 230 Senior Panama City Beach, Florida Florida Southern[19]

2025 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Thomas Bassong
F 		Paris, France Overtime Elite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Apr 5, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Maximo Garcia-Plata
G 		Madrid, Spain Ortega and Gassett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 4, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Cam Miles
G 		Chicago, Illinois IMG Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Xavier Osceola
G 		Hollywood, Florida University School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 98    247Sports: 83    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Florida State Seminoles". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Maximo Garcia-Plata 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ortega and Gassett Madrid, Spain
G 1 Martin Somerville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southern California Academy
UMass Lowell 		Bowie, MD
G 2 Cam Miles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr IMG Academy Chicago, IL
F 3 Thomas Bassong 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Overtime Elite Paris, France
F 4 Shahid Muhammad 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Academy of the New Church
UMass 		Queens, NY
G 5 Kobe MaGee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Executive Education Academy
Drexel 		Allentown, PA
G 6 Robert McCray V 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr AC Flora
Jacksonville 		Columbia, SC
F 7 Chauncey Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Grayson
Clemson 		Atlanta, GA
G 10 Lajae Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fletcher
St. Bonaventure 		Neptune Beach, FL
G 11 Xavier Osceola 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr University School Hollywood, FL
F 12 Alier Maluk 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Long Island Lutheran Baldwin, PA
G 15 Jalen Crawford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Maclay School Tallahassee, FL
F 19 AJ Swinton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Cabin John, MD
F 25 Alex Steen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Arnold
Florida Southern 		Panama City Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state

Source:[20]

Exhibition
October 16, 2025*
8:00 p.m., YouTube 		vs. No. 15 Alabama L 105–109  –
  26 – McCray V   11 – Wiggins   3 – Tied  Boutwell Auditorium (2,463)
Birmingham, AL
October 26, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Florida A&M W 88–54  –
  15 – Tied   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,527)
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Alcorn State W 108–76  1–0
  22 – Wiggins   7 – Jones   17 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,397)
Tallahassee, FL
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Alabama State W 101–64  2–0
  20 – Jones   8 – Steen   5 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,137)
Tallahassee, FL
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 10 Florida
Rivalry 		L 76–78  2–1
  29 – McCray V   9 – MaGee   4 – McCray V  O'Connell Center (10,785)
Gainesville, FL
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UT Martin W 87–73  3–1
  17 – Miles   7 – Steen   7 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,367)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Georgia Southern W 98–72  4–1
  36 – Jones   10 – Wiggins   7 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,977)
Tallahassee, FL
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cal State Bakersfield W 89–59  5–1
  17 – Wiggins   10 – Steen   7 – Miles  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,567)
Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Texas A&M
Battle in the Bay 		L 59–95  5–2
  21 – Magee   7 – Steen   11 – McCray V  Benchmark International Arena (4,598)
Tampa, FL
December 2, 2025*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 73–107  5–3
  18 – McCray V   5 – Tied   3 – Jones  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,677)
Tallahassee, FL
December 6, 2025*
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		vs. No. 8 Houston
Houston Hoops Showdown 		L 67–82  5–4
  16 – McCray V   6 – Tied   5 – McCray V  Toyota Center (7,121)
Houston, TX
December 13, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		vs. UMass
Orange Bowl Basketball Classic 		L 95–103  5–5
  21 – McCray V   10 – MaGee   11 – McCray V  Amerant Bank Arena 
Sunrise, FL
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Dayton L 69–97  5–6
  15 – Magee   8 – Jones   3 – McCray V  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Mississippi Valley State W 96–49  6–6
  16 – Wiggins   9 – Steen   7 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,692)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Jacksonville W 87–63  7–6
  23 – Somerville   9 – Steen   10 – McCray V  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,077)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at North Carolina       Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 3, 2026
3:45 p.m., CBS 		Duke       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 10, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 13, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		Wake Forest       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Miami (FL)
Rivalry 		      Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
January 24, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at SMU       Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
January 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		California       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stanford       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 7, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Notre Dame       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 10, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
February 17, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Boston College       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2026
12:00 p.m., The CW 		at Clemson       Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
February 24, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Miami (FL)       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 28, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
March 4, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh       Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		SMU       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament

vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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References

  1. ^ "Hamilton Submits Resignation Effective At End Of Season". Florida State University Athletic Department. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Luke Loucks returning to Florida State to take over as Seminoles coach". AP News. March 9, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Lewis, Dustin (April 18, 2025). "Ex-Florida State basketball guard finds new home in transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  4. ^ Holland, Peter (June 27, 2025). "How FSU star Jamir Watkins can help Washington Wizards after 2025 NBA Draft selection". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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  7. ^ Veazey, Austin (April 22, 2025). "Former FSU Basketball guard transfers to NCAA Tournament participant". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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  9. ^ Raley, Dan (May 14, 2025). "Huskies Add 6-11 Florida State Transfer To Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  10. ^ Fuller, Jackson (April 15, 2025). "Former Florida State forward Malique Ewin commits to Arkansas basketball, John Calipari". Southwest Times Record. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  11. ^ Edmond, Kyle (May 7, 2025). "BGSU Signs Florida State Transfer Guard Justin Thomas". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  12. ^ "Montana State Bobcats men sign Florida State transfer Waka Mbatch". 406 MT Sports. Montana State University Athletics. May 3, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  13. ^ Lundquist, Casey (April 19, 2025). "BYU Basketball Target Martin Somerville Commits to Florida State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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  16. ^ Holland Jr., Peter (April 4, 2025). "FSU basketball signs Jacksonville guard Robert McCray V from NCAA transfer portal". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  17. ^ Neee, Chriss (April 2, 2025). "FSU lands Clemson transfer Chauncey Wiggins, who believes he can be further developed by Luke Loucks and Co". 247 Sports. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
  18. ^ Holland Jr., Peter (April 1, 2025). "FSU basketball lands St. Bonaventure transfer Lajae Jones from NCAA transfer portal". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  19. ^ Bamidele, Banji (April 8, 2025). "Former Arnold standout Alex Steen transfers to Florida State basketball". The News Herald (Panama City). Retrieved October 29, 2025.
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