#62 Florida State Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Florida State Seminoles

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #62
 
Conference Rank: #9 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 17-15, 8-12
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Luke Loucks
Coach Record: 0-0 at Florida State, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jamir Watkins, Forward, 18.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.4 apg
Malique Ewin, Forward, 14.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.7 apg
Daquan Davis, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.5 apg
Taylor Bol Bowen, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jerry Deng, Forward, 7.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Chandler Jackson, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Justin Thomas, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.7 apg
Bostyn Holt, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
AJ Swinton, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
Alier Maluk, Sophomore, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Thomas Bassong, Freshman, Forward
Lajae Jones, Senior, Forward, Transfer from St. Bonaventure
Kobe MaGee, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Drexel
Robert McCray, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Jacksonville
Cam Miles, Freshman, Guard
Shahid Mujammad, Senior, Center, Transfer from Massachusetts
Egor Ryzhov, Freshman, Center, Played in Russia
Martin Somerville, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from UMass Lowell
Alex Steen, Senior, Forward, Transfer from D-II
Chauncey Wiggins, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Clemson
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (152nd in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.5 (192, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (139, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.8 (68, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (324, 17)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.7 (299, 15)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (200, 14)
Rebound Margin: -0.9 (246, 13)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (213, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (237, 16)