2011–12 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represented Florida State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seminoles, led by 10th year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2011–12 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
ACC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 10
Record25–10 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2011–12 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 North Carolina142 .875326 .842
No. 14 Duke133 .813277 .794
No. 15 Florida State124 .7502510 .714
Virginia97 .5632210 .688
No. 20 NC State97 .5632413 .649
Miami (FL)97 .5632013 .606
Clemson88 .5001615 .516
Maryland610 .3751715 .531
Virginia Tech412 .2501617 .485
Wake Forest412 .2501318 .419
Georgia Tech412 .2501120 .355
Boston College412 .250922 .290
2012 ACC tournament winner
As of April 3, 2012
Rankings from Coaches Poll

In addition to defeating traditional ACC powers North Carolina and Duke in both the regular season and the ACC Tournament, the Seminoles won their first ACC championship in program history.

The Seminoles received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before falling to Cincinnati in the second round.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2010–11 season 23–11, 11–5 in ACC play and lost in the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament to VCU.[1]

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Xavier GibsonForward/Center6–11248SeniorDothan, Alabama
3Luke LoucksGuard6–5201SeniorClearwater, Florida
4Deividas DulkysGuard6–5196SeniorŠilutė, Lithuania
5Bernard JamesForward6–10240SeniorSavannah, Georgia
10Okaro WhiteForward6–8204SophomoreClearwater, Florida
11Kiel TurpinCenter6–11225JuniorNormal, Illinois
12Jeff PetersonGuard6–1195SeniorSpringfield, Missouri
15Terrance ShannonForward6–8240JuniorForsyth, Georgia
20Rafael PortuondoGuard5–11165JuniorMiami, Florida
21Michael SnaerGuard6–5202JuniorMoreno Valley, California
24Antwan SpaceForward6–8218FreshmanDesoto, Texas
30Ian MillerGuard6–3186SophomoreCharlotte, North Carolina
31Terry Whisnant IIGuard6–3185FreshmanCherryville, North Carolina
33Joey MoreauGuard6–2179JuniorOrlando, Florida
50Jon KreftForward/Center7–0260SeniorCoral Springs, Florida

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31*
7:00 p.m.
Indiana (PA)W 80–51 0–0
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 7*
7:00 p.m.
Georgia SouthwesternW 86–41 0–0
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
JacksonvilleW 79–67 1–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,822)
Tallahassee, FL
November 14*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 25 UCFW 73–50 2–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,655)
Tallahassee, FL
November 16*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 25 StetsonW 79–66 3–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,424)
Tallahassee, FL
November 20*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 25 South AlabamaW 80–39 4–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,641)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
4:30 p.m., Versus
No. 22 vs. Massachusetts
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
W 73–53 5–0
Imperial Arena (1,493)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 25*
4:30 p.m., Versus
No. 22 vs. Harvard
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
L 41–46 5–1
Imperial Arena (2,394)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 26*
2:00 p.m., Versus
No. 22 vs. No. 4 Connecticut
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation
L 76–78 OT5–2
Imperial Arena (2,000)
Paradise Island, Bahamas
November 30*
7:30 p.m., ESPN
at Michigan State
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 49–65 5–3
Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
December 5*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Charleston SouthernW 76–51 6–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,316)
Tallahassee, FL
December 11*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
UNC GreensboroW 75–60 7–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,250)
Tallahassee, FL
December 18*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
Loyola MarymountW 77–61 8–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,642)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at No. 11 Florida
Rivalry
L 64–82 8–4
O'Connell Center (11,125)
Gainesville, FL
December 30*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
PrincetonL 73–75 3OT8–5
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,670)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
AuburnW 85–56 9–5
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,967)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
January 7
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
at ClemsonL 59–79 9–6 (0–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,026)
Clemson, SC
January 10
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia TechW 63–59 10–6 (1–1)
Cassell Coliseum (7,256)
Blacksburg, VA
January 14
2:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina
ESPN College GameDay
W 90–57 11–6 (2–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100)
Tallahassee, FL
January 17
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
MarylandW 84–70 12–6 (3–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (8,853)
Tallahassee, FL
January 21
4:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 4 DukeW 76–73 13–6 (4–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 25
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 23 at Wake ForestW 75–52 14–6 (5–1)
LJVM Coliseum (9,147)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 1
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 21 Georgia TechW 68–54 15–6 (6–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,756)
Tallahassee, FL
February 4
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 21 No. 16 VirginiaW 58–55 16–6 (7–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,757)
Tallahassee, FL
February 8
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 15 at Boston CollegeL 60–64 16–7 (7–2)
Conte Forum (4,074)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 11
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 15 Miami (FL)W 64–59 17–7 (8–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,971)
Tallahassee, FL
February 16
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 Virginia TechW 48–47 18–7 (9–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (10,123)
Tallahassee, FL
February 18
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 at NC StateW 76–62 19–7 (10–2)
RBC Center (17,547)
Raleigh, NC
February 23
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 15 No. 5 DukeL 66–74 19–8 (10–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (12,100)
Tallahassee, FL
February 26
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 15 at Miami (FL)L 62–78 19–9 (10–4)
BankUnited Center (7,261)
Coral Gables, FL
March 1
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 22 at No. 24 VirginiaW 63–60 20–9 (11–4)
John Paul Jones Arena (11,807)
Charlottesville, VA
March 4
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 22 ClemsonW 80–72 21–9 (12–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (11,500)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Tournament
March 9
9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN
(3) No. 17 vs. (6) Miami
Quarterfinals
W 82–71 22–9
Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
March 10
3:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
(3) No. 17 vs. (2) No. 5 Duke
Semifinals
W 62–59 23–9
Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
March 11
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
(3) No. 17 vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina
Championship
W 85–82 24–9
Philips Arena (19,520)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
March 16*
2:45 p.m., CBS
(3 E) No. 10 vs. (14 E) St. Bonaventure
Second round
W 66–63 25–9
Bridgestone Arena (11,751)
Nashville, TN
March 18*
9:40 p.m., TBS
(3 E) No. 10 vs. (6 E) Cincinnati
Third round
L 56–62 25–10
Bridgestone Arena (11,033)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

NBA draft

RoundPickOverallNameTeam
1st133Bernard JamesDallas Mavericks

References