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 under first season head coach Luke Loucks.
The FSU men’s basketball full 2025-26 season schedule has been released.
Seminoles
will play 17 home games, including ACC contests at the Donald L. Tucker against Duke, NC State, Wake Forest, and Miami.
The Seminoles will play exhibition games against Alabama in Birmingham (Oct. 16) and against Florida A&M at the Tucker Center (Oct. 26).
Florida State will face Texas A&M at the Benchmark International Arena (formerly Amalie Arena) in Tampa on November 28, 2025, in the Battle in the Bay. The “Black Friday” game is the first meeting between the two teams on the basketball court since the Seminoles took a 57-50 win over the Aggies during the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles hold a 3-1 advantage in the series against Texas A&M, which began in 1956.
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FSU Men’s 2025-26 Basketball Schedule
- Oct. 16: Alabama Crimson Tide (Birmingham, Ala.)
- Oct. 26: Florida A&M Rattlers (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 4: Alcorn State Braves (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 7: Alabama State Hornets (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 11: at Florida Gators (Gainesville, Fla.)
- Nov. 18: UT Martin Skyhawks (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 21: Georgia Southern Eagles (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 25: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Nov. 28: Texas A&M Aggies (Tampa, Fla.)
- Dec. 2: Georgia Bulldogs (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Dec. 6: vs. Houston Cougars (Houston, Texas)
- Dec. 13: vs. UMass Minutemen (Sunrise, Fla.)
- Dec. 16: at Dayton Flyers (Dayton, Ohio)
- Dec. 19: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Dec. 22: Jacksonville Dolphins (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Dec. 30-31: at North Carolina Tar Heels (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Jan. 3: Duke Blue Devils (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Jan. 10: NC State Wolfpack (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Jan. 13-14: at Syracuse Orange (Syracuse, N.Y.)
- Jan. 17: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Jan. 20-21: at Miami Hurricanes (Coral Gables, Fla.)
- Jan. 24: at SMU Mustangs (Dallas, Texas)
- Jan. 27-28: Cal Golden Bears (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Jan. 31: Stanford Cardinal (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Feb. 7: at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Notre Dame, Ind.)
- Feb. 10-11: Virginia Cavaliers (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Feb. 14: at Virginia Tech Hokies (Blacksburg, Va.)
- Feb. 17-18: Boston College Eagles (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Feb. 21: at Clemson Tigers (Clemson, S.C.)
- Feb. 24-25: Miami Hurricanes (Tallahassee, Fla.)
- Feb. 28: at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Atlanta, Ga.)
- March 3-4: at Pittsburgh Panthers (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- March 7: SMU Mustangs (Tallahassee, Fla.)Donald L. Tucker Center
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 Xavier Osceola (NSU U-School)-*buffalospirits thinks he will be a walk-on
- Center Marcis Ponder (2026/Gillion Basketball Academy)
- Guard Jasen Lopez (2026/Chaminade-Madonna)
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
