Florida State basketball is undergoing massive changes across the board.
Not only will a new coach be leading the Seminoles for the first time in 23 years but, in the day and age of the transfer portal, NIL, and yearly roster turnover, FSU is undergoing a massive roster overhaul.
While the full season schedule has not been released yet, according to Seminoles.com, FSU will be in the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Ala. to face the University of Alabama on Thursday Oct 16th, at 8:00 PM.
The Seminoles
are also scheduled to play the University of Florida in Graceville, FL on Tuesday Nov 11th with tipoff time still TBA.
This article will be updated throughout the off-season and open for any basketball news you come across and want to share about Loucks’ first team in Tallahassee. As always, please let me know of any changes are needed in this story.
New FSU Basketball coaching staff
- Luke Loucks, Head Coach
- Jim Moran, Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
- Michael Fly, Assistant Coach
- Gerald Gillion, Assistant Coach
- Chris Kent, Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development
Transfer portal additions
- Guard Kobe Magee (Drexel)
- Guard LaJae Jones (St. Bonaventure)
- Forward Chauncey Wiggins (Clemson)
- Guard Robert McCray V (Jacksonville)
- Forward Alex Steen (Florida Southern)
- Guard Martin Somerville (UMass Lowell)
- Center Shahid Muhammad (UMass)
Returning players
- Guard/forward AJ Swinton
- Forward Alier Maluk
High school recruits:
- Forward Thomas Bassong (France/ Overtime Elite)
- Guard Cam Miles (IMG Academy)
- Center Egor Ryzhov (Russia/Zenit St. Petersburg)
- Guard Jasen Lopez (2026/Chaminade-Madonna)
- Guard Xavier Osceola (NSU U-School)-*buffalospirits thinks he will be a walk-on
Departures
Transfer portal
- Guard Chandler Jackson (Arkansas State)
- Guard/forward Taylor Bol Bowen (Alabama)
- Forward Jerry Deng (NC State)
- Guard Daquan Davis (Providence)
- Forward Malique Ewin (Arkansas)
- Forward Christian Nitu (Washington)
- Guard/forward Anastasios Rozakeas (Mount St. Mary’s)
- Guard Justin Thomas (Bowling Green)
- Forward Waka Mbatch (Montana State)
NBA Draft
- Guard/forward Jamir Watkins (Washington Wizards)
Eligibility
- Guard Bostyn Holt
FSU Basketball Off-court personnel
- Kelly Nielsen, Chief of Staff
- Ben O’Donnell, Strength & Conditioning Coach/Director of Performance
- Kyle Washington, Director of Video & Scouting
- Justin Lindner, Assistant Director of Player Development
- Perin Foote, Director of Basketball Operations
- Ryan Shnider, Assistant Director of Basketball Operations
- Terance Mann, Assistant General Manager
Find their full stories here: https://seminoles.com/staff-directory?category=mens-basketball
