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TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information ...... 2-3 Season Preview Notes ...... 4-5 Head Coach ...... 6-9 Associate Head Coach Stan Jones ...... 10-11 Assistant Coach Corey Williams ...... 12-13 Assistant Coach ...... 14-15 Support Staff ...... 16-17 University Pages ...... 18 Athletics Pages ...... 18 2011-12 Seminoles ...... 19 ...... 20-23 Jeff Peterson...... 24-27 Deividas Dulkys ...... 28-31 Xavier Gibson ...... 32-35 ...... 36-39 Jon Kreft ...... 40-43 Terrance Shannon ...... 44-47 ...... 48-51 Kiel Turpin ...... 52-53 Ian Miller ...... 54-57 Okaro White ...... 58-61 Antwan Space ...... 62-63 Terry Whisnant ...... 64-65 Joey Moreau ...... 66-69 Rafael Portuondo ...... 70-71 2010-11 Season Review ...... 72-88 Seminole Records ...... 90-167

Florida State’s Graduating Seniors (Luke Loucks, graduated summer 2011), Bernard James (will graduate April 2012), Jeff Peterson (graduated May 2011), Jon Kreft (will graduate April 2102), Head Coach Leonard Hamilton, Xavier Gibson (will graduate April 2102), Deividas Dulkys (will graduate April 2012).

2011-12 State Men’s Basketball Almanac Credits The 2011-12 basketball almanac is published by the Department of Athletics and Randy Spetman, Director of Athletics. It was written and edited by Chuck Walsh, Deputy Director of Sports Information with considerable help from Elliott Finebloom, Maryjane Gardner, Jason Leturmy, Kerwin Lonzo, Christa Salerno, Steve Stone, Bob Thomas, Zach Stipe, Aaron Brecheisen, Philicia Darns, Ashley Gardner, Nicole Heacock, Colton Kokrda, Michael Liotta, Amanda Mayor, Andrew McWilliams, John Nugent, Maddie Rodnite, Adam Shrigley, Cameron Walker and Caroline Westrup. Special thanks to Bob Perrone and Andrew Brady for their attention to detail and meticulous statistical maintenance. Photographs appear courtesy of Michele Edmunds, Mike Ewan, Bill Lax, Ryals Lee, Don Juan Moore, Larry Novey, Ross Obley, Mike Olivella, FSU Archives and NBA Photos. Thanks to Robert Smith at Old Hat Creative for allowing me to make as many changes as were needed and completing another outstanding publication. Thanks to my wife, Nancy, who always knows the right path on which to walk, the correct decisions to make and shows me the things that are right in front of me when I can’t see them myself.

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Welcome to Florida State University. Head Coach Leonard Hamilton, his staff and players welcome your in their coverage of the Seminoles. The interviews will take place in the Florida State Basketball Training interest and hopes you enjoy your visit to Tallahassee, the capital city of the Sunshine State. and will provide the media with an opportunity to speak with Coach Hamilton as well as various Seminole players. All interview requests must be made in advance and must be made with at least a 24 COVERING THE 2011-12 SEMINOLES hours notice. Player’s individual phone numbers will not be given to the media and game day interviews The 2011-12 Florida State basketball almanac has been produced to the media in the coverage of the will not be granted until the end of each game. Players will return phone calls at a mutually convenient day Seminole men’s basketball team. Additional information, including press releases, game notes, photo- and time. Media requests for specific players to be made available should be made to Deputy Director of graphs, Photo CDs, video footage and recent news clips are available upon request to all members of the Sports Information Chuck Walsh. media. Any questions not covered in this publication may be directed to the Sports Information Office. ACC Coaches’ Teleconference Before Your Visit Media members wishing to speak with Head Coach Leonard Hamilton are encouraged to call the Atlantic Credentials for Florida State home games are issued to accredited members of the media only. Working Coast Conference’s weekly coaches’ teleconference. Each of the 12 ACC coaches will be featured each space along press row at the Tucker Center is limited and seats are expressly reserved to those working on Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. beginning January 3 and concluding March 5. deadline, with no exceptions. Children and other non-workers are not allowed in the press area. Requests for credentials should be made in writing on letterhead stationary to Chuck Walsh, Deputy Director of Each coach will be available for comments and the field questions for 10 minutes beginning with Boston Sports Information. If it is convenient to FAX your request, you are welcome to do so. The FAX number in College’s Steve Donahue and concluding with Jeff Bzdelik of Wake Forest. Florida State’s Leonard Hamil- the Sports Information office is (850) 644-3820. If you would rather e-mail your request, please do so. The ton is available from 11:00 – 11:10. The weekly press conference can be accessed by calling (913) 312-0654. e-mail address is [email protected]. These requests are accepted from sports editors and sports directors only. Credential requests are carefully screened to insure proper working conditions in the press area. ACC Basketball Coaches Teleconference When time permits, a working press pass and a parking pass will be mailed. When mailing is not possible, Steve Donahue, Boston College...... 10:30 a.m. they will be left at the Media Will Call entrance near the bottom level at the Elephant Doors located in the , Clemson ...... 10:40 a.m. southwest corner of the Tucker Center. The Media Will Call is located near the television trucks and directly , Duke ...... 10:50 a.m. opposite the Florida State Basketball Training Center. Media Will Call is located at this entrance and is open Leonard Hamilton, Florida State ...... 11:00 a.m. 90 minutes prior to tip-off. , Georgia Tech...... 11:10 a.m. Mark Turgeon, Maryland ...... 11:20 a.m. Procedures Jim Larranaga, Miami ...... 11:30 a.m. All media who wish to cover Florida State athletics will be expected to comply with all of the procedures of Roy Williams, North Carolina ...... 11:40 a.m. Florida State University, The NCAA, The ACC and the FSU Sports Information Office in order to be credentialed. , NC State ...... 11:50 a.m. Tony Bennett, Virginia ...... 12:00 p.m. Photography Credentials , Virginia Tech ...... 12:10 p.m. Photographers, too, should make their credential requests at least one week in advance. Strobe lights may Jeff Bzdelik, Wake Forest ...... 12:20 p.m. be installed in the Tucker Center; arrangements must be made through the Civic Center at least two weeks prior to gameday. Space for strobe lights is available on a first come, first served basis. Arrangements Covering Practice may be made by calling Roger Englert at (850) 487-1691. The NCAA has an established policy to control Florida State practices are generally closed. However, a select number of practices will be open to the congestion within photography areas on the basketball court. Only photographers on assignment will be media. Please contact Chuck Walsh for a schedule of open practices. issued photo passes along with members of the working television media. Admission to the court and photo boxes is by photo pass only. Photographers, both still and electronic, must shoot from the baselines Website: www.seminoles.com at the Northwest (visiting bench press row side) or Southeast (Florida State bench) corners of the court. All of Florida State’s news releases and statistics, as well as other information pertaining to the athletic Photographer’s floor access is governed by Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA policy. Please note, only department may be assessed via the World Wide Web at www.seminoles.com. game photographers, no runners, assistants, or producers will have access to the photography areas. Photographer positions are at the complete discretion of the basketball game officials and the Sports XOS Digital Exchange Information office at ALL TIMES. The Florida State Sports Information Office has partnered with XOS Digital in order to provide over-the-air television stations with instantaneous access to video content. The partnership involves the use of the Photographers company’s Digital Media Xchange Server that will allow television stations to pull down video content year Florida State reserves the right to admit only those photographers deemed to be on the premises for round. The data transfer is much faster than a traditional FTP service allowing very large files to be down- legitimate media purposes. All photographers working Florida State games should be prepared to show a loaded in just minutes. Please contact Chuck Walsh ([email protected]) if you are interested in creating an media ID card and equipment designed to photograph major . Still photographers will account that gives you access to the video. have access to the court only. Any secondary or commercial use of any picture taken by the accredited organization or photographer to whom the credential has been issued (including, but not limited to Tap Stats delayed editorial, advertising sales promotion or merchandise) is prohibited without prior specific, written Florida State has joined with TapStats to release an app that will allow Apple users to follow live stats di- approval of Florida State University. rectly from the scoring computer for HOME Florida State basketball games. The app is $4.99 and is avail- able for use on the iPad and iPhone. To download the app go to the iTunes Store and search TapStatsFSU. Video Services Florida State’s Sports Information Office has the ability to assist networks and television stations by pro- GAME DAY SERVICES viding video services through Seminole Productions, Inc. (SPI). Please call general manager Mark Rodin at (850) 644-6275 to arrange for the services. Media Room The media room at the Tucker Center is located beneath the west side of the arena in Meeting Room B. Social Media The Florida State Sports Information Officve is making an effort in 2011-12 to utilize social media as another Phones way of passing information to those who cover the Seminoles. Media can utilize by following A limited number of phones are available in the Tucker Center press room (calling card or reversed charges @chuckwalshfsu. Fan feeds for the department of athletics (@seminoles_com) and the basketball required). Members of the media may order their own phone lines for the media room or at courtside program (@FSU_basketball) are available as well. Our Facebook home is located at http://www.facebook. through Sprint of Tallahassee. Call Sprint at (866) 366-2500 to arrange for service. com/fsuseminoles. Visiting Radio Parking Phone lines are reversed for both the Florida State and visiting radio network on the court level of press Parking for media covering the Seminoles at the Tucker Center is available on a very limited basis. The row. The broadcast rights to the game are granted to visiting radio stations on a reciprocal basis. Phone media parking lot is located in the main Tucker Center parking lot. Access is via media parking pass lines are available through an ACC agreement. Please contact Chuck Walsh of the Sports Information only. Vehicles should enter the Tucker Center lot from Pensacola Street. They will then be directed to the Office for the details. appropriate area. Please contact the Sports Information in plenty of time to request a parking pass to be mailed or left at your hotel. Press Meals A buffet dinner is available in the Seminole Spirit Room to members of the media with a meal ticket Media Services attached to their credential. Television crews may be provided with meal tickets to accommodate talent Weekly Interview Schedule: The Sports Information office will, in conjunction with head coach Leonard and producers. Any catering needs for television crews should be addressed to Roger Englert of the Tucker Hamilton, establish a weekly interview schedule throughout the 2011-12 season. The schedule, which will Center (850) 487-1691. vary in accordance with the Seminoles’ practice and game schedule, is established to assist the media

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Postgame Press Conference SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Postgame interviews with the respective head coaches are held in the media room at the conclusion of the game. The head coach of the visiting team will be brought to the interview room immediately after the game. He will be followed by Seminole head coach Leonard Hamilton. The Florida State locker room is y open to credentialed media for a brief period after Coach Hamilton concludes his comments to the team. This is in accordance with ACC rules. The visiting team’s locker room access policy is determined by of- ficials of that school. On the road, the Florida State players will be available in the locker room after Coach Hamilton concludes his remarks to the team and has left for the interview room. No live television shots, except those by the network televising the game live, will be allowed until after Coach Hamilton and the players have fulfilled their usual postgame interview responsibilities.

Postgame Statistics Statistical packets, including running play-by-play, first half and final box scores and postgame quotes, are compiled and available to the media at press row and in the press room following each game.

BASKETBALL HISTORY CHUCK WALSH ELLIOTT FINEBLOOM KERWIN LONZO First Year of Basketball ...... 1948 Deputy SID / Basketball Asst. AD / SID Associate SID All-Time Record ...... 1,031-756 (.577) Years in NCAA Tournament ...... 13 850-644-1077 (O) 850-644-1065 (O) 850-644-5656 (O) All-Time NCAA Postseason Record ...... 14-13 (.519) 850-694-2540 (C) 850-445-6952 (C) 850-544-4630 (C) Years in NIT Tournament ...... 7 [email protected] efi[email protected] [email protected] All-Time NIT Postseason Record...... 10-7 (.588) Last NCAA Appearance ...... 2011/Sweet 16 Opponent/Result ...... Florida State defeated Texas A&M, 57-59 Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 71-57 VCU defeated Florida State, 72-71 (OT) Last NIT Appearance ...... 2008/First Round Opponent/Result ...... Akron Def. Florida State, 65-60 (OT)

BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach/Alma Mater/Year ...... Leonard Hamilton/Tennessee Martin/1971 Record at School/Years ...... 154-117 (.568) /9 Years Career Record/Years ...... 354-327 (.520)/23 Years Basketball Office Phone ...... (850) 644-1461 Best Time To Reach Coach ...... Through Sports Information Associate Head Coach ...... Stan Jones/Memphis/1984 Assistant Coach ...... Corey Williams/ State/1992 BOB THOMAS JASON LETURMY STEVE STONE Assistant Coach ...... Dennis Gates/Cal/2002 Associate SID Assistant SID Assistant SID Director of Operations ...... Jacob Ridenhour/Auburn/1994 850-644-0615 (O) 850-644-3920 (O) 850-644-4836 (O) Coaches’ Secretary ...... Nell Belue 850-694-1768 (C) 850-228-7568 (C) 850-363-0990 (C) Coaches’ Secretary ...... Michele Smith [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Basketball Trainer ...... Sam Lunt Strength Coach ...... Mike Bradley Video Coordinator ...... Kyle Cregan Basketball Equipment Manager...... Erick Casto

TEAM INFORMATION 2010-11 Overall Record...... 23-11 2010-11 Conference Record/Place...... 11-5/3rd 2010-11 Overall Record: Home/Away/Neutral ...... 23-11/12-3/8-5/3-3 2010-11 Conference Record: Home/Away ...... 11-5/7-1/4-4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 11/5 Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2

SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE Associate Sports Information Director ....Kerwin Lonzo Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Associate Sports Information Director ...... Bob Thomas Information Director ...... Elliott Finebloom Assistant Sports Information Director ..Jason Leturmy ZACH STIPE MARYJANE GARDNER CHRISTA SALERNO Deputy Director of Sports Information/Men’s Basket- Assistant Sports Information Director ...... Steve Stone Assistant SID Program Associate Sports Information Assistant s ball Contact: ...... Chuck Walsh Assistant Sports Information Director ...... Zach Stipe 850-645-7683 (O) 850-644-2016 (O) 412-952-1162 (O) Walsh’s Information Program Associate ...... Maryjane Gardner Office Phone ...... (850) 644-1077 Sports Information Assistant ...... Christa Salerno 850-228-7583 (C) 850-443-2148 (C) 850-644-3920 (C) Cell Phone ...... (850) 694-2540 Director of Digital Media ...... Ryan Pensy [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Email Address ...... [email protected] Assistant Director of Digital Media ...... Scott Kotick Sports Information Phone ...... (850) 644-1077 Assistant Director of Digital Media ...... Layne Herdt Sports Information Fax: ...... (850) 644-3820 Assistant Director of Digital Media ...... Brandon Mellor CONTACT US MEDIA INFORMATION 850-644-1403 | FAX 850-644-3820 Radio Station ...... Seminole Radio Network Phone ...... (850) 893-4472 Radio Contact Person ...... Ryan Pensy E-Mail Address ...... [email protected] Mailing Address Shipping Address Address ...... P.O. Box 2195 Color Announcer ...... Keith Jones Florida State Sports Information Florida State Sports Information Tallahassee, Fla. 32316 Address ...... 3068 Hawks Landing Drive PO Box 2195 403 Stadium Drive, West Phone ...... (850) 645-1273 Tallahassee, Fla. 32308 Tallahassee, FL 32316 Room D-107 r Play-By-Play Announcer ...... Gene Deckerhoff Phone ...... (850) 878-5200 Tallahassee, FL 32306 Address ...... 2704 Vassar Road E-Mail Address ...... [email protected] Tallahassee, Fla. 32309

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IT WAS SO CLOSE, THEY COULD TASTE IT. cord three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearanc- Loucks and Peterson form an interesting duo at The Florida State men’s basketball team was just es means dealing with the loss of key players Derwin the guard spot -- the position that Kitchen va- minutes away from a trip to the of the 2011 Kitchen and NBA first-round selection Chris Singleton. cated when he graduated. Rising sophomore Ian Mill- NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles had earned big Together, Kitchen and Singleton registered the er could also be in the mix when it comes to manning wins over Texas A&M and Notre Dame in Chicago in top-two scoring averages on the team last year at the point position for Florida State. Miller could also the days prior and had the year’s Cinderella squad, 10.4 and 13.1 , respectively. They factor into the rotation where Snaer VCU, on the ropes in overtime. both played more minutes on average than any other has averaged 8.8 points per game over the course of But 7.9 seconds -- as the FSU players found out member of the team and Singleton was one of the top his career. m- painfully -- is an eternity in sports. The Rams wound defensive players in the entire nation. Florida State also signed highly touted freshman be up coming from behind to earn the win and end Flor- Despite their absence on this year’s roster, Ham- guard Terry Whisnant II, who brought instant offense nk ida State’s 2010-11 campaign. The loss stung then but ilton is pleased with what the Seminoles have return- with him from North Carolina to Tallahassee. ce Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton says now that it ing. The Seminoles may miss Singleton at forward but ris was a true learning experience for his team as it enters “I think we have an experienced group return- James is on the verge of becoming a household name d I a new season. ing -- six seniors and five juniors that we expect to throughout the college basketball world after turning nd “I think they responded in an appropriate man- get tremendous leadership from,” Hamilton said. “I himself into a pivotal player in his first season at FSU his ner from the loss to VCU,” Hamilton said. “I think that thought that we made progress last year in a lot of last year. The forward rotation is bolstered by Shan- it was a very bitter taste in their mouths as to how different areas and the biggest area that we made the non, rising star Okaro White and talented freshman we performed in that game. Not necessarily that we most improvement was just understanding what we Antwan Space. Gibson can play the forward and cen- win didn’t play well we just left a very empty feeling in all had to do to play at the highest level.” ter positions along with Turpin and Kreft. 2.7 of our minds that we could have played better. There Hamilton will rely on that bevy of upperclassmen “It is very difficult to single out any one particular were a lot of things that we self-inflicted ourselves to keep the Seminoles at the 22-win clip that the pro- player because they all have displayed tremendous at- ve and then we played a VCU team that played extremely gram has averaged the last six seasons. titude,” Hamilton said. “They have all been in and out nd well. They played extremely well and the issues we Luke Loucks, Deividas Dulkys and Xavier Gibson of the office and you always see their cars parked in ur had were not with one particular player, it was just us are the longest-tenured Seminoles while fellow se- the parking lot, and as you’re leaving they’re around ell as a team making a few mistakes here and a few mis- niors Bernard James and Jon Kreft are back for their all the time in the gym working on their games. You takes there. second and final seasons in the garnet and gold. know that Bernard’s attitude is a reflection of the en- te “We came away knowing that we came close and Hamilton and his coaching staff also added Arkansas tire team. That’s what we are excited about.” we have to come up with a way to make sure that we transfer Jeff Peterson, who has one final year of eli- And it’s this grouping of players that has the Semi- an don’t allow ourselves to feel that we could have done gibility as a graduate student. Junior-college transfer noles excited about what the immediate future holds. an better.” Kiel Turpin -- all 6-foot-11 of him -- joins a junior class Florida State made it to the Sweet 16 last year for et- For Florida State, improving on last year’s perfor- that features standout guard Michael Snaer and ever- the first time since 1993 not solely because of Kitchen mance and building off a current streak of a school re- improving forward Terrance Shannon. and Singleton but because of depth and talent across

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the board -- most of which is returning for another run. history and is rivaled by only Georgetown during the This time around, the Seminoles know what it will 1990 and 1991 seasons when the Hoyas limited their …Earn at least 20 wins for the fourth consecutive sea- take to close out those final 7.9 seconds. opponents to a .3689 mark (1,393 of 3,776). son. It would mark the first time in school history the “I think that what we learned from that is that it’s Seminoles would have won at least 20 games in four the little things when it gets down to those final 16 Three-Time NCAA Percentage consecutive seasons; teams, everyone is capable of winning the Final Four,” Defense Champions …Earn at least 10 wins in the ACC for the fourth con- Hamilton said. “It’s the team that does all the things secutive season. It would mark the school record the best, the longest and the hardest that comes out Years Team Pct. Years Team Pct. fourth consecutive season the Seminoles would have on top.” 1981 Wyoming .401 1989 Georgetown .399 won at least 10 ACC games in the same season; 1982 Wyoming .397 1990 Georgetown .370 …Finish in the top four of the ACC standings. It would SEMINOLES LOOK TO PLAY IN FOURTH CONSECU- 1983 Wyoming .416 1991 Georgetown .368 mark the school record fourth consecutive season the TIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT Seminoles have finished in the upper four of the ACC SEMINOLES TAKE A LIKING TO NATIONAL RANKINGS standings; Florida State, which is one of only two teams in the …Advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth ACC that has finished in the top four of the ACC stand- Florida State ended the 2010-11 season ranked No. consecutive season. It would mark the first time in ings in each of the last three seasons, enters the 2011- 19 in the ESPN/USA Coaches’ poll and expects to school history that Florida State would have played in 12 season looking to play in the NCAA Tournament open the 2011-12 season included in both the Associ- four consecutive NCAA Tournaments; for the school record fourth consecutive season. The ated Press and ESPN/USA Today national polls. The …Finish the season included in the top 25 of the na- Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Seminoles have been included in virtually every pre- tional rankings. It would mark the third time in the last Tournament with victories over No. 20 Texas A&M and season poll including coming in at No. 17 by the Blue four years and only the second time in school history No. 5 Notre Dame. It marked the Seminoles’ first trip Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, No. 20 by FoxS- the Seminoles have been ranked in the final poll of the to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 1993 ports.com, No. 20 by Rivals.com and No. 21 by Andy season in consecutive seasons. The Seminoles were and the fourth time in school history they had ad- Katz of ESPN.com. The Seminoles were most recently ranked No. 19 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ vanced at least as far as the second week of the three ranked in one of the national preseason polls to begin in 2011 and were most recently ranked in consecutive week NCAA Tournament. the 1993-94 season when they were ranked No. 25 in polls following the 1992 (No. 20) and 1993 seasons the preseason poll. (No. 11). The Seminoles have been ranked it the final DULKYS, GIBSON, LOUCKS LOOKING TO PLAY IN polls of the 2009 (No. 22) and 2011 seasons (No. 19) FOUR NCAA TOURNAMENTS JAMES IS AN ALL AMERICAN CANDIDATE after being ranked in the final poll only six times in the t first 61 years of program history. - Seniors Deividas Dulkys, Xavier Gibson and Luke Senior Bernard James, whose stock rose higher than - Loucks enter the 2011-12 season looking to become any other player in the nation during the 2011 NCAA FLORIDA STATE RETURNS EXPERIENCED TEAM g the first three players in school history to play in four Tournament, begins his senior season as one of the o consecutive NCAA Tournaments. The three seniors top candidates for preseason All-American and All- With three starters and 11 letterwinners returning to r entered Florida State as the class of 2012 and are on ACC honors. its line-up, Florida State returns one of the most expe- f track to play in four NCAA Tournaments and earn their rienced teams in the ACC for the 2011-12 season. The college degrees during their four year careers. Loucks Seminoles return nearly 70 percent of their scoring n has already earned his undergraduate degree in busi- SEMINIOLES BEST IN THE ACC IN 51 YEARS and 3-point field goals made on the offensive end of e ness (August of 2011) and is pursuing a master’s de- the court and nearly 80 percent of their blocked shots gree in sport administration. Dulkys (management) Florida State’s defensive field goal percentage mark on the defensive end of the court. Overall, the Semi- t and Gibson (social science) are on track to earn their of .363 during the 2010-11 season was the best in the noles return a roster that has played in a cumulative e degrees in May of 2012. ACC since NC State’s mark of .360 in 1960 – a span of total of 467 overall games, 252 ACC games and in 33 g 51 years. total NCAA Tournament games. Add in transfer stu- U FLORIDA STATE – THE NATION’S TOP dent Jeff Peterson and those numbers balloon to 550 - DEFENSIVE TEAM SEMINOLES LEAD THE ACC IN FIELD GOAL PERCENT- total career games and 295 career conference games n AGE DEFENSE played. - Florida State, the nation’s top defensive team, enters the 2011-12 season looking to become the first team Florida State enters the 2011-12 season looking to be- Percentages Returning r since Georgetown (in 1989, 1990 and 1991) and only come the first team in ACC history to lead the league - the third team in NCAA history (also Wyoming in 1981, in defensive field goal percentage in four consecutive Category 10-11 Return Pct. Back t 1982 and 1983) to lead the nation in the most telling seasons. The Seminoles have led the league in each of Blocks 203 159 78.3 n of all defensive statistics – defensive field goal per- the last three seasons. The Seminoles’ .363 defensive Minutes 6,825 4,959 72.7 d centage for the third consecutive year. The Seminoles field goal percentage mark in 2010-11 was the best in 3-Point Field Goals 212 150 70.8 u are already one of only five teams in NCAA history to the ACC since the 1960 season when NC State held its Points 2,348 1,625 69.2 - lead the nation in multiple consecutive seasons and opponents to a .360 mark from the field. The all-time Rebounds 1,219 832 68.3 the first since Marquette in 1993 and 1994. Florida ACC record for best defensive field goal percentage is Free Throws 482 319 66.2 - State has limited its last 69 opponents in the last two .320 by North Carolina in 1954 – the first year of bas- Assists 423 268 63.3 seasons to a combined shooting percentage of .3695 ketball in the ACC. Steals 288 176 61.1 r (1,356 of 3,670). The Seminoles combined field goal n percentage defense in the last two seasons is the sec- FLORIDA STATE ENTERS THE 2011-12 SEASON s ond lowest for a two year period recorded in NCAA LOOKING TO…

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HAMILTON HEAD COACH Tennessee-Martin, 1971 Austin Peay, 1973 10th season at Florida State (154-117, .568) 24th season as a collegiate head coach (354-327, .520)

eonard Hamilton, the only person to be named the Coach of the Year in the ACC and the Big East, Now in his 10th season as the Seminoles’ head coach, has guided Florida State to a school record tying three consecutive NCAA Tournaments and has led he has elevated the program in every way possible. L the Seminoles to a school record six consecutive post-season tournament appearances. He was The Seminoles have also earned great success named the ACC Coach of the Year in 2009 when he led the Seminoles to one of the top seasons in school against ranked teams under Hamilton. The Seminoles history with 25 wins, 10 wins in ACC play, a third place finish in the ACC standings, an appearance in the ACC defeated No. 1 ranked Duke in Tallahassee on Jan. 12, 2011 Tournament championship game for the first time in school history, and a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tourna- to mark the third time under Hamilton that Florida State ment. Hamilton’s coaching and recruiting has produced eight NBA Draft selections since 2004 and three of has defeated the nation’s top ranked team. In guiding the four all-time All-ACC First Team selections in school history. Florida State to its 66-61 victory over No. 1 ranked Duke s in 2011, Hamilton continued to put himself in a very se- The Seminoles are the nation’s top defensive team competition in that span. In addition, Florida State is lect company as one of the nation’s top coaches. He is under Hamilton. They led the nation in field goal per- the third winningest program in the ACC in the last three currently tied for the national lead among coaches with centage defense in both 2010 and 2011 and produced seasons (since the start of the 2008-09 season) in total the most victories over the No. 1 ranked team in the na- three ACC Defensive Player of the Year selections – Toney games won with 70 wins. The Seminoles averaged 23.3 tion since the start of the 2003-04 season. Hamilton has Douglas in 2009 and Chris Singleton in both 2010 and wins per season with records of 25-10 (2008-09) and 22- guided Florida State to wins over No. 1 ranked Duke twice 2011. Hamilton recruited and coached Al Thornton – the 10 (2009-10) in the last two seasons and 23-10 during the (Jan. 12, 2011 and March 1, 2006) as well as No. 1 North runner up for ACC Player of the Year honors in 2008 and 2010-11 season. Carolina on March 14, 2009, in the semifinals of the ACC Douglas who earned All-ACC First Team honors, was Hamilton’s coaching and recruiting has produced Tournament). named the 2009 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and three of Florida State’s four All-ACC First Team selections, Florida State defeated four nationally ranked teams was the first round pick of the in the including two in the last five years. One of those pupils, Al during the 2010-11 season (No. 15 Baylor on Dec. 25, 2009 NBA Draft. Thornton, was the 14th overall selection in the 2007 NBA 68-61, No. 1 Duke on Jan. 16, 66-61, No. 20 Texas A&M Hamilton is the 19th all-time winningest coach in ACC Draft - just the second Draft Lottery pick in school history. on March 18, 57-50 and No. 5 Notre Dame on March 20, history, has led the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament in In 2009, earned All-ACC First Team hon- 71-57). It marked the ninth consecutive season under each of the last three seasons and to the ACC Champion- ors, was the runner-up for ACC Player of the Year honors, Hamilton that Florida State has defeated at least one ship game in 2009 for the first time in school history. He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and was ranked opponent and the first time since the 2008-09 was named the National Coach of the Year by Basketball selected in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Los An- season that it has defeated at least four ranked teams in Times, the ACC Coach of the Year by the Atlantic Coast geles Lakers. Chris Singleton, who was named the ACC the same season. The Seminoles have now defeated 21 s Sports Media Association in 2009, and the Big East Coach Defensive Player of the Year in both 2010 (media) and ranked teams during the first nine years of the Hamilton of the Year in 1995 and 1999. 2011 (coaches) was the first round pick of the Washington era at Florida State. Florida State finished the 2010-11 season with a 23-11 Wizards in 2011. As he continues to build his program into one of the overall record, an 11-5 record and a third place finish in With 20 or more wins in five of the last six seasons, nation’s best, he annually attracts the nation’s top talent ACC play, advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- Hamilton is the 19th winningest coach in ACC history in to Tallahassee and helps those players reach their goals ment for the first time since 1993 and was ranked 19th na- overall victories and ACC wins. He enters the 2011-12 sea- of not only playing at the next level, but of excelling aca- tionally in the final USA Today/ESPN Poll of the season. It son as the second longest tenured coach in the ACC. demically and earning their degrees. marked the third consecutive season the Seminoles have Hamilton is in his 10th season as Florida State’s head With eight NBA Draft selections under Hamilton since won at least 22 games, tied a school record third consec- coach in 2012. He has a career record of 354-327 (22 sea- 2004, the Seminoles are ranked third in the ACC for the utive season winning at least 10 ACC games and finished sons as a collegiate head coach) and a 154-117 record at most draft picks. Three Seminoles have been selected in top four of the ACC standings. Florida State is one of only Florida State. the first round (Al Thornton in 2007, Toney Douglas in two teams in the ACC (they are joined by only Duke) that He is the first coach to lead Florida State to six con- 2009 and Chris Singleton in 2011) and one (Thornton) has won at least 22 overall games, at least 10 ACC games secutive post-season appearances as the Seminoles have was only the second draft lottery selection in school his- and has finished in the top four of the ACC standings in participated in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 NCAA Tourna- tory and the third highest overall pick in school history. each of the last three seasons. ments and played in the NIT in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Hamilton was at the 2007 NBA Draft to watch as Florida State is the third winningest program in the Hamilton has guided seven of his first nine Seminole Thornton became only the second Draft Lottery selection ACC in the last six years (since the start of the 2005-06 teams into postseason play as he continues to return in school history as he was picked with the 14th overall season) in total ACC regular season and ACC Tournament Florida State to a program of significance both nationally selection by the . He was with Doug- games. The Seminoles have won 58 games against ACC and in the ACC. las when his name was called by the Los Angeles Lakers. s

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Hamilton watched as and were 2003-04 season. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS selected in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft and Hamilton was hired on March 19, 2002 to return the đƫ /ƫ (! ƫ (+.% ƫ 00!ƫ 0+ƫ ƫ / $++(ƫ .! +. ƫ 05%*#ƫ reveled when Singleton became the first round pick of the Seminole men’s basketball program to the glory it had three consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the in 2011. earned when it played for the 1972 national championship first time since the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons Florida State has had at least one player selected and regularly competed for, and won conference champi- đƫ ! ƫ(+.% ƫ00!ƫ0+ƫ0$!ƫĂĀĀĊƫƫ+1.*)!*0ƫ in seven of the last eight NBA Drafts. All-ACC guard Tim onships during the 1980’s and early 1990’s. after a 10-year absence from the tournament Pickett was a second round selection of the New Orleans Hamilton was the Washington Wizards’ head coach đƫ ! ƫ(+.% ƫ00!ƫ0+ƫü*(ƫ*0%+*(/ƫ.*'%*#/ƫ%*ƫ Hornets in 2004, guard Von Wafer was a second round se- in 2001 and the head coach at the for both 2010 (22nd) and 2011 (19th) lection of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005, forward Alexan- from 1991-2000 before he became the seventh head coach đƫ )! ƫ 0$!ƫ ĂĀĀĊƫ /'!0((ƫ %)!/ƫ 0%+*(ƫ der Johnson was the second round selection of the India- in Florida State men’s basketball history. Coach of the Year napolis Pacers in 2006, Thornton was the first round pick In his final season at Miami, Hamilton guided the Hur- đƫ )! ƫ0$!ƫĂĀĀĊƫƫ+ $ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ!.ƫ5ƫ0$!ƫ of the Los Angeles Clippers in 2007, Douglas was the first ricanes to their second straight 20-win season, a share of Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, Alabi (Dallas the Big East regular season championship and the school’s đƫ ! ƫ(+.% ƫ00!ƫ0+ƫ0$.!!ƫ +*/! 10%2!ƫ ƫ,- Mavericks) and Reid ( Pacers) were chosen in first trip to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Hur- pearances – 2006, 2007, 2008 the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft and Singleton in ricanes finished 23-11, including a 13-3 conference record, đƫ ! ƫ(+.% ƫ00!ƫ0+ƫ0$!ƫ/! +* ƫ.+1* ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ ƫ the first round in 2011. and were ranked 23rd in the nation in the final Associated in 2004 for the Seminoles’ first postseason ap- Florida State is one of only three teams in the ACC with Press poll and 20th in the final USA Today/ESPN poll. Mi- pearance since 1998 at least eight players selected in the last eight NBA Drafts. ami’s 23 wins matched the team’s 1998-99 total and, at đƫ ! ƫ %)%ƫ 0+ƫ 0$.!!ƫ +*/! 10%2!ƫ ƫ +1.*- Only North Carolina (with 12 selections) and Duke (with the time, tied the school record for victories in a season. ment appearances for the first time in school 11 selections) have more NBA Draft picks since 2004 than Under Hamilton’s leadership, Miami became one of the history Florida State among the current 12 ACC teams. nation’s top programs, advancing to postseason play five đƫ ! ƫ1..% *!/ƫ0+ƫ 'ġ0+ġ 'ƫĂĀġ3%*ƫ/!/+*/ƫ Florida State has also become a fixture in the national times in his final six seasons including three consecutive for the first time since 1965 statistics since Hamilton’s arrival. NCAA Tournament appearances from 1998-2000. Miami’s đƫ ! ƫ1..% *!/ƫ0+ƫƫ0$!*ƫ/ $++(ġ.! +. ƫ05%*#ƫĂăƫ Florida State finished the 2010-11 season as the field winning records in his final six seasons meant the Hurri- overall wins and the school’s first NCAA Sweet 16 goal percentage defense national statistical champion with canes joined Syracuse and Connecticut as the only Big East appearance in 1999-00 a .363 mark – the second consecutive season they have led schools to have an overall winning record from 1995-2000. đƫ * ! ƫ0$!ƫāĊĊĉġĊĊƫ/!/+*ƫ.*'! ƫāĀ0$ƫ5ƫ0$!ƫ the nation in the most telling defensive statistic kept by The Hurricanes’ 48-22 Big East mark over his last four sea- Associated Press – the Hurricanes’ highest AP the NCAA. The Seminoles were the first team to repeat as sons tied Connecticut for the best conference record over ranking since 1960 the field goal percentage national champions since Mar- that period. Over his last two seasons, Miami registered a đƫ $!ƫ 1..% *!/ƫ .*'! ƫ *0%+*((5ƫ %*ƫ ü!( ƫ #+(ƫ quette in the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Florida State’s .363 league-best 28-6 overall record for an .824 winning per- percentage defense four straight seasons in- mark ranks as the fourth lowest mark by a leader in the centage. cluding a No. 1 national ranking in 1997-98 category since the NCAA began compiling the statistic in In his final season with Miami, Hamilton’s Hurricanes đƫ ĂĀĀĀƫƫ+ $ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ!. 1977 and lowest in the ACC since 1960 – a span of 51 years. recorded three wins over ranked teams including a 74-70 đƫ āĊĊĉġĊĊƫ%#ƫ/0ƫ+ $ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ!. The Seminoles became only the sixth team in NCAA history home win over No. 18 St. John’s, marking the sixth straight to repeat as the field goal percentage defensive national season Miami had defeated a ranked opponent in the Mi- đƫ āĊĊąġĊĆƫ%#ƫ/0ƫ+ $ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ!. champions in 2010 and 2011. It marked the third time in ami Arena. đƫ āĊĊĉġĊĊƫ/0!.*ƫ/'!0((ƫ+ $ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ!. Joins , , , the last 14 seasons that a Leonard Hamilton coached team In the 40 seasons prior to Hamilton’s arrival, the Hur- đƫ John Thompson and P.J. Carleisimo, led the nation in field goal percentage defense. Hamilton’s ricanes reached the post-season just four times including and as the only coaches to win the Big 1998 led the nation with a .379 mark as one NCAA tournament appearance (1960). In his ten sea- he took the team to the NCAA Tournament for the first time sons at Miami, Hamilton led the Hurricanes to five postsea- East Coach of the Year award more than once since 1960. Hamilton guided the Hurricanes to the NCAA son appearances. đƫ %*!ġ3%*ƫ&1),ƫ%*ƫ +*"!.!* !ƫ3%*/ƫ".+)ƫāĊĊąƫ0+ƫ Tournament in three consecutive seasons (1998-2000). Along with the rise of the Hurricanes’ program, Hamil- 1995 – the largest increase in victories in Big East In 2011, Florida State proved to have the nation’s toughest ton’s players also continued to develop and win individual history defense as it ranked not only first nationally in field goal awards. In 1999-2000, guard Johnny Hemsley earned All- đƫ āĊĊąġĊĆƫ *%0! ƫ .!//ƫ *0!.*0%+*(ƫ 0%+*(ƫ percentage defense (.363), but fifth in blocked shots (6.0 Big East Second-Team honors while center Mario Bland Coach of the Year bpg), 15th in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.306), earned all-conference third-team honors đƫ Ăĉƫ+"ƫăāƫ/!*%+./ƫ3$+ƫ +),(!0! ƫ0$!%.ƫ!(%#%%(%05ƫ 24th in steals per game (8.3 spg) and 27th in mar- In 1998-99, Hemsley and forward Tim James earned under Hamilton, while he was the head coach at gin (+4.9 rpg). The Seminoles were the only team in the All-Big East First-Team honors. The Hurricanes joined Miami earned their degrees. nation to finish the season ranked in the top 30 in each of Syracuse (eight times), Georgetown (twice), Pittsburgh, đƫ %*!ƫ+,ƫĂĀƫ.! .1%0%*#ƫ (//!/ those five statistical categories. St. John’s and Villanova as the only schools to have two đƫ ! ƫ '($+)ƫ 00!ƫ 0+ƫ  'ġ0+ġ 'ƫ 0%+*(ƫ Florida State finished first nationally in the field goal players earn All-Big East First-Team honors in the same Invitational Tournament appearances (1989, percentage defense category in 2010 and 2011, ninth in the season. In ten seasons under Hamilton, the Hurricanes had 1990), the first consecutive postseason appear- nation in field goal percentage defense in 2009 and fifth 13 All-Conference selections. ances for OSU since 1954 in the nation (and as the ACC leader) in shoot- In 1998-99, Tim James was named Big East Co-Player đƫ $.0!.ƫ)!)!.ƫ+"ƫ0$!ƫ*%2!./%05ƫ+"ƫ!**!//!!ġ ing percentage during the 2007-08 season after ranking of the Year, along with Connecticut’s Richard Hamilton, Martin Hall of Fame ninth in the same category during the 2006-07 season. and Johnny Hemsley was selected as the league’s Most đƫ %./0ƫ //+ %0!ƫ ! ƫ /'!0((ƫ + $ƫ %*ƫ !*- The Seminoles ranked eighth in the nation in 3-point field Improved Player. tucky history goals made per game in 2003-04 and in the nation’s top Miami’s rise began in 1994-95 when Hamilton led the đƫ /ƫ *ƫ //%/0*0ƫ + $ƫ +*ƫ !*01 '5Ě/ƫ āĊĈĉƫ 25 in field goal shooting percentage during the 2005-06 Hurricanes to the greatest single season turn-around in Big NCAA Championship team season and in field goal percentage defense during the East history. 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Conference standings, Hamilton guided the Florida State assistant coach Corey Williams. LEONARD HAMILTON’S COACHING RECORD Hurricanes to a fifth-place finish and a berth Prior to his tenure at Oklahoma State, in the National Invitational Tournament – Hamilton was on the staff at the University COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD Year School Record Pct. Postseason Y Miami’s first postseason appearance in 31 of Kentucky where he spent 12 seasons with 1 1986-87 Oklahoma St...... 8-20 ...... 286 years. one of the top programs in the country. From 1 1987-88 Oklahoma St. ....14-16 ...... 467 1 Miami set a Big East record in 1995 for 1974-80, he served as an assistant coach, 1 1988-89 Oklahoma St...... 17-13 ...... 567 ...... NIT 2nd Round 1 the greatest single-season improvement and in 1980 he was honored by being named 1989-90 Oklahoma St...... 17-14 ...... 548 ...... NIT 2nd Round 1 in league history. The Hurricanes’ nine-win the first associate head coach in Kentucky 1990-91 Miami ...... 9-19 ...... 321 1 1 conference win increase tied Tech basketball history. 1991-92 Miami ...... 8-24 ...... 250 1 for the best in the nation. Miami’s eight-win During his 12 seasons at Kentucky, the 1992-93 Miami ...... 10-17 ...... 370 1 1 overall improvement tied for the third best Wildcats registered a 296-83 (.781) record, 1993-94 Miami ...... 7-20 ...... 259 1 single season increase in school history. won eight SEC regular season champion- 1994-95 Miami ...... 15-13 ...... 536 ...... NIT 1st Round 1 1 At the conclusion of the 1995 season, ships, two SEC tournament titles, went to 1995-96 Miami ...... 15-13 ...... 536 Hamilton was named the United Press In- three Final Fours and won the national title 1996-97 Miami ...... 16-13 ...... 552 ...... NIT 1st Round 1997-98 Miami ...... 18-10 ...... 643 ...... NCAA 1st Round ternational National Coach of the Year. Peers in 1978. 1998-99 Miami ...... 23-7 ...... 767 ...... NCAA 2nd Round also recognized Hamilton as the league’s Hamilton’s coaching career began 1999-00 Miami ...... 23-11 ...... 676 ...... NCAA Sweet 16 coaches named him Big East Conference at Austin Peay State University where he 2002-03 Florida State ...... 14-15 ...... 483 Coach of the Year for the first time. served as a graduate assistant from 1971-73 2003-04 Florida State ..... 19-14 ...... 576 ...... NIT 2nd Round Hamilton took home even more hard- and then as a full-time assistant from 1973- 2004-05 Florida State ...... 12-19 ...... 387 ware at the end of the 1999 season. He was 74. The Governors won back-to-back Ohio 2005-06 Florida State .....20-10 ...... 667 ...... NIT 2nd Round A Y named Big East Coach of the Year for the Valley Championships in Hamilton’s last two 2006-07 Florida State .....22-13 ...... 629 ...... NIT Quarterfinals 1 2007-08 Florida State ...... 19-15 ...... 559 ...... NIT 1st Round 1 second time joining Jim Calhoun, Lou Car- seasons at the school. Hamilton recruited 1 nesecca, Jim Boeheim, John Thompson, P.J. and coached James “Fly” Williams, the 1974 2008-09 Florida State .....25-10 ...... 714 ...... NCAA First Round/ACC 1 Carlesimo and as the only coaches conference Player of the Year and two-time Championship Game 1 2009-10 Florida State .....22-10 ...... 688 ...... NCAA First Round 1 to win the award more than once. Hamilton all-conference selection. Williams was a 2010-11 Florida State ...... 23-11 ...... 676 ...... NCAA Sweet 16 A was later honored as the Eastern Basketball two-time consensus All-America in 1973 Totals 354-327 .520 14 Postseason Appearances Y Coach of the Year. In 2000, he was named and 1974, the only two-time All-America in 1 At Oklahoma State ...... 56-63 ...... 471 ...... 2 Postseason Appearances 1 the Black Coaches Association (BCA) Coach school history. The Governors won the OVC At Miami ...... 144-147 ... .495 ...... 5 Postseason Appearances 1 of the Year. Championship and played in the NCAA Tour- At Florida State ...... 154-117 .... .568 ...... 7 Postseason Appearances 1 1 For his work both on and off the court, nament in 1973. 1 Hamilton was honored as one of four final- Hamilton’s legacy extends across the na- PROFESSIONAL COACHING RECORD 1 1 ists for the 2000 Coach Wooden “Keys to tion as seven of his former assistant coaches 2000-01 Washington Wizards (NBA) ...... 19-63 ...... 231 1 Life” Award. The award is given annually have moved on to become head coaches at to a coach who best exemplifies Coach John the Division I level. Included on the list are EXPERIENCE AS A COACH 2002-Pr. Head Coach, Florida State University Wooden’s philosophy of emphasizing the Tim Carter (South Carolina State), Dwight 2000-01 Head Coach, Washington Wizards fact that impacting the life of a student is Freeman (Norfolk State), Randy Lee (Maine 1990-00 Head Coach, University of Miami more significant than any winning percent- Machias), (Arkansas State), 1986-90 Head Coach, Oklahoma State age. He was named one of Tallahassee’s Top John Phillips (Tulsa) and (Kansas). 1980-86 Assoc. Head Coach, Univ. of Kentucky 33 citizens in 2004 by the Tallahassee Dem- He played at Gaston (NC) Community 1974-80 Assistant Coach, Univ. of Kentucky ocrat and inducted into the Gaston County College where he set a school record by 1973-74 Assistant Coach, Austin Peay State (N.C.) Hall of Fame in 2007. scoring 54 points in a game, and later at the 1971-73 Grad. Assistant, Austin Peay State The induction into the Gaston County University of Tennessee-Martin where he Hall of Fame marked a monumental occa- is a charter member of the school’s Hall of AS A PLAYER sion for Hamilton who earned induction Fame. At both schools, he served as a team 1969-71 Two-year letterman, University of Tennessee-Martin 1966-68 Two-year letterman, Gaston Community College into his fourth collegiate Hall of Fame. In captain. Additionally, while at Tennessee- addition to being honored by his hometown Martin, Hamilton received both the team’s EDUCATION in 2007, he is also a member of the athletic Most Valuable Player Award and the Best 1973 M.A. Physical and Health Education, Austin Peay State Hall of Fame at the University of Miami, the Defensive Player award his senior season. 1971 B.S. Physical Education, University of Tennessee-Martin University of Tennessee-Martin where he re- He earned his bachelor’s degree in phys- ceived his bachelor’s degree and served as ical education from Tennessee-Martin in 1971 PERSONAL the captain of the basketball team as an un- and received a master’s degree in physical Full Name: J. Leonard Hamilton dergraduate player, and at Austin Peay State and health education from Austin Peay State University. in 1973. Hamilton arrived at Miami from Oklaho- ma State where he spent four years rebuild- ing the Cowboys’ program. He led them to consecutive appearances in the NIT, the first back-to-back postseason appearances for OSU since 1953-54. While at Oklahoma State, he recruited and coached current

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THE HAMILTON FILE: COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE Head Coaching Positions Record Top 25 Wins At Florida State (21 Wins) Year School Overall/Conf. Accomplishments Opponent Opponent Rank Date Site Score 1986-87 Oklahoma St. 8-20/4-10 Defeated No. 8-ranked Oklahoma at home Duke #5 AP/#5 USA Today Feb. 2, 2003 H 75-70 1987-88 Oklahoma St. 14-16/4-10 Defeated No. 16-ranked Iowa State on the road Maryland #24 AP/#25 USA Today Dec. 28, 2003 H 79-75 1988-89 Oklahoma St. 17-13/7-7 NIT, Second Round North Carolina #7 AP/#7 USA Today Jan. 22, 2004 H 90-81 (OT) 1989-90 Oklahoma St. 17-14/6-8 NIT, Second Round Wake Forest #10 AP/#10 USA Today Jan. 25, 2004 H 75-70 1990-91 Miami 9-19/Indep. Defeated No. 28-ranked Mississippi State Georgia Tech #10 AP/#15 USA Today Feb. 3, 2003 H 81-65 1991-92 Miami 8-24/1-17 Won school’s first ever Big East Tournament game Wake Forest #3 AP/#3 USA Today Jan. 18, 2005 H 91-83 (OT) 1992-93 Miami 10-17/7-11 Defeated No. 10-ranked Georgetown at home Duke #1 AP/#1 USA Today March 1, 2006 H 79-74 1993-94 Miami 7-20/0-18 7-2 non-conference record Florida #4 AP/#4 USA Today Dec. 3, 2007 H 74-70 1994-95 Miami 15-13/9-9 NIT, First Round; Big East Coach of the Year Virginia Tech #23 AP/#25 USA Today Jan. 17, 2007 H 82-73 1995-96 Miami 15-13/8-10 Defeated No. 11-ranked Syracuse Duke #8 AP/#10 USA Today Feb. 4, 2007 A 68-67 1996-97 Miami 16-13/9-9 NIT, First Round Florida #24/AP/#25 USA Today Nov. 23, 2007 A 65-51 1997-98 Miami 18-10/11-7 NCAA South Regional, First Round Florida #23 AP/#21 USA Today Dec. 7, 2008 H 57-55 1998-99 Miami 23-7/15-3 NCAA East Regional, Second Round Clemson #10 AP/#10 USA Today Feb. 7, 2009 A 65-61 1999-00 Miami 23-11/13-3 NCAA South Regional, Semifinals Clemson #12 AP/#13 USA Today Feb. 28, 2009 H 73-66 2002-03 Florida State 14-15/4-12 Defeated No. 5-ranked Duke North Carolina #1 AP/#1 ESPN/USA Today March 14, 2009 N 73-70 2003-04 Florida State 19-14/6-10 NIT, Second Round Georgia Tech #22 AP/#15 ESPN/USA Today Dec. 20, 2009 A 66-59 (OT) 2004-05 Florida State 12-19/4-12 Defeated No. 3-ranked Wake Forest Georgia Tech #19 AP/#18 ESPN/USA Today Jan. 24, 2010 H 68-66 2005-06 Florida State 20-10/9-7 NIT, Second Round Baylor #15 AP/#15 ESPN/USA Today Dec. 25, 2010 N 68-61 2006-07 Florida State 22-13/7-9 NIT, Quarterfinal Round Duke #1 AP/#1 ESPN/USA Today Jan. 12. 2011 H 66-61 2007-08 Florida State 19-15/7-9 NIT, First Round Texas A&M #24 AP/#21 ESPN/USA Today March 18, 2011 N 57-50 2008-09 Florida State 25-10/10-6 NCAA East Regional, First Round Notre Dame #5 AP/#4 ESPN/USA Today March 20, 2011 N 71-57 2009-10 Florida State 22-10/10-6 NCAA West Regional First Round 2010-11 Florida State 23-11/11-5 NCAA Southwest Regional, Semifinals Hamilton’s Postseason Games At Oklahoma State Associate Head Coaching Positions Record Year Tournament Opponent Outcome Site Year School Overall/Conf. Accomplishments March 17, 1989 NIT Boise State W, 69-55 Stillwater, Okla. 1980-81 Kentucky 22-6/15-3 NCAA Mideast Regional, First Round/SEC Co-Champions March 21, 1989 NIT St. John’s L, 64-76 Jamaica, N.Y. 1981-82 Kentucky 22-8/13-5 NCAA Mideast Regional, First Round/SEC Co-Champions March 15, 1990 NIT Tulsa W, 83-74 Stillwater, Okla. 1982-83 Kentucky 23-8/13-5 NCAA Mideast Regional, First Round/SEC Champions March 20, 1990 NIT New Mexico L, 88-90 at Albuquerque, N.M. 1983-84 Kentucky 29-5/14-4 NCAA Final Four/SEC Champions 1984-85 Kentucky 18-13/11-7 NCAA West Regional, Semifinals At Miami 1985-86 Kentucky 32-4/17-1 NCAA Southeast Regional, Finals/SEC Champions Year Tournament Opponent Outcome Site March 15, 1995 NIT Penn State L, 62-56 University Park, Pa. Assistant Coaching Positions Record March 13, 1997 NIT Michigan L, 63-76 Ann Arbor, Mich. Year School Overall/Conf. Accomplishments March 13, 1998 NCAA UCLA L, 62-65 Atlanta, Ga. 1971-72 Austin Peay 10-14/OVC One All-Conference Team selection March 12, 1999 NCAA Lafayette W, 75-54 Boston, Mass. 1972-73 Austin Peay 22-7/OVC NCAA Mideast Regional, First Round March 14, 1999 NCAA Purdue L, 63-73 Boston, Mass. 1973-74 Austin Peay 17-10/OVC Recruited and coached Conference Player of the Year March 17, 2000 NCAA Arkansas W, 75-71 Nashville, Tenn. 1974-75 Kentucky 26-5/15-3 NCAA Runner-Up/SEC Co-Champions March 19, 2000 NCAA Ohio State W, 75-62 Nashville, Tenn. 1975-76 Kentucky 20-10/11-7 NIT Champions March 24, 2000 NCAA Tulsa L, 71-80 Austin, Texas 1976-77 Kentucky 26-4/16-2 NCAA Mideast Regional Finals/SEC Co-Champions 1977-78 Kentucky 30-2/16-2 NCAA National Champions/SEC Champions At Florida State 1978-79 Kentucky 19-12/10-8 SEC Tournament Runner-Up Year Tournament Opponent Outcome Site 1979-80 Kentucky 29-6/15-3 NCAA Mideast Regional, 2nd Round/SEC Runners-Up 2002-03 NIT Wichita State W, 91-84 (2 OT) Wichita, Kansas 2003-04 NIT Iowa State L, 59-62 Tallahassee, Fla. Milestone Victories 2005-06 NIT Butler W, 69-66 Tallahassee, Fla. No. Opponent Date Career Game Head Coach at 2005-06 NIT South Carolina L, 68-69 (OT) Tallahassee, Fla. 1 vs. Baylor Dec. 1, 1987 2 Oklahoma State 2006-07 NIT Toledo W, 77-61 Tallahassee, Fla. 25 Chicago State Dec. 10, 1988 62 Oklahoma State 2006-07 NIT Michigan W, 87-66 Tallahassee, Fla. 50 Kansas State Jan. 31, 1990 107 Oklahoma State 2006-07 NIT Mississippi State L, 71-86 Starkville, Miss. 75 Florida Atlantic Dec. 19, 1982 182 Miami 2007-08 NIT Akron L, 60-65 (OT) Tallahassee, Fla. 100 Providence Feb. 11, 1995 250 Miami 2008-09 NCAA Wisconsin L, 59-61 (OT) Boise, Id. 125 Georgetown Jan. 4, 1997 302 Miami 2009-10 NCAA Gonzaga L, 62-68 Buffalo, N.Y 150 Providence Feb. 4, 1998 342 Miami 2010-11 NCAA Texas A&M W, 57-50 Chicago. Ill. 175 vs. Lafayette March 12, 1999 376 Miami 2010-11 NCAA Notre Dame W, 71-57 Chicago, Ill. 200 vs. Ohio State March 19, 2000 409 Miami 2010-11 NCAA VCU L, 72-71 (OT) San Antonio, Tex. 225 Maryland Dec. 28, 2003 451 Florida State 250 Texas Southern Dec. 7, 2005 532 Florida State Leonard Hamilton’s NBA Players Name Round Year Team College 275 Saint Peters Dec. 18, 2006 546 Florida State Name Round Year Team College Roger Harden 5th 1986 LA Lakers Kentucky 300 Virginia Jan. 23, 2008 588 Florida State “Fly” Williams 9th 1976 Philadelphia Austin-Peay James Blackmon 5th 1987 New Jersey Kentucky 350 Virginia Jan. 17, 2010 663 Florida State Kevin Grevey 1st 1975 Washington Kentucky Rex Chapman 1st 1988 Charlotte Kentucky 375 Texas A&M March 18, 2010 702 Florida State Jimmy Dan Connor 2nd 1975 Phoenix Kentucky Rob Lock 3rd 1988 L.A. Clippers Kentucky Top 25 Wins At Oklahoma State (2 Wins) Bob Guyette 3rd 1975 Kansas City-Omaha Kentucky Ed Davender 3rd 1988 Washington Kentucky Opponent Opponent Rank Date Site Score Mike Flynn 7th 1975 Philadelphia Kentucky Winston Bennett 3rd 1988 Cleveland Kentucky Iowa State #16 AP Feb. 6, 1987 A 80-78 Larry Johnson 2nd 1977 Buffalo Kentucky John Starks FA 1990 Golden State Oklahoma State Oklahoma #1 AP Feb. 4, 1989 H 77-73 1st 1978 Indiana Kentucky Richard Dumas 2nd 1991 Phoenix Oklahoma State Top 25 Wins At Miami (17 Wins) 1st 1978 Atlanta Kentucky Byron Houston 1st 1991 Chicago Oklahoma State Opponent Opponent Rank Date Site Score James Lee 2nd 1978 Seattle Kentucky Corey Williams 2nd 1992 Chicago Oklahoma State St. John’s #17 AP Jan. 14, 1992 H 45-42 Mike Phillips 3rd 1978 New Jersey Kentucky Joe Wylie 2nd 1991 L.A. Clippers Miami Georgetown #10 AP/#10 USA Today Jan. 2, 1993 H 80-69 1st 1979 Phoenix Kentucky Constantin Popa 2nd 1995 L.A. Clippers Miami St. John’s #25 AP Feb. 20, 1993 H 82-77 Truman Claytor 6th 1979 Detroit Kentucky Tim James 1st 1999 Miami Miami Georgetown #13 AP/#13 USA Today Feb. 4, 1995 H 67-61 LaVon Williams 5th 1980 Cleveland Kentucky John Salmons 1st 2002 San Antonio Miami Syracuse #11 AP/#12 USA Today Jan. 3, 1996 H 75-66 Syracuse #19 AP/#17 USA Today Dec. 7, 1996 H 67-63 Jay Shidler 9th 1980 Chicago Kentucky James Jones 2nd 2003 Indiana Miami Villanova #8 AP/#7 USA Today Jan. 11, 1997 A 61-59 Fred Cowan 6th 1981 Houston Kentucky Tim Pickett 2nd 2004 New Orleans Florida State UNC Charlotte #17 AP/#17 USA Today Dec. 21, 1997 H 89-72 Chuck Verderber 7th 1982 Chicago Kentucky Von Wafer 2nd 2005 LA Lakers Florida State Connecticut #8 AP/#8 USA Today Jan. 6, 1998 H 76-67 Dirk Minnefield 2nd 1983 Dallas Kentucky Alexander Johnson 2nd 2006 Florida State West Virginia #19 AP/#19 USA Today Feb. 28, 1998 H 70-66 Derrick Hord 4th 1983 Cleveland Kentucky Al Thornton 1st 2007 LA Clippers Florida State St. John’s #9 AP/#10 USA Today Jan. 6, 1999 H 84-79 St. John’s #9 AP/#10 USA Today Feb. 3, 1999 A 73-70 Charles Hurt 6th 1983 Milwaukee Kentucky Toney Douglas 1st 2009 LA Lakers Florida State Syracuse #18 AP/#17 USA Today Feb. 8, 1999 A 76-63 Dicky Beal 4th 1984 Atlanta Kentucky Solomon Alabi 2nd 2010 Florida State Connecticut #2 AP/#2 USA Today Feb. 20, 1999 A 73-71 1st 1984 Portland Kentucky Ryan Reid 2nd 2010 Indiana Pacer Florida State Connecticut #18 AP/#18 USA Today Feb. 19, 2000 A 63-57 6th 1984 Atlanta Kentucky Chris Singleton 1st 2011 Washington Wizards Florida State St. John’s #18 AP/#21 USA Today March 5, 2000 A 74-70 (OT) 1st 1984 Washington Kentucky Ohio State #8 AP/#8 USA Today March 19, 2000 N 75-62 1st 1986 New York Kentucky Total Players: 47

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A ith Stan Jones as Florida State’s associate head coach, Florida State has played in a school ALL SELECTIONS record tying three consecutive NCAA Tournaments, reached the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Since joining the ACC, Florida State has produced four first team all-conference selections, and Jones has helped coach W Tournament, been ranked in the final national top 20 in two of the last three seasons and J developed into one of the top three programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In his 10th season as the three of them – Tim Pickett, Al Thornton and Toney Douglas. In associate head coach at Florida State, Jones has helped the Seminoles build a solid program by doing what total, he has coached seven all-conference selections, with two second team All-ACC selections and two third team All-ACC he does as well as any coach in the country: recruit outstanding talent and develop those signees into NBA selection on top of the three first team selections. In helping level players. A total of eight Seminoles have become NBA Draft choices during his tenure at Florida State. the Seminoles become the nation’s most dominant defensive Jones is one of the most respected coaches in all of college basketball who has an incredible ability to help team, Jones has played an integral role in coaching the ACC De- A young players develop into fundamentally sound basketball stars. fensive Player of the Year in each of the last three seasons. All- American Toney Douglas was named the league’s top defender Jones has led Florida State to the third best record in the ACC age nearly 10 conference wins per year (9.7) since the start of in 2009 while Chris Singleton earned the honor in both 2010 in the last three seasons, and in 2009 he led the Seminoles to the 2005-06 season. Additionally, the Seminoles are the third and 2011. In 2011, Singleton was named the Defensive Player of the ACC tournament championship game for the first time in winningest program in the ACC in the last three years (since the Year by the ACC’s 12 head coaches. school history. Along the way, the Seminoles have defeated the start of the 2008-09 season) in total games played with 70 A three No. 1 ranked teams, 21 teams ranked in the national polls wins. The Seminoles average 23.3 wins per season with records DRAFT PICKS and he has led Florida State to three consecutive top four ACC of 25-10 (2008-09), 22-10 (2009-10) 23-10 (2010-11 season). With eight NBA Draft selections in the last eight years, includ- finishes. His teaching philosophies have helped Florida State ing three first round selections, Jones has helped Florida State J become the nation’s top defensive team and his ability to teach NATIONAL RECOGNITION become one of the top producers of NBA talent since his ar- the game of basketball has allowed the Seminoles to become As one of the top coaches in all of college basketball, Jones rival at Florida State in 2002. Florida State’s three first round one of the most fundamentally sound teams in the nation. has been recognized several times for his achievements. As selections in the NBA Draft in the last five seasons are almost recently as 2009, he was selected as part of the elite group of as many as Florida State produced during the decade of the TEAM SINCE JOINING assistant coaches from the input of more than 450 head and 1990’s (four) and nearly as many as were produced in the first Since joining the Florida State coaching staff in 2002, Jones assistant coaches from around the nation. In 2008, FoxSports. 50 years of the program (six). Chris Singleton was selected has helped produce results on the court that haven’t been com named Jones one of the top 20 assistant basketball coach- as the 18th overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft and joined S realized in years. In his tenure, the Seminoles have played in es in the country. In 2004, he was recognized as one of the top Al Thornton (14th overall selection in 2007) and Toney Doug- a school record three consecutive NCAA appearances for the coaches in the country by Rivals.com. las (29th overall selection in 2009) as recent first round draft first time since the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons, made a school picks. Singleton was a two-time ACC Defensive Player of the record six consecutive postseason appearances, played in the POSTSEASON AND NBA DRAFT Year, Thornton was only the second NBA Draft Lottery selection ACC championship game for the first time in school history in In his 15 years as a coach at the collegiate level, Jones has in school history and Douglas was an All-ACC First Team selec- 2009, won at least 19 games in seven of his nine seasons and at helped 12 different teams into postseason play including seven tion as a senior. In the 2010 NBA Draft Solomon Alabi and Ryan least 20 games in five of nine seasons, and have won 26 more into the NCAA tournament. He has also recruited and coached Reid became the first Seminole duo to be drafted in the same conference games than the eight years prior to him coming to 13 different NBA Draft selections, including five first round year since Doug Edwards and Sam Cassell were both chosen Florida State. Since joining the team in 2002, the Seminoles picks. as first round selections in 1993. Tim Pickett, who earned All- have averaged nearly 20 wins per season and have advanced America Honorable mention and All-ACC First-Team selection to postseason play in all but two of his seasons in Tallahassee. TOP RECRUITING CLASSES during his two-year career at Florida State, was a second round The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- In his first nine years at Florida State, Jones has helped the pick of the New Orleans Hornets in 2004, while Von Wafer was s ment in 2011 – the first time Florida State had advanced to the Seminoles on the court through recruiting. His ability to recruit a second round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. Alexan- Sweet 16 since 1993. players has helped the Seminoles attract 18 nationally ranked der Johnson was an All-ACC pick and was selected in the sec- s top 100 recruits, three McDonald’s All-Americans and eight ond round of the 2006 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. With s FLORIDA STATE IN THE ACC NBA Draft selections. Florida State’s stellar recruiting classes eight draft selections since 2004, Florida State is ranked third s With Jones as an integral part of its operation, Florida State is have become the foundation of the Seminoles’ success. Jones in the ACC for total draft selections and total first round picks. the third winningest program in the ACC in the last six years has helped bring seven top 25 recruiting classes to Tallahassee The Seminoles were one of only two ACC teams to have at least (since the start of the 2005-06 season) in total ACC regular including the nation’s No. 1 ranked class in 2003. Four differ- one player drafted each year from 2004-07, and in 2010 were season and ACC Tournament games. The Seminoles have won ent recruiting services – Rivals.com, CBS – The Official College one of two ACC teams (Georgia Tech) to have two players se- 58 games against ACC competition. Florida State is one of only Sports Network, Hoopmasters.com and the Louisville Courier lected in the same draft. two teams in the ACC (they are joined by Duke) who has fin- Journal – all ranked the Seminoles’ 2003 recruiting class as the ished with double digit wins and in the top four of the final ACC nation’s best. It marked the first time in school history that the NBA DRAFT CHOICE SOLOMON ALABI standings in each of the last three seasons. Including their 11 Seminoles’ recruiting class has been ranked as the No. 1 class In 2009, Jones helped sophomore center Solomon Alabi wins in the ACC during the 2010-11 season, the Seminoles aver- in the nation.

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achieve all conference and All-ACC defensive honors as a third centage defensive national champions. In addition to ranking Jones has also coached the team to four NIT appearances. He team selection, after earning Freshman All-America Honorable first nationally in the field goal percentage defense category, also helped Florida State reach the ACC Tournament champi- Mention and All-ACC Freshman honors the previous year. Jones the Seminoles ranked fifth in blocked shots (6.0 bpg), 15th in onship game in 2009 for the first time in school history after was largely responsible for the development of Alabi who led 3-point field goal percentage defense (.306), 24th in steals defeating the No. 1 ranked and eventual National Champion, the ACC in blocked shot in both 2008 and 2009. The 7-footer per game (8.3 spg) and 27th in rebound margin (+4.9 rpg) and North Carolina in the semifinal game. came to Tallahassee with seemingly limitless potential and were the only team in the nation to finish the season ranked in Jones helped Alabi reach that potential. Alabi earned All-ACC the top 30 in each of those five statistical categories during the CAREER NCAA TOURNAMENT defensive team honors and became only the seventh freshman 2010-11 season. Jones has coached seven teams and three programs into the in league history to lead the conference in blocked shots with NCAA tournament in his 15 years as a coach in the collegiate 73. In his second full season of action, Jones helped the cen- WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS ranks. Jones has led Florida State to the NCAA tournament in ter reach even greater heights as he improved in nearly every With Jones coaching the Seminoles, the team has been able to a school record three consecutive seasons (2009, 2010 and category including rebounds per game (5.6 to 6.2), points per produce on the biggest of stages. In his time at Florida State, 2011), helped coach Miami into the NCAA Tournament during game (8.4 to 11.7), blocked shots (73 to 75), and free throw Jones has led the team to 21 wins against teams ranked in the three consecutive seasons (1998, 1999 and 2000) and coached percentage (.680 to .794). Alabi led the team in points and AP Poll, for an average of more than two wins per season ver- Mississippi State into the NCAA Tournament during the 2002 blocked shots per game as well as free throw percentage. sus teams in the top 25 of the national polls. Florida State de- season. In all three instances, Jones helped the three programs Alabi’s development allowed him to become the second round feated four nationally ranked teams during the 2010-11 season return to the NCAA tournament after lengthy absences. Florida draft choice of the Dallas Mavericks in 2009. (No. 15 Baylor on Dec. 25, 68-61, No. 1 Duke on Jan. 16, 66-61, State earned a No. 5 seed in 2009 marking the first time the No. 20 Texas A&M on March 18, 57-50 and No. 5 Notre Dame Seminoles reached the NCAA Tournament in ten years. In

NBA DRAFT PICKS AL THORNTON AND TIM PICKETT on March 20, 71-57). Florida State has defeated at least one 1998, the Hurricanes made their first tournament appearance

Jones is also largely credited with the development of 2007 ranked team in each of Jones’ nine seasons on Florida State’s since reviving the program in 1985 and had not been to the

NBA Lottery Draft pick Al Thornton, who came to Florida State bench. The Seminoles’ four wins over ranked teams in 2010-11 Tournament since 1960. Mississippi State, which also won the

as a little known freshman in 2004 and finished his career as marked the second time since the start of the 2002-03 season Tournament championship in 2002,

one of the top players in school history. After averaging just that Florida State has defeated as many as four ranked teams had not been to the NCAA Tournament since 1996, a span of

2.8 points and 7.9 minutes played as a freshman, Thornton left in the same season. With two wins over nationally ranked op- six years.

Florida State for the NBA as an All-America Third Team and All- ponents in the 2011 NCAA Tournament (No. 5 ranked Notre ACC First Team selection, the runner-up ACC Player of the Year Dame and No. 20 ranked Texas A&M), the Seminoles are the SUCCESS AT MISSISSIPPI STATE and the eighth-leading all-time scorer in Seminole basketball third winningest team in the ACC against ranked teams in the Jones helped lead Mississippi State to a school-best No. 3 seed

history. Thornton was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in ACC and NCAA Tournaments since the beginning of the 2009 in the 2002 NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs also captured the

his first professional season. Jones’s coaching talents have ACC Tournament. The Seminoles have three wins over ranked school’s second SEC tournament championship with victories f also been extolled for his work with Tim Pickett, who came to teams in postseason play including two over top ranked op- over No. 11-ranked Florida and No. 8-ranked Alabama in the Florida State as a junior college transfer and left as a First Team ponents (No. 1 North Carolina in the semifinals of the 2009 ACC title game of the SEC Tournament. Mississippi State also re- All-ACC selection and an NBA Draft pick. Tournament and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the 2011 NCAA corded the school record for most wins in a single season with Tournament). 27 in his only season in Starkville. FSU YEAR RECORD IMPROVEMENT

Jones became an assistant coach at Florida State for the FSU CONFERENCE IN THE NBA WITH THE WASHINGTON WIZARDS 2002-03 season and the Seminoles have realized a marked In Jones’ tenure at Florida State, the Seminoles have experi- Jones was also an assistant coach to Leonard Hamilton with the

improvement in their overall play which is clearly illustrated in enced great success in one of the most competitive confer- Washington Wizards in 2001.

its record improvement on an annual basis. From the 2006 to ences in all of college basketball. In his nine seasons at Florida

2011 seasons, the Seminoles experienced more 20-win seasons State, Jones has helped coach the team to 68 ACC wins (7.6 per MIAMI

(five) than in the previous 16 seasons (four). The Seminoles’ season), which is a stark improvement over the 47 conference Jones began his collegiate assistant coaching career at Miami

20 wins in 2006 marked the first time in a decade that a Florida wins recorded in the previous nine seasons (5.2 per season). In under Hamilton in 1996. During his career at Miami, he helped

State team had reached that milestone. The Seminoles 25 wins the past three seasons, the Seminoles have recorded double guide the Hurricanes to a 95-54 record for a .638 winning per- in 2009 represented the first time since 1993 the team had won digit ACC wins for the first time in school history. After fin- centage and three NCAA Tournament appearances. The 95

that many games, and became only the third time in school his- ishing fourth in the ACC in 2009 – the teams’ best finish since wins (19.0 wins per season) were the most in a five-year period

tory (1972, 1993) the team had won 25 games. The Seminoles’ 1993, when they finished second – Jones helped build upon for the program since the 1959 through 1964 seasons. Miami

current steak of 20 or more wins in three consecutive seasons that success by coaching the Seminoles to third place league won 23 games in both 1999 and 2000 to mark only the third marks the first time since the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons that finishes in both 2010 and 2011. Florida State is the third win- time in program history (and first time since 1964) that the

Florida State has won 20 or more games in three straight years. ningest program in the ACC in the least six years in terms of program had won at least 20 games in consecutive seasons.

ACC regular season and ACC Tournament wins (58) and is the

FSU TEAM STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT third winningest team in the ACC in terms overall wins since the MIAMI POSTSEASON Not only has Jones helped the Seminoles improve their win- start of the 2008-09 season (70). In his final four seasons at Miami, Jones helped guide the Hur-

loss record, but he has also helped the team become the na- ricanes to four postseason tournament appearances, a regular

tion’s top defensive team and nationally renowned in multiple FSU POSTSEASON season Big East championship and the school’s first ever NCAA

statistical categories. Jones helped Florida State finished the Florida State has played in a school record tying three NCAA Tournament “Sweet 16” appearance in 2000. Miami won a then 2010-11 season as the field goal percentage defense national Tournaments and a school record six consecutive postseason school record 23 games in 1999 on its way to the school’s first statistical champion with a .363 mark – the second consecutive tournaments. In 2009, Jones helped the Seminoles return to ever top-10 national ranking. The Hurricanes were ranked No.

season they have led the nation in the most telling defensive the NCAA tournament – a position the team had not been in 10 in the season ending Associated Press poll.

statistic kept by the NCAA. The Seminoles are the first team to for over a decade. The Seminoles earned a No. 5 seed in the

repeat as the field goal percentage national champions since tournament -- the highest seed earned by Florida State since PERSONAL

Marquette in the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Florida State’s .363 the 1992-93 season, when the Seminoles earned a No. 3 seed. The 51 year-old Jones is married to the former Olga Campos.

mark ranks as the fourth lowest mark by a leader in the cat- In 2010, Jones helped the team reach the NCAA tournament, The couple has a daughter, Shannon (29), a son, Adam (27) egory since the NCAA began compiling the statistic in 1977. It marking the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons that the and a son-in-law Kass Botini. Shannon and Kass welcomed the also marks the lowest field goal percentage defensive mark by Seminoles had played in two consecutive NCAA Tournaments. family’s first grandchild, Kaleb, into the world right after the an ACC team since 1960 – a span of 51 years – and was the sev- Florida State advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- Seminoles’ run in the ACC Tournament championship game enth lowest mark in ACC history. The Seminoles became only ment in 2011 marking the first time since 1993 and the fourth and the NCAA Tournament in March of 2009 as well as a second

the sixth team in NCAA history to repeat as the field goal per- time in school history the Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16. grandchild, Jacob, just after the Final Four in 2011.

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n four seasons as an assistant coach at Florida State, Corey Williams has helped the Seminoles earn a Williams’ tireless work in attracting top flight players school-record tying three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, helped the Seminoles become to Florida State has helped the Seminoles become I the third winningest program in the ACC, helped coach the Seminoles to the first appearance in school one of the elite teams in all of college basketball. history in the ACC Tournament championship game and tutored five NBA Draft picks including two who Each of Florida State’s recruiting classes, since he hit were picked in the first round. His extensive recruiting roots, which he has developed throughout his 11-year the road for the Seminoles in 2008, have been ranked coaching career, have allowed him to assist in bringing the current group of Seminoles to Tallahassee – a among the nation’s top 25. His recruiting roots once group that has Florida State poised to enjoy one of the best seasons in school history. again proved fruitful in 2011 as the Seminoles’ class ranked within the nation’s top 20 and includes three The Seminoles average nearly 23 victories per sea- SUCCESS IN THE ACC players ranked among the top 100 recruits nation- son with Williams on the bench as an assistant coach With Williams on its bench, Florida State is the third ally. Florida State’s class ranked 16th nationally in – the best four year average in school history. During winningest program in the ACC the last three years 2010 and in 2009 he helped recruit McDonald’s All- that span of four years, the Seminoles have defeated (since the start of the 2008-09 season) in total American Michael Snaer to Florida State. Williams 10 teams ranked in nation’s top 25 -- including two games played with 70 wins. The Seminoles average helped assemble the Seminoles’ 2008 recruiting teams ranked No. 1 -- have won the championships 23.3 wins per season with records of 25-10 (2008- class, which is considered to be one of the best in of the Global Sports Classic (2008) and the Old Spice 09), 22-10 (2009-10) and 23-10 during the 2010-11 school history and are the cornerstones of the Semi- Classic (2009) and been ranked in the nation’s top season. The Seminoles have won 70 percent of their noles’ highly rated 2012 team. That season, Williams 20 in the final poll in two of his four years. games and 31 of their 48 ACC games since the start helped the Seminoles land one of the top groups that of the 2008-09 season. Florida State is one of only was ranked as high as No. 8 in the nation and No. 3 A PLAYERS COACH two teams in the ACC in the last three years to win in the ACC. Florida State’s 2008 recruiting class con- An NBA champion as a player, Williams helped Flor- at least 10 games and finish in the top four of the tained two top 75 players and two more who were ida State to the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tourna- league standings. The top four teams in the league rated in the top 15 in the nation at their positions. ment and to a school record tying three consecutive standings earns a bye in the first round of the ACC NCAA Tournament appearances after helping lead Tournament. GIANT KILLERS Oral Roberts to a pair of NCAA Tournament appear- With 10 wins over ranked teams in Williams’ first four s ances as a coach and Oklahoma State to consecutive FSU SUCCESS IN THE POSTSEASON seasons as an assistant on Florida State’s staff, the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 appearances as a player. With victories over No. 5 ranked Notre Dame and No. Seminoles are the third winningest team in ACC for 20 ranked Texas A&M in the 2011 NCAA Tournament, victories over nationally ranked teams. Included in TEAM SUCCESS Williams helped the Seminoles advance to within the Seminoles’ wins are two wins over the nation’s Florida State has played in a school record three one win of the Elite Eight for only the third time No. 1 ranked teams (North Carolina in 2009 and consecutive NCAA Tournaments and four postseason in school history. The Seminoles’ wins over Notre Duke in 2011), No. 5 Notre Dame (in the 2011 NCAA tournaments during Williams’ four years at Florida Dame and Texas A&M marked only the second time in Tournament) and No. 10 Clemson (during the 2009 State. The Seminoles advanced to the Sweet 16 of school history that Florida State had defeated ranked regular season). The win over No. 10 ranked Clem- the 2011 NCAA Tournament for the first time since teams in consecutive games during the NCAA Tour- son on the road helped Florida State earn a No. 5 A 1993 and played in the ACC Tournament champion- nament. Additionally, Florida State’s win over Notre seed in the NCAA Tournament. Florida State was one A ship game for the first time in school history in 2009. Dame marked the Seminoles’ first win over a top five of seven teams in the 2011 NCAA Tournament that The Seminoles have won at least 10 ACC games in ranked team in the NCAA Tournament since they earned wins over multiple ranked teams and with three consecutive seasons for the first time in school defeated No. 2 ranked North Carolina to advance to wins over No. 1 ranked Duke and No. 5 ranked Notre history and have won 31 ACC games in the last three the NCAA Tournament national championship game Dame in 2011, the Seminoles defeated multiple top seasons – a school record for any three year period in 1972. The Seminoles win over Texas A&M in the five ranked teams for only the second time in school since joining the ACC. The Seminoles’ winning per- second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament marked history. centage of nearly 70 percent in the last three seasons the first win over a ranked team in the NCAA Tourna- (.693, 70-31) is the best in any three-year period in ment since 1998. FSU TEAM STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT school history and surpassed the Seminoles’ winning Williams has helped Florida State become the na- mark of .686 during the 1991, 1992 and 1993 seasons. RECRUITING SUCCESS tion’s top defensive team and nationally renowned Nationally renowned as an outstanding recruiter, in multiple statistical categories. Williams’ defensive

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background helped Florida State finish the 2010-11 school history with 1,320 career points. Williams season as the field goal percentage defense national played two seasons under his future boss, Leonard statistical champion with a .363 mark – the second Hamilton, at Oklahoma State and helped lead the consecutive season it has led the nation in the most Cowboys to consecutive NCAA Tournament Sweet telling defensive statistic kept by the NCAA. The 16 appearances under in 1991 and 1992. Seminoles are the first team to repeat as the field goal The Cowboys were ranked 14th in the final Associat- percentage national champions since Marquette in ed Press poll of the 1991 season and 10th in the final the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Florida State’s .363 mark coaches’ poll following the 1992 season. ranks as the fourth lowest mark by a leader in the category since the NCAA began compiling the statis- WILLIAMS PLAY DURING CAREER tic in 1977. It also marks the lowest field goal percent- With Williams in Oklahoma State’s line-up for 128 age defensive mark by an ACC team since 1960 – a games during his four-year varsity career, the Cow- span of 51 years – and was the seventh lowest mark boys ranked as one of the top teams statistically in in ACC history. The Seminoles became only the sixth the nation. The Cowboys ranked fourth nationally in team in NCAA history to repeat as the field goal per- scoring defense in 1992, 12th in the nation in average centage defensive national champions. In addition margin of victory in both 1991 and 1992 and 20th in to ranking first nationally in the field goal percentage the nation in winning percentage in 1992. He scored defense category, the Seminoles ranked first nation- ald’s All-American Michael Snaer earn All-ACC fresh- 1,320 career points and averaged 10.3 points and 3.2 ally in field goal percentage defense (.363), fifth in man honors in 2010 and has helped him develop into rebounds in leading his team to winning records in blocked shots (6.0 bpg), 15th in 3-point field goal one of the most well-rounded players in the ACC. He his final two seasons. percentage defense (.306), 24th in steals per game also worked closely with All-American, ACC Defen- (8.3 spg) and 27th in rebound margin (+4.9 rpg) and sive Player of the Year and All-ACC First Team selec- OKLAHOMA STATE PLAY DURING CAREER were the only team in the nation to finish the season tion Toney Douglas. Douglas graduated Florida State Oklahoma State went to four consecutive post-sea- ranked in the top 30 in each of those five statistical as one of the ACC’s most decorated guards, leading son tournaments (two NIT and two NCAA tourna- categories during the 2010-11 season. the conference in steals in 2008, in scoring in 2009 ments) and averaged 21.5 victories per season dur- and earning ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors ing his career. The Cowboys finished 24-8 and 10-4 in FSU TEAM IMPROVEMENT as a senior. Douglas was the ACC Player of the Year the Big 8 in 1991 and 28-8 and 8-6 in conference play In Williams’ four seasons at Florida State, the Semi- runner-up in 2009. Douglas was drafted in the first in 1992. Oklahoma State was ranked as high as No. noles’ win total has increased by an average of four round of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lak- 2 in the nation and defeated five nationally ranked wins per season. In the four years prior to his arrival, ers and has enjoyed two standout seasons playing teams during the 1992 season. They earned victories Florida State averaged 18.3 victories and won at least with the . over No. 3 Missouri and No. 2 Kansas on their way to 20 games only twice. In the four years since his ar- the Sweet 16 in 1992. rival, Florida State averages 22.3 wins and has won at ORAL ROBERTS least 22 games three times with a near school record Williams was an assistant coach for eight seasons at NFL DRAFT 25 victories coming during the 2008-09 season. In Oral Roberts where he helped lead the Golden Eagles Williams was drafted by both the of the addition, Florida State averages nearly 10 ACC wins to an average of 18 wins per season, including 20 or NBA and the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He was per season in his four years at Florida State after av- more wins in each of his last three seasons, and ap- drafted by the Chiefs despite the fact that he had not eraging just over six conference wins the four sea- pearances in the NCAA Tournament in each of his last played football since junior high. sons prior to his arrival. Florida State has more ACC two seasons. Oral Roberts finished with a 23-11 re- regular season games with Williams on the staff (40) cord and won the Mid-Continent Conference Tourna- PLAYING CAREER than they did in the seven years before his arrival ment championship in 2007. Among its 23 wins dur- Williams chose basketball over football and spent (38). Statistically, the Seminoles have become one ing the 2007 season was a victory over No. 3 Kansas two very productive years with the Chicago Bulls of the top teams in the nation since Williams’ arrival on the road at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan. in the NBA. While a member of the Bulls in 1993, as an assistant coach. In 2011, the Seminoles became Williams helped Chicago win its third straight NBA only the sixth team in NCAA history to repeat as the ORAL ROBERTS RECRUITING Championship. He also played with the Minnesota field goal percentage defensive national champions. As Oral Roberts’ chief recruiter during his tenure Timberwolves during his NBA career. Williams spent there, Williams is credited with assembling the re- the majority of the 1994 season with the Oklahoma A BACKCOURT WIZARD cruiting classes that allowed the Golden Eagles to City Cavalry of the Continental Basketball Associa- A former teammate of with the become one of the top teams in the nation. Among tion. He returned to Oklahoma State as a student as- Chicago Bulls, Williams has utilized his basketball the players he is credited with recruiting are Caleb sistant in 1994 and was a member of the Cowboys’ knowledge and helped develop the Seminoles’ back- Green, a two-time All-American and the first three- staff during their 1994 Final Four season. Williams court during his four seasons in Tallahassee. Under time Player of the Year in the Mid-Continent Con- played professionally overseas in Taiwan, from 1995- Williams’ tutelage, Florida State point guards have ference and 2006 Mid-Continent Tournament Most 98. improved dramatically. Derwin Kitchen, who is now Valuable Player Ken Tutt. Williams helped attract a playing professionally in Israel, was the most im- majority of the players that dotted the Golden Ea- PERSONAL proved guard in the ACC as a senior in 2011. Kitchen gle’s roster and the Mid-Continent All-League teams. Williams, 41, earned his bachelor’s degree in educa- ranked fifth in the ACC in steals and sixth in the ACC tion from Oklahoma State in 1992. He and his wife in assists in 2011 while leading the Seminoles to their WILLIAMS AT OKLAHOMA STATE Nicole have two children: Jourdan (12) and Corey, Jr. third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. On Williams played collegiately at Oklahoma State from (8). top of the play, Williams helped McDon- 1989-1992. He is the 15th all-time leading scorer in

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DENNIS GATES ASSISTANT COACH Cal, 2002 First Season at Florida State

ennis Gates began his coaching career in the NBA and is one of four coaches on the Florida State scoring and field goal percentage and broke school staff who has coached and developed professional basketball players. In the first nine years of single-season marks for scoring and field goals made D his coaching career Gates has certainly put his knowledge of the game of basketball to great use and attempted in 2009. In his three seasons as an as he has coached at four outstanding Division I institutions and helped each one of them gain outstanding assistant coach at Cal, the Bears averaged nearly 17 success. Gates will immerse himself in every aspect of the Seminole program as he continues the tradition wins a season and won 20 games in advancing to the of outstanding recruiting and competitive excellence under head coach Leonard Hamilton. NCAA Tournament in 2006.

SECOND TIME AROUND Ricardo Patton at Northern and David Carter QUICKLY GAINING EXPERIENCE Gates was a graduate assistant at Florida State under at Nevada. Braun, currently the head coach at Rice, One of the sharpest young minds in college basket- Hamilton during the 2004-05 season – a year that has taken eight teams to the NCAA Tournament ball, Gates’ hard work was rewarded when he was the foundation for the current Seminole program be- while Crean, the current head coach at Indiana, has hired at Northern Illinois and elevated to associate gan to take shape. The Seminoles counted a victory guided five teams to the NCAA Tournament includ- head coach after just one season with the Huskies. over No. 3 ranked Wake Forest in their win total with ing his 2003 Marquette team which advanced to At age 28, he became one of the youngest associ- their win over the Deacons marking the third victory the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. Gates also ate head coaches in all of college basketball in 2008. over a top five ranked team under Hamilton. Gates worked under Alvin Gentry and the late Dennis John- He was Northern Illinois’ lead recruiter, coached the was also responsible for the development of future son while a coaching assistant with the Los Angeles Huskie guards and helped numerous players earn pros Al Thornton, Alexander Johnson and Von Wafer Clippers. All-Mid American Conference and MAC All-Freshman during his first season in Tallahassee with Thornton honors during his two years while in Normal, Ill. becoming only the second NBA Draft Lottery selec- POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE tion in Florida State history in 2007. As a player, Gates was a three-year team captain at RECRUITING WELL CONSISTENTLY Cal and helped the Bears to NCAA Tournament ap- Gates has developed a reputation as a top flight na- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE pearances in 2001 and 2002 and to the 1999 NIT tional recruiter and has done so by assembling top Gates began his career as a coaching assistant with title and the 2000 NIT Final Eight. As a coach, Gates ranked recruiting classes at each of his first three the Los Angeles Clippers as a skill development helped coach Nevada to the 2010 NIT and Cal to the stops: Cal, Northern Illinois and Nevada. His 2006 coach during the 2002-03 season. He worked with 2006 NCAA Tournament. class at Cal included four top-150 recruits; includ- a strong collection of players that included 10 pros- ing Taylor Harrison, All Pac-10 guards Patrick Chris- pects with three years or fewer years of experience STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT topher and Jerome Randle, and All Pac-10 power including future All-Stars and Lamar In each of his stops as an assistant coach, Gates has forward and 2008 NBA first-round draft pick . Brand finished the season as the Clippers’ played a significant role in helping his teams improve Anderson. Following the 2006-07 season, Anderson S leading scorer with an 18.5 points per game average statistically. Northern Illinois finished his first season was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. while Odom ranked third on the team with a 14.6 (2008-09) ranked among the top five in six different 3 points per game average. Brand and Odom formed statistical categories in the Mid American Conference PLAYER DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS one of the NBA’s highest scoring and best shooting including third in scoring (66.2 ppg), third in three- In his first season as an assistant coach at Cal the S front court duos in the NBA with Gates on the Clip- point field goal percentage (34.7) and fourth in as- Golden Bears saw their win total increase from 13 pers’ staff. The Clippers finished in the top 10 in the sists (12.4 apg). All were significant improvements (2004-05) to 20 (2005-06). He helped Cal earn a NBA statistics for blocked shots, free throws made from the 2007-08 campaign. The 2008-09 season trip back to the NCAA Tournament after a two year and free throws attempted. saw the Huskies go 7-5 at home, their first winning absence and helped sophomore power forward Leon record since the 2005-06 season. Overall, Northern Powe earn All-American Second Team honors by the COACHING TREE Illinois improved its win total by four wins in Gates’ Associated Press, the U.S. Basketball Writers and Gates has learned the game from some of basket- first season as the Huskies associate head coach. ESPN.com. Powe was chosen to the 2006 All-Pac ball’s all-time greatest coaches including Hamilton During his second season at Nevada, the Wolf Pack 10 team and selected by the in the who is one of the top 20 all-time winningest coaches finished third in the league statistics in rebounding second round (49th overall pick) of the 2006 NBA in ACC history. He played and coached under Ben (36.8 rpg), fourth in blocked shots (3.7 bpg) and Draft. While at Marquette, Gates worked with NBA Braun at Cal (the 2003 Naismith National Coach of fourth in field goal percentage defense .426). The Draft picks Travis Diener and Steve Novak. the Year), coached under at Marquette, Wolf Pack also ranked in the top 15 in the nation in

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PLAYING CAREER COACHING POSITIONS During his playing career at Cal the Golden Bears compiled an 83- Year School Overall/Conference Record Accomplishments 46 record, winning 20 games in a season three times. In 2002, the 2003-04 Marquette 19-12/8-8 Conference USA NIT Quarterfinals Bears reached the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament and the sec- 2004-05 Florida State 12-19/4-12 ACC Defeated No. 3 Wake Forest ond round of the NCAA Tournament. In addition, Gates was named 2005-06 Cal 20-11/12-6 Pac 10 NCAA First Round to the all-tournament team at the Golden Bear Classic in ‘01-02 2006-07 Cal 16-17/6-12 Pac 10 Defeated No. 4 ranked UCLA, after hitting a three-pointer in the closing seconds to beat Penn No. 15 ranked Oregon State, 76-73, in the championship game. He played in 114 career 2008-09 Northern Illinois 10-20-/5-11 MAC Coached the MAC Freshman of the Year games, making 34 starts and finished his career with an average of 2009-10 Nevada 21-13/11-5 WAC NIT First Round 3.8 points per game, as well as 100 steals and 148 assists. 2010-11 Nevada 13-19/8-8 WAC Coached the WAC Freshman of the Year

SPECIAL HONORS Gates was a two-time Pac 10 First Team All-Academic Team selec- tion, was named Cal’s Most Inspirational Player (2001) and was twice named the Bears’ Outstanding Student-Athlete (1999 and 2001). In addition, he was awarded the 2002 Pac-10 Medal of Honor (given to the Pac-10 Universities Top Graduating Student-Athlete).

EDUCATION Gates earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Cal in just three years and competed as a master’s candidate in education dur- ing his senior campaign. He completed his Master of Science degree in adult education & human resource development at Florida State University in 2005.

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SAM MICHAEL JACOB LUNT BRADLEY RIDENHOUR Head Basketball Trainer Strength and Conditioning Coach Director of Operations Florida State University, 1987 For Men’s Basketball , 1995 Miami, 1983 San Diego State, 1989 Florida State University, 2008 28th Season at Florida State 10th Season at Florida State Sixth Season At Florida State

Sam Lunt, the Head Trainer of the Michael Bradley’s position Jacob Ridenhour, who has been a men’s basketball team, responsi- with Florida State’s Basketball member of fifteen postseason teams, team includes creating rigor- including five NCAA Tournaments bilities revolve around the athlet- and three NCAA Sweet Sixteen teams ic department’s sports medicine ous schedules and strength and at Florida State and Auburn, is in his and medical operations. This year conditioning endurance regimes. seventh season as Florida State’s di- marks his 28th season with the Along with Head Coach Leonard rector of basketball operations. His Hamilton, Bradley brings knowl- knowledge of the game of basketball Seminoles and throughout these and his proven ability as an athletic seasons he has been the associ- edge and immense energy in administrator makes him one of the ate director of sports medicine. maintaining high performance most valuable members of the head Lunt oversees the team’s medi- levels in the weight room. He has coach Leonard Hamilton’s coaching commitment and dedication with the basketball team in the staff. Ridenhour has an incredible ability to quickly realize big pic- cal needs, maintains all emergency action plans and is in ture issues, assess challenges and develop successful ideas on how charge of purchasing for the sports medicine department, Basketball Training Facility which keeps the Seminoles as to move Florida State’s program to the next level. as well as continues to teach courses in sports medicine an elite Division 1 Program. As Florida State’s director of operations, Ridenhour brings a curriculum. Bradley helped the Seminoles play in a school record tremendous wealth of knowledge, including coaching experience at Lunt began working with the men’s basketball team in tying three consecutive NCAA Championships (2009, 2010, high school, AAU and college, along with 17 years at two successful, high profile BCS conference schools – Florida State in the ACC and 1988 and is the longest tenured member of the Florida State 2011) and the championship game of the ACC Tournament Auburn in the SEC – where he has also gained an incredible amount basketball staff. The Seminoles have appeared in seven for the first time in school history (2009). of knowledge and experience in athletic administration. NCAA Tournaments, four NIT tournaments and won the 1991 Bradley designed and equipped the state-of-the-art At Florida State, Ridenhour responsibilities include manage- Metro Conference tournament with Lunt on the sidelines. weight room in the Seminoles’ Basketball Training Facility ment of the program, office and team fiscal matters, all aspects of travel, academic development and contracts. He is the primary He has been the trainer for both of Florida State’s NBA Draft that opened in 2002. The weight room is considered to be liaison with University and Athletic Administration, educators, fan Lottery selections: Al Thornton in 2007 and George Mc- one of the best and most complete in all of Division I sports. groups and opposing schools. Ridenhour is also director of the Cloud in 1989 and worked extensively with Toney Douglas Bradley also worked at the University of Miami under Florida State Basketball Camps; his responsibilities include orga- who was selected in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft Hamilton from 1995-98 where he worked with eight teams, nizing, marketing, and operating the camps. Ridenhour has cre- ated and instituted the highly successful Florida State Team Camp and Chris Singleton who was selected in the first round of which included one NCAA Tournament and one NIT appear- with teams from throughout the southeast and numerous interna- the 2011 NBA Draft. ance by the men’s basketball team. tional teams - the largest of its kind at Florida State, and brought Lunt came to Florida State in 1983 after receiving his Bradley came to Florida State from Stanford where in annual sessions of the prestigious Five-Star Basketball Camp to bachelor’s degree in athletic training from the University of the athletes he worked with achieved tremendous success Tallahassee, both providing significant economic and financial im- pact to the Tallahassee community. Miami. While at Miami, he worked as a student trainer in in the weight room and on the field. At Stanford, Bradley Ridenhour has been integrally involved in the inner workings the Hurricane athletic department and served as an assis- worked directly with the men’s basketball, men’s swim- of two major Division I athletic departments for 17 years. He began tant trainer with the Miami Dolphins of the NFL during the ming and field hockey teams. In addition, he assisted with his collegiate career at Auburn as a team manager in 1993, for the the strength and conditioning efforts for the nationally late Tommy Joe Eagles. Later joining the staff at Auburn Univer- summer of 1982. As a graduate assistant at Florida State, sity for , the former Head Coach at Auburn and Clemson, Lunt worked with the Seminole football team while earning ranked football, women’s basketball, women’s swimming where he created and administered the programs budget and was his master’s degree in sports psychology. During the 1985 and softball teams. During his four-year tenure at Stanford, primary contact to University Administration pertaining to the bas- spring football season, he worked for the Jacksonville Bulls the Cardinal won the Sears’ Directors’ Cup as the nation’s ketball team as well as overseeing player development. Ridenhour top overall program in Division I athletics four times. was the director of the highly successful Auburn Basketball Camp of the USFL. program. Lunt was a member of the training staff at the 1989 Stanford played in the NCAA Tournament each of the While at Auburn, Ridenhour was instrumental in taking the World University Games in Duisburg, Germany, the 1987 four years Bradley worked with the men’s basketball team. Auburn program to unprecedented heights, reaching post season U.S. Olympic Festival and 1991 AAU Junior Olympics that In 2002, the Cardinal was 31-3 and led the nation in vic- play six out of his eight years and two trips to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen including an SEC Championship. He was involved in the were held in Tallahassee. tories. He has also worked at the U.S. Military Academy fundraising, marketing and management of the Auburn Basketball Lunt was named the Professional Outreach Athletic (1994-95), South Carolina (1993-94) and Southern Meth- brand. He was also responsible for the design and development of Trainer of the Year by the Athletic Trainers’ Association of odist (1990-93) and was an assistant football coach at UC the Auburn Basketball Museum and was instrumental in the rede- Florida in 2004. He became the first recipient of the award Santa Barbara (1989-90). sign of the office and locker room renovations. Ridenhour has tremendous International experience with given by the ATAF to the trainer who has done their best to Bradley has worked with eight postseason tournament teams and programs involving tournaments, traveling, games and advance the profession and the association. teams in his first 10 seasons and eight NBA Draft selections all aspects related to legal documents and requirements. Riden- Lunt,50, is married to the former Agnes Bundick. The (Tim Pickett, Von Wafer, Alexander Johnson, Al Thornton, hour has been with teams on three continents including Canada, couple has three children: Ryan, (13) and 11-year old twins, Toney Douglas, Solomon Alabi, Ryan Reid and Chris Single- the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Prior to joining the Seminoles in the fall of 2005, Ridenhour Sean and Erin. He is a certified member of the National Ath- ton) during his first nine years at Florida State. participated in the NBA’s Basketball Without Borders and traveled letic Trainers Association Bradley earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from with the NBA to Dakar, Senegal and Johannesburg, South Africa. San Diego State in 1989 and a master’s in chemistry from He co-directed the Island Shootout in Nassau, Bahamas in 2004 UC Santa Barbara in 1990. and 2005. A native of Salisbury, North Carolina, Ridenhour received his Bachelor’s degree in education from Auburn in 1995 and his Mas- ter’s degree in Sport Administration from Florida State in 2007.

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ERICK STEPHEN KYLE CASTO DUZAN CREGAN Equipment Manager for Academic Coordinator Video Coordinator Men’s Basketball First Year at Florida State First Year at Florida State Florida State University, 2006 Millikan University, 1995 Flagler College, 2007 Fifth Season at Florida State Eastern Illinois, 2006

Erick Casto, has a deep commit- Steve Duzan, who is in his first Kyle Cregan is in his first season as the ment to the men’s and women’s season as an advisor in the Ath- video coordinator for the Florida State basketball team; and as equip- letic Academic Support Unit, men’s basketball team after two years on ment manager, he oversees the comes to Florida State from In- Leonard Hamilton’s staff as a graduate manager. He is responsible for manag- operations of the team with diana State University where he ing the Seminoles’ multi-million dollar Coach Leonard Hamilton. Now in served as the Director of Athletic video unit in the Florida State Basketball his fifth season, Casto has been Academic Services for four years. Training Center. The unit was designed involved with the Seminoles During his tenure at Indiana specifically for the Seminole men’s bas- basketball teams since 2004. His State, Duzan had direct over- ketball program and allows the coaching understanding of Sport’s man- sight of all academic services for staff to provide the best teaching and agement makes him a vital member to the Florida State student-athletes including monitoring academic progress development information to each of the players in the program. The Athletics Academic Support Department. and eligibility, budget management, tutoring, mentoring, system allows for the instantaneous study of practice and game video which helps each player improve his skills and abilities on a daily basis. Casto performs numerous tasks that range from distri- advising, and academic programming. In addition, he had The extensive work done by the Florida State staff in the area of player bution of all team equipment to the Seminole players and responsibilities of monitoring APR and GSR progress, as development has seen eight Seminoles drafted by seven different NBA coaches to set-up and organization of the highly successful well as serving on various university committees. He was teams in the last eight years. Leonard Hamilton Boy’s Basketball camps during the sum- a member of three University Strategic Planning commit- In his role as a graduate manager at Florida State in 2011, Cregan mer. tees focused on student success and retention. In addition, helped the Seminoles reach the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament and Before coming to Florida State in 2004 Casto was the he served The Leadership Advisory Board, Employee Health finished in third place in the ACC standings with an 11-5 record. Florida head basketball manager at Mississippi State University. Benefits Advisory Committee, Staff Benefits Committee, State has finished in the top four of the ACC standings and has won 48 Casto’s responsibilities included overseeing the managerial Student Academic Services Center Policy Committee, and games and has played in consecutive NCAA Tournaments for the first time since the 1992 and 1993 seasons with Cregan on Hamilton’s staff. Cregan staff and completing tasks for the coaching staff and mem- the Staff Council Employee Relations Committee. was instrumental in assisting the coaching staff in practice and individual bers of the department of athletics. During his career at Prior to his position at Indiana State, Duzan spent nine workouts where he gained valuable on the court experience working with Mississippi State, Casto helped the Bulldogs earn the SEC years in public education as a teacher, coach, athletic direc- 2010 NBA draft picks Solomon Alabi and Ryan Reid and 2011 NBA lottery Western Division Championship in 2003 and the SEC Cham- tor and school administrator. His responsibilities included pick and two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year Chris Singleton. pionship in 2004. Mississippi State advanced to the NCAA the professional development, supervision, and evaluation Before joining Hamilton’s staff at Florida State in 2009, he was an Tournament in both seasons. for all faculty and staff. In addition, Duzan oversaw the assistant men’s basketball coach at Flagler College. He evaluated and Casto was the Head Student Basketball Manager from schools budget, curriculum, academic programming, ath- recruited high school and junior college athletes throughout the United 2000-2002 for the nationally recognized Okaloosa-Walton letic facilities and scheduling, data assessment, and com- States. Cregan prepared and presented detailed scouting reports, and was responsible for all basketball operations and fundraising. Cregan Community College men’s basketball team. In 2002 the pliance for all learning disabled students. was responsible for the recruitment and signing of three student-athletes Raiders finished sixth in the nation at the NJCAA Tourney. Duzan earned his bachelor’s degree in education from in his one year as an assistant coach at Flagler. Two of his signees became While at O-W, Casto was responsible for the tracking of Millikin University in 1999 and his master’s degree in edu- two-year starters for the Saints since joining the program in 2009. all the inventory and equipment for the men’s basketball cational administration from Eastern Illinois in 2006. In May Cregan was a four-year letter winner for the Flagler College men’s program. In addition, Casto worked with the visiting teams of 2011, Steve completed his doctoral coursework in educa- basketball team and helped the Saints advance to the NAIA Division II and served as the team’s videographer at home and on the tional leadership and administration at Indiana State. He is Sweet 16 in both 2004 and 2005. The Saints won both the Florida Sun road. currently writing his dissertation and researching mentor- Conference regular season and tournament championships during his Casto earned his bachelor’s degree in sport manage- ing programs involving post-secondary students with the freshman season. He then helped the Saints make the transition from an NAIA institution to an NCAA Division II school during his junior and senior ment from Florida State in 2006. Casto earned Dean’s List integration of technology. seasons. recognition and was a member of the National Honor Soci- He is a member of the National Association of Aca- Cregan was the head boys’ junior varsity basketball coach and ety throughout his academic career. demic Advisors (N4A) and the National Academic Advising assistant boys’ varsity coach at River Ridge High School in New Port In August of 2004, Casto and his wife, Amy, were mar- Association (NACADA). Richey, Fla., in 2008. He designed a year-long practice schedule that ried. Their first child, Caden, who was born on April 2, 2010. Duzan is originally from Marshall, Ill. He and his wife encompassed individual skill training, strength and speed training and Lisa have three children, Sophia (4), and twins, Vivien and was responsible for monitoring his players’ academic progress. His team Preston (2). finished with a 17-1 record.

Nell Belue Michele Smith Drew Longnecker Chris Rettkowski Jennifer Wright Ben Zierden Assistant to Head Coach Assistant to Assistant Assistant Director Assistant Director Accounting Specialist Assistant Director of Leonard Hamilton Coaching Staff of Marketing of Marketing Athletics for Ticket Operations

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UNIVERSITY AND 2011-12 FLORIDA STATE ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Avi Assidon Allan Bense Edward E. “Ed” Burr

Dr. Eric J. Barron Randy Spetman President Director of Athletics Oversight

Susie Busch-Transou Joseph L. Camps Emily Flemming Duda

Joseph Gruters Wm. Andrew Haggard. Mark Hillis Chair Pamela L. Perrewe’ Monk Bonasorte Faculty Athletics Senior Associate Director Representative of Athletics

James E. Kinsey, Jr. Sandra Lewis

Kevin Terry Senior Associate Director Margaret A. “Peggy” Brent W. Sembler of Athletics/CFO Rolando

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LUKE LOUCKS #3 GUARD GRADUATE STUDENT/6-5/196 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL (JACK COIT) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

ak- uke Loucks has a special opportunity to become not only one of the win- secutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2009, 2010 and 2011) and to an appear- on ningest players in school history but also one of the most efficient point ance in the ACC Tournament championship game (2009) for the first time in school bil- guards to wear the garnet and gold on the basketball court as a senior. history. Loucks enters his senior season with 239 career assists and needs only 61 ool L He is the most experienced point guard in the ACC entering the 2011-12 to become only the 16th player in school history with 300 or more career assists mes season who has played in 101 career games – every game of his career. As a tribute and begins his senior season with 56 career made 3-point shots and needs only 20 rall to his ability and his durability, Loucks has played in every game of his career at made shots from the bonusphere to move in to the Seminoles’ all-time top 25 for ca- pot Florida State including five NCAA Tournament games, the 2009 ACC Tournament reer 3-point field goals made. Loucks earned the first-year academic achievement Championship game, 10 victories over nationally ranked teams including No. 1 North award from the Seminoles’ coaching staff at the 2009 Men’s Basketball Honors Carolina (March 14, 2009) and No. 1 Duke (Jan. 12, 2011) and in a total of 70 victories Banquet, was named the Seminoles’ outstanding student-athlete at the team award overall. The 70 victories in which he has played are only 12 shy of setting a new banquet in 2010 and has been named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll in 2009, school record for victories by a player in a senior class with 81 and victories in a four 2010 and 2011. Loucks earned his undergraduate degree in business management year period with 88. Florida State has a 70-31 record during the first three seasons in August of 2011 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in sport management. on his career. He has helped lead Florida State to a school record tying three con-

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11) (March 25). He totaled 20 assists and a 2.5 assists *Averaged 1.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in per game average in eight games against ranked three NCAA Tournament games as Florida State ad- *Averaged 2.9 points (12th on the team), 1.8 re- teams including four assists against zero turnovers vanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for bounds (10th), 2.2 assists (tie for second) and 0.6 against No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the third round the first time since 1993 and for only the fourth time steals (seventh) while earning a 1.4:1 assist: of the NCAA Tournament. His performance with the in school history. Totaled five points, five rebounds ratio and making 16 3-point field goals. basketball in his hands for 22 minutes helped Florida and four assists to help lead Florida State past No. 5 State defeat the second place team in the Big East ranked and No. 2 seeded Notre Dame, 71-57, in Chi- *Played in all 34 games for the Seminoles and earned and advance to the Sweet 16. cago (March 20). his fourth career start against No. 14/15 Florida (Nov. 28) *Ranked sixth on the team with 16 3-point field AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-2010) goals made to give him 56 for his career including *Shot a career high .725 from the free throw line as two shots from the bonusphere a total of four times *Averaged a career-high 4.4 points (ninth on the he earned career high statistics for free throws made including vs. then No. 15 Baylor in the Seminoles team), a career-high 2.8 assists (second), 0.8 steals (29) and free throws attempted (40) in finishing as victory on Christmas Day in the third round of the (fourth) while making a career-high 24 3-point shots one of five Seminoles with a free throw shooting per- Diamond Head Classic at the University of Hawaii. (third) and playing in all 32 games for the Seminoles centage at above .700 percent. Florida State was 8-4 in games that Loucks made at during his second season as a member of the team. least one 3-point shot. *Helped Florida State to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA *Was in the Seminoles’ starting line-up for their vic- Tournament for the first time since the 1993 season *Scored three points and pulled down two rebounds tory over FIU that allowed them to raise their early and for only the fourth time in school history. Flor- in Florida State’s win over No. 1 ranked Duke in the season record to 7-2. He scored six points and was ida State defeated two higher seeds and two higher only game of the season between the ACC’s second credited with a career-high seven assists in the vic- ranked teams – No. 20 ranked and No. 7 seeded and third placed teams in the final conference stand- tory over the Golden Panthers. Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and No. 2 seeded Notre ings. In 12 minutes of play he made an important Dame in advancing in the NCAA Tournament. 3-point field goal and earned a that led to the *Totaled a single-season career-high 90 assists – which Seminoles’ most important regular season victory of were 17 more assists in three fewer games than he ac- *Was very efficient in the NCAA Tournament with the season. Florida State defeated the No. 1 ranked cumulated as a freshman and scored in double figures a 2:1 assist:turnover ratio as Florida State defeated Blue Devils, 66-61, to give Duke its first loss of the a career-high five times as a sophomore including four both Texas A&M (March 18) and Notre Dame (March season. ACC games – he scored in double figures only twice as 20) to advance to the Sweet 16 before falling to VCU a freshman with one coming in an ACC game.

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2008-09 Luke Loucks Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3G-A at Jacksonville 4 4 2 2 1 0-1 at La Salle 0 0 1 2 0 0-1 Stetson 2 1 4 0 2 0-0 Coastal Carolina 14 4 6 1 3 1-1 W. Illinois 5 2 2 0 0 1-3 vs. Cincinnati 4 2 1 2 2 0-2 vs. Cal. 7 3 3 2 4 1-1 at Northwestern 2 1 3 6 1 0-2 Florida 3 2 1 0 0 1-2 at Georgia State 5 1 3 1 1 0-2 Tennessee Tech 1 2 2 3 2 1-0 Charleston Southern 5 0 3 2 1 1-3 Pittsburgh 1 1 1 2 1 0-0 W. Kentucky 3 2 5 2 0 1-2 Texas A&M CC 9 1 3 3 3 0-2 Duke 0 2 0 2 0 1-0 at NC State 2 1 1 0 0 0-0 Maryland 10 1 2 2 1 2-4 at Miami 3 2 4 0 0 1-4 at Virginia 6 1 1 0 0 2-3 North Carolina 4 1 5 4 3 0-0 Georgia Tech 0 2 2 2 0 0-3 at Clemson 3 1 5 0 0 1-1 Virginia 2 0 2 3 1 0-0 at Wake Forest 0 0 1 2 1 0-3 Miami 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 at Virginia Tech 3 0 1 0 1 1-2 at Boston College 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 Clemson 0 1 2 3 0 0-1 at Duke 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 Virginia Tech 2 3 1 2 0 0-0 vs. Georgia Tech (ACC) 0 2 4 0 1 0-2 vs. North Carolina (ACC) 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 vs. Duke (ACC) 6 3 1 1 0 0-2 vs. Wisconsin (NCAA) 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 2009-10 Luke Loucks Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs A TO S 3FG-A Jacksonville 4 2 3 2 0 1-3 Stetson 2 2 4 1 2 0-1 at Mercer 2 4 4 1 4 0-1 at Florida 0 4 2 4 1 0-5 Iona 0 0 0 3 0 0-1 vs. Alabama 0 2 3 0 0 0-1 vs. Marquette 2 3 4 2 2 0-1 at Ohio State 8 3 1 3 1 2-3 FIU 6 4 7 1 1 2-4 Georgia State 1 2 3 1 0 0-2 Auburn 5 1 1 2 0 1-1 at Georgia Tech 4 0 2 2 0 1-3 UT-Martin 5 9 7 1 0 1-4 Alabama A&M 2 5 3 4 1 0-2 Texas A&M CC 10 2 6 0 2 2-2 at Maryland 3 0 2 1 0 1-2 NC State 0 0 2 0 0 0-2 Virginia Tech 3 1 0 1 0 1-2 Georgia Tech 1 2 0 1 0 0-2 at Duke 0 2 3 1 3 0-3 at Boston College 0 2 1 5 0 0-1 Maryland 8 0 3 1 0 1-4 Miami 19 5 3 1 1 3-5 at Clemson 15 4 6 0 1 1-4 Boston College 0 3 1 2 1 0-5 at Virginia 11 4 4 1 1 1-1 at North Carolina 0 2 1 3 0 0-1 Clemson 5 2 2 4 2 1-1 *Ranked third on the team in steals and totaled multiple *Scored his career-high of 19 points in leading the Semi- Wake Forest 2 3 3 0 1 0-2 at Miami 13 2 4 1 1 3-5 steals in six different games including his career-high of noles to the victory at home and added 13 points as the vs. NC State (ACC) 3 1 1 1 0 1-2 four steals in the Seminoles’ early season win at Mer- Seminoles won on the road. His career game of 19 points vs. Gonzaga (NCAA) 7 3 4 1 1 1-3 2010-11 Luke Loukcs Game-By-Game cer and ranked third on the team with a career-high 24 (on five of seven shooting from the field), five rebounds, Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A North Florida 7 4 2 3 1 1-3 3-point field goals made including three in both games three assists, one blocked shot and one steal in the Sem- at UNC Greensboro 7 1 1 2 1 2-2 against Miami during the regular season. inoles’ 71-65 victory over Miami in Tallahassee (Feb. 6). Gardner Webb 0 0 1 2 1 0-2 at Florida International 0 3 3 3 0 0-2 Scored what proved to be the game-winning basket with Mercer 2 1 1 5 0 0-0 Florida 2 2 3 3 2 0-2 *Averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and a team leading 14:46 left in the game as he scored on a 3-point shot to Ohio State 4 3 2 2 1 0-2 Hartford 7 2 6 1 1 1-5 4.0 assists in two games against NCAA Tournament par- give Florida State a 40-37 lead. Also scored the game- Clemson 0 2 2 1 0 0-0 Stetson 7 3 2 3 2 2-3 ticipant Clemson. He was tied for the Seminoles’ scoring winning basket to give Florida State the 61-60 victory at Loyola Marymount 0 2 2 0 0 0-1 at Hawaii 3 0 4 2 0 0-1 lead with a 10.0 points per game scoring average with over Miami in Coral Gables (March 6). His 3-point basket vs. Butler 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 All-ACC honoree Solomon Alabi as he shot .583 from the gave Florida State the 61-60 lead with 1:52 and proved to vs. Baylor 6 5 4 3 2 2-5 at Auburn 3 1 0 0 0 1-3 field (seven of 12), .400 from the 3-point line (two of be the last and game-winning basket of the game. at Virginia Tech 3 2 4 2 0 1-3 Duke 3 2 0 3 1 1-3 five) and .800 from the free throw line (four of five). NC State 1 1 4 3 0 0-0 at Miami 4 2 1 1 1 0-2 *Scored seven points, pulled down three rebounds, was Boston College 4 0 2 1 0 0-0 at Clemson 4 0 4 2 2 0-0 *Averaged a team-leading 16.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and credited with four assists and one steal as the Seminoles Wake Forest 2 1 5 1 1 0-0 at North Carolina 0 3 4 0 0 0-0 3.5 assists in two games against Miami. He shot .714 played Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. His four as- at Georgia Tech 7 2 1 3 0 1-2 from the field (10 of 14), .600 from the 3-point line (six sists ranked as the second highest total in the game Virginia 3 2 1 1 0 0-2 at Wake Forest 4 2 3 1 0 0-1 of 10 ) and .750 from the free throw line (six of eight) behind teammate Derwin Kitchen and all seven of his at Maryland 5 0 1 1 1 1-3 Miami 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 while adding seven assists, two steals and one blocked points came in the second half as the Seminoles out- North Carolina 6 1 0 0 0 2-2 at NC State 0 1 2 1 1 0-0 shot as he led Florida State to the regular season sweep scored Gonzaga, 41-32. vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 0 0 3 1 0 0-0 of the Hurricanes. vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 5 5 4 0 1 1-1 vs. VCU (NCAA) 0 2 2 3 1 0-0

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*Averaged 3.1 points (eighth on the team), 2.1 assists PTS 19 vs. Miami (2-6-10) (second) and 0.9 steals (third) while playing in all FGM 5 vs. three teams 35 games for the Seminoles. He earned two starting assignments (against Western Kentucky and at last at Miami (3-6-10) Wake Forest) which made him one of only two true Florida State freshmen to earn starting assignments FGA 9 at Clemson (2-10-10) during the 2008-09 season. FG% 1.000 vs. 5 teams

*Ranked third among all freshmen in the ACC with last vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) a 2.1 assists per game average. He averaged 16.9 3FGM 3 vs. Miami (2-6-10) minutes played per game (eighth on the team) and played a total of 593 minutes in his first season as 3 at Miami (3-6-10) a Seminole while finishing fifth on the team with 16 3-point field goals made. 3FGA 5 vs. six teams last vs. Baylor (12-25-11) *Multiple assists in 18 of the Seminoles’ games and assists in 32 of Florida State’s 35 games with double 3FG% 1.000 vs. 7 teams figure minutes played coming in all but five games with a career-high of 28 minutes in the Seminoles’ last vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) victory over Cal. FTM 6 vs. Miami (2-6-10)

*His 73 assists during his freshman season rank as FTA 8 vs. Miami (2-6-10) the seventh highest total by a freshman in school history while his 31 steals was the eighth highest to- FT% 1.000 vs. 11 teams tal by a Seminole freshman. last at Georgia Tech (2-10-11)

*Scored six points, pulled down three rebounds and OR 2 at Clemson (2-10-10) was credited with one assist as the Seminoles played DR 9 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) Duke in the championship game of the ACC Tourna- ment in the Georgia Dome (March 15). It marked the REBS 9 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) first time the Seminoles played in the ACC Tourna- ment championship game in school history. AST 7 vs. FIU (12-6-09) 7 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) *Totaled one steal in four minutes of playing time in the Seminoles game against Wisconsin in the NCAA BLK 2 vs. Western Kentucky (12-28-08) Tournament (March 20). 2 vs. Notre Dame (3-20-11)

AT CLEARWATER 3.0 steals and shot 60 percent from the field as a STL 4 vs. Cal (11-29-08) senior. *Graduated from Clearwater High School in 2008. 4 at Mercer (11-21-09) *Team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior as *Averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and a four-year member of the varsity basketball team. MIN 31 vs. Gonzaga (3-19-10)

Luke Loucks’ Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 35-2 37-96 .385 16-49 .327 18-27 .667 108-3.1 8 39 47-1.3 76-3 73 55 2 31 593-16.9 2009-10 32-1 47-123 .382 24-79 .304 23-39 .590 141-4.4 8 71 79-2.5 62-0 90 51 2 26 632-19.8 2010-11 34-1 27-79 .342 16-50 .320 29-40 .725 99-2.9 6 54 60-1.8 68-1 76 54 2 20 503-14.8 Totals 101-4 111-298 .372 56-178 .314 70-106 .660 348-3.5 22 164 186-1.9 206-4 239 160 6 77 1,728-10.3 Luke Loucks’ Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 16-1 13-41 .317 8-24 .333 3-6 .500 37-2.3 4 12 16-1.0 28-0 29 23 0 7 235-24.7 2009-10 16-0 27-68 .397 13-43 .302 17-24 .708 84-5.3 2 30 32-2.0 30-0 37 24 1 11 310-19.4 2010-11 16-0 11-32 .344 6-18 .333 16-21 .762 44-2.8 2 21 23-1.4 30-1 36 21 0 7 220-13.8 Totals 48-1 51-141 .361 27-85 .317 36-51 .705 165-3.4 8 63 71-1.4 88-1 102 68 1 25 765-15.9 Luke Loucks’ NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 1-0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 1-0 0 1 0 1 4-4.0 2009-10 1-0 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 7-7.0 0 3 3-3.0 3-0 4 1 0 1 31-31.0 2010-11 3-0 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 5-1.7 1 6 7-2.3 4-0 8 4 2 2 51-17.0 Totals 5-0 3-12 .250 2-4 .500 4-5 .800 12-2.4 1 9 10-2.0 8-0 12 6 2 4 86-17.2

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*Ranked as the 72nd best overall player and the No. Getting to Know LUKE LOUCKS 8 point guard prospect in the class of 2008 by Ri- vals.com and the No. 13 ranked point guard prospect by Scout.com as a high school senior. Who is your favorite person, living or dead, real airport. or fictional? Jesus Who do you admire most and why? My mother, *Earned All-State Third Team honors in Class 5A she’s a very hard worker. during his senior season as selected by the editors What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? Mom’s Christmas dinner In the news story about your life, what will the of the Tampa Tribune. headline say? A story about Luke Louck’s life. How often do you prepare your own meals? *Honored with All-State Class 5A Third-Team hon- 1-2 times a decade At what temperature are you most comfortable; ors by the Florida Sports Writers Association. Also when you are hot, cold, or warm? Luke-warm earned All-State Third-Team honors by Sun Sports / If you knew today was your last day on earth, how would you spend it? With family Do you have any interesting superstitions? I Fox Sports Net and was an All-Suncoast First-Team drink cranberry juice before games. selection twice during his career by the St. Peters- If you had a chance to go back in time for 24 burg Times. hours where and when would you go? New York Who were you named after? My great-grand- City, May 1st, 2011 - The day I proposed to my father future wife. *All-Pinnelas County First-Team selection by the St. Would you bungee jump? Absolutely Petersburg Times twice during his career. What is your favorite color? Dark Brown What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms PERSONAL If you were an animal, what kind of animal would you be and why? A liger, because they’re What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Oreo ridiculously cool, DUH! *Born April 1, 1990. Do you make more phone calls or send more What is the last book you read? Three by Ted text messages? Text *Luke is the son of Mabeth and Lincoln Loucks. Dekker Do you, or have you ever played a musical If you could trade places with any other person instrument? Tried; Failed at guitar *His dad was a walk-on member of the Seminole for one week, who would it be and why? Coach football team in the 1980’s and two uncles also at- Hamilton, so I could give myself more playing What is your favorite type of candy? Sour tended Florida State. time! Patch Kids

*An all-county second-team selection as a strong- What is your favorite movie? Shawshank What is your favorite website? Wimp.com Redemption armed quarterback for the Clearwater football team What is your twitter address? @lukeloucks as a junior. When the movie about your life is made, who will play you? Lindsay Lohan If you could have any one wish what would it *A pro-style quarterback who set the school record be? Win the NCAA Championship If you won $20 million on the lottery, what for passing yards in a game with 423 in a 47-31 vic- would you do with the money? Invest half, buy What is your one guilty pleasure? Cheesecake 08) tory over Palm Harbor High School during his junior a house and take a really nice honeymoon to season. He threw for 1,989 yards and 11 touchdowns Tahiti! If you could live anywhere in the world where as a senior. would it be? Hawaii If you were a car, what kind would you be? Mini van What scares you the most? Failure *Florida State’s first commitment for the Seminoles’ 2008 recruiting class as he pledged his commitment What makes you happy? Stevi Steinhauer What animal is most like your personality? to Leonard Hamilton and his staff as a high school Love-bug junior. What’s the most important part of a sandwich? Bread Would you ever want to be the President of the United States? Maybe *Selected Florida State over Georgia Tech, St. Jo- How would you describe yourself in three seph’s, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, Tennessee, South words? Laid-back num-chucker One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? Hilarious Florida and UCF. Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic hearing? X-ray vision… I would work at the

SIGNATURE GAME Luke Loucks scored 19 points, pulled down five rebounds, was credited with three assists and earned one steal to lead Florida State to a 71-65 win over Miami on Feb. 6, 2005 in Tallahassee.

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JEFF PETERSON #12 GUARD GRADUATE STUDENT/6-0/195 SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON) UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (JOHN PELPHRY) UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (TODD LICKLITER) DEMATHA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (MIKE JONES)

eff Peterson is the first student-athlete to play basketball in the ACC transferred to become immediately eligible after graduating including Justin (Florida State), the Big Ten (Iowa) and the SEC (Arkansas) as a trans- Knox (to North Carolina from Alabama) and John Fields (to Tennessee from UNC fer student-athlete from the University of Arkansas who will play at Wilmington) during the 2010-11 season and Brandon Wood (to Michigan State J Florida State during his final season of eligibility. He is immediately from Valparaiso) and Andre Walker (to Vanderbilt from Xavier) for the 2011-12 eligible at Florida State after graduating from Arkansas with a bachelor’s de- season. Characterized as a pass first point guard who can make open shots, has gree in marketing in May of 2011 and transferring to FSU to begin work on a control of his team from the point guard position, handles the ball well, finishes master’s degree in marketing. Peterson will take advantage of an NCAA rule al- well in traffic, is very unselfish and has a high basketball IQ. Peterson has played lowing players who have finished their undergraduate requirements and gradu- in 83 career games (55 at Iowa and 28 at Arkansas) while earning 59 career ated at one school to transfer to another school and pursue a master’s degree. starts (26 at Iowa and 23 at Arkansas) and enters his final season of collegiate The starting point guard for the Razorbacks in 2010-11, he elected to transfer eligibility as an accomplished point guard who will look to lead a team into the in order to pursue his master’s degree in marketing at within the nationally re- NCAA Tournament for the first time in his career. Has played three career games nowned College of Business at Florida State. Peterson earned his bachelor’s against Florida State’s 2011 ACC-Big Ten Opponent – Michigan State – during his degree in marketing with a 3.4 grade point average from Arkansas’ Walton Col- career. He averages 5.3 points, 3.3 assists and 24.0 minutes and has a 2-1 career lege of Business in May of 2011 and joins a select group of players who have record against the Spartans.

AS A SENIOR (2011 AT ARKANSAS) Razorbacks outscore the Wildcats 5-2 in the final 2:15 team) and in scoring once (against Oklahoma). of the overtime period. *Averaged 6.3 points (fifth on the team), 2.4 as- *Was heroic against UAB with a buzzer beating sists (second), 0.9 steals (second) and 2.2 rebounds *Season high of 15 points came in wins over Oklaho- 3-point shot to tie the game at 57-57 and send the (eighth) in helping Arkansas to an 18-13 overall re- ma on Dec. 1, 2010 and at home against Texas Arling- game into overtime. Arkansas trailed virtually the cord and a 7-9 record in the West Division of the SEC ton on Dec. 31, 2010. His 15 points against Oklahoma entire second half before Peterson tied the game and West. The Razorbacks finished in fourth place in the came in a starters role – the first of 11 starting assign- sent it into overtime. Scored two points in overtime West standings of the SEC. ments during his only season at Arkansas. Made his in the Razorbacks’ 70-65 overtime loss but did score Razorback high of eight free throws on his Razorback 13 points against the Blazers. *Played in 28 of Arkansas’ 31 games as he missed two high of nine free throw attempts in the 84-74 victory of the final three games of the 2010-11 season with an over the Sooners. *Credited with a season high tying seven assists to injured groin and was one of seven Razorback play- go along with six rebounds and only one turnover in ers to play in at least 28 of the team’s 31 games dur- *Totaled 15 points for the second time in his Arkansas the Razorbacks’ win over Troy on Dec. 4, 2010 in a ing the season. career in the Razorbacks’ victory over Texas Arling- starting assignment. ton on New Year’s Eve. Made his career high of four *Totaled two assists and one steal in 19 minutes 3-point field goals as he made five total field goals 2009-10 (AT ARKANSAS): played as Arkansas defeated No. 19/22 ranked against the Roadrunners. Vanderbilt 89-78 on the road in Nashville. Also *Redshirted in his first season at Arkansas after pulled down three rebounds in 19 minutes played in *Scored in double figures five times including back- transferring from Iowa. the win over the ranked Commodores team. to-back games twice against both Alabama Bir- mingham (13 points) and Oklahoma (15) and against *Named to the Athletic Department Honor Roll dur- *Totaled seven points and two assists in the Razor- Texas Arlington (15) and at Texas (11). Also added ing the fall 2009 semester. backs 77-76 overtime victory over No. 2/2 Kentucky 10 points at Florida A&M (on Feb. 16). His 11 points at home in Fayetteville on Feb. 23, 2011. It was a Pe- against Texas came when the Longhorns were ranked AS A SOPHOMORE (2009 AT IOWA) terson steal and assist on a basket by senior Marcus No. 12 in both major polls. Britt put Arkansas up 77-74 on what proved to be the *Averaged a career high 10.6 points (third on the game winning basket. Peterson’s assist helped the *Led Arkansas in assists 10 times (second on the team), a career high 4.2 assists (first) and a career

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Jeff Peterson Game-By-Game 2007-08 (Iowa) Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TOS S 3G-A Idaho State 12 4 9 0 2 2-3 N. Colorado 20 2 2 6 2 1-2 Fl. Gulf Coast 19 7 3 4 3 2-9 MD E. Shore 2 1 1 2 0 0-0 Bradley (n) 5 0 3 4 0 1-5 Utah St. (n) 4 1 5 3 0 0-2 Wake Forest 5 3 7 7 1 0-4 LA-Monroe 9 5 3 8 1 2-3 E. Illinois 2 2 2 3 1 0-3 at Iowa State 4 5 2 3 2 0-1 Drake 7 5 5 3 1 1-3 SE Louisiana 0 1 0 2 1 0-1 Indiana 6 2 4 2 1 0-2 at Wisconsin 8 2 2 5 1 0-3 at Ohio State 0 2 0 2 1 0-2 Mich. State 0 1 2 2 0 0-2 Purdue 4 1 2 2 0 0-1 at Michigan 2 3 9 2 1 0-1 at Indiana 3 1 1 2 0 0-1 Penn State 19 3 5 3 1 2-2 at Purdue 7 3 2 5 0 0-0 Ohio State 3 2 3 3 0 1-1 Wisconsin 6 3 4 2 0 1-1 at Minnesota 7 3 4 3 0 1-1 Michigan 2 2 4 2 0 0-2 at Mich. State 2 1 3 4 1 0-1 at Penn State 6 0 2 4 0 2-2 Illinois 0 0 1 1 0 0-1 at N’western 0 0 0 2 0 0-0 Michigan (n) 2 3 0 1 1 0-1 Jeff Peterson Game-By-Game 2008-09 (Iowa) Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3G-A Charleston So. 9 2 3 1 0 1-1 UTSA 5 2 2 2 1 1-2 at Citadel 12 3 3 0 1 1-2 Oakland 8 0 9 1 2 0-1 SE MO St. 8 2 5 0 0 0-1 W. Va (n) 11 2 1 7 1 0-0 Kansas St. (n) 18 2 6 5 1 1-2 at Boston Col. 6 1 1 4 1 0-0 Bryant 2 1 4 1 0 0-1 Northern IA 18 4 5 2 1 2-3 Iowa State 17 3 1 5 2 2-3 at Drake 8 3 5 2 3 1-3 W. Illinois 4 3 2 4 3 0-1 at Ohio State 9 2 8 2 0 1-3 Indiana 16 1 5 4 0 1-3 Minnesota 16 4 1 8 0 2-5 at Michigan 4 3 4 5 2 0-1 at Purdue 5 2 8 5 2 0-1 Wisoncsin 16 5 7 3 1 1-2 at Penn State 9 1 3 2 1 0-3 Mich. State 14 2 5 3 0 2-4 at Illinois 12 1 6 0 1 2-6 at Indiana 12 5 5 6 2 1-2 Northwestern 16 4 5 6 4 3-6 at Wisconsin 10 1 2 1 1 1-2 Jeff Peterson Game-By-Game 2010-11 (Arkansas) Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3G-A Grambling St. 7 0 2 2 0 1-3 Fl. Gulf Coast 6 1 1 4 2 2-3 SE Missouri St. 2 0 2 0 1 0-1 vs. Ala-Birm. 13 6 1 2 1 1-4 Oklahoma 15 2 5 4 3 1-2 Troy 8 6 7 1 0 2-5 vs. Seton Hall 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 Miss. Valley St. 9 1 2 2 0 2-2 vs. Texas A&M 8 3 0 6 1 2-3 Texas Southern 8 4 4 1 3 1-4 N. Carolina A&T 7 2 5 2 3 0-2 high 1.2 steals (second) while playing in and starting 25 Big Ten in free throw percentage, 10th in assist:turnover Texas-Arlington 15 2 2 3 3 4-6 of the Hawkeyes’ 32 games. ratio (1.3:1) and 13th in steals. at Texas 11 1 1 4 1 0-1 Tennessee 9 1 0 2 0 0-1 at LSU 2 2 4 3 0 0-3 *Was the starter for the first 25 games of the season be- *Averaged in double figures in Big Ten play and was one Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 at South Car. 3 2 3 3 1 1-1 fore missing the final seven games of the year because of three Hawkeyes to average in double figure scoring in at Florida 4 2 1 2 0 0-3 Auburn 4 2 3 2 2 0-1 of a hamstring injury. 12 conference games – 11.6 points per game. at Vanderbilt 1 3 2 2 1 0-3 Georgia 8 2 4 0 0 0-1 Ole Miss 3 1 2 1 0 0-0 *Helped Iowa to a 15-17 overall record and a 5-13 mark *Named to the All-Tournament team at the Las Vegas In- at Miss. St. 7 3 0 1 1 1-2 in Big 10 play. vitational as he led Iowa to a 3-1 record and a third place LSU 6 2 7 1 0 0-1 Florida A&M 10 6 5 0 1 2-2 finish in the event. He averaged 11.3 points, 5.3 assists at Alabama 7 2 2 2 0 1-3 *Ranked seventh in the Big Ten in assists, seventh in the and 1.0 steals in leading the Hawkeyes to wins over Oak- Kentucky 7 6 2 0 0 0-0 at Auburn 3 2 2 1 0 1-2

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land, Southeast Missouri State and Kansas State. Iowa to wins in its first three games of the season. Jeff Peterson’s Career Highs PTS 20 vs. Northern Colorado (11-14-07) *Established career highs for games started (25), *Scored his career high of 20 points in the second (at Iowa) field goals made (81), field goals attempted (180), game of his career in a 59-47 win over Northern field goal shooting percentage (.450), 3-point field Colorado and he made his career high of seven field FGM 7 vs. Northern Colorado (11-14-07) goals made (23), 3-point field goals attempted (58), goals in the Hawkeyes’ win over the Bears at home. (at Iowa) 3-point field goal percentage (.397), free throws FGA 17 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11-18-07) made (80), free throws attempted (97), free throw *A sensational statistical line against Idaho State shooting percentage (.825), offensive rebounds included 12 points scored in 38 minutes to go along (at Iowa) (10), assists (106), assists per game (4.2), steals with nine assists, zero turnovers, two steals and a FG% 1.000 vs. Penn State (1-26-08) (30), minutes played (824), minutes played per perfect four of four performance from the free throw (at Iowa) game (33.0), total points scored (265) and average line. He also pulled down his season high of four de- 1.000 at Penn State (2-27-08) points scored per game (10.6). fensive rebounds against the Bengals. (at Iowa) *Led Iowa in assists in 17 of 25 games and in steals in *Played against Boston College in the 2009 ACC/Big 3FGM 4 vs. Texas Arlington (12-31-10) 11 of his 25 games played Ten Challenge. (at Arkansas) 3FGA 9 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11-18-07) *Made his career-high of 11 free throws on a career AT DEMATHA high tying 12 attempts in the last second win over (at Iowa) Northwestern. He also added six assists and one *Graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in 3FG% 1.000 vs. 4 teams (2 times at Iowa, steal in the win over the Wildcats. Hyattsville, Md. in 2007. 2 times at Arkansas) *Tied his season high with 18 points in Iowa’s 65-46 *Earned All-Conference First Team and All-Metro Last vs. Florida A&M (2-16-11) win over Northern Iowa on Dec. 9 as he tied his sea- Honorable Mention honors from the Washington (at Arkansas) son high with six field goals made and was a perfect Post, was the team captain and named the Stags’ FTM 11 vs. Kansas State (11-29-08) four of four from the free throw line against Panthers. Most Valuable Player as a senior. (at Iowa) *Tied his career high with nine assists in Iowa’s 66- *Averaged 13.9 points, 7.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds and FTA 12 vs. Kansas State (11-29-08) 57 win over Oakland on Nov. 23, 2008 -- totaled his 1.8 steals in leading DeMatha to a 33-6 record and a (at Iowa) career high tying nine assists to go along with eight third consecutive championship as a senior. 12 vs. Wisconsin (1-21-09) (at Iowa) points and two steals FT% 1.000 vs. 16 teams *DeMatha was ranked as high as second nationally AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08 at IOWA) and finished his senior season ranked 16th in the na- (14 times at Iowa, 2 times at Arkansas) tion. Last vs. Texas Arlington (12-31-10) *Averaged 5.2 points (seventh on the team), a career (at Arkansas) high 3.1 assists (first) and 0.6 steals (third) in helping *Graduated with a 3.98 grade point average and in Iowa to a 13-19 overall record and to a 6-12 record in the top five percent of his class academically in 2007. OR 3 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11-18-07) Big Ten play. Started 11 of the Hawkeye’s 30 games (at Iowa) including the first nine of his career and was one of PERSONAL 3 vs. Alabama Birmingham (11-26-10) six players to play in at least 30 games and one of (at Arkansas) seven who started at least 11 games. *Born Jan. 27, 1989. DR 6 vs. Troy (12-4-10) (at Arkansas) *Finished the season tied for fourth on the team with *Jeff is the son of Chiquita Hendrick and John Peter- 6 vs. Florida A&M (2-16-11) 14 3-point field goals made, was third on the team son. (at Arkansas) with 44 free throws made and was one of five Hawk- REBS 7 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11-18-07) eyes to shoot 70 percent or better from the line. *Working towards a master’s degree in marketing at Florida State’s renowned business school. AST 9 vs. Oakland (11-23-09) (at Iowa) *Career high of nine assists came in his first career 9 at Michigan (1-19-08) (at Iowa) *With a 4.0 grade point average following his junior game against Idaho State (Nov. 9) and at Big Ten op- 9 vs. Idaho State (11-9-07) (at Iowa) ponent Michigan (Jan. 19) and a total of seven assists year of high school he originally accepted an aca- came in a 56-47 loss at home against Wake Forest in demic scholarship to Princeton. BLK 1 at Indiana (2-4-09) (at Iowa) the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. STL 4 vs. Northwestern (2-7-09) *Originally recruited by current New Mexico coach (at Iowa) *Scored in double figures in the first three games of and former Indiana star but played for MIN 40 vs. 4 teams (4 times at Iowa) his career with 12 points coming in his debut against Todd Lickliter at Iowa. 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7) Who is your favorite person, living or At what temperature are you most com- What is your favorite cartoon? Family Guy dead, real or fictional? My Grandma fortable; when you are hot, cold, or warm? 7) I would rather be warm What occupation did you aspire to when If you knew today was your last day on you were a child? I have always want to be earth, how would you spend it? I would Who were you named after? I was named a professional basketball player in the NBA. spend the day with my family after my dad What is your favorite fruit? Grapes If you had a chance to go back in time for Would you bungee jump? I have – but I 24 hours where and when would you go? would not do it again. Do you prefer roller coasters or water I would go back to the seventh grade, that slides? Roller coasters was a very fun period in my life What is your favorite cereal? Oh’s What is the one item you cannot live with- 7) What is your favorite color? Black What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? out? My phone Cookies and cream If you were an animal, what kind of animal What CD would you want with you on a wa, would you be? I would be a bird Do you make more phone calls or send deserted island? Watch the Throne by Jay Z more text messages? I would say the split and Kanye West What is your favorite movie? Money Talks is equal How do you like your pizza: hot out of the When the movie about your life is made, What is your favorite type of candy? Kit oven, warm, the next morning, a few days who will play you? My little brother Kat later? The next morning

If you won $20 million on the lottery, what What is your favorite website? World- Are you a beach, country or city person? would you do with the money? I would starhiphop.com City invest it wa) If you could live anywhere in the world Are you Right or Left handed? Right- What makes you happy? Spending time where would it be? New York City handed with friends and family sas) Would you ever want to be the President Do you have a lucky number? 3 0) Would you rather have x-ray vision or of the United States? Yes, I do bionic hearing? Bionic hearing Why do you wear your uniform number? 7) One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? My sister picked my number Who do you admire most and why? My Funny parents, because they sacrificed a lot to How many friends do you have on Face- 0) allow me to be where I am today What is your favorite television show? book? I’m not on facebook The T.O Show )

Jeff Peterson’s Career Statistics (2007-08 and 2008-09 at Iowa and 20010-11 at Arkansas) Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2007-08 30-11 49-151 .325 14-52 .269 44-60 .733 156-5.2 6 55 61-2.0 66-3 92 94 0 19 746-24.9 7) 2008-09 25-25 81-180 .450 23-58 .397 80-97 .825 265-10.6 10 49 59-2.4 47-2 106 79 1 30 824-33.0 2010-11 28-23 66-167 .395 19-54 .352 32-48 .667 183-6.5 9 56 65-2.3 57-0 70 53 0 25 626-22.4 a) Totals 83-59 196-498 .394 56-164 .341 156-205 .761 604-7.3 25 160 185-2.2 170-5 268 226 1 74 2,226-26.8

) Jeff Peterson’s Career Conference Statistics (2007-08 and 2008-09 at Iowa and 2010-11 at Arkansas) Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN wa) 2007-08 17-0 22-67 .328 7-23 .304 24-28 .857 75-4.4 2 27 29-1.7 33-1 48 46 0 6 346-20.4 2008-09 12-12 42-104 .404 14-38 .368 41-52 .788 139-11.6 6 25 31-2.6 22-0 59 45 1 14 433-36.1 2010-11 14-13 25-77 .325 4-21 .190 10-17 .588 64-4.6 5 25 30-2.1 29-0 32 21 0 5 305-21.8 Totals 43-25 89-248 .359 25-82 .305 75-97 .773 278-6.5 13 77 90-2.1 85-1 139 112 1 25 1,084-25.2

SIGNATURE GAME Jeff Peterson totaled 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and one steal against Wisconsin on Jan. 21, 2009 during his sophomore season at Iowa.

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DEIVIDAS DULKYS #4 GUARD SENIOR/6-5/196 SILUTE, LITHUANIA HENDERSON, NEVADA FINDLAY COLLEGE PREP (MIKE PECK) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

eividas Dulkys has the chance to become the top 3-point shooting Young of Clemson (170) and is tied with Malcolm Grant of Clemson (155) as one of marksman in school history as he enters his senior season looking only three current players in the ACC who have made more than 150 career 3-point to become the all-time Seminole leader in shots made from beyond shots. Dulkys has become part of the Seminoles’ winning tradition and has helped D the arc. He enters his final season as a Seminole with 155 career change the culture of the Florida State basketball program during his career as he 3-point field goals made and needs 101 made shots from long range to surpass has been a member of three NCAA Tournament teams, helped the Seminoles reach Florida State’s all-time leader – James Collins – in the category. With his 155 made the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, played on Florida State’s 2009 team 3-point field goals he enters his senior season ranked seventh in school history and that advanced to the ACC Tournament championship for the first time in school needs only 20 to become the sixth player in school history with 175 and needs only history and has helped the Seminoles to the championships of two tournaments 45 to become only the fourth player in school history to make 200 or more from – the Global Sports Classic in 2008 and the Old Spice Classic in 2009. In addition, the bonusphere. Dulkys is also ranked seventh in school history with 442 career Florida State has defeated 11 nationally ranked teams during his career including 3-point field goals attempted -- the school record for 3-point field goals attempt- No. 1 North Carolina to advance to the 2009 ACC Tournament championship game ed is 686 by Collins. He enters his senior season in a tie for second place among and No. 1 Duke on Jan. 15, 2011. Florida State is the third winningest team in the current ACC players with 155 career 3-point field goals made and trails only Andre ACC since the start of his career in 2008-09.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11) Seminoles’ 89-66 win over the Panthers to raise their record on the season to 4-0. *Averaged 7.3 points (fifth on the team), a career- high 2.8 rebounds (sixth), 1.2 assists (third) and *Tied his ACC career high of 17 points in Florida 1.3 steals (third) while making a team-leading 55 State’s wins over Clemson (Dec. 12) and Miami (Feb. 3-point shots in leading the Seminoles to the Sweet 26) in games played in Tallahassee. 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and for the fourth time in school history. *In finishing with a career high 42 steals he totaled four steals twice (against North Florida and at NC *Started a career high 24 games as a junior and has State), at least three steals five times and multiple started 46 games in the first three seasons of his steals in 11 of 34 games. career including 46 of 65 during his sophomore and junior seasons. He started the first 15 games of his *Led Florida State in scoring in four games – 22 at junior season and the final nine of the season includ- Florida International, 17 vs. Clemson, Dec. 12, 16 vs. ing each of the Seminoles’ three games in their NCAA Wake Forest, Feb. 1, and 17 vs. Miami, Feb. 26. Tournament run to the Sweet 16. *Pulled down four rebounds in Florida State’s only *Averaged in double figures against three ACC game of the season against NCAA Tournament par- teams: Wake Forest (15.0 ppg), Maryland (14.0 ppg) ticipant Duke. The Seminoles defeated No. 1 ranked and Miami (11.5 ppg). Duke, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. 12) for the fourth ever win in school history over the nation’s No. 1 *Made a team leading 55 3-point shots and made a ranked team. Dulkys earned 21 minutes of playing career-high five in the Seminoles win over Florida time in the win. International on Nov. 18, 2010. *Averaged 11.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and *Scored his career-high of 22 points in Florida 1.5 steals in two games against NIT participant Mi- State’s victory over Florida International in Miami ami. He led the Seminoles with five 3-point field as he made a career high eight field goals includ- goals made and was a perfect two of two from the ing a career-high tying five 3-point field goals in the free throw line in the Seminoles’ two-game regular

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2008-09 Deividas Dulkys Game-By-Game Statistics Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A at Jacksonville 0 2 1 1 0 0-3 at La Salle 6 1 1 1 1 2-4 Stetson 3 1 1 3 3 0-3 Coastal Carolina 2 1 0 1 2 0-7 W. Illinois 2 1 0 0 0 1-3 vs. Cincinnati 3 1 0 1 0 1-3 vs. Cal. 3 2 2 2 0 0-2 at Northwestern 3 1 0 1 0 1-3 Florida 3 1 0 0 0 1-2 W. Kentucky 8 1 0 2 0 2-6 Texas A&M CC 6 3 1 1 1 2-5 Duke 0 2 3 0 2 0-1 at NC State 9 4 0 0 2 1-3 Maryland 2 0 1 0 0 0-2 at Miami 6 1 1 2 0 2-4 at Virginia 6 1 1 1 0 2-4 North Carolina 2 1 0 0 1 1-4 Georgia Tech 6 0 1 0 1 2-6 at Clemson 3 0 1 1 2 1-4 Virginia 9 0 0 2 1 3-5 at Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 Miami 5 0 1 1 2 1-3 at Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 at Boston College 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Clemson 7 2 3 0 0 1-3 at Duke 2 0 0 0 0 0-2 Virginia Tech 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 vs. Georgia Tech (ACC) 2 0 1 0 0 0-1 vs. North Carolina (ACC) 9 0 2 2 0 3-6 vs. Duke (ACC) 3 0 2 0 0 1-2 vs. Wisconsin (NCAA) 0 2 0 1 0 0-1 2009-10 Deividas Dulkys Game-By Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A Jacksonville 11 7 1 0 1 3-5 Stetson 13 3 0 0 1 3-8 at Mercer 14 3 0 1 1 4-6 at Florida 0 1 0 1 0 0-1 vs. Iona 8 3 2 2 0 2-6 vs. Alabama 9 0 1 2 1 3-6 vs. Marquette 4 1 2 1 1 0-4 at Ohio State 0 2 2 0 1 0-4 FIU 19 3 4 1 2 5-10 Georgia State 5 1 1 1 0 1-3 Auburn 14 4 0 1 0 3-6 at Georgia Tech 12 2 1 0 1 3-7 UT-Martin 10 4 4 0 4 2-3 Alabama A&M 19 2 1 1 1 5-8 Texas A&M CC 17 2 0 0 2 5-9 at Maryland 15 2 1 0 1 4-8 NC State 5 1 0 0 2 1-2 Virginia Tech 13 3 1 2 2 2-6 Georgia Tech 11 2 1 2 2 3-9 at Duke 0 0 0 1 2 0-1 at Boston College 2 2 3 4 1 0-4 Maryland 0 2 1 1 0 0-4 season sweep of the Hurricanes. Scored 17 points and AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10) Miami 2 4 1 4 2 0-4 tied for team high honors in Florida State’s win over the at Clemson 3 2 3 0 0 1-4 Boston College 6 5 0 2 0 2-5 Hurricanes at home. Tied his ACC career high with four *Averaged a career-high 8.7 points (fourth on the team), at Virginia 6 4 2 1 0 2-4 at North Carolina 17 1 1 2 1 5-11 3-point shots made in the win over Miami at home. 2.3 rebounds (eighth), 1.1 assists (sixth) and 1.0 steals Clemson 6 2 0 1 0 2-5 Wake Forest 5 0 0 0 1 1-3 (fourth) while leading the team with a single-season at Miami 13 2 0 1 2 3-6 career-high 71 3-point field goals made. NC State (ACC) 6 3 0 1 0 2-8 *Averaged a team leading 15.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and vs. Gonzaga (NCAA) 14 2 1 0 0 4-9 2.0 steals in two victories over Wake Forest. Scored a 2010-11 Deividas Dulkys Game-By-Game team high 16 points (to tie for game high scoring hon- *He ranked second in the ACC in 3-point field goal per- Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A North Florida 12 2 1 1 4 2-5 ors) to go along with three steals in 21 minutes of play in centage (.379) behind only Adrian Thomas of Miami and at UNC Greensboro 5 2 1 2 0 1-4 Gardner Webb 12 2 4 1 2 4-6 the Seminoles 85-61 win over the Deacons in Tallahassee third in total 3-point field goals made (71) behind only at Florida International 22 6 3 3 1 5-9 (Feb. 1). Scored 14 points as a starter in Florida State’s and of Duke. His per game av- Mercer 5 2 2 0 0 1-3 Florida 7 1 0 2 1 1-3 84-66 win over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem (Feb. 19). erage of 2.2 3-point field goals made led the team and Ohio State 3 2 0 3 0 1-4 Clemson 17 5 2 2 3 3-7 ranked second in the ACC behind Scheyer. Stetson 14 4 1 2 1 4-7 at Loyola Marymount 11 7 2 1 1 3-8 *Averaged 4.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals in at Hawaii 0 2 1 0 0 0-8 three games during the NCAA Tournament. He ranked *He made at least one 3-point field goal in 25 of 32 vs. Butler 3 4 1 0 2 1-5 vs. Baylor 0 3 3 2 0 0-2 second on the team with four 3-point field goals made games as a sophomore including 12 of 16 ACC games, at Auburn 5 4 1 3 2 1-5 at Virginia Tech 8 5 1 3 3 2-9 as he helped Florida State advance to the Sweet 16 of the Seminoles’ ACC Tournament game against NC State Duke 0 4 0 1 1 0-1 NC State 8 0 0 0 1 2-3 the NCAA Tournament with wins over No. 20 ranked and and Florida State’s NCAA Tournament game against at Miami 6 4 0 0 1 1-4 Boston College 3 2 1 4 0 1-3 seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and second Gonzaga and made multiple 3-point shots in 22 of 32 at Clemson 0 2 0 2 1 0-2 seeded Notre Dame at the United Center in Chicago. It games during the season and hit three or more in 14 of Wake Forest 16 1 0 0 3 4-8 at North Carolina 8 1 2 1 0 2-8 marked the first time the Seminoles had advanced to the 32 games. at Georgia Tech 2 3 0 0 0 0-2 Virginia 9 6 2 3 1 3-6 Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament since 1993 and only at Wake Forest 14 6 1 1 1 2-7 at Maryland 14 3 2 1 2 1-5 the fourth time in school history the Seminoles had won *Scored in double figures in a career-high 15 games in- Miami 17 2 3 2 3 4-7 at least two games in the tournament. Totaled eight cluding six ACC games and the Seminoles’ game against North Carolina 3 1 4 0 4 1-4 at NC State 0 1 1 0 4 0-4 points, two assists, one steal and one blocked shot as Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 2 3 1 3 1 0-5 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 0 3 0 3 0 0-3 Florida State defeated Notre Dame, 71-57, to advance to vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 8 0 2 0 1 2-4 the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993. *His season-high of 19 points came twice – in the Semi- vs. VCU (NCAA) 6 1 0 0 2 2-4

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noles’ victories over FIU and Alabama A&M. they made a valiant attempt to get back in the game. Deividas Dulkys’ Career Highs PTS 22 at FIU (11-18-10) *Averaged 11.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09) in two games against NCAA Tournament participant FGM 8 at FIU (11-18-10) Georgia Tech. He was Florida State’s third leading *Averaged 3.6 points (seventh on the team), 0.9 re- FGA 15 vs. Clemson (12-12-10) scorer with 23 points in the two game sweep of the bounds (10th) and 0.8 assists (seventh) while rank- nationally ranked Yellow Jackets during the season. ing third on the team with 28 3-point field goals FG% .750 vs. NC State (1-15-11) He scored 12 points, pulled down two rebounds and made. 3FGM 5 vs. five teams was credited with one assist and one steal in Florida State’s 66-59 overtime victory over Georgia Tech in *He finished his first collegiate season with an .833 last at FIU (11-18-10) Atlanta (Dec. 20). He totaled 11 points, two rebounds, free throw shooting mark as he made 10 of his 12 3FGA 11 at North Carolina (2-24-10) two steals and one assist in the Seminoles’ 68-66 vic- shots from the line, including his final seven of the tory over Georgia Tech in Tallahassee (Jan. 24). season. 3FG% .667 vs. 3 teams last vs. NC State (1-15-11) *Scored 17 points on five made 3-point field goals to *His 28 3-point field goals made rank as the fifth FTM 6 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) go along with two rebounds, one assist and one steal highest single-season total by a freshman in school in the Seminoles’ only game of the season against history. FTA 9 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) NIT participant North Carolina. The Seminoles de- FT% 1.000 vs. nine teams feated the Tar Heels, 77-67, in Chapel Hill (Feb. 24) *Ranked fourth in the ACC among all league fresh- for their first victory at the Dean E. Smith Center un- men in 3-point field goals made during the 2008-09 last at Miami (3-6-10) der head coach Leonard Hamilton. season. He trailed only Seminole teammate Chris OR 4 at Clemson (2-10-10) Singleton (34), Virginia’s Sammy Zeglinski (33) and *Scored 13 points, pulled down three rebounds Georgia Tech’s Iman Shumpert (32) in the ACC statis- DR 6 vs. Jacksonville (11-16-09) and earned two steals in the Seminoles’ only game tics for freshmen. REBS 7 vs. Jacksonville (11-16-09) against NIT participant Virginia Tech during the 2009-10 season. He shot .500 from the field (four *Earned playing time in Florida State’s victories over 7 vs. Loyola Marymount (12-18-10) of eight) and .750 from the free throw line (three No. 21/23 Florida (Dec. 7), its monumental come- AST 4 vs. three teams of four) as the Seminoles took the 63-58 win in Tal- from-behind victory on the road against No. 10/10 lahassee (Jan. 16). The Seminoles’ victory over the Clemson (Feb. 7), its victory over No. 12/13 Clemson last vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) Hokies proved to be one of the biggest wins of the at home (Feb. 28) and its win over No. 1 ranked North BLK 2 vs. five teams season as it was the first tiebreaker at the end of the Carolina in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. last vs. Mercer (11-23-10) season that allowed Florida State to earn the No. 3 The Seminoles’ victory over No. 1 ranked North seed and a bye through the first round of the ACC Carolina was only the third time in school history the STL 4 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) Tournament. Seminoles had defeated the No. 1 ranked teams in 4 vs. North Florida (11-12-10) the nation and first time it had done so in post sea- *Scored a team-high 14 points to go along with two son play. 4 at NC State (3-6-11) rebounds and one steal against Gonzaga in the NCAA MIN 40 at Virginia Tech (1-8-11) Tournament. He made a game high four 3-point field AT FINDLAY COLLEGE PREP goals as he tied for the team high with five field goals Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a Game made. He scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half *Graduated from Findlay College Prep in 2008. (entering 2011-12 season) 10-16 (.625) as the Seminoles outscored the Bulldogs, 41-32, as *Averaged 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and shot .331

Deividas Dulkys’ Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 31-0 37-123 .301 29-98 .286 10-12 .833 112-3.6 8 20 28-0.9 44-0 24 24 6 18 413-13.3 2009-10 32-22 94-227 .414 71-179 .397 20-29 .690 279-8.7 26 49 75-2.3 79-1 34 33 9 32 705-22.0 2010-11 33-24 86-235 .366 55-165 .333 13-25 .520 240-7.3 25 69 94-2.8 58-3 40 46 15 42 829-25.1 Totals 96-46 217-585 .370 155-442 .350 43-66 .651 631-6.5 59 138 197-2.0 181-4 103 103 30 92 1,947-20.3

Deividas Dulkys’ Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 16-0 20-58 .345 14-47 .298 4-4 1.000 58-3.6 4 7 11-0.7 21-0 13 8 2 11 192-12.0 2009-10 16-8 37-103 .359 28-83 .349 13-18 .722 116-7.3 13 21 34-2.1 40-1 15 21 4 17 372-23.3 2010-11 16-7 43-121 .355 27-80 .388 12-18 .667 125-7.8 13 33 46-2.9 27-0 19 20 6 24 405-25.3 Totals 48-15 100-282 .354 69-210 .328 29-40 .725 299-6.2 30 61 91-1.8 88-1 47 49 12 52 564-20.1

Deividas Dulkys’ NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 1-0 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 2 2-2.0 3-0 0 1 1 0 19-19.0 2009-10 1-0 5-11 .455 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 14-14.0 1 1 2-2.0 2-0 1 0 0 0 23-23.0 2010-11 3-3 5-12 .417 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 14-4.7 0 4 4-1.3 4-0 2 3 2 9 67-22.3 Totals 5-3 10-26 .384 8-21 .380 0-0 .000 28-5.6 1 7 8-1.6 9-0 3 4 3 9 109-21.8

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from 3-point range. He also shot .739 from the free throw line and nearly 43 percent from the field dur- Getting to Know Deividas Dulkys ing his senior season in leading Findlay to a 32-1 re- cord. What’s the best meal you have ever What makes you happy? Reaching my *Led Findlay to 32 consecutive victories to begin eaten? There are too many good cooks in goals the season before a loss in the National Prep School my life to answer this question championship game to Hargrave Military Academy. What’s the most important part of a The Pilots finished the season with a 32-1 record. How often do you prepare your own sandwich? It’s the bread that makes the meals? Not as often as I should – but I am sandwich *Findlay was the No. 2 overall seed in the National lucky because my girlfriend (McCall) is an Prep School tournament after completing its’ regular amazing cook Would you rather have x-ray vision or season undefeated with a 30-0 record. The Pilots bionic hearing? X-ray vision advanced to the championship game of the National If you knew today was your last day on Prep School championship tournament with a vic- earth, how would you spend it? I would Who do you admire most and why? My tory over Notre Dame Prep – the defending national spend the day with people I love parents and host parents (and families) for champion. all that they have sacrificed for me. If you had a chance to go back in time for *He scored in double figures 19 times in 32 games 24 hours where and when would you go? In the news story about your life, what as a senior including a career-high 29-point perfor- The 2011 NCAA Tournament vs. VCU and will the headline say? Chasing the Dream mance against IMG Academy. steal that out of bounds pass. At what temperature are you most PERSONAL What is your favorite color? Blue comfortable; when you are hot, cold, or warm? 70 degrees, cold *Born March 21, 1988. If you were an animal, what animal would you be and why? A cheetah because its Do you have any interesting supersti- *Deividas is the son of Virginijus Dulkys and Rasa super-fast tions? My left ankle has to get taped first Dulkiene. What is your favorite movie? The Pursuit Who were you named after? No one, *Left his home country of Lithuania in 2005 to attend of Happyness, Despicable Me Deividas is a fairly common name in Lithu- high school in the United States in hopes of earning a ania scholarship to play basketball at a Division I institu- When the movie about your life is made, tion and lived with his host family – John and Shea who will play you? Ryan Gossling because Would you bungee jump? Yes I would Haycock - in Nevada while becoming a prep star in he looks like me the U.S. What is your favorite cereal? Cheerios If you won $20 million on the lottery, *Enjoys traveling and listening to music. His favorite what would you do with the money? Help What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? food is steak and his favorite athlete is Magic Johnson. my parents in Lithuania and the many Black Licorice me other people who have supported me *Majoring in management. throughout my life. Do you make more phone calls or send more text messages? Phone calls *Selected Florida State over California, Oregon State If you were a car, what kind would you and Connecticut. be? 1965 Ford Mustang V8

SIGNATURE GAME Deividas Dulkys scored 17 points on five of 11 shooting from the 3-point line to go along with one assist and one steal in Florida State’s win at North Carolina to lead the Seminoles to a 77-67 win on Feb. 24, 2010.

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XAVIER GIBSON #1 FORWARD SENIOR/6-11/248 DOTHAN, ALABAMA NORTHVIEW (FLOYD GRIFFIN) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

avier Gibson is one of the most skilled and imposing forwards in the once again be one of the top defensive teams in the nation. Gibson has known ACC who has proven his ability on both the offensive and defensive nothing but success during his career as a Seminole as he has helped lead Florida ends of the court during the first three years of his career and who State to three NCAA Tournaments including an appearance in the 2011 Sweet 16, the X will anchor one of the deepest and most talented frontlines in all of title game of the 2009 ACC Championship game, two regular season tournament college basketball as a senior in 2011-12. He is one of the most incredibly talented championships (the 2008 Global Sports Classic and the 2009 Old Spice Classic) players in college basketball who as a senior will need to display his talents in every and to 10 victories over ranked teams including No. 1 ranked North Carolina in the minute of playing time he earns for the Seminoles to continue to be the most domi- semifinals of the 2009 ACC Tournament (March 14, 2009) and No. 1 ranked Duke in nant defensive team in the ACC and across the country. Gibson enters his senior Tallahassee (Jan. 12, 2011). Gibson and his senior class teammates enter the 2011-12 season ranked 24th in school history with 56 career blocked shots and will team season with 70 wins since the beginning of the 2008-09 season and are bidding to with All-American candidate Bernard James to form one of the top shot blocking become the winningest senior class in school history. The winningest senior classes tandems in all of college basketball. With Gibson, James, senior Jon Kreft, junior in school history (81 wins) came in 1975 (1972, 73, 74 and 75), 1992 (1989, 90, 91 Terrance Shannon and newcomer Keil Turpin patrolling, controlling and defending and 92) and 1994 (1991, 92, 93 and 94). the basket for Florida State on the defensive end of the court, the Seminoles will

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11) *Tied his career high with 17 points in the Seminoles’ decided against surgery and allowed the injuries to victory in Tallahassee against Mercer (Nov. 23) and heal with treatment and old fashioned hard work. *Averaged 4.7 points (ninth on the team) and a ca- scored in double figures in wins over Mercer (17 reer high 3.7 rebounds (fourth) while blocking 19 points) and against Stetson (Dec. 15). *Scored nine points and added five rebounds in 19 shots and playing in 25 games. minutes of playing time in Florida State’s only game *Averaged 1.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in three NCAA of the season against NCAA Tournament participant *Missed 10 games (Dec. 25 vs. Baylor through Feb. Tournament games as he helped lead the Seminoles Florida. Shot four of eight from the field (.500 per- 1 vs. Wake Forest) after suffering injuries to his left to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 and for cent) and pulled down his career high of five offen- knee and his left hand against national runner up only the fourth time in school history. He ranked sive rebounds against the Gators. Butler in the semifinals of the Diamond Head Clas- fourth on the team in rebounds with 10 and was one sic on Dec. 23, 2011. He had developed into one of of only four Florida State players who totaled double AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10) the top big men in the ACC, had started the first 13 figure rebounds as the Seminoles defeated No. 20 games of the season and helped lead the Seminoles Texas A&M and No. 5 Notre Dame in the United Cen- *Averaged a career-high 5.5 points (seventh on the to a 10-3 record when he was injured against the ter in Chicago and played VCU in the Sweet 16 at the team), 2.8 rebounds (fifth) and a career-high 0.8 Bulldogs. Gibson returned to the court against No. Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex. blocked shots per game (third) as he led the team 13 ranked North Carolina and played in each of the with a career-high .555 field goal shooting percent- Seminoles’ 12 remaining games of the season in- *Averaged 6.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in two games age. cluding their three games in the NCAA Tournament played during the Diamond Head Classic. Florida as they advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time State finished in third place in the event with victo- *Scored in double figures a career-high seven times since the 1993 season and for only the fourth time in ries over Hawaii and No. 15 Baylor and a close loss including his career-high of 17 points in Florida school history. against national runner up Butler. Gibson shot .500 State’s victory over Alabama A&M. He totaled three percent from the field (five of 10) and averaged 16.0 consecutive double figure scoring games to begin *Helped the Seminoles to their third consecutive minutes in two games as a starter against the Rain- the season against Jacksonville (12 points, Nov. 16), NCAA Tournament appearance where Florida State bow Warriors and the Bulldogs. Was injured in the Stetson (11 points, Nov. 18) and Mercer (12 points, defeated No. 20 Texas A&M and No. 5 Notre Dame first half of the Seminoles game against Butler and Nov. 21) to earn an average of 11.7 points per game to advance to the Sweet 16. Started a career-high 13 missed the second half of that game and the next 12 as Florida State opened with a 3-0 record. He also games – the first 13 games of the season to give him Seminole games because of a broken left hand and earned consecutive double figure scoring games 16 career starting assignments for his career. a strained MCL in his left knee. Head Coach Leonard against UT Martin (12 points) and Alabama A&M Hamilton and his staff along with Gibson’s parents (career-high 17 points) for a 14.5 points per game

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2008-09 Xavier Gibson Game-by-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S at Jacksonville 2 1 0 2 at La Salle 3 2 1 0 Stetson 1 1 0 0 Coastal Carolina 0 0 0 0 W. Illinois 3 4 0 0 vs. Cincinnati 4 2 1 1 vs. Cal. 3 2 1 0 at Northwestern 0 1 0 0 Florida 1 0 0 0 At Georgia State 2 2 0 0 Tennessee Tech 2 6 2 0 Charleston Southern 11 1 1 0 Texas A&M CC 5 5 1 0 Duke 0 2 3 2 at NC State 9 4 0 2 Maryland 2 0 1 1 at Miami 6 1 0 0 at Virginia 4 2 0 1 North Carolina 2 2 0 0 Georgia Tech 0 0 0 0 at Clemson 2 0 0 0 Virginia 0 3 0 0 at Wake Forest 0 1 0 0 Miami 0 0 0 0 at Virginia Tech 0 0 1 0 at Boston College 0 0 0 0 Clemson 6 1 0 0 at Duke 1 0 1 0 Virginia Tech 2 1 0 0 vs. Georgia Tech (ACC) 4 2 0 0 vs. North Carolina (ACC) 0 0 1 0 vs. Duke (ACC) 1 2 0 0 vs. Wisconsin (NCAA) 6 1 1 0 2009-10 Xavier Gibson Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs B S Jacksonville 12 4 2 0 Stetson 11 5 6 2 at Mercer 12 1 2 0 at Florida 4 4 0 0 vs. Iona 0 3 3 0 vs. Alabama 8 4 1 0 vs. Marquette 2 3 0 1 at Ohio State 0 1 0 0 FIU 9 4 0 2 Georgia State 2 6 0 1 Auburn 8 2 0 0 at Georgia Tech 0 4 0 1 UT-Martin 12 3 0 1 Alabama A&M 17 8 1 1 Texas A&M CC 8 1 0 0 at Maryland 0 1 0 0 NC State 0 2 0 0 Virginia Tech 2 3 1 0 Georgia Tech 4 4 1 0 at Duke 6 4 0 0 at Boston College 2 0 1 0 Maryland 0 1 0 0 Miami 8 4 0 1 at Clemson 2 1 1 1 scoring average as the Seminoles closed out the calen- AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09) Boston College 4 2 1 0 dar year with two victories. at Virginia 10 4 2 0 at North Carolina 6 0 0 0 *Averaged 2.3 points (11th on the team), and 1.4 rebounds Clemson 2 3 1 0 Wake Forest 10 2 1 0 *Averaged 3.0 points and 1.0 rebound in two games (eighth) while shooting .528 from the field (second) and - at Miami 7 2 0 0 against Boston College during the regular season. He ing 11 shots in 32 games played during his freshman season. vs. NC State (ACC) 7 5 2 1 vs. Gonzaga (NCAA) 0 0 0 0 shot .600 from the field and blocked two shots in the 2010-11 Xavier Gibson Game-By-Game two victories over the Eagles that allowed the Seminoles *Among the Seminoles’ three true freshmen, Gibson Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S to sweep the season series from Boston College for the played in the third highest total number of games (32) be- North Florida 7 3 0 0 at UNC Greensboro 8 5 0 1 first time in school history. Additionally, the Seminoles’ hind only Chris Singleton and Luke Loucks who played in all Gardner Webb 5 8 1 1 at Florida International 4 2 3 0 victory over Boston College in Chestnut Hill marked the 35 games during the 2008-09 season for the Seminoles. Mercer 17 7 3 0 Florida 9 5 0 0 first time the Seminoles had defeated the Eagles at the Ohio State 2 4 3 0 Conte Forum on the BC campus. *Scored his season-high of 11 points against Charleston Hartford 6 5 0 0 Clemson 4 5 1 0 Southern (Dec. 18) and scored his ACC career-high of six Stetson 12 8 2 0 at Loyola Marymount 4 2 3 0 *Totaled six points and four rebounds in 13 minutes of points at Miami (Jan. 21) and in the Seminoles’ win at at Hawaii 5 5 1 0 play in the Seminoles’ only game of the season against home against Clemson (Feb. 28). vs. Butler 7 3 0 1 at North Carolina 3 3 1 0 NCAA National Champion Duke. All six of his points at Georgia Tech 0 1 0 0 Virginia 2 2 0 0 came in the first half as the Seminoles’ played neck and *Displayed his scoring abilities early during his freshman at Wake Forest 7 3 0 0 neck with the Blue Devils for most of the first half. Gib- season as he totaled his career-high of 11 points in the at Maryland 3 1 0 0 Miami 0 2 0 0 son scored on a jumper at the 13:38 mark of the first half Seminoles’ victory over Charleston Southern. North Carolina 6 3 0 0 at NC State 0 2 0 0 and pulled the Seminoles to within one at 12-11. Scored vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 2 3 0 0 four points in a span of 1:06 to pull Florida State to with- * He was nearly perfect from the field (three of four) and vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 2 0 0 0 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 0 1 1 0 in two at 28-26 with 5:21 left before intermission. from the free throw line (five of six) as he helped Florida vs. VCU (NCAA) 2 9 0 0 State to the 71-48 victory over the Buccaneers.

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PTS 17 vs. Alabama A&M (12-31-09)

17 vs. Mercer (11-23-10) FGM 8 vs. Alabama A&M (12-31-09) FGA 10 at Mercer (11-21-09) FG% 1.000 vs. five teams

last at Miami (3-6-10) 3FGM 2 vs. Wake Forest (3-3-10) 3FGA 3 at Mercer (11-21-09)

3FG% 1.000 vs. Jacksonville (11-16-09)

1.000 vs. Wake Forest (3-3-10)

FTM 6 vs. Auburn (12-17-09)

FTA 6 vs. three teams

last vs. Auburn (12-17-09)

FT% 1.000 vs. 7 teams

last vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

OR 5 vs. Alabama A&M (12-31-09)

5 vs. Florida (11-28-10)

DR 6 vs. Mercer (11-23-10)

6 vs. Gardner Webb (11-16-10) *Averaged 2.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in four AT NORTHVIEW games of the Global Sports Classic as the Seminoles REBS 9 vs. VCU (3-25-11) won the championship of the event. He averaged *Graduated from Northview High School in Dothan, AST 4 vs. Mercer (11-23-10) nearly eight minutes played per game in victories Ala., in 2008. over Coastal Carolina (four minutes of play in Florida BLK 6 vs. Stetson (11-18-09) State’s 82-70 victory), Western Illinois (three points *Averaged a near double-double of 20.6 points, 9.8 STL 2 vs. four teams and four rebounds in the Seminoles’ 67-55 win), rebounds and 2.4 assists as a senior. Cincinnati (four points and two rebounds in the last vs. FIU (12-6-09) Seminoles’ 58-47 victory) and Cal (three points and *Ranked as the 12th best power forward in the nation two rebounds in the Seminoles’ 80-77 champion- and as the 43rd best overall prep prospect in the na- MIN 27 vs. Gardner Webb (11-16-10) ship game clinching victory over the Bears). tion by Rivals.com. Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a Game (entering 2011-12 season) 10-14 (.714)

Xavier Gibson’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 32-0 28-53 .528 0-1 .000 17-28 .607 73-2.3 11 33 44-1.4 27-1 4 13 11 5 205-6.4 2009-10 32-3 71-128 .555 6-15 .400 28-52 .538 176-5.5 39 51 91-2.8 60-0 11 41 26 12 411-12.8 2010-11 25-13 46-111 .414 1-13 .077 24-35 .686 117-4.7 33 59 92-3.7 40-2 11 33 19 3 349-14.0 Totals 89-16 145-292 .496 7-29 .241 69-115 .600 366-4.2 83 143 227-2.6 127-3 26 87 56 20 965-10.8 Xavier Gibson’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 15-0 12-20 .600 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 25-1.7 2 9 11-0.7 11-1 0 2 2 2 68-4.5 2009-10 16-0 28-53 .528 4-7 .571 3-7 .429 63-3.9 17 30 37-2.3 28-0 5 17 9 3 177-11.1 2010-11 9-1 9-31 .290 0-3 .000 7-11 .636 25-2.8 7 15 22-2.4 5-0 3 13 2 0 90-10.0 Totals 40-1 49-104 .471 4-10 .400 11-21 .523 113-2.8 26 54 80-2.0 44-1 8 32 13 5 245-8.3 Xavier Gibson’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2008-09 1-0 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 6-6.0 1 1 2-2.0 0-0 0 0 1 0 5.5.0 2009-10 1-0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 3-0 0 0 0 0 5-5.0 2010-11 3-0 2-8 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 4-1.3 5 5 10-3.3 5-0 0 2 1 0 20-6.7 Totals 5-0 4-4 .333 0-1 .000 2-3 .667 10-2.0 6 6 12-2.4 8-0 0 2 2 0 10-6.0

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*A standout in the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star game following his senior season with 11 points, 11 Getting to Know XAVIER GIBSON rebounds and two blocked shots in leading Alabama to a 101-99 victory over their counterparts from Mis- sissippi. Who is your favorite person, living or What makes you happy? Cars dead, real or fictional? Tupac Shakur *One of the top players in the Charm City Classic in What’s the most important part of a Baltimore as he scored 11 points and pulled down What’s the best meal you have ever sandwich? Mayonnaise seven rebounds as he played for the U.S. Team eaten? My mother’s meatloaf against a team of all-stars from Baltimore. He shot Would you rather have x-ray vision or five-of-seven (.714) from the field and blocked How often do you prepare your own bionic hearing? X-ray vision a game high six shots in the game. Gibson’s six meals? Once every week blocked shots established a new single-game re- Who do you admire most and why? cord for the Charm City Classic. He played with cur- If you knew today was your last day on Carmelo Anthony for his basketball skills rent Seminole teammate Luke Loucks in the game earth, how would you spend it? and earned All-Tournament team honors in the In an old school convertible on a beach In the news story about your life, what Charm City Classic. will the headline say? Underdog If you had a chance to go back in time for *A triple-double of 34 points, 13 rebounds and 12 24 hours where and when would you go? At what temperature are you most blocked shots in leading Northview over Enterprise I would go back to my junior year of high comfortable; when you are hot, cold, or during his senior season. school and avoid breaking my wrist in the warm? Cold third game of the season. *Another near triple-double of 20 points, 12 re- Do you have any interesting supersti- bounds and eight blocked shots in a 74-56 victory What is your favorite color? Red tions? I don’t split poles when walking over Andalusia. If you were an animal, what kinds of ani- Who were you named after? Basketball PERSONAL mal would you be and why? Shark – I love player Xavier McDaniel their aggression *Born Nov. 3, 1988. Would you bungee jump? No! What is the last book you read? *Xavier is the son of Kimberly Gibson and Cletis Ho- Quite Strength by Tony Dungy What is your favorite cereal? Honey Comb slton. If you could trade places with any other What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? *A brother, Jacquez, played on the same high school person for one week, who would it be and Cookies and cream team as Xavier in the final two seasons of his out- why? Wiz Khalifa standing prep career. Do you make more phone calls or send What is your favorite movie? The Hang- more text massages? I send more text *Is a cousin of Florida State assistant football coach over messages Lawrence Dawsey while an uncle, Terrance Gibson, played basketball at Cincinnati in 1992. When the movie about your life is made, What is your favorite type of candy? who will play you? The Game Hershey chocolate bar *Enjoys working on cars. me If you won $20 million on the lottery, What is your twitter address? @zavybabi *Selected Florida State over Florida, Alabama, Geor- what would you do with the money? I gia Tech and West Virginia. would take care of my family If you could have any one wish what would it be? To be rich If you were a car, what kind would you be? 1971 Chevy Impala convertible What is your one guilty pleasure? Tattoos

SIGNATURE GAME Xavier Gibson scored 11 points, blocked a career high six shots and pulled down five rebounds in Florida State’s 80-38 win over Stetson on Nov. 18, 2009. The six blocked shots marked the first time in his career that he had blocked five or more shots in a game.

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BERNARD JAMES #5 FORWARD SENIOR/6-10/240 SAVANNAH, GEORGIA WINDSOR FOREST HIGH SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (EDDIE BARNES) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

ernard James is the nation’s next rising star, whose magnitude be- only the 11th player in school history with 100 or more career blocked shots. gan to sparkle during his junior season as he helped lead Florida State to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2011. James burst James completed a six-year term in the US Air Force (2003-08) and was stationed B onto the Division I skyscape after two seasons at Tallahassee Com- in and Qatar in the Middle East during his deployment. As recently as August munity College and six years defending the honor of our nation as a member of 2007, he was stationed in Camp Bucca in southern Iraq as a member of the Air the United States Air Force. He begins his senior season as an All-America and Force Military police that helped the Army keep watch on 22,000 detainees. He an All-ACC candidate as one of the emerging big men in all of college basketball. completed his military service and enrolled at Tallahassee Community College for When Florida State needed a rebound in advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA the 2008-09 season. James earned his GED in 2002 and enlisted in the Air Force at Tournament, he reached for the sky and pulled it down. When Florida State needed age 17 – he began basic training just months after his 17th birthday in 100-degree a defensive stop with a blocked shot, he skied above players taller in stature than heat in San Antonio, Texas and worked on the Air Force security forces where he he was and sent the ball back from where it came. James finished his junior season developed his leadership skills and toughness. James was volunteered for the Air ranked second in the ACC in total blocked shots with 82, third in the ACC blocked Force intramural program by his supervisor while at Beale Air Force Base in north- shots per game (2.4), and 16th in the league in rebounds per game (5.9) while his ern California. He was a member of the United States Armed Forces All-Star team .657 field goal percentage was the second best for a single season in Florida State that competed in the 2008 International Military Sports Council Basketball Cham- history and would have led the ACC during the 2011 season but his attempts per pionship and named the tournament MVP and to the All-Tournament team. James game (5.2) fell just short of the ACC and NCAA minimums to be included in the led the USA to the championship of the event with an 84-74 victory over Lithuania. league and national statistics (5.5). His 82 blocked shots are ranked as the second He totaled 12 points, 18 rebounds and six blocked shots in the championship clinch- highest single season total in school history and he enters his senior season already ing game against Lithuania. James was first seen by Seminole head coach Leonard ranked 14th in school history with 82 career blocked shots and is looking to become Hamilton in 2005 in Las Vegas at a U.S. Armed Forces All-Star tournament.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11) a five of five performance against Virginia Tech in the *Scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament (March 11). in Florida State’s only game against NIT participant *Averaged 8.6 points (fourth on the team), 5.9 re- Boston College. Was a perfect three of three from bounds (second), 2.4 blocked shots (first) and shot a *Averaged in double figures in scoring against four the field and a near perfect six of eight from the free team leading .657 from the field in leading the Semi- ACC Teams: NC State (15.0 ppg), Wake Forest (14.0 throw line in leading the Seminoles to the 67-51 vic- noles to a 22-13 record, an 11-5 record in ACC play, ppg), Boston College (12.0 ppg) and North Carolina tory over the Eagles in Tallahassee (Jan. 22). James a third place finish in the ACC standings and to the (10.0 ppg) and shot .682 percent (15 of 22) in three led Florida State’s defensive effort with four blocked Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in his first season NCAA Tournament games, .663 percent (59 of 89) in shots – the Seminoles blocked seven shots and lim- as a Seminole. He led the team in total rebounds 18 games against non-ACC opponents, .636 (28 of ited Boston College to .354 shooting from the field with 201 and total blocked shots with 82, playing in 44) in seven games against teams that played in the in the win. all 34 games. NIT, .615 (32 of 52) in eight games against ranked opponents, 585 (28 of 65) against 11 teams that *Scored eight points, pulled down five rebounds *Started the final 21 games of the season includ- played in the NCAA Tournament and .500 percent and blocked one shot in the Seminoles’ only game ing the Seminoles’ final 15 ACC games, their game (eight of 16) in three games during the Diamond against NCAA Tournament participant Duke. His ef- against Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship tour- Head Classic. fort in a starting role helped the Seminoles defeat the nament and all three games in the NCAA Tourna- No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. ment. *Was Florida State’s leading scorer in seven differ- 12). The win over the nation’s No. 1 ranked team was ent games: 15 against North Florida (Nov. 21), 11 the fourth in school history and first time James had *Has an amazing touch around the basket as he made against Hartford (Dec. 5), 8 against Clemson (Dec. played in a win over the nation’s top ranked team. more than 65 percent of his field goal attempts in his 12), 16 against NC State (Jan. 15), 16 against Wake first season. He was perfect from the field in five dif- Forest (Feb. 1), 11 against Virginia Tech (March 11) *Averaged 8.5 points and a team leading 7.0 re- ferent games including an eight of eight performance and 14 in the NCAA Tournament against Notre Dame bounds in two games against NIT participant Miami. in the Seminoles’ victory over NC State (Jan. 15) and (March 20). He also averaged 2.0 blocked shots per game as the

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2010-11 Bernard James Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S North Florida 15 10 3 1 at UNC Greensboro 5 7 4 2 Gardner Webb 8 3 1 2 at Florida International 7 8 4 0 Mercer 7 1 4 0 Florida 5 5 1 0 Ohio State 0 4 4 0 Hartford 11 10 1 1 Clemson 9 2 1 0 Stetson 2 3 3 0 at Loyola Marymount 11 9 0 0 at Hawaii 3 4 3 3 vs. Butler 2 4 1 0 vs. Baylor 15 10 0 1 at Auburn 8 7 4 1 at Virginia Tech 8 4 1 0 Duke 8 5 1 1 NC State 16 7 2 4 at Miami 8 8 2 0 Boston College 12 7 4 1 at Clemson 8 4 3 0 Wake Forest 13 5 0 2 at North Carolina 10 4 2 1 at Georgia Tech 1 2 3 2 Virginia 7 8 5 1 at Wake Forest 15 8 2 1 at Maryland 3 3 1 0 Miami 9 6 2 1 North Carolina 10 3 4 1 at NC State 14 7 4 2 vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 11 8 1 0 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 10 6 3 0 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 14 10 3 0 vs. VCU (NCAA) 8 9 5 1

Seminoles won both games during the regular sea- 3.0 blocked shots and 3.0 steals as Florida State *Florida State’s third leading scorer with a 10.7 points son with wins in both Coral Gables and Tallahassee. won both games in the two games regular season per game average and tied as its leader in rebounds Totaled eight points and a team high tying eight series against NC State. Led the Seminoles in scor- with an 8.3 rebounds per game average as he helped rebounds in the Seminoles tremendous come from ing, blocked shots and steals while shooting .824 lead the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tour- behind victory over the Hurricanes in the first games (14 of 17) from the field in the two game sweep of nament for the first time since the 1993 season and of the regular season series. Scored nine points, the Wolfpack. James scored a team high 16 points for only the fourth time in school history. Shot the pulled down six rebounds and blocked two shots as and pulled down seven rebounds in leading Florida ball incredibly from the field (.682 percent, 15 of 22) Florida State defeated Miami, 65-59, in Tallahassee State past NC State, 84-71, in Tallahassee (Jan. 15) -- as he played on college basketball’s biggest stage for (Feb. 26). he tied a school record with a perfect eight of eight the first time in his career. performance (1.000 percent) from the field to total *Averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocked his 16 points. He became the first player in school *A double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to shots and shot .643 from the field in two games history to be perfect on at least eight shots in an ACC go along with three blocked shots as Florida State against NCAA Tournament participant North Caro- game and became one of only four players in school defeated No. 2 seed and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame, lina. Was one of three Seminoles who averaged in history to be perfect on at least eight shots from the 71-57, to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tour- double figure points against the Tar Heels. Scored field in a single game in school history. nament for the first time since 1993 (March 20). 10 points, pulled down four rebounds and blocked two shots in the Tar Heels 89-69 win in Chapel Hill on *Averaged 14.0 points and a team leading 6.5 re- *Averaged 6.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocked Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 6) and scored 10 points and bounds in leading Florida State to a pair of wins over shots in three games during the Diamond Head Clas- blocked four shots to go along with three rebounds Wake Forest. He was incredible from the field with a sic at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. as Florida State nearly pulled off the upset over the .786 shooting percentage (11 of 14) in the two Semi- No. 13 ranked Tar Heels in Tallahassee (March 2). nole wins. Also shot well from the free throw line as *A double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in he made six of seven attempts (.857) from the line. one of the most significant victories of the sea- *Averaged a team leading 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, son as the Seminoles defeated then No. 15 and NIT

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PTS 16 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

FGM 8 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

FGA 10 vs. North Florida (11-12-10)

10 vs. Baylor (12-25-10)

FG% 1.000 vs. 4 Teams

last vs. Virginia Tech (3-11-11)

FTM 6 vs. Boston College (1-22-10)

FTA 8 vs. Hartford (12-5-10)

8 vs. Boston College (1-22-11)

FT% 1.000 at Clemson (1-29-11)

1.000 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11)

1.000 at Wake Forest (2-19-11)

OR 5 at Loyola Marymount (12-18-10)

5 at Miami (1-19-11)

DR 9 vs. Notre Dame (3-20-11)

REBS 10 vs. North Florida (11-12-10)

10 vs. Hartford (12-5-10) participant Baylor, 68-61, in their final game of the percentage (.624), rebounds (512) and blocked Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 25). It was a significant shots (131) and earned 24 career double-doubles 10 vs. Baylor (12-25-10) victory because it was the Seminoles’ first victory during his two-year career. over a ranked team during the first two months of 10 vs. Notre Dame (3-20-11) the season and their first of four of the entire sea- *Averaged a near double-double of 13.6 points and AST 2 vs. Baylor (12-25-10) son. Was also a significant game for James because 9.8 rebounds during his 52-game career at TCC. he was installed as a full-time starter due to the un- 2 vs. Notre Dame (3-20-11) fortunate injury to Xavier Gibson against Butler and *Earned All-Panhandle Conference First team honors he started the game against Baylor, and the next 20 for the second consecutive season and earned Flori- BLK 5 vs. Virginia (2-12-11) straight games to close out the season. da Community College Athletic Association/National 5 vs. VCU (3-25-11) Junior College Athletic Association Region VII First AT TALLAHASSEE Team honors. STL 4 vs. NC State (1-15-11) COMMUNITY COLLEGE *Led the Eagles to the championship game of the MIN 28 vs. North Florida (11-12-10) *Earned his Associates Degree in 2010 FCCAA championship game and was named to the FCCAA All-Tournament team. Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a *Finished second on TCC’s all-time list for field goals Game (entering 2011-12 season) 8-17 (.471)

Bernard James’ Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 34-22 117-178 .657 0-0 .000 59-117 .504 293-8.6 74 127 201-5.9 56-1 8 50 82 29 719-21.1 Totals 34-22 117-178 .657 0-0 .000 59-117 .504 293-8.6 74 127 201-5.9 56-1 8 50 82 29 719-21.1 Bernard James’ Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 16-15 58-89 .652 0-0 .000 35-65 .538 151-9.4 35 48 83-5.2 27-0 1 30 37 17 369-23.1 Totals 16-15 58-89 .652 0-0 .000 35-65 .538 151-9.4 35 48 83-5.2 27-0 1 30 37 17 369-23.1 Bernard James’ NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 3-3 15-22 .682 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 34-11.3 6 19 25-8.3 4-0 3 6 11 1 72-24.0 Totals 3-3 15-22 .682 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 34-11.3 6 19 25-8.3 4-0 3 6 11 1 72-24.0

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*Averaged 16.0 points, 12.7 points and 4.3 blocked shots in the FCCAA Tournament as he led the Eagles Getting to Know BERNARD JAMES runner-up finish at the FCCAA Tournament one game from advancing to the National Junior College Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? At what temperature are you most comfort- Ruth’s Chris steak and veggies able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? 77 *Averaged a double-double of 14.0 points and degrees 10.3 rebounds while earning 13 double-doubles as How often do you prepare your own meals? 4-5 times a month What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast a sophomore in 2010 and averaged 12.1 points and Crunch 8.8 rebounds while shooting .617 from the floor as If you knew today was your last day on earth, a freshman. how would you spend it? With loved ones What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Dulce de Leche *Earned All-Panhandle Conference First Team If you had a chance to go back in time for 24 hours where and when would you go? Back Do you make more phone calls or send more honors and was named the Panhandle Conference to the 80’s and tell my parents to invest in text messages? Texts Freshman of the year in 2009 and was named to the Microsoft All-Panhandle Conference All-Freshman team. What is your favorite type of candy? Reese’s What is your favorite color? Green What is your favorite website? Wikipedia *Earned Panhandle Conference All-Academic hon- If you were an animal, what kinds of animal ors and was named the Basketball Student Athlete would you be and why? A turtle If you could have any one wish what would it of the Year at TCC. be? The ability to fly What is the last book you read? The Lost Sym- AT WINDSOR FOREST bol by Dan Brown If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Dubai 0) If you could trade places with any other person *Attended Windsor Forest High School but did not for one week, who would it be and why? Presi- What scares you the most? Horses, they have play basketball. He was cut from the freshman team dent Obama so I could experience the pressures creepy eyes and did not play organized basketball until joining of being president What animal is most like your personality? the Air Force in 2003. What is your favorite movie? The Hangover Turtle

PERSONAL When the movie about your life is made, who Would you ever want to be the President of the will play you? Will Smith United States? Yes *Born February 7, 1985. If you won $20 million on the lottery, what What is the best job you have ever had? would you do with the money? Help others Military *Bernard is the son of Darryl and Beverly Cook If you were a car, what kind would you be? What is your favorite television show? The *His stepfather is a career military man. He is one of Ferrari Game five brothers and sisters. What makes you happy? Seeing the people I What is your favorite cartoon? Family Guy love and new gadgets *Is a former Staff Sergeant in the Air Force. What occupation did you aspire to when you What’s the most important part of a sandwich? were a child? Special forces (military) *Earned academic honors and was named a “Leader Veggies How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you for Life” by the National Junior College Athletic As- How would you describe yourself in three currently have? 15 sociation during his sophomore season at TCC. words? Laidback, humble, hard working What is your favorite fruit? Kiwi *His success in college has inspired his mom to work Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic What is your greatest ambition? Own a very towards earning a degree from Liberty University in hearing? x-ray vision successful business Christian Studies. 1) Who do you admire most and why? Will Smith

In the news story about your life, what will the head- line say? From Combat Boots to Basketball Shoes

SIGNATURE GAME Bernard James scored a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three blocked shots in Florida State’s 71-57 win over No. 5 ranked and No. 2 seeded Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament on March 20, 2011. The win advanced the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tour- nament for the first time since 1993.

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JON KREFT #50 FORWARD-CENTER SENIOR/7-0/262 CORAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL (MIKE BENANTI) CHIPOLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (GREG HEIAR) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

on Kreft is an imposing and intimidating force in the post for the Semi- played. Add in Turpin – an All-American transfer – and Florida State has the mak- noles whose undiscovered talents will help Florida State’s front line rank ings of one of the most physically dominating groups of players at one position on as one of the best and tallest in all of college basketball during the 2011- any team at any level of college basketball. Kreft enters his final season of eligibil- J 12 season. He will team with fellow senior Xavier Gibson (6-11), fresh- ity at Florida State in 2011-12 with the chance to help lead the Seminoles to a school man Kiel Turpin (6-11), All-American candidate Bernard James (6-10) and junior record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He played in 25 games Terrance Shannon (6-8) to give Florida State one of the most experienced and tal- during his first season at Florida State and helped the Seminoles to a 23-11 overall ented group of post players in America. The returning quartet of Kreft (25 games record, an 11-5 mark in ACC play, a third place finish in the ACC standings and a spot played), Gibson (89 games played), James (34 games played) and Shannon (45 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. games played) gives the Seminoles’ attacking front line a total of 194 career games

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11) *Scored four points and pulled down two rebounds lina. Totaled three points and three rebounds in 15 in Florida State’s only game against NIT participant minutes played as the Seminoles traveled to play *Averaged 3.2 points (10th on the team) and 2.3 Boston College during the 2010-11 season. at North Carolina on Super Bowl Sunday -- the Tar rebounds (ninth) as he played in 25 games and Heels defeated the Seminoles, 89-69, in Chapel Hill averaged 9.8 minutes played per game in his first *Scored five points and pulled down five rebounds (Feb. 6). Totaled three points and three rebounds in season as a Seminole. in one game played against NCAA Tournament par- 10 minutes of play as North Carolina stole a victory in ticipant Clemson. He played against the Tigers in the Tallahassee. The Tar Heels defeated the Seminoles, *Showed flashes of brilliance as he helped Florida second game of the season. The Seminoles and the 72-70, on a buzzer beating 3-point shot with three State to its school record tying third consecutive Tigers split their two game regular season series with seconds remaining in the game by All-American Har- berth in the NCAA Tournament and to its third con- each team winning on its home court. rison Barnes. secutive top four finish in the ACC standings. The Seminoles finished the 2010-11 season with a 23-11 *Scored zero points but pulled down two rebounds *Averaged 9.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games overall mark and an 11-5 record in the ACC. and was credited with one steal in Florida State’s against NC State during the regular season. Shot the only game of the season against NCAA Tournament ball well against the Wolfpack as he shot .583 (seven *Blocked 10 shots to rank sixth in the team with a participant and ACC Champion Duke. The Seminoles of 12) from the field and .833 (five of six) from the 0.4 blocked shots per game average. defeated the No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tal- free throw line. Scored seven points to go along with lahassee (Jan. 12). The win marked Florida State’s two rebounds and one blocked shot in Florida State’s *Scored in double figures once during his first second win of the season over a ranked team and 84-71 victory over NC State in Tallahassee (Jan. 15). season as a Seminole with 12 points coming in the its fourth win over the nation’s No. 1 ranked team in Totaled his career high of 12 points as Florida State Seminoles regular season finale against NC State school history. closed out its regular season with a 72-62 victory in Raleigh. Established career highs in the game in Raleigh. The 12 points rank as his overall career against the Wolfpack in Raleigh for points (12), *Totaled three points, four rebounds, one blocked high, his ACC career high and marked the first time field goals made (five), field goals attempted shot, one steal and one assist in the Seminoles’ only he scored in double figures in his Florida State career. (nine) and free throw percentage (two of two, game of the season against Georgia Tech. He earned 1.000). 12 minutes of playing time as Florida State led from *Scored seven points and pulled down three re- wire-to-wire in defeating the Yellow Jackets, 72-63, bounds in Florida State’s only game of the season *Totaled six points in his first career game against in Atlanta (Feb. 10). The game ranked as one of three against Virginia. Helped Florida State rally from as Stetson (Dec. 15) as he established career highs for in his first season that saw him earn a blocked shot much as a seven point deficit in the first half to beat free throws made (six) and free throws attempted and a steal in the same game. the Cavaliers, 63-56, in Tallahassee (Feb. 12). (10) in the Seminoles’ 97-63 victory in Tallahassee -- he also pulled down his career high of six re- *Averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in two games *Averaged 4.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games bounds in the Seminoles’ victory over the Hatters. against NCAA Tournament participant North Caro- against Wake Forest. Florida State swept the season

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2010-11 Jon Kreft Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S Stetson 6 6 0 0 at Loyola Marymount 4 2 0 0 at Hawaii 0 4 1 0 vs. Butler 2 0 0 0 vs. Baylor 2 0 0 0 at Auburn 3 1 1 0 at Virginia Tech 2 1 1 0 Duke 0 2 0 1 NC State 7 2 1 0 at Miami 2 5 0 0 Boston College 4 2 0 0 at Clemson 5 5 0 0 Wake Forest 6 5 0 0 at North Carolina 3 2 0 0 at Georgia Tech 3 4 1 1 Virginia 7 3 0 0 at Wake Forest 2 2 0 0 at Maryland 0 1 1 1 Miami 1 0 0 0 North Carolina 3 3 1 1 at NC State 12 2 0 0 vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 2 3 0 0 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 0 2 2 0 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 3 0 1 0 vs. VCU (NCAA) 0 0 0 0 series against the Deacons winning in both Tallahassee AT CHIPOLA and Winston-Salem. Scored six points and pulled down COMMUNITY COLLEGE five rebounds in 16 minutes of playing time as the Semi- noles defeated Wake Forest, 85-61, in Tallahassee (Feb. *Played two seasons for one of the top junior college 1). Scored two points and pulled down two rebounds in programs in the nation and earned his associates degree helping jumpstart Florida State’s offense in defeating in August of 2009. the Deacons, 84-66, in Winston-Salem (Feb. 19). *Chipola finished the 2009 season with a 34-2 overall *Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in helping the record. Seminoles advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tour- nament for the first time since the 1993 season and for *He helped lead Chipola to the nation’s No. 1 ranking in only the fourth time in school history. The Seminoles the final regular season JUCO poll and into the Final Four defeated No. 20 ranked and seventh seeded Texas A&M of the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchin- and No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame at son, KS. the United Center in Chicago, Ill., and played VCU in the Sweet 16 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex. *Chipola began the season as the nation’s No. 2 ranked JUCO team and took over the No. 1 ranking during the *Scored three points and blocked one shot in Florida fourth week of the season and held the top spot for the State’s 71-57 win over No. 5 ranked Notre Dame at the remainder of the season. United Center in Chicago that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since *Chipola was the No. 1 ranked team in the state of Florida 1993. in 12 of the 16 weeks including the final 11 weeks of the season in 2008-09. *Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds as the Seminoles finished in third place at the Diamond Head Classic at the *Helped lead Chipola to the Florida Community College Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii in Hono- Athletic Association championship in both 2008 and lulu. 2009.

*Scored two points as Florida State defeated No. 15 Bay- *Chipola finished with a 28-1 record and a perfect 12-0 lor in the final game of the Diamond Head Classic, 68-61, mark in Panhandle Conference play. at the University of Hawaii (Dec. 25). *Chipola finished in third place at the National Junior College Tournament at Hutchinson, Ks. The Indians de- feated Connors State College, 102-70, in the third place game.

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PTS 12 at NC State (3-6-11)

FGM 5 at NC State (3-6-11)

FGA 9 at NC State (3-6-11)

FG% 1.000 vs. Loyola Marymount (12-18-10)

FTM 6 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

FTA 10 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

FT% 1.000 at NC State (3-6-11)

OR 3 at Clemson (1-29-11)

3 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11)

DR 6 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

REBS 6 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

AST 1 vs. six teams

*Earned All-Panhandle Conference Second Team *Led Chipola to a third place finish in the Junior Col- last vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) honors as a sophomore in 2009 and helped Chipola lege National Championship Tournament in 2009. rank in the top five of nearly every FCCAA team sta- BLK 2 vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) tistic during the 2008-09 season including second in *Originally a member of Florida State’s recruiting free throw percentage and third in scoring defense. class in 2006 that was ranked as high as seventh in STL 1 vs. Duke (1-12-11) the nation by CBS SportsLine.com. *Chipola won the championships of the Rick Flores Tip-Off and GPC Tip-Off Classics to begin the 2008- *Has a solid seven-foot frame and an extraordinary 1 at Georgia Tech (2-10-11) 09 season. wingspan of nearly 56 inches. 1 at Maryland (2-23-11) *The No. 6 overall JUCO prospect in the nation for *Earned a five-star ranking and was the nation’s 29th the 2008-09 season by Mike Mitchell of the Midwest rated prospect in the Class of 2006 by Rivals.com 1 vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) Scouting Service. and the fifth highest ranked center on the Rivals.com top 150 list and earned the same five-star ranking as *The No. 12 overall junior college prospect and a four (Ohio State) who was regarded as the top MIN 16 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) star prospect in 2009 by JUCO Junction. high school player entering the college ranks for the

Jon Kreft’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 25-0 28-59 .475 0-0 .000 23-45 .511 79-3.2 17 41 58-2.3 52-1 7 27 10 4 244-9.8 Totals 25-0 28-59 .475 0-0 .000 23-45 .511 79-3.2 17 41 58-2.3 52-1 7 27 10 4 244-9.8 Jon Kreft’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 15-0 21-42 .500 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 57-3.8 13 27 40-2.7 35-1 3 14 5 4 161-10.7 Totals 15-0 21-42 .500 0-0 .000 15-29 .517 57-3.8 13 27 40-2.7 35-1 3 14 5 4 161-10.7 Jon Kreft’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 3-0 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3-1.0 0 2 2-0.7 2-0 1 2 3 0 29-9.7 Totals 3-0 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 3-1.0 0 2 2-0.7 2-0 1 2 3 0 29-9.7

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2006-07 season. Getting to Know JON KREFT *The nation’s 48th best prospect as ranked by the Galaxy of Stars Prep Basketball Magazine and se- lected as the class of 2006 Player of the Year in the Who is your favorite person, living or dead, real Do you make more phone calls or send more state of Florida by uselitephenoms.com. or fictional? My brother, Dan text messages? I send more text messages

AT STONEMAN DOUGLAS What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? Do you, or have you ever played a musical Chicago Pizza when we were there for the NCAA instrument? I have played the piano, guitar, Tournament in 2011. xylophone and the drums. *Graduated from Marjory Stoneman High School in -10) Parkland, Fla., in 2006 How often do you prepare your own meals? What is your favorite type of candy? I don’t Once a week like candy *Averaged a double-double of 12 points, 10 re- If you had a chance to go back in time for 24 What is your favorite website? Facebook bounds, 3.8 blocked shots and 3.0 assists per game hours where and when would you go? I would as a senior. go back to high school If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? In Miami *An All-State third team selection by the Florida What is your favorite color? Blue What animal is most like your personality? A Sports Writers Association as a senior. If you were an animal, what kinds of animal dog would you be? A pit bull *Led the Eagles to a 22-5 record and into the region- One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? Caring al finals of the Class 6A State Tournament. What is your favorite movie? Step Brothers What is the best job you have ever had? I If you won $20 million on the lottery, what worked for an insurance company *Became a starter on the Douglas varsity as a soph- would you do with the money? I would buy an omore. island and live comfortably What is your favorite television show? South Park *Best game of his senior season came against Plan- If you were a car, what kind would you be? A Bugatti What is your favorite cartoon? South Park tation High School as he totaled a double-double of 23 points and 18 rebounds to go along with seven What makes you happy? Spending time with What occupation did you aspire to when you blocked shots. my teammates and friends were a child? I wanted to be a pilot when I was young *A double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds led What’s the most important part of a sandwich? The bread How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you Douglas past Boyd Anderson. currently have? Over 30 How would you describe yourself in three *Led the Eagles past Monarch High School with a words? What is your favorite fruit? Pineapple near quadruple-double of eight points, 11 rebounds, Tall, quiet, respectful What is your greatest ambition? To succeed nine assists and six blocked shots. Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic in life hearing? X-ray vision *Averaged a double-double of 17 points and 12 re- Do you prefer roller coasters or water slides? bounds as a junior. Who do you admire most and why? My brother Water slides because he serves our country What is the one item you cannot live without? PERSONAL At what temperature are you most comfort- My Phone able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? I would *Born Oct. 21, 1986. most like to be warm If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you have with you? An axe, a Who were you named after? A bible character fishing pole and matches. *Jon is the son of Paula and Bruce Kreft. What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes If you could choose to have dinner with 5 *Selected Florida State as a junior in high school people (real of fictional) who would you invite over both Florida and Miami. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? and why? My mom, my dad, my brother and my Birthday Cake two best friends.

SIGNATURE GAME Jon Kreft scored his career high of 12 points in the Seminoles’ 72-62 win over NC State in the final regular season game of the 2011 season. He established his career high statistics for points scored and field goals made in the Seminoles’ 11th ACC victory of the season.

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TERRANCE SHANNON #15 FORWARD JUNIOR/6-8/240 FORSYTH, GEORGIA MARY PERSONS HIGH SCHOOL (ROBERT WORTHY) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

errance Shannon is a powerful player who announced his arrival at standings twice, have played in two NCAA Tournaments, advanced to the Sweet Florida State and in the ACC as a sophomore and who will be a pres- 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament and are the third winningest program in the ACC. ence for the Seminoles during the remaining two years of his colle- The Seminoles are statistically also one of the nation’s top teams during Shannon’s T giate career. He started five games including the Seminoles’ victory career. The Seminoles are the top defensive team in the nation and have led the over No. 1 Duke on Jan. 12, 2011 in helping the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the nation in field goal percentage defense in both of the last two years with Shannon NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and for only the fourth time in school in the line-up. Florida State led the nation and the ACC with a .363 mark – the history during the 2010-11 season. Shannon played in a career high 27 games as a second consecutive season they have led the nation in the most telling defensive sophomore in helping lead Florida State to a 23-11 overall record, an 11-5 record in statistic kept by the NCAA -- the Seminoles are the first team to repeat as the field ACC play, a third place finish in the ACC standings and an appearance in the school goal percentage national champions since Marquette in the 1993 and 1994 seasons. record tying third consecutive NCAA Tournament. Shannon has known nothing but Florida State has defeated six nationally ranked teams with Shannon on the roster winning during the first two years of his Florida State career -- with Shannon on including No. 1 Duke during the 2011 regular season as well as No. 20 Texas A&M the roster, the Seminoles have a 45-21 overall record (.681 winning percentage), are and No. 5 Notre Dame in the 2011 NCAA Tournament to advance to the Sweet 16. 21-9 in the ACC (.700 winning percentage), have finished in the top four of the ACC

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11) as a Seminole. The Seminoles led the nation for the non’s first career start the Seminoles defeated the second consecutive season in field goal percentage No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. *Averaged a career-high 4.7 points (tied for eighth defense, were fifth in blocked shots, 15th in 3-point 12). Shannon found out he would start five minutes on the team) and a career high 2.7 rebounds (tied for field goal percentage defense and 24th in steals. The before the game began when Associate Head Coach seventh) while playing in a career-high 27 games. He Seminoles ranked first in the ACC field goal percent- Stan Jones wrote his name into the starting line-up started a career high five games (Duke, NC State, at age defense, first in 3-piont field goal percentage during the Seminoles’ final pre-game team meeting. Miami, Boston College and at Clemson) before a knee defense, first in blocked shots, second in scoring de- Tied for the team lead with three offensive rebounds injury kept him out of the line-up for five games. fense and second in steals. and one blocked shot as Florida State limited Duke to Shannon underwent successful arthroscopic surgery 61 points and .311 shooting from the field. on his left knee on Feb. 4 following the Seminoles’ *Scored in double figures in four different games – game at Clemson and missed only five games before with at least 10 points coming against Stetson (Dec. *Scored 12 points and pulled down four rebounds to returning to the line-up on Feb. 19 at Wake Forest. 15), NC State (Jan. 15), Miami (Jan. 19) and at Mary- go along with two steals in the Seminoles’ only game land (Feb. 23). of the season against Maryland. Was Florida State’s *His play helped Florida State play in its school re- third leading scorer as he tied his ACC career high cord tying third consecutive NCAA Tournament and *A near double-double of 15 points and nine re- with 12 points on a career high six made field goals. reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the bounds came in Florida State’s win over NC State at first time since the 1993 season. Florida State won home. *Averaged 9.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 23 games, had an 11-5 record in ACC play, finished in two games against NC State. Was a perfect six of six third place in the ACC standings and solidified their *Inserted into the starting line-up during a five game from the free throw line in the two game sweep of NC place as the third winningest program in the ACC in span in January that saw the Seminoles earn a 4-1 State. A near double-double of 12 points and nine the last six seasons behind only Duke and North Car- record with wins over No. 1 Duke, NC State and Bos- rebounds to go along with two steals in a career high olina. He played in four wins over nationally ranked ton College at home and at Miami. He totaled double 29 minutes as a starter in Florida State’s victory over teams – No. 1 Duke, No. 5 Notre Dame in the NCAA figure scoring twice as a starter with an ACC career NC State, 84-71, in Tallahassee (Jan. 15). Tournament, No. 15 Baylor in the Diamond Head high tying 12 points coming against NC State and 10 Classic and No. 20 Texas A&M in the NCAA Tourna- more coming at Miami. *Averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in three games ment. during the NCAA Tournament as Florida State ad- *Scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in vanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 *Florida State was the best defensive team in the na- Florida State’s only game against NCAA Tournament and for only the fourth time in school history. The tion and the ACC during Shannon’s second season participant Duke during the 2010-11 season. In Shan- Seminoles defeated No. 20 ranked and seventh

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2009-10 Terrance Shannon Game By Game Statistics Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S Iona 0 1 0 0 FIU 5 2 0 0 Georgia State 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 at Georgia Tech 0 2 0 0 UT-Martin 11 6 2 0 Alabama A&M 2 2 2 0 Texas A&M CC 6 0 0 0 NC State 0 0 0 0 Virginia Tech 2 0 0 0 Georgia Tech 0 1 0 0 at Boston College 0 0 0 1 Miami 2 0 0 0 at Clemson 0 2 0 0 at Virginia 0 0 0 0 at North Carolina 3 1 0 3 Clemson 1 1 0 0 Gonzaga (NCAA) 0 1 1 0

2010-11 Terrance Shannon Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S at Florida International 4 0 0 0 Mercer 9 5 0 0 Florida 0 0 0 0 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 Hartford 5 1 1 1 Clemson 2 0 0 0 Stetson 13 4 0 1 at Loyola Marymount 8 2 0 0 at Hawaii 7 4 1 0 vs. Butler 5 0 0 1 vs. Baylor 3 4 1 0 at Auburn 0 3 0 0 at Virginia Tech 5 6 0 1 Duke 6 4 1 0 NC State 12 9 0 2 at Miami 10 2 0 0 Boston College 0 3 1 0 at Clemson 2 5 0 0 at Wake Forest 5 4 0 1 at Maryland 12 4 0 2 Miami 1 2 0 1 North Carolina 5 3 0 0 at NC State 6 3 0 0 vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 6 3 2 0 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 2 1 1 0 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 2 4 0 0

seeded Texas A&M in the second round and No. 5 AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10) tended practice and conditioning time as well as the ranked and second seeded Notre Dame in the third first part of the season. round before meeting Final Four participant VCU *Averaged 1.7 points (10th on the team) and 1.1 re- in the Sweet 16. The Seminoles’ victories over the bounds (11th) while shooting .542 from the field *He earned in double figure minutes of playing time nationally ranked Aggies and the nationally ranked (2nd) in 18 games played as a freshman for the Semi- against FIU (14 on Dec. 6), Alabama A&M (12 on Dec. Fighting Irish marked the third and fourth victories noles. 31), and Texas A&M Corpus Christi (13 on Jan. 4) -- of the season over nationally ranked teams Florida State was 4-0 when Shannon played in at least *Averaged 5.2 minutes played per game as he played 12 minutes in a game during the 2009-10 season. *Totaled two points and four rebounds in nine min- in seven non-conference games and 10 ACC games utes of playing time to help lead Florida State past during his first season. He also earned playing time *He earned playing time in his first career ACC game No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame in the in the Seminoles’ NCAA Tournament game against at Georgia Tech (Dec. 20) in Atlanta and contributed third round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The Semi- Gonzaga. two rebounds in eight minutes of play as the Semi- noles led virtually the entire game and won, 71-57, noles defeated the nationally ranked Yellow Jackets, in what was a virtual home game for the Irish as the *Missed the first four games of the season with a 66-59, on the road. game was played only 90 miles from the Notre Dame scratched cornea on his right eye which he suffered campus (March 20). in practice just before the start of the season. The *Totaled five blocked shots with two each coming in injury set his maturation back at bit at he missed ex- back to back games against UT Martin and Alabama

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Terrance Shannon’s Career Highs PTS 13 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) FGM 6 at Maryland (2-23-11) FGA 10 at Maryland (2-23-11)

FG% 1.000 vs. FIU (12-6-09) FTM 5 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) FTA 12 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

FT% 1.000 vs. Loyola Marymount (12-18-10) 1.000 at Hawaii (12-22-10) 1.000 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

1.000 at NC State (3-6-11)

OR 3 vs. 5 Teams

Last at Wake Forest (2-19-11)

DR 6 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

REBS 9 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

AST 2 vs. Stetson (12-15-10)

2 at Wake Forest (2-19-11)

BLK 2 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09)

2 vs. Alabama A&M (12-31-09)

2 vs. Virginia Tech (3-11-11)

STL 3 at North Carolina (2-24-10)

MIN 29 vs. NC State (1-15-11)

A&M and one coming in the Seminoles’ game against minutes of playing time in the Seminoles’ victory Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament (March 19). over NIT participant North Carolina in the only game Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a of the season between the Seminoles and the Tar Game (entering 2011-12 season) 6-12 (.500) * Scored two points, pulled down one rebound and Heels -- the Seminoles won the game, 77-67, for was credited with a career-high three steals in five the first win for head coach Leonard Hamilton at the

Terrance Shannon’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 18-0 13-24 .542 0-0 .000 5-12 .417 31-1.7 6 13 19-1.1 21-0 2 9 5 4 93-5.2 2010-11 27-5 46-115 .400 0-0 .000 36-66 .545 128-4.7 33 41 74-2.7 51-0 9 33 8 10 348-12.9 Totals 45-5 59-139 .424 0-0 .000 41-78 .525 159-3.2 39 54 93-1.9 72-0 11 42 13 14 441-9.8 Terrance Shannon’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 10-0 3-10 .300 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 7-0.7 1 6 7-0.7 8-0 6 0 4 7 30-3.0 2010-11 12-5 25-70 .357 0-0 .000 16-25 .620 66-5.5 20 24 44-3.7 26-0 3 17 2 7 187-15.6 Totals 22-5 28-80 .350 0-0 .000 17-27 .630 73-3.3 21 30 51-2.3 34-0 9 17 6 14 2179.8 Terrance Shannon’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 1 1-1.0 1-0 0 0 1 0 2-2.0 2010-11 3-0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-4 .250 4-1.3 2 3 5-1.7 2-0 0 4 1 0 19-6.3 Totals 4-0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 4-1.0 2 4 61.5 3-0 0 4 2 0 21-5.3

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Dean E. Smith Center. His lone basket in the game came early in the second half and gave Florida State Getting to Know TERRANCE SHANNON a 56-36 lead (+20) at the 16:58 mark.

*Was credited with one rebound and one blocked Who is your favorite person, living or dead, real At what temperature are you most comfort- shot against Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament. He or fictional? Parents able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? Warm played tough on defense with a defensive rebound and a blocked shot in the final 3:20 of the first half. What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? Do you have any interesting superstitions? No Anything with shrimp Who were you named after? Not sure AT MARY PERSONS How often do you prepare your own meals? Rarely Would you bungee jump? Of course not *Graduated from Mary Persons High School in 2009. If you knew today was your last day on earth, What is your favorite cereal? Frosted Flakes how would you spend it? With family/friends *Averaged a double-double of 21.4 points and 15.4 What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? rebounds per game as a junior. If you had a chance to go back in time for 24 Strawberry hours where and when would you go? I would *Unable to play his senior season due to tearing his go back in time to visit my ancestors. Do you make more phone calls or send more text massages? Send more texts ACL while playing AAU basketball in the summer. What is your favorite color? Blue Do you, or have you ever played a musical *A triple-double of 21 points, 23 rebounds and 10 If you were an animal, what kind of animal instrument? No blocked shots against Jackson High School during would you be and why? Lion, king of the jungle. his junior season. What is your favorite type of candy? Twix If you could trade places with any other person for one week, who would it be and why? I What is your favorite website? Google *Career scoring high of 37 points and career re- wouldn’t, I enjoy being me. bounding high of 29 rebounds came against Sandy If you could have any one wish what would it Creek during his junior season. What is your favorite movie? Love and Bas- be? To see my grandmother once more ketball What scares you the most? Failure *Led his high school team to a 20-8 record during his When the movie about your life is made, who junior season. will play you? Denzel Washington Would you ever want to be the President of the United States? No *Totaled over 1,200 career points and 1,000 career If you won $20 million on the lottery, what would you do with the money? Invest, donate, One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? Crazy rebounds during his three-year career. and adopt. What is the best non-basketball job you have *Set the career records for scoring, rebounding and If you were a car, what kind would you be? ever had? Never had a job blocked shots in only three years as a member of the Range Rover, to stand out in a crowd. What is your favorite television show? Family varsity team at Mary Persons. What makes you happy? Family Matters

*The first basketball player at Mary Persons to earn a What’s the most important part of a sandwich? What is your favorite cartoon? Boondocks basketball scholarship to a Division I school. Cheese What occupation did you aspire to when you How would you describe yourself in three were a child? NBA player *Played AAU basketball for the Atlanta Celtics. words? Calm, cool, collected How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you PERSONAL Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic currently have? 47 hearing? x-ray vision What is your favorite fruit? Kiwi *Born September 4, 1990. Who do you admire most and why? Parents, taught me everything I know. *Terrance is the son of Anthony and Nicole Shannon. In the news story about your life, what will the *Selected Florida State over Georgia, Auburn, Xavier, headline say? In the Life of T. Shan Georgia Tech, LSU, Memphis, and Marquette.

SIGNATURE GAME Terrance Shannon scored his ACC career high of 12 points and pulled down his career high of nine rebounds in Florida State’s 84-71 win over NC State on Jan. 15, 2011 in Tallahassee.

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ichael Snaer is quickly developing into one of the best and defeated two top five ranked teams in the same season. Snaer has helped Florida most well rounded players in the ACC who has worked to have State continue to become a national program of significance during his career. The a breakout season as a junior as he accepts a leadership role Seminoles are the third winningest team in the ACC in the last two seasons with Sn- M amongst his Seminole teammates for the remaining two sea- aer on the roster and the third winningest team in the ACC in the last six seasons. In sons of his Florida State career. He has played on two NCAA Tournament teams addition, his commitment to defense has helped Florida State earn the title of the and helped the Seminoles advance to the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament nation’s best defensive team during the first two years of his career. The Seminoles to mark the first time since the 1993 season and only the fourth time in school his- have led the nation in field goal percentage defense and ranked fifth nationally in tory the Seminoles had advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. 2011 in blocked shots during Snaer’s first two seasons. Snaer became only the fifth Snaer is a two-year returning starter and the Seminoles’ leading returning scorer freshman in school history to be named to the ACC All Freshmen team joining Corey entering the 2011-12 season. Florida State has a 45-21 overall record and a 21-11 Louis (1995), Michael Joiner (2001), Alexander Johnson (2004) and Solomon Alabi record in the ACC. The Seminoles have defeated six nationally ranked teams with (2009) -- both Johnson and Alabi were second round NBA Draft choices as early Snaer in their line-up including No. 1 Duke (Jan. 12, 2011) and No. 5 Notre Dame entry candidates after enjoying outstanding career as Seminoles. (March 20, 2011) to mark only the second time in school history the Seminoles have

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11) *Finished his junior season with a career high .776 *Averaged 13.0 points and 3.5 assists in two games free throw shooting percentage – the fourth highest against NC State and was a perfect six of six from the *Averaged a career high tying 8.8 points (third on the on the team and third highest among the Seminoles’ free throw line in the two games against the Wolf- team), 2.7 rebounds (tied for seventh), a career high season long rotation. Shot an incredible .840 per- pack. Was one of five Seminoles to score in double 2.2 assists (third) and 0.9 steals (fourth) while start- cent from the free throw line in 16 ACC games – he figures with 13 points to go along with three assists ing 33 of the Seminoles’ 34 games and helping lead made 21 of 25 shots from the line in conference com- in the Seminoles 84-71 win over the Wolfpack in Tal- them to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for petition. lahassee (Jan. 15). Totaled 13 points, four rebounds, the first time since 1993. four assists and two steals in the Seminoles 72-62 *Scored 13 points and was credited with one blocked win over NC State in Raleigh (March 6). *Florida State finished the 2010-11 season with a 23- shot and one steal in Florida State’s only game of the 11 record, an 11-5 mark and in third place finish in the season against NIT participant Boston College. *Led Florida State with 16 points, eight rebounds and ACC standings, a school record tying third consecu- two assists in the Seminoles’ only game of the season tive NCAA Tournament berth and a trip to the Sweet *Scored six points and pulled down two rebounds against Virginia. The Seminoles won the game, 63- 16 of the NCAA Tournament for only the fourth time in Florida State’s only game of the season against 56, in Tallahassee. His 13 second half points helped in the history of the program. NCAA Tournament participant Duke. The Seminoles the Seminoles win the game and were especially im- defeated the No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, for the portant as the Cavaliers closed as much as a 16 point *Averaged in double figure scoring against four dif- fourth ever win over the nation’s top ranked team in second half deficit to as few as three with 1:12 left in ferent ACC teams: Virginia (16.0 ppg), Georgia Tech school history (Feb. 12). the game. Snaer was four of four from the free throw (15.0 ppg), Boston College (13.0 ppg) and NC State in the final 20 seconds of the game (13.0 ppg). *Scored 15 points and was credited with three assists in Florida State’s only game of the season against *Averaged 11.3 points, 2.7 assists and 1.7 rebounds as *Ranked second on the team with a career-high 43 Georgia Tech. He shot the ball well against the Yel- Florida State advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA 3-point shots made. His 43 3-point shots made rank low Jackets as he made six of seven shots from the Tournament with victories over No. 20 ranked and as the seventh highest single season total by a Semi- field (.667), one of two shots from 3-point range seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and nole sophomore. Snaer made his career high of five (.500) and two of three free throw shots (.667). Led second seeded Notre Dame. Was the Seminoles’ 3-point field goals against nationally ranked Florida the team with his three assists and was second on second leading scorer with 34 points – he scored in and made multiple 3-point field goals in 12 of the the team in scoring as Florida State won, 72-63, in double figures in two of the Seminoles’ three NCAA Seminoles’ 34 games. Atlanta (Feb. 10). Tournament games.

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2009-10 Michael Snaer Game By Game Statistics Opponent Pts. Rebs. A S FT-A 3FG-A Jacksonville 14 2 1 1 1-2 3-4 Stetson 5 2 1 1 9-0 12 at Mercer 5 1 0 1 2-8 1-1 at Florida 5 4 2 1 3-4 0-0 vs. Iona 4 3 0 0 2-3 0-1 vs. Alabama 4 3 2 1 1-3 1-1 vs. Marquette 2 1 1 0 0-0 0-3 at Ohio State 10 4 0 1 2-2 0-0 FIU 12 2 0 0 6-8 0-2 Georgia State 10 3 1 0 4-6 0-2 Auburn 14 1 1 0 5-8 1-2 at Georgia Tech 5 4 0 0 0-0 1-3 UT-Martin 18 2 2 0 4-4 2-4 Alabama A&M 10 4 1 0 0-0 0-3 Texas A&M CC 8 3 4 1 1-3 1-2 at Maryland 8 1 1 4 1-3 1-3 NC State 12 3 0 1 2-3 0-0 Virginia Tech 8 7 1 0 3-4 1-2 Georgia Tech 2 1 0 0 6-0 0-0 at Duke 13 3 1 0 2-3 1-2 at Boston College 10 3 3 0 2-4 0-2 Maryland 9 3 0 0 1-1 0-1 Miami 9 1 1 1 2-2 1-2 at Clemson 10 4 0 0 0-0 2-5 Boston College 18 1 2 0 4-4 2-3 at Virginia 4 1 1 0 0-1 0-2 at North Carolina 11 1 4 0 2-2 1-2 Clemson 8 3 1 2 1-3 1-3 Wake Forest 14 4 1 0 6-6 0-2 at Miami 5 4 8 0 0-0 1-3 NC State (ACC) 6 2 0 1 0-0 0-1 vs. Gonzaga (NCAA) 9 4 2 1 0-3 1-3

2010-11 Michael Snaer Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A North Florida 3 1 2 2 1 0-2 at UNC Greensboro 16 3 1 2 1 2-3 Gardner Webb 7 6 2 2 1 0-3 at Florida International 15 4 4 2 1 3-5 Mercer 3 5 3 5 1 0-1 Florida 15 2 2 3 1 5-6 Ohio State 2 2 3 4 1 0-2 *Scored 13 points, pulled down two rebounds and was *Finished fifth among all freshmen in the ACC with an Hartford 6 6 1 3 2 2-5 Clemson 7 3 0 2 0 1-4 credited with four assists in the Seminoles’ 71-57 manhan- 8.8 points per game scoring average and 11th among all Stetson 5 0 2 2 0 1-3 dling of No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame in a league freshmen with a 2.7 rebounds per game average. at Loyola Marymount 10 0 4 0 2 2-3 win that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA He was also Florida State’s third leading scorer in confer- at Hawaii 7 2 1 3 1 1-2 Tournament for the first time since 1993 (March 20). ence games with a 9.1 points per game average. vs. Butler 7 2 0 4 0 1-5 vs. Baylor 4 3 3 2 0 1-3 at Auburn 7 5 3 1 0 1-6 *Totaled 12 points to go along with two rebounds and *He scored in double figures in seven of 16 ACC games at Virginia Tech 11 0 4 3 0 2-6 three assists in a career-high 38 minutes as the Semi- and in 14 of 32 games (both 44 percent) in his first sea- Duke 6 2 3 1 1 0-1 noles played VCU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tourna- son and was Florida State’s leading free throw shooter in NC State 13 0 3 4 0 1-5 ment. The Rams took the overtime victory, 72-71, at the ACC games with a team leading .765 shooting percent- at Miami 7 1 1 3 0 1-2 Boston College 13 1 0 1 1 3-7 Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (March 25) as he was age. at Clemson 5 4 1 4 1 0-4 one of three Seminoles to score in double figures as the Wake Forest 11 2 1 1 2 1-4 Seminoles lost for the first time during the season when *Named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 15, 2010 at North Carolina 6 0 0 0 0 0-1 they scored 70 or more points and was their first over- for his performances against Clemson (10 points and at Georgia Tech 15 0 3 4 0 1-2 time loss of the season. four rebounds) and Boston College (18 points and two Virginia 16 8 2 2 0 2-5 at Wake Forest 6 6 4 0 1 0-2 assists) as he averaged 14.0 points in the two games. at Maryland 5 6 2 4 3 0-1 AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10) Miami 6 5 5 4 2 2-3 *Started the final 10 games of the season for the Semi- North Carolina 11 1 1 2 2 1-2 *Averaged 8.8 points (third on the team), 2.7 rebounds noles as he helped the Seminoles’ late season run to a at NC State 13 4 4 4 2 1-4 vs. Virginia Tech (AVV) 8 3 3 3 0 2-4 (sixth) and 1.3 assists (fourth) while making 23 3-point 10-6 record and a third place finish in the ACC and their vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 9 1 1 3 0 0-2 field goals (fourth) and 57 free throws (tied for third) second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 13 2 4 1 0 3-4 in becoming only the fifth player in school history to be helped Florida State to a 6-2 record in its final eight ACC vs. VCU (NCAA) 12 2 2 3 2 3-6 named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. games of the season to move the Seminoles from a sixth

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place standing with a 4-4 Michael Snaer’ Career Highs record into third place with a PTS 18 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) 10-6 mark. 18 vs. Boston College (2-14-10) *Totaled a career-high eight FGM 7 at UNC Greensboro (11-14-10) assists in the Seminoles’ 61- 60 win over Miami (March FGA 13 at Clemson (2-10-10) 6) – a win that closed out the regular season with the 13 at Virginia Tech (1-8-11) Seminoles’ second consecu- FG% .857 at Georgia Tech (2-10-11) tive 10-win league record. 3FGM 5 vs. Florida (11-28-10) *Averaged 14.0 points, 2.5 3FGA 7 vs. Boston College (1-22-11) assists and 2.0 rebounds in two games against Boston 3FG% 1.000 at Mercer (11-21-09) College and was Florida FTM 6 vs. FIU (12-6-09) State’s leading scorer against the Eagles as the Seminoles’ 6 vs. Wake Forest (3-3-10) swept the two-game regu- FTA 8 at Mercer (11-21-09) lar season series for the first time in school history. Snaer 8 vs. FIU (12-6-09) helped the Seminoles with 8 vs. Auburn (12-17-09) 10 points off of the bench as Florida State won on the road FT% 1.000 vs. 18 teams in Chestnut Hill for the first time in school history and Last at NC State (3-6-11) totaled game-high 18 points OR 2 vs. eight teams as a starter as the Seminoles also won in Tallahassee. Last at Auburn (1-3-11) DR 8 vs. Virginia (2-12-11) *Scored 13 points, pulled down three rebounds and REBS 8 vs. Virginia (2-12-11) earned one assist in the AST 8 at Miami (3-6-10) Seminoles’ only game of AT RANCHO VERDE the season against NCAA National Champion Duke. BLK 2 vs. Jacksonville (11-16-09) He came off the bench in his first appearance in the *Graduated from Rancho Verde High School in 2009. STL 4 vs. Texas A&M CC (1-4-10) famed Cameron Indoor Stadium with all 13 of his points coming in the second half as Florida State *Averaged a double-double of 28.1 points and 10.8 MIN 38 vs. VCU (3-25-11) worked to get back into the game after falling behind rebounds to go along with 5.2 assists, 3.6 steals and 2.2 blocked shots per game as a senior. Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a by 10 at halftime. Game (entering 2011-12 season) 40-56 (.714)

Michael Snaer’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 32-10 101-230 .439 23-66 .348 57-87 .655 282-8.8 23 62 85-2.7 59-2 42 80 6 17 755-23.6 2010-11 34-33 106-265 .400 43-117 .368 45-58 .776 300-8.8 16 76 92-2.7 74-2 76 92 8 30 972-28.6 Totals 66-43 207-495 .418 66-183 .360 102-145 .703 582-8.8 39 138 177-2.7 133-4 118 172 14 47 1,727-26.2 Michael Snaer’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 16-8 54-125 .432 12-25 .343 26-34 .765 146-9.1 11 33 44-2.8 35-2 24 43 2 4 399-24.9 2010-11 16-16 57-136 .419 16-53 .302 21-25 .840 151-9.4 5 38 43-2.7 33-0 34 39 3 16 469-29.3 Totals 32-24 111-261 .425 28-78 .358 47-59 .796 297-9.2 16 71 87-2.7 68-2 58 82 5 20 868-27.1 Michael Snaer’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 1-1 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 0-3 .000 9-9.0 1 3 4-4.0 3-0 2 3 0 1 34-34.0 2010-11 3-3 12-24 .500 6-12 .500 4-8 .500 34-11.3 1 4 5-1.7 8-0 8 7 2 2 92-30.7 Totals 4-4 16-33 .484 7-15 .466 4-11 .363 43-10.7 2 7 9-2.2 11-0 10 10 2 3 34-31.5

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* Led the Mustangs to a 24-6 record during his senior season. Getting to Know MIcHAEL SNAER

*Scored 32 points in a near upset of Meter Dei, the nation’s top ranked team in the ESPN Rise Fab 50 How often do you prepare your own What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? rankings. Mater Dei was held to its’ smallest winning meals? All the time. It’s a lot cheaper! Prune ice cream margin of the season in that game. If you knew today was your last day on Do you make more phone calls or send *Was the standout player in leading Rancho Verde to earth, how would you spend it? With my more text massages? Texts a 23-7 overall record, an Inland League champion- family ship and to the CIF Division IIA title as a junior. Do you, or have you ever played a musical What is your favorite color? Green instrument? The drums *A five star recruit according to Rivals.com. What is the last book you read? Their Eyes What is your favorite website? Myspace.com *Named the California boys’ basketball Were Watching God player of the year as a senior. If you could live anywhere in the world What is your favorite movie? How High where would it be? Mr. Rogers’ neighbor- *Earned the 2008 Award as the CIF hood Southern Division II Player of the Year. If you won $20 million on the lottery, what would you do with the money? Save, What scares you the most? Spider-man *The seventh best player in the nation and the sec- invest, and spend ond ranked shooting guard in the prep ranks accord- Would you ever want to be the President ing to Rivals.com. If you were a car, what kind would you be? of the United States? No Ford Ranger *The 22nd overall ranked player and the seventh best What is your favorite cartoon? Spongebob shooting guard in the nation according to ESPN.com. What makes you happy? Life Squarepants

*Scored 13 points on six of nine shooting attempts What’s the most important part of a How many languages can you speak? from the field and pulled down two rebounds in 17 sandwich? Bread What are they? 2 – English and Spanish minutes of playing time at the 2009 McDonald’s All- American game, played at the BankUnited Center in How would you describe yourself in three Do you prefer roller coasters or water Coral Gables, Fla. words? Big Papa Sir slides? Roller Coasters

*Named the Most Valuable Player at the Derby Clas- Would you rather have x-ray vision or How do you like your pizza: hot out of the sic All-Star game which was played at the University bionic hearing? Bionic hearing oven, warm, the next morning, a few days of Louisville’s Freedom Hall following his senior sea- later? Hot out of the oven son as he led all scorers with 30 points, seven re- Who do you admire most and why? My bounds and six assists while leading the Gold Team mom, personal reasons to a 151-145 victory. At what temperature are you most PERSONAL comfortable; when you are hot, cold, or warm? Warm 72-76 degrees *Born June 21, 1989. Would you bungee jump? Maybe one day *Michael is the son of Ann Stephens. What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon *Selected Florida State over Missouri, Marquette, Toast Crunch UCLA and Kansas.

SIGNATURE GAME Michael Snaer scored 16 points, pulled down eight rebounds and was credited with two steals in the Seminoles’ 63-56 win over Virginia on Feb. 12, 2011.

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KiEL TURPIN #11 CENTER JUNIOR/7-0/225 NORMAL, ILLINOIS NORMAL COMMUNITY WEST HIGH SCHOOL (BRIAN CUPPLES) LINCOLN COLLEGE (KIRK WHITEMAN) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

hat Kiel was able to accomplish over the last two years at Lincoln College was simply amazing. It wasn’t even the player of the year awards and championships he won over the last two years that made it amazing; it was his work ethic and his ability to develop his game so quickly. Kiel has only scratched the surface of his ability and with his height and ball skills the sky is the limit,” said Lincoln College head coach Kirk “W Whiteman. Pronounced: Kyle Ter-Pin

ON TURPIN MVP honors at the national tournament. *Totaled 21 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in the 2010 national championship game. Lin- *Only the second player in NJCAA Division II history *Named the Division II Region 24 Player of the Year, coln defeated Cincinnati State, 71-60, to win the na- to be named the Most Valuable Player in two con- the Region 24 All-Region team and the Mid-West tional championship. secutive national tournaments – 2010 and 2011. Only Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a sopho- Turpin and Jeff Massey of Owens Technical College in more. AT NORMAL COMMUNITY WEST 1992 and 1993 have won consecutive MVP honors in the Division II National Tournament. *Earned All-MWAC First Team honors as a freshman. *Graduated from Normal Community West High School in 2009. *Helped lead Lincoln College to consecutive NJCAA *Scored 12 points and added five rebounds in Lin- Division II National Championships in both 2010 and coln’s 90-72 victory over Erie Community College in *Averaged just over 5.0 points a game as a reserve 2011. the 2011 national semifinals. during his senior season as a growth spurt allowed him to grow into his body. *Led Lincoln to the 2011 NJCAA Division II National *Scored a double double of 16 points 11 rebounds and Championship in 2011 with a 74-67 victory over Mott added two blocked shots and two assists as he led PERSONAL Community College on March 20, 2011. Scored 19 Lincoln to the national semifinals with a 80-76 win points and pulled down seven rebounds in the cham- over Cecil College in Maryland in the national quar- *Born Oct. 1, 1989. pionship game. terfinals. *Kiel is the son of Lisa and Chris Nichols and the son *Scored 19 points to go along with seven rebounds *Totaled a double-double of 24 points and 14 re- of former Kentucky All-American Mel Turpin. Mel and three blocked shots in Lincoln’s national champi- bounds in leading Lincoln over John Wood College was a two-time All-SEC First Team pick, the 1984 SEC onship clinching victory during his freshman season. on Feb. 11, 2011. scoring leader and the sixth overall selection in the 1984 NBA Draft. Florida State’s head coach Leonard *With Turpin in Lincoln’s line-up in 2010 and 2011 *Totaled 27 points in Lincoln’s win over Illinois Cen- Hamilton was an assistant coach at Kentucky when the Lynx finished with a 58-13 record. The Lynx were tral College on Feb. 4, 2011 – the same night the Lynx Mel was a star collegiate player. 30-6 during his freshman season and 28-7 during his raised their 2010 National Championship banner to sophomore season. the roof of their field house. *Grew from 6-5 to 6-11 between his junior and senior seasons of high school and grew a total of eight inch- AT LINCOLN COLLEGE *Averaged 11.3 points and 7.6 rebounds and 2.3 es during his final two seasons of high school. Before blocked shots as a freshman. his growth spurt in high school he was teased about *Graduated from Lincoln in 2011 being shorter than his sister, a 6-4 volleyball player. *In being named the MVP of the National Tourna- *Averaged 14.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocked ment, Turpin averaged 16.3 points and 3.8 blocked *Intends to major in criminology. shots as a sophomore in leading Lincoln to the NJ- shots in leading the Lynx to the national title. CAA Division II National Championship and earning

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How often do you prepare your own What scares you the most? meals? Being unsuccessful Each dinner One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? What is your favorite color? Family Black Do you have any famous relatives? What is your favorite movie? My father, Mel Turpin Friday What is the best non-basketball job you If you were a car, what kind would you be? have ever had? A limousine Only had one, worked at a bowling alley

What makes you happy? What is your favorite cartoon? Basketball, video games The Boondocks

What’s the most important part of a sand- What occupation did you aspire to when wich? you were a child? The bread A police officer

Would you rather have x-ray vision or How many pairs of basketball sneakers do bionic hearing? you currently have? X-ray vision Four

In the news story about your life, what What is your favorite fruit? will the headline say? Green apples Turpin Living in His Father’s Footsteps What is the one item you cannot live Do you have any interesting supersti- without? tions? Video games Bad luck- never split poles! How do you like your pizza: hot out of the Who were you named after? oven, warm, the next morning, a few days My father later? Hot out of the oven What is your favorite cereal? Rice Crispy Treat Cereal Are you Right or Left handed? Righthanded What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Strawberry Did you act in a school play? What charac- ter did you play? Do you make more phone calls or send Yes, in the junior high school play of Willy more text massages? Wonka. I was an Oompa Loompa. Text messages Do you, or have you ever played a musical Do you have any siblings? If yes, are they instrument? older/younger to you? Are they male or Yes, the saxophone female? Four -- Brother- 26, Sister- 19, Sister-10, What is your favorite type of candy? Sister-9 Jolly Ranchers or Reese’s Who is your celebrity crush? What is your favorite website? Kim Kardashian Facebook If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Own personal island

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an Miller displayed flashes of brilliance in his first season as a Seminole and defeat four ranked teams during his freshman season including No. 1 ranked Duke is destined to become one of top players in a golden era of Florida State (66-61, Jan. 12) for the fourth win in school history over the nation’s No. 1 team basketball during his career. He showed his ability to run the Seminoles’ of- -- the Seminoles also earned victories over No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the NCAA I fense, his deadly shooting stroke and his ability to generate instant offense Tournament (71-57, March 20), No. 15 ranked Baylor (68-61, Dec. 25) and No. 20 in 23 games during his freshman season as he helped lead the Seminoles to the ranked Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament (57-50, March 18). Totaled 11 steals Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993 and the fourth and a 0.5 steals per game average as he helped make Florida State the nation’s top time in school history. He is destined to become one of Florida State’s all-time top defensive team for the second consecutive season. The Seminoles ranked first na- 3-point shooting players as he made 24 shots and shot .358 from the bonusphere tionally in field goal percentage defense (.363), fifth in the nation in blocked shots as a freshman. Miller played well on the biggest of stages as a freshman for the (6.0 bpg), 15th in field goal percentage defense (.306) and 24th in the country in Seminoles as he averaged 5.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament steals (8.5 spg). Miller scored his career high of 14 points against Wake Forest as he games and in one ACC Tournament game in 2011. Miller totaled 10 points against returned to his home state of North Carolina on Feb. 19, 2011 and he averaged 11.0 Virginia Tech in his first career ACC Tournament game and scored seven points points and 2.5 rebounds in four games against teams from his home state of North against Texas A&M in his first career NCAA Tournament game. Helped Florida State Carolina during his freshman season.

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11) noles’ victory at home against ACC foe Wake Forest. ACC Tournament quarterfinals, March 11).

*Averaged 5.5 points (eighth on the team) and 1.6 *Was Florida State’s leading scorer in the Seminoles’ Averaged 5.5 points, 1.0 assist and 0.5 rebounds in rebounds (11th) while making 24 3-point field goals game against Ohio State in the ACC / Big Ten Chal- two games against NCAA Tournament participant (fifth) and playing in 23 games. lenge in Tallahassee (Nov. 30) in a game won, 58-44, Clemson. He was tied for Florida State’s team lead by the Buckeyes. with three 3-point field goals made against the Ti- *One of the Seminoles’ most consistent 3-point gers and a .750 shooting percentage (three of four) shooters who averaged more than one 3-point field *Proved to be one of the Seminoles’ top free throw in the two game regular season series against the goal made in his 23 games played (1.04 3FGMPG) shooters as he made .929 of his free throw attempts Tigers as both teams won on their home courts. and ranked third on the team with a .358 shooting (13 of 14) in his freshman season including each of his percentage from 3-point range. His 24 3-point field last 13 straight to conclude the season. After missing *Scored eight points and pulled down one rebound goals made is tied for the eighth best single season his first free throw of his career in the Seminoles’ win in the Seminoles’ only game of the season against effort by a freshman in school history while his 67 over UNC Greensboro in the Greensboro Coliseum Georgia Tech. His eight points came in 10 minutes of 3-point shots attempted ranked as the sixth highest (Nov. 14) he made each of his final 13 attempts to play as Florida State went on the road and defeated by a freshman in school history. conclude the season. He was a perfect three of three the Yellow Jackets, 72-63, in Atlanta. All eight points from the free throw line the eight games the Semi- – on two made 3-point field goals – came in the first *Earned playing time in 23 of Florida State’s 34 noles’ played against ranked teams, a perfect five of half and helped Florida State jump out to a 30-18 games including 11 games in ACC play, the Semi- five against the 11 teams the Seminoles’ played that halftime advantage noles’ game against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tour- advanced to the NCAA Tournament, a perfect eight nament and all three of the Seminoles’ game in the of eight in 11 conference games and a near perfect *Scored five points, pulled down three rebounds NCAA Tournament. He helped Florida State reach five of six (.833) against non-conference opponents. and was credited with one steal in one game played the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first against NCAA Tournament participant Miami. To- time since the 1993 season and for the fourth time in *Scored in double figures four times including his taled five points as Florida State defeated the Hur- school history. career high of 14 points in the Seminoles’ win over ricanes, 65-59, in Tallahassee (Feb. 26). Wake Forest in Winston Salem (Feb. 19). He also *Made at least one 3-point field goal in 15 of the 23 totaled in double figure scoring against NCAA Tour- *Averaged 4.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds games in which he earned playing time and made nament participant and No. 1 overall seed Ohio State in two games against NCAA Tournament participant multiple shots from the bonusphere in eight different (11 points, Nov. 30), Wake Forest in Tallahassee (11 North Carolina. Was tied for second on the team with games including his career high of three in the Semi- points, Feb. 1) and against Virginia Tech (10 in the six total assists. Scored two points and was credited

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with two rebounds and two assists as the Seminoles traveled to play at North Carolina (Feb. 6) and totaled seven points and a career-high four assists as Florida State took the nationally ranked Tar Heels to the brink of victory before North Carolina freshman scored the game winning basket with three seconds re- maining on the clock in the second half (March 6).

*Scored eight points and pulled down one rebound in one game played against NC State. Scored eight points in the Seminoles’ win over NC State to close out the regular season (March 6) as he was three of four from the field (.750) including two of three (.667) from the 3-point line to lead the Seminoles to the win.

*Scored 10 points in 12 minutes of play in one of two games against NIT participant Virginia Tech. He took advantage of playing on the national stage of the ACC Tournament and was one of two Seminoles to score in double figures as the Seminoles fell, 52-51, to the Hok- ies in Greensboro (March 11).

*Averaged 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in two games against Wake Forest. Was one of only three ACC teams in which he played in both games of the regular season series and was the only conference team that he averaged in double figures against in multiple games as a freshman. Was the Seminoles’ third lead- ing scorer with 25 total points and shot a perfect six of six from the free throw line as the Seminoles defeated the Deacons twice during the season. Totaled 11 points, two rebounds and two assists in 15 minutes of play as the Seminoles defeated Wake Forest, 85-61, in Tallahas- see (Feb. 1) and scored a near team high 14 points as he helped jumpstart the Seminoles’ offense in an 84-66 win in Winston-Salem (Feb. 19).

*Averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in three games during the NCAA Tournament as Florida State advanced second seeded Notre Dame. The Seminoles de- 2010-11 Ian Miller Game-By-Game to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 and for the feated the Fighting Irish, 71-57, at the United Center Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S 3FG-A fourth time in school history. Averaged 17.0 minutes in Chicago (March 20) to advance to the Sweet 16 North Florida 0 3 3 1 0 0-3 at UNC Greensboro 7 2 0 2 0 1-4 of playing time in each of the three games and totaled for the first time since the 1993 season. His three Gardner Webb 2 1 1 0 0 0-0 three assists and two steals as Florida State defeated points came on a 3-point shot in the first half that at Florida International 9 1 1 0 0 1-2 No. 20 ranked and seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 gave Florida State an early and commanding 20-11 Mercer 2 2 0 3 2 0-3 ranked a second seeded Notre Dame to advance to the lead with 9:36 remaining before halftime. Florida 0 0 0 1 0 0-1 Ohio State 11 1 0 2 1 2-3 second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for only the Hartford 6 0 0 4 1 2-6 fourth time in school history. AT UNITED FAITH Clemson 5 1 1 2 0 1-1 CHRISTIAN ACADEMY at Clemson 6 0 1 1 0 2-3 Wake Forest 11 1 2 0 0 3-7 *Scored seven points to go along with five rebounds, at North Carolina 2 2 2 1 0 0-2 three assists and two steals in his career high of 27 min- *Graduated from United Faith Christian Academy in 2010. at Georgia Tech 8 1 0 1 0 2-4 utes of play on the biggest of national stages as Florida Virginia 2 2 0 2 1 0-3 State defeated Texas A&M, 57-50, at the United Center in *Earned All-State First Team honors by the NCISAA at Wake Forest 14 5 0 0 0 2-5 at Maryland 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 Chicago, Ill (March 18). Was a catalyst for the Seminoles’ following his spectacular senior season as he aver- Miami 5 3 0 4 1 1-1 offense late in the season and especially in the NCAA aged 22.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in North Carolina 7 2 4 1 1 1-3 Tournament as he scored five of his seven points in the leading United Faith the 1-A State Championship as at NC State 8 1 1 0 2 2-3 first half of Florida State’s game against the Aggies. a senior. vs. Virginia Tech (NCAA) 10 0 0 0 0 2-4 vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 7 5 3 0 2 1-3 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 3 2 0 1 0 1-3 *Scored three points and pulled down two rebounds *Dominated the state championship game as he vs. VCU (NCAA) 2 1 0 1 0 0-2 in the Seminoles’ historic win over No. 5 ranked and scored a game-high 29 points, pulled down four re-

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Ian Miller’s Career Highs PTS 14 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) FGM 4 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) 4 vs. Virginia Tech (3-11-11) FGA 12 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) FG% .750 at NC State (3-6-11) 3FGM 3 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) 3FGA 7 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) 3FG% .667 vs. Ohio State (11-30-10) .667 at Clemson (1-29-11) .667 at NC State (3-6-11) FTM 4 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) FTA 4 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) FT% 1.000 vs. 5 teams Last at Wake Forest (2-19-11) OR 2 at North Carolina (2-6-11) 2 vs. Miami (2-26-11) DR 5 vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) REBS 5 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) 5 vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) AST 4 vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) BLK bounds and was credited with two assists and two steals. *Named the MVP of the GalxoSmithKline Invitational STL 2 vs. Mercer (11-23-10) as he averaged 24.3 points per game in leading Unit- *United Faith defeated Davidson Day, 80-55, to win ed Faith to the tournament championship during his 2 at NC State (3-6-11) his second of two state championships during his senior season. 2 vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) prep career. *Averaged 22.0 points per game as a junior in 2009 MIN 27 vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) *Scored 33 points in the North Carolina Independent in leading United Faith to its first of two consecutive Schools championship game victory over the Green- 1-A state championships Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of field School of Wilson, N.C. a Game (entering 2011-12 season) 6-6 (1.000) *Scored a game high 23 points and hit a long range

Ian Miller’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 23-0 45-120 .375 24-67 .358 13-14 .929 127-5.5 9 27 36-1.6 25-0 19 28 0 11 332-14.4 Totals 23-0 45-120 .375 24-67 .358 13.14 .929 127-5.5 9 27 36-1.6 25-0 19 28 0 11 332-14.4 Ian Miller’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 11-0 23-55 .418 14-33 .424 8-8 1.000 68-6.2 6 12 18-1.6 13-0 11 13 0 5 140-12.7 Totals 11-0 23-55 .418 14-33 .424 8-8 1.000 68-6.2 6 12 18-1.6 13-0 11 13 0 5 140-12.7 Ian Miller’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 3-0 5-13 .385 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 12-4.0 1 7 8-2.7 4-0 3 2 0 2 51-17.0 Totals 3-0 5-13 .385 2-8 .250 0-0 .000 12-4.0 1 7 8-2.7 4-0 3 2 0 2 51-17.0

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buzzer-beating jumper to win the state champion- ship against Word of God Christian Academy and the Getting to Know IAN MILLER No. 1 overall NBA Draft Choice in 2010 .

*Spent his freshman and sophomore seasons at What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? My What is your favorite cereal? Cocoa Puffs South Mecklenburg High School before transferring grandmother’s Sunday dinner to United Faith for his junior and senior seasons. What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? If you knew today was your last day on earth, Butter Pecan how would you spend it? I spend the time with *Named to the Parade Magazine All-American Fourth my family Do you make more phone calls or send more Team, the No. 5 ranked shooting guard and the 37th text massages? I send more text massages best overall player in the nation according to ESPN. What is your favorite color? Red com. Do you, or have you ever played a musical If you were an animal, what kinds of animal instrument? I played the trumpet would you be and why? A lion or a cheetah *A four star recruit and No. 4 ranked guard in the na- because they are fearless What is your favorite type of candy? Gummy tion by Scout.com. worms What is the last book you read? Harry Potter *Ranked as the 48th best overall player in the nation What is your favorite website? Twitter If you could trade places with any other person according to Scout.com. for one week, who would it be and why? My If you could have any one wish what would it mom and dad to see how I am as a son be? To win the NCAA Championship *Was the 17th best guard and the 70th best overall player nationally as mentioned by Rivals.com. What is your favorite movie? He Got Game What is your one guilty pleasure? Fried food When the movie about your life is made, who If you could live anywhere in the world where *Named the co-Most Valuable Player of the Florida will play you? Tracy Morgan would it be? Jamaica vs. USA Harwood Classic in April before his first sea- son at Florida State as he scored a game-high 27 If you won $20 million on the lottery, what What animal is most like your personality? A points in leading Team USA to the 139-111 victory in would you do with the money? I would save pit bull and invest all of it the game played at the Orlando Magic’s home arena One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? Cool in Orlando, Fla. If you were a car, what kind would you be? Lamborghini What is the best job you have ever had? Work- *Scored 12 points and was credited with four assists ing basketball camp with kids in the famed Capital Classic in April of 2010. The What makes you happy? Playing the sport of basketball What is your favorite television show? The Jeff Capital All-Stars defeated the USA All-Stars, 117-108, Corwin Experience as Miller was one of five USA All-Stars to score in What’s the most important part of a sandwich? double figures. The meat What is your favorite cartoon? Tom and Jerry How would you describe yourself in three *Named the Mecklenburg County Player of the Year words? Hardworking, outgoing, determined How many languages can you speak? What as a senior as named by the Charlotte Observer. are they? Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic Two – English and French PERSONAL hearing? X-ray vision What occupation did you aspire to when you Who do you admire most and why? My parents were a child? I have always wanted to be a *Born September 28, 1991. because they have raised a family basketball player

0) *Ian is the son of Cheryl and Julian Miller. At what temperature are you most comfort- How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? Cold – currently have? More than 60 laying under the sheets of my bed *Selected Florida State over Florida, Kentucky, Okla- What is your favorite fruit? Mango homa, Miami and North Carolina. Who were you named after? My dad – I was named after him – the end of his name (Julian) What is your greatest ambition? To play in the NBA Would you bungee jump? Yes

SIGNATURE GAME Ian Miller scored his career high of 14 points and pulled down his career high of five rebounds in Florida State’s 84-66 win at Wake Forest on Feb. 19, 2011. The game took place in his home state of North Carolina.

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Okaro white #10 FORWARD SOPHOMORE/6-8/204 CLEARWATER, FLORIDA CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOL (ALLEN CARDEN) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

karo White has worked to make a fabulous freshman season trans- helped lead Florida State to four wins over ranked teams including No. 1 ranked late into a sensational sophomore season as he started the final Duke (Jan. 12) and No. 5 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (March 20) marking 13 games of the 2010-11 season and helped lead the Seminoles to the second time in the last three years and the third time in the nine year tenure of O the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles’ appear- head coach Leonard Hamilton that the Seminoles had defeated at least four ranked ance in the Sweet 16 marked the school record tying third consecutive season the teams in a single season. He played extraordinarily well as a starter in each of the Seminoles played in the NCAA Tournament. White led Florida State in free throw final 13 games of the season and helped Florida State to an 8-5 record including two shooting as a freshman with a team leading .828 mark from the free throw line and wins in the NCAA Tournament and six regular season ACC wins. White’s play as a ranked third in the ACC among all freshmen behind only Kyrie Irving of Duke (.901) starter in the Seminoles’ final nine ACC games of the season helped Florida State and Ryan Harrow of NC State (.870) – with White the only one of the three players to a 6-3 record which allowed them to finish with an 11-5 record in conference play still playing in the ACC. He was the only Seminole to shoot .900 percent or better and a third place finish in the ACC standings. (.929, 13 of 14) from the free throw line in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. White also

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11) percentage defense and blocked shots) and ranked second in four more important defensive statistical *Averaged 6.6 points (sixth on the team), 3.1 re- categories (scoring defense, steals, rebound margin bounds (fifth), 0.7 steals (sixth) and 0.4 blocked and defensive rebounds). The Seminoles finished shots (tied for fourth) and led the Seminoles in free the 2010-11 season as the field goal percentage de- throw shooting with a .828 mark. fense national statistical champion with a .363 mark – the second consecutive season they have led the *Was one of only five players on the team who played nation in the most telling defensive statistic kept by in all 34 games and was one of only seven players on the NCAA. the team who started at least 13 games. *His career high of 19 points came off the bench in *Started the final 13 games of the season including Florida State’s win at Hawaii in the first round of the the Seminoles’ final nine ACC games of the season, Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22), while his ACC career Florida State’s game against Virginia Tech in the ACC high of 17 points came in the Seminoles’ win at home Tournament and all three of the Seminoles’ games in against Miami (Feb. 26). the NCAA Tournament. He moved into the starting line-up on Feb. 1, 2011 against Wake Forest and held *Season high of eight rebounds in the Seminoles’ win his spot for the remaining 13 games of the season. over Hartford (Dec. 5) and at least five rebounds in 10 different games. *Averaged in double figure scoring against four dif- ferent ACC teams: Georgia Tech (12.0 ppg), Miami *One of the top free throw shooters in the ACC dur- (11.5 ppg), Boston College (11.0 ppg) and Wake For- ing the 2010-11 season as he shot .828 from the free est (10.5 ppg). throw line. He was nearly perfect from the line in the NCAA Tournament as he shot .929 in making 13 of 14 *A defensive standout who helped Florida State con- free throw shots as the Seminoles advanced to the tinue its tradition as the nation’s most feared defen- Sweet 16 with wins over Texas A&M and Notre Dame. sive team. Florida State finished as the best defense in the ACC for the second consecutive season as it led *Totaled 11 points and five rebounds in Florida State’s the league in three defensive statistical categories only game of the season against NIT participant Bos- (field goal percentage defense, 3-point field goal ton College. Shot the ball well from the field (four

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of six, .667) and from the free throw line (three of four, .750) in the Seminoles’ 67-51 win in Tallahassee (Jan. 22).

*Scored three points and pulled down one rebound in Florida State’s only game of the season against NCAA Tournament participant Duke. The Seminoles defeated the No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. 12) for the fourth all-time victory over the nation’s No. 1 ranked team in school history.

*Scored 12 points and pulled down seven rebounds in Florida State’s only game of the season against Geor- gia Tech. He tied his career high with six made free throws and established a personal record with eight free throws attempted in the game. Florida State won, 72-63, in Atlanta (Feb. 10).

*Averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting a perfect 10 of 10 (1.000 percent) from the free throw line in two games against NIT participant Miami. Was six of six from the free throw line against Miami in the Seminoles’ win in Coral Gables and was four of four from the free throw line against the Hurricanes in the Seminoles’ win in Tallahassee. White scored six points and pulled down four rebounds in 14 minutes of play in the Seminoles improbable come from behind win, 55- 53, at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables (Jan. 19). Scored his ACC career high of 17 points to go along with seven rebounds and one steal as Florida State defeated Miami, 65-59, in Tallahassee (Feb. 26).

*Averaged 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA participant North Carolina. He led the Seminoles with 10 rebounds in the two games and was a perfect two of two from the free throw line in the two games against the Tar Heels and was a starter in both games against North Carolina. White scored 10 points Final Four participant VCU in the Sweet 16. 2010-11 Okra White Game-By-Game Opponent Pts. Rebs. B S FTA-M and pulled down three rebounds to go along with two North Florida 6 5 1 0 4-5 blocked shots in 23 minutes played as the Seminoles *Totaled 10 points and four rebounds in leading at UNC Greensboro 16 4 0 1 4-4 Gardner Webb 5 4 0 0 1-3 traveled to play at North Carolina on Super Bowl Sun- Florida State to the monumental 71-57 win over at Florida International 6 2 0 2 2-3 Mercer 9 5 0 0 2-3 day (Feb. 6). No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame to Florida 0 0 0 0 0-1 advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament Ohio State 4 1 0 0 0-0 Hartford 2 8 1 0 0-0 *Averaged 10.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 1.5 (March 20). His 10 points tied him for third on the Clemson 9 2 0 1 2-2 Stetson 12 1 1 1 4-4 blocked shots in two games against Wake Forest. Shot team in scoring in one of the historic wins in school at Loyola Marymount 2 3 0 0 0-0 the ball well from the field (.500 percent, seven of 14) history. All 10 of his points came in the second half at Hawaii 19 6 1 3 3-4 vs. Butler 3 1 0 0 0-0 and even better from the free throw line (.667 percent, as Florida State stymied the highly ranked Fighting vs. Baylor 2 1 0 0 2-2 at Auburn 2 0 0 0 2-2 six of seven) in the regular season sweep of the Dea- Irish in a game played less than two hours from their at Virginia Tech 0 1 1 0 0-0 cons. Was Florida State’s leader in steals with six and campus Duke 3 1 0 0 1-2 NC State 4 2 0 0 2-2 in blocked shots with three as Florida State won in Tal- at Miami 6 3 0 0 6-6 lahassee and in Winston-Salem. Boston College 11 5 0 0 3-4 *Averaged 8.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals at Clemson 0 1 0 3 0-0 in helping lead Florida State to a third place finish Wake Forest 8 6 1 4 3-4 at North Carolina 10 3 2 0 2-2 *Averaged 6.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in three games in the prestigious Diamond Head Classic. Shot the at Georgia Tech 12 7 1 1 6-8 during the NCAA Tournament to help Florida State ad- ball well from the field (.538, seven of 13), from Virginia 3 3 0 1 1-1 at Wake Forest 13 2 2 2 3-3 vance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993 and the bonusuphere (.625, five of eight) and from the at Maryland 4 1 0 0 2-4 Miami 17 7 0 1 3-4 for only the fourth time in school history. Was a busy free throw line (.833, five of six) in finishing as the North Carolina 6 7 1 2 0-0 Seminole as Florida State defeated No. 20 ranked and Seminoles’ third leading scorer in the three game at NC State 2 3 0 0 0-0 vs. Virginia Tech (ACC) 8 5 1 0 0-0 seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and sec- tournament. vs. Texas A&M (NCAA) 7 3 2 1 5-5 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) 10 4 0 0 6-7 ond seeded Notre Dame in Chicago before falling to vs. VCU (NCAA) 2 0 0 0 2-2

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Okaro White’s Career Highs PTS 19 at Hawaii (12-22-10) FGM 6 at UNC Greensboro (11-14-10) 6 at Hawaii (12-22-10) 6 vs. Miami (2-26-11) FGA 11 at North Carolina (2-6-11) 11 vs. Miami (2-26-11) FG% .800 vs. Virginia Tech (3-11-11) 3FGM 4 at Hawaii (12-22-10) 3FGA 5 at Hawaii (12-22-10) 3FG % 1.000 vs. Mercer (11-23-10) FTM 6 at Miami (1-19-11) 6 at Georgia Tech (2-10-11) 6 vs. Notre Dame (3-20-11) FTA 8 at Georgia Tech (2-10-11) FT% 1.000 vs. 13 teams last vs. VCU (3-25-11) OR 4 at UNC Greensboro (11-14-10) 4 vs. Hartford (12-5-10) 4 vs. Miami (2-26-11) DR 5 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) 5 vs. North Carolina (3-2-11) REBS 8 vs. Hartford (12-5-10) AST 3 vs. Mercer (11-23-10) BLK 2 vs. 3 teams last vs. Texas A&M (3-18-11) STL 4 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) *Scored his career high of 19 points in Florida State’s open- (four of five, .800) and was nearly perfect from the free MIN 30 vs. Miami (2-26-11) ing round win over Hawaii in the Diamond Head Classic. He throw line (three of four, .750). His scoring output and six was on fire as he made a career-high tying six field goals rebounds on the defensive end helped Florida State win its Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a Game (six of nine, .667), a career high four 3-point field goals tournament opener, 70-62, at Hawaii’s Stan Sheriff Center. (entering 2011-12 season) 16-22 (.727)

Okaro White’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 34-13 71-160 .444 9-34 .265 72-87 .828 223-6.6 49 58 107-3.1 76-3 16 44 15 23 560-16.5 Totals 34-13 71-160 .444 9-34 .265 72-87 .828 223-6.6 49 58 107-3.1 76-3 16 44 15 23 560-16.5 Okaro White’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 16-9 35-84 .417 3-13 .231 35-42 .833 108-6.8 21 33 54-3.4 46-3 6 25 8 15 296-18.5 Totals 16-9 35-84 .417 3-13 .231 35-42 .833 108-6.8 21 33 54-3.4 46-3 6 25 8 15 296-18.5 Okaro White’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 3-3 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 13-14 .929 19-6.3 3 4 7-2.3 6-0 1 2 2 1 54-18.0 Totals 3-3 3-10 .300 0-2 .000 13-14 .929 19-6.3 3 4 7-2.3 6-0 1 2 2 1 54-18.0

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AT CLEARWATER Getting to Know OKARO WHITE *Graduated from Clearwater High School in 2010 where he averaged 17.0 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.1 blocked shots and 2.1 steals per game in leading Who is your favorite person, living or dead, real In the news story about your life, what will the Clearwater to conference and district championship or fictional? My mother headline say? “From Nothing to Something” as a senior. What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? At what temperature are you most comfort- Sweet spaghetti able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? Warm *Helped Clearwater advance to the state regional championship game How often do you prepare your own meals? Do you have any interesting superstitions? No 3 times a week *Named the Pinellas County Player of the Year by the Who were you named after? No one St. Petersburg Times as a senior. If you knew today was your last day on earth, how would you spend it? With family and Would you bungee jump? No friends *Led Clearwater to a 24-7 record and a spot in the What is your favorite cereal? Fruity Pebbles regional final during his senior season. If you had a chance to go back in time for 24 hours where and when would you go? In New What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? York at Rucker Park Vanilla *A double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds in a victory over Lakewood in the PCAC Tournament What is your favorite color? Red Do you make more phone calls or send more championship game with another double-double of text massages? Texts 22 points and 16 rebounds in a regular season win If you were an animal, what kind of animal over Largo. would you be and why? Lion; King of the jungle Do you, or have you ever played a musical instrument? No What is the last book you read? Captain *Totaled 18 points on eight of eight from the free Underpants What is your favorite type of candy? Swedish throw line in the fourth quarter in a 59-56 win over fish Lakeland Kathleen as a senior. If you could trade places with any other person for one week, who would it be and why? My What is your favorite website? mother Worldstarhiphop.com *Totaled 15 points to give Clearwater the district championship with a victory over East Lake. What is your favorite movie? All About the If you could have any one wish what would it Benjamins be? To be successful *Led the Tornadoes to the 2009 5A state final where When the movie about your life is made, who If you could live anywhere in the world where they lost to Gainesville High School. will play you? Mike Epps would it be? New York

PERSONAL If you won $20 million on the lottery, what What scares you the most? would you do with the money? Invest Nothing

*Born August 13, 1992 If you were a car, what kind would you be? What animal is most like your personality? Bugatti Lion *Okaro is the son of Charmine White. What makes you happy? Family Would you ever want to be the President of the *Attended the championship game of the 2009 ACC United States? No What’s the most important part of a sandwich? Tournament in support of Florida State and former Bread One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? me Clearwater teammate Luke Loucks. Charismatic How would you describe yourself in three *Selected Florida State over Florida, Georgia Tech, words? Athletic, real, funny Do you have any famous relatives? Yes, Heavy D Indiana, Miami and Clemson. Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic hearing? X-Ray Vision What is the best non-basketball job you have ever had? Being an uncle Who do you admire most and why? My mother because she’s a hard working woman

SIGNATURE GAME Okaro White scored 19 points, pulled down six rebounds and was credited with three steals in Flor- ida State’s 70-62 win over Hawaii in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic on Dec. 22, 2010.

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ANTWAN SPACE #24 FORWARD FRESHMAN/6-8/218 DESOTO, TEXAS DESOTO HIGH SCHOOL (CHRIS DYER) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

ntwan Space is one of those prototypical wing-types that can do just about everything on the court. He has a long, lean frame that oozes potential and a feathery touch out to 22 feet. His stroke is smooth and effortless and he doesn’t need a lot of space to get it off especially off the catch. He has a versatile game and can even post up smaller defenders and shoot over the top of them or drop a baby hook,” said ESPN. “Acom recruiting coordinator Joel Francisco.

ON SPACE AT DESOTO cuit in the summer of 2010 prior to his senior season.

*Said to be a power forward with the ball handling *Graduated from DeSoto High School in 2011. *Was impressive at the 2010 adidas Invitational and and shooting skills of a shooting guard as well as in the 2010 Las Vegas Shootout. back to the basket and face-up skills that make him a *Averaged a double-double of 17.4 points and 11.2 very dangerous player. rebounds to go along with 3.5 assists and 1.5 blocks PERSONAL per game as a senior. *Has the ability to play well with his back to the bas- *Born June 14, 1993. ket and can score in the paint. *Led DeSoto to a 36-4 record and to an appearance in the regional championship game as a senior. *Antwan was mentored by an aunt, Yvonne Bush, *His extreme length allows him to rebound well on and an uncle, Corby Bush. both ends of the court with his ability to sky and keep *An All-State First Team selection by the Texas As- rebounds alive before grabbing them for himself. sociation of Basketball Coaches and named the Most *Lists the as his favorite NBA Valuable Player in District 11-5A. team. *With his strong inside-outside capabilities he has tremendous abilities in stretching defenses. *Totaled 16 points in DeSoto’s 49-47 victory over *Selected Florida State over Florida, Arkansas, Mary- Lancaster on Feb. 20, 2011. land, Missouri and Gonzaga. *Can also hit the 3-point shot. *Totaled 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and *Also has the ability to bring the basketball up the two blocked shots in leading DeSoto over Mesquite court and initiate an offense. on Jan, 26, 2011.

*The 69th best prep player and the 17th best forward *Made a free throw with no time remaining in DeSo- in the United States by ESPN.com and the 88th best to’s 66-65 win over Mansfield Summit on Dec. 11, player in the class of 2011 by Rivals.com. 2010.

*A four star player as described by Rivals.com. *Averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior in leading DeSoto to *The third best high school player in the state of the Region 2 quarterfinals. Texas as a senior by TexasHoops.com. *Led Desoto to the 5A state championship title in his sophomore season.

*Plays for the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) Elite AAU team and was one of the top players on the AAU cir-

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Who is your favorite person, living or What scares you the most? dead, real or fictional? Dogs LeBron James What animal is most like your personal- What’s the best meal you have ever ity? eaten? Kangaroo My aunt’s tacos One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? What is your favorite color? Loving Red How many languages can you speak? If you were an animal, what kinds of ani- 3 mal would you be and why? Horse What occupation did you aspire to when you were a child? What is the last book you read? Becoming an NBA player Lord of the Flies What is your favorite fruit? What is your favorite movie? Strawberry He Got Game What is your greatest ambition? When the movie about your life is made, To play in the NBA who will play you? Kobe Bryant Do you prefer roller coasters or water slides? If you were a car, what kind would you be? Water slides Hummer What is the one item you cannot live What’s the most important part of a sand- without? wich? My cell phone Meat If you could choose to have dinner with 5 Would you rather have x-ray vision or people (real of fictional) who would you bionic hearing? invite and why? X-ray vision Skylar Diggins, Skylar Diggins, Skylar Dig- gins, Skylar Diggins, Skylar Diggins Who do you admire the most? My uncle Are you a beach, country or city person? City In the news story about your life, what will the headline say? Are you Right or Left handed? Diamond in the Rough Right handed

At what temperature are you most com- Do you have a lucky number? Why? fortable; when you are hot, cold, or warm? 1, 24 Cold Why do you wear your uniform number? What is your favorite cereal? High school, Kobe Fruity Pebbles How many friends do you have on Face- What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? book? Strawberry Almost 3,000

Do you make more phone calls or send Do you have any siblings? If yes, are they more text messages? older/younger to you? Are they male or Text female? 23-year-old brother What is your favorite website? Twitter Who is your celebrity crush? Skylar Diggins

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TERRY WHISNANT II #31 GUARD FRESHMAN/6-3/185 CHERRYVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA CHERRYVILLE (SCOTT HARRILL) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

erry Whisnant brings a lot to the table, but his biggest asset is his constant ability to shoot the basketball. He stretches a defense and forces them to play close which opens up driving lanes for his teammates. He also has shown the ability to utilize a shot fake and put the ball on the floor for a one or two dribble pull up jumper. In transition, he is adept at spotting up for the 3-point shot or catching and driving to the rim where he can “Tfinish. He is an active defender with good anticipation off the ball in passing lanes,” said Dave Telep of ESPN.com.

ON WHISNANT *Totaled 40 points or more in four games and tied *Also totaled 42 points in the semifinals of the David *Earned the prestigious Mr. Basketball Award in the the state record with three consecutive games with Wright Holiday Classic against First Assembly Chris- basketball rich state of North Carolina as a senior. 40 points or more as a senior. tian.

*The state Player of the Year by the Associated Press *Scored at least 30 points in 14 different games and *The Player of the Year and an all-league First Team and the Charlotte Observer in 2011. scored 20 or more points in 29 games as a senior (all selection in the Southern Piedmont 1A/2A Confer- but one of his team’s 30 games) which also ranks as ence as he led Cherryville to the league’s regular *The state Player of the Year and an All State First a school record. season and tournament championships as a junior. Team selection in 2011 by the North Carolina Basket- ball Coaches Association. *Named to the All-Region First Team and the Region *Named the area Player of the Year by the Gaston Ga- Player of the Year by the Charlotte Observer. zette as a junior as he shot .543 from the field and a *A two-time All-State First Team selection in both stunning .505 from the 3-point line as junior. 2010 and 2011. *Led Cherryville to the Southern Piedmont Confer- ence title into the regional championship of the state *Averaged 26.0 points scored per game in leading *Named to the All-Southern team by the Orlando tournament with a 25-5 record -- the Ironmen were a Cherryville to the semifinals of the state champion- Sentinel following his senior season. perfect 16-0 against league competition. ship tournament as a sophomore.

*The 78th overall rated player and the 28th rated *Finished his prep career with a school and county PERSONAL shooting guard in the class of 2011 by ESPN.com. record 2,561 points – the seventh highest career total in North Carolina boys’ basketball history. He broke *Born November 5, 1992. *A four star player as named by 247 Sports. the school record of 1,747 points by Terry Whisnant, Sr. – his father – during his senior season. Became *Terry is the son of Beverly and Terry Whisnant, Sr. *Scored 14 points to go along with two rebounds and the all-time leading scorer in Gaston County with a He has two sisters, Danielle and Dominic, who were one steal as he played for the West Team in the Jor- 42 point performance against North Lincoln. also basketball stars at Cherryville. dan Brand Classic Regional All-American game at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte following his *His personal best for points in a single game – a *His father played linebacker at North Carolina dur- senior season. school record 46 – came in a 97-81 win over Highland ing his collegiate career after turning down offers to Tech. Scored his 46 points on 15 of 17 shooting from play basketball at Wake Forest and Clemson. AT CHERRYVILLE the floor including eight of nine from the 3-point line. *Participated in the Paul Pierce Skills Academy in the *Graduated from Cherryville High School in 2011. *Totaled 45 points on 16 of 25 shooting from the field summer before his senior season. and nine of 17 shooting from 3-point range against *Averaged 31.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 5.2 assists and Lincolnton. *Selected Florida State over Clemson, Virginia Tech, 3.0 steals and made 124 3-point shots and scored a Miami, Wake Forest, Charlotte and VCU. school record 950 points as a senior. His 950 points *Scored 42 points in a 92-74 win over South Point is the fourth highest single season total in school his- during his senior season. His 42-point outburst in- tory. cluded a record 10 3-point shots made in the victory.

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Who is your favorite person, living or dead, real Who were you named after? My dad or fictional? My uncle Willie Would you bungee jump? yes What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? Mac and cheese, corn, chicken, mashed potatoes What is your favorite cereal? Cinnamon Toast Crunch How often do you prepare your own meals? Never; every blue moon What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Birthday cake If you knew today was your last day on earth, how would you spend it? Do you make more phone calls or send more With my family and girls and homeboys text messages? Text

What is your favorite color? Turquoise, purple, Do you, or have you ever played a musical royal blue instrument? No

If you were an animal, what kinds of animal What is your favorite type of candy? Nerd ropes would you be and why? Lion and white tiger; they are strong What is your twitter address? @Twhiz_31

If you could trade places with any other person If you could have any one wish what would it for one week, who would it be and why? My be? For everybody to be living under a roof with Grandma so I could take some pain away from food her If you could live anywhere in the world where What is your favorite movie? Money talks would it be? Bahamas

When the movie about your life is made, who What scares you the most? Spiders will play you? My nephew What animal is most like your personality? If you won $20 million on the lottery, what would Lion/hyena you do with the money? Help people who need it; blow some and invest some Would you ever want to be the President of the United States? No If you were a car, what kind would you be? Porsche One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? Intense What makes you happy? My family being happy/healthy, money, and being able to give Do you have any famous relatives? No back What is the best non-basketball job you have What’s the most important part of a sandwich? ever had? Autobell The bread What is your favorite television show? How would you describe yourself in three Jamie Foxx Show words? Dreams come true What is your favorite cartoon? Ed, Edd, and Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic Eddy hearing? X-Ray vision What occupation did you aspire to when you Who do you admire most and why? Dad; he has were a child? NBA taught me a lot How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you In the news story about your life, what will the currently have? 17 headline say? T-Whiz Back for the Noles What is your favorite fruit? Apples/grapes/ At what temperature are you most comfort- oranges able; when you are hot, cold, or warm? Warm

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JOEY MOREAU #33 GUARD JUNIOR/GUARD/6-2/179 BRADENTON, FLORIDA IMG ACADEMY (VINCE WALDEN) BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOL (MATT NESSER) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

oey Moreau will look to help lead the Seminoles to a school record Sweet 16 for the first time since the 1993 season and for the fourth time in fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance as a junior. He school history. Has played in four career ACC games and has helped Florida has played on two NCAA Tournament teams and helped lead Florida State to a 21-11 record in ACC play during his career. The Seminoles are the J State to 45 victories in his first two seasons as a member of the Semi- third winningest program in the ACC during his career behind only Duke and noles’ men’s basketball team. A hard working member of the team who is one North Carolina. Florida State is 15-0 in the games in which he has earned play- of the team’s most enthusiastic players who has played in 15 games during his ing time during the first two years of his career and he is a perfect eight of career and who earned playing time in the Seminoles’ win over Notre Dame eight from the free throw line in 15 appearances during the first two seasons in the 2011 NCAA Tournament – a victory that advanced Florida State to the of his career.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11) *Averaged 0.0 points and 0.0 rebounds in two games against Wake Forest. Earned two minutes of *Averaged 0.3 points (tied for 15th) and 0.2 rebounds playing time in the two-game regular season sweep (16th) as he earned playing time in six games includ- of the Deacons. Earned one minute of playing time ing a career high tying two ACC games and against as the Seminoles defeated the Deacons, 85-61, in Tal- Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament. lahassee (Feb. 1) and totaled one minute of playing time as Florida State defeated Wake Forest, 84-66, *His appearance against the Fighting Irish in the third in Winston Salem (Feb. 19). round of the NCAA Tournament helped the Semi- noles advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since *Appeared in one game during the NCAA Tournament. 1993 and for only the fourth time in school history. *Scored zero points and pulled down zero rebounds *Played in six games and a total of eight minutes in in one minute of playing time as Florida State de- helping lead Florida State to a 23-11 record, an 11-5 feated Notre Dame, 71-57, at the United Center in mark in ACC play and a third place finish in the ACC Chicago, Ill., to advance the Seminoles to the Sweet standings. 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles’ de- feated the No. 5 ranked and second seeded Fighting *His career high of three minutes of playing time Irish for their first win over nationally ranked team in came in the Seminoles’ 97-63 win over Stetson at the NCAA Tournament since the Seminoles defeated home (Dec. 15). He was a perfect two of two from No. 25 Western Kentucky, 81-78, in Charlotte, N.C. to the free throw line as he scored his season high of advance to the Sweet 16 during the 1993 NCAA Tour- two points in the Seminoles’ win over the Hatters. nament.

*His first career rebound came in the Seminoles’ win AS A FRESHMAN (2009-10) at UNC Greensboro in the Greensboro Coliseum (Nov. 14) in the second game of the season for Florida *Averaged 1.3 points (tied for 11th on the team) and State during the 2010-11 season. 0.1 rebounds (14th) while playing in nine games dur- ing his first season as a member of the Seminoles. *Earned playing time in two ACC games – during the Seminoles’ two victories over Wake Forest during the *Played in 13 total minutes and averaged 1.4 minutes regular season. His playing time against the Deacons played per game as he helped the Seminoles earn in Winston Salem (Feb. 19) marked the second time their second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tourna- in his career that he had earned playing time in an ment and finished in third place in the ACC standings ACC road game for the Seminoles. with a 10-6 record.

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*Played in nine games during his freshman season – A&M and Texas A&M Corpus Christi. His free throws won the game, 69-50 to improve their record to 19-7 Florida State was 9-0 in those nine games including against Alabama A&M came with 14 seconds left in overall and 7-5 in the ACC. His shot came in front of ACC wins over Boston College in Tallahassee (Feb. the Seminoles 81-34 win over the Bulldogs. family and friends as part of his family lives in Char- 14) and at Virginia in Charlottesville. lottesville and was at the game. *Scored the Seminoles’ final two points of their 94- *Scored at least two points in six of his nine appear- 54 victory over Texas &M Corpus Christi. He was a AT IMG ACADEMY ances with a career-high three points in victories perfect two of two from the free throw line with 51 over UT Martin (Dec. 22) and at Virginia (Feb. 17). seconds left in the game to put Florida State up 94- *Graduated from IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., in 54 for the final margin and final points scored of the 2009. *Was a perfect six of six from the free throw line in game. his nine appearances making him the only player on *A two-year starter on the varsity at IMG and aver- the team to finish the 2009-10 season perfect from *Scored three points on one made 3-point field aged 14.0 points and 4.6 assists in his senior season the free throw line. goal as the Seminoles defeated Virginia in the only in leading his team to an 18-12 record. game of the season between the two teams. He hit a *Scored two points each on four of four from the free 3-point shot with 26 seconds remaining in the game *The recipient of the senior award following his final throw line in back to back games against Alabama to give the Seminoles a 69-47 lead. Florida State season at IMG.

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PTS 3 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) Jackson Stetson 3 at Virginia (2-17-10) at Merc FGM 1 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) FIU UT Mart 1 at Virginia (2-17-10) Alabam FGA 1 vs. 6 teams Texas A Boston last vs. Stetson (12-15-10) at Virgi 3FGM 1 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) 2010-11 1 at Virginia (2-17-10) Oppone

3FGA 1 vs. 6 teams at UNC last at Virginia (2-17-10) at Flori Stetson 3FG% 1.000 vs. UT Martin (12-22-09) Wake F 1.000 vs. Virginia (2-17-10) at Wak vs. Not FTM 2 vs. 4 teams

last vs. Stetson (12-15-10) *Averaged 13.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.1 steals and 2.8 AT BRADEN RIVER 3-point field goals made in leading IMG to a 21-10 FTA 2 vs. 4 teams record during his junior season. *A two-year starter at Braden River High School in last vs. Stetson (12-15-10) Bradenton, Fla., as a freshman and a sophomore in *Scored his career-high of 31 points against Lake- 2006 and 2007. FT% 1.000 vs. Jacksonville (11-16-09) wood Ranch during his junior season. PERSONAL 1.000 vs. Alabama A&M (12-31-09) *Scored his career-high of five 3-point field goals in 1.000 vs. Texas A&M CC (1-4-10) the first quarter and nine for the game against Lake- *Born December 30, 1990. wood Ranch. 1.000 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) *Joey is the son of Kristi and Mike Moreau. A sister, *Scored 21 points in just over one quarter of basket- Michelle, graduated from Mississippi State. OR 1 vs. Texas A&M CC (1-4-10) ball in a suspended game against Progressive Chris- DR 1 at UNC Greensboro (11-14-10) tian Academy in Washington, D.C. as a junior. *Began playing organized basketball as a freshman in high school. REBS 1 vs. Texas A&M CC (1-4-10) *Totaled 23 points (including 18 points on six made 3-point shots) in the championship of the Smoothie *Played baseball for eight years and earned a spot STL 1 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) King Classic against Lake Placid High School during on the varsity as a freshman at Braden River as a a MIN 3 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) his junior season. shortstop and a third baseman. Free Throws in the Last 5 Minutes of a Game (entering 2011-12 season) 8-8 (1.000)

Joey Moreau’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 9-0 2-6 .333 2-6 .333 6-6 1.000 12-1.3 1 0 1-0.1 0-0 0 0 0 0 13-1.4 2010-11 6-0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-0.3 0 1 1-0.2 3-0 0 1 0 1 8-1.3 Totals 15-0 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 8-8 1.000 14-0.8 1 1 2-0.1 0.20 0 1 0 1 21-1.4 Joey Moreau’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 2-0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3-1.5 0 0 0-0.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2-1.0 2010-11 2-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0-0 0 1 0 1 2-2.0 Totals 4-0 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 3-0.8 0 0 0-0.0 0-0 0 1 0 1 4-1.0

Joey Moreau’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2009-10 DNP-CD 2010-11 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-2.0 Totals 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-2.0

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2009-10 Joey Moreau - Game By Game Statistics Opponent Pts. Rebs A TO S Jacksonville 2 0 0 0 0 Getting to Know JOEY MOREAU Stetson 0 0 0 0 0 at Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 FIU 0 0 0 0 0 What’s the best meal you have ever eaten? UT Martin 3 0 0 0 0 Buffalo chophouse steak and twice baked potato Do you make more phone calls or send more text Alabama A&M 2 0 0 0 0 messages? Texas A&M CC 2 1 0 0 0 How often do you prepare your own meals? Texts Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 Four times a week at Virginia 3 0 0 0 0 Do you, or have you ever played a musical instru- If you knew today was your last day on earth, ment? 2010-11 Joey MoreauGame - By Game Statistics how would you spend it? Yes, bass guitar Opponent Pts. Rebs. A TO S With family at UNC Greensboro 0 1 0 0 0 If you could have any one wish what would it be? at Florida International 0 0 0 0 0 What is your favorite color? Have a money tree Stetson 2 0 0 0 0 White Wake Forest 0 0 0 1 1 If you could live anywhere in the world where at Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0 If you were an animal, what kinds of animal would it be? vs. Notre Dame 0 0 0 0 0 would you be and why? Fiji Kangaroo One word to describe Coach Hamilton is? If you won $20 million on the lottery, what would Intense you do with the money? Buy a sweet car, house, save the rest What occupation did you aspire to when you were a child? If you were a car, what kind would you be? I wanted to be a baseball player Honda Civic Sedan 09) How many pairs of basketball sneakers do you What makes you happy? currently have? Food 15

What’s the most important part of a sandwich? What is your favorite fruit? Condiments Cantalope

Would you rather have x-ray vision or bionic Do you prefer roller coasters or water slides? hearing? Water slides X-ray vision What is the one item you cannot live without? What is your favorite cereal? Food Cinnamon Toast Crunch

What is your favorite flavor of ice cream? Heath Bar

SIGNATURE GAME Joey Moreau scored three points on his first career 3-point shot made in an ACC game in the Semi- noles ‘victory over Virginia on Feb. 17, 2010.

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RAFAEL PORTUONDO #20 GUARD JUNIOR/5-11/165 MIAMI, FLORIDA CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL (BUTCH STAIANO) MIAMI DADE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MATT EISELE) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (LEONARD HAMILTON)

afael Portuondo is one of the Seminoles’ hardest working players earned a roster spot as a walk on after spending his first two seasons at Miami Dade who is in his second season as a member of the Florida State basket- Community College in 2011. He played in one season during his career at Miami ball team. He is always one of the first players on the court before Dade after redshirting as a freshman and has two years of eligibility remaining as a R all practices and each and every game to perfect his shooting and junior member of the Seminole men’s basketball team. Portuondo helped Florida dribbling techniques. Portuondo was a member of the Seminoles’ 2011 NCAA Tour- State to four wins over nationally ranked teams in his first season including no. 1 nament team that advanced to the Sweet 16 and finished the season with a 23-11 ranked Duke and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame in the third round of the NCAA Tourna- overall record and will look to help Florida State to a school record fourth consecu- ment -- the Seminoles also defeated No. 15 ranked Baylor and No. 20 ranked Texas tive NCAA Tournament appearance in his second season as a Seminole in 2012. He A&M during the season.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2010-11) ily and circle of friends. Rafael Portuondo’s Career Highs PTS 2 at FIU (11-18-10) *Averaged 0.6 points (13th on the team) and 0.4 re- *The first basket of his career came as the Seminoles’ bounds (14th) as he played in five games during the final basket of the game in their win over FIU. His FGM 1 at FIU (11-18-10) first season of his Seminole career. basket made the score 89-66. The tip-in basket FGA 3 at FIU (11-18-10) also allowed Portuondo to earn the first offensive *Helped the Seminoles advance to the Sweet 16 of rebound of his career on a missed field goal attempt FG% .333 at FIU (11-18-10) the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the by teammate A.J. Yawn. 3FGA 1 at FIU (11-18-10) 1993 season and for the fourth time in school history. *One minute of playing time against Wake Forest in 1 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) *Played in three non-conference wins and in two ACC Winston Salem stands as his first game played on the 1 at Wake Forest (2-19-11) victories over Wake Forest. road in ACC play. His career high of three minutes of FTM 1 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) playing time came in Florida State’s 97-63 win over *Playing time came for the first time in his Seminole Stetson in Tallahassee (Dec. 15). FTA 2 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) career in Florida State’s victory over UNC Greensboro FT% .500 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) (Nov. 18) as he earned one minute of playing time *Averaged 0.5 points and 0.5 rebounds in two games in the Seminoles’ 97-73 win over the Spartans at the against Wake Forest during the regular season. OR 1 at FIU (11-18-10) Greensboro Coliseum – the storied home of numer- Scored one point as he made one of two free throws DR 1 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11_ ous ACC Tournaments. in Florida State’s win over the Deacons. REBS 1 at FIU (11-18-10) *Earned playing time in an ACC game for the first AT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS R 1 vs. Wake Forest (2-1-11) Y time in his career against Wake Forest as he ap- 2 peared in both of the Seminoles’ games against the *Graduated from Christopher Columbus High School MIN 3 vs. Stetson (12-15-10) T Deacons. in Miami in 2008. R Y 2 *Scored points in two different games – in the Semi- *Earned two varsity letters and was the team captain T noles’ victory of Florida International (Nov. 18) and during his senior season. R in the Seminoles’ ACC victory over Wake Forest in 2010-11 Rafael Portuondo Game By Game Statistics Y 2 Tallahassee. He earned career statistics for field *Played in the Dade vs. Broward County and the Opponent Pts. Rebs A TO S T goals made (one), field goals attempted (three) Dade County private school all-star game following at UNC Greensboro 0 0 0 0 0 and offensive rebounds (one) while tying his career his senior season. at Florida International 2 1 0 0 0 high of 3-point field goals attempted (one) and total Stetson 0 0 0 0 0 rebounds (one) against FIU. The Seminoles’ 89-66 *Averaged 10.0 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals per victory over the Panthers came in his home town of game as a starter and a senior captain. Wake Forest 1 1 0 0 0 Miami, Fla., and came in front of members of his fam- at Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 0

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*Earned the Sportsmanship Award from the coach- ing staff following his junior and senior seasons. Getting to Know RAFAEL PORTUONDO

*Named as the teams’ Most Improved Player fol- lowing his junior season. Who is your favorite person, living or How would you describe yourself in three dead, real or fictional? My father words? Super cool dude *Was also a letterwinner as a member of the track and field team and participated in the events of What’s the best meal you have ever Would you rather have x-ray vision or the 100 and 200 meter sprints and the long jump. eaten? My mom’s churrasco bionic hearing? X-ray vision AT MIAMI DADE How often do you prepare your own At what temperature are you most *Graduated from Miami Dade College with his As- meals? As often as I can comfortable; when you are hot, cold, or sociates Degree in 2010. warm? Cold If you knew today was your last day on *Averaged 8.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 as- earth, how would you spend it? With my Who were you named after? My father sists per game as a sophomore. family What is your favorite cereal? Frosted *Started 10 games in his second season. What is your favorite color? Red Flakes *Did not play as a true freshman as he elected to take a redshirt year. If you were an animal, what kinds of Are you a beach, country or city person? animal would you be and why? Lion, king Beach *Scored his career high of 17 points against Palm of the jungle Beach Community College came on five of seven Are you a collector of anything? Basket- shooting from the field during the 2009-10 season. What is your favorite movie? Remember ball cards The Titans PERSONAL Are you Right or Left handed? Right- When the move about your life is made, handed *Born December 22, 1989. who will play you? James Franco Why do you wear your uniform number? *Rafael is the son of Ana and Rafael Portuondo If you were a car, what kind would you be? Because 2 and 0 are my favorite numbers and he has three sisters: Anamari, Olivia and Mar- got. Audi R8 Do you have any siblings? If yes, are they *Through training and pick-up games in his home- What makes you happy? Being with fam- older/younger to you? Are they male or town of Miami he has developed close friendships ily and friends female? Yes, one older and two younger. with Raja Bell of the and Rasual Butler They are female. of the Los Angeles Clippers What’s the most important part of a sandwich? The bread Who is your celebrity crush? Jessica Biel *Major is social science.

Rafael Portuondo’s Career Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 5-0 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 3-0.6 1 1 2-0.4 3-0 0 0 0 0 7-1.4 Totals 5-0 1-6 .167 0-4 .000 1-2 .500 3-0.6 1 1 2-0.4 3-0 0 0 0 0 7-1.4

Rafael Portuondo’s Conference Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 2-0 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-0.5 0 1 1-0.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-1.0 Totals 2-0 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-0.5 0 1 1-0.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-1.0 Rafael Portuondo’s NCAA Statistics Year G-GS FG-A PCT. 3FG-3FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. PTS.-AVG. OR DR TR-AVG. PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 2010-11 DNP-CD Totals DNP-CD

SIGNATURE GAME Rafael Portuondo scored two points and pulled down one rebound in Florida State’s victory over FIU on Nov. 18, 2010. He made the first basket of his Seminole career against the Panthers in the second game of his career.

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