{"id":73254,"date":"2025-08-16T18:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73254\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T18:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T18:16:14","slug":"fsu-mens-basketball-offseason-thread-5-hoops-news-practice-reports-schedule-updates-and-roundball-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/73254\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU men\u2019s basketball offseason thread #5: Hoops news, practice reports, schedule updates, and roundball stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomahawknation.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Florida State;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Florida State<\/a>\u00a0basketball is undergoing massive changes across the board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Not only will a new coach be leading the Seminoles for the first time in 23 years but, in the day and age of the transfer portal, NIL, and yearly roster turnover, FSU is undergoing a massive roster overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While the full season schedule has not been released yet, according to Seminoles.com, FSU will be in the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Ala. to face the University of Alabama on Thursday Oct 16th, at 8:00 PM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Seminoles are also scheduled to play the University of Florida in Graceville, FL on Tuesday Nov 11th with tipoff time still TBA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This article will be updated throughout the off-season and open for any basketball news you come across and want to share about Loucks\u2019 first team in Tallahassee. As always, please let me know of any changes are needed in this story.<\/p>\n<p>New FSU Basketball coaching staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Jim Moran, Associate Head Coach\/Offensive Coordinator<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Michael Fly, Assistant Coach<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Gerald Gillion, Assistant Coach<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Chris Kent, Assistant Coach\/Director of Player Development<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Transfer portal additions<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guard Martin Somerville (UMass Lowell)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Center Shahid Muhammad (UMass)<\/p>\n<p>Returning playersHigh school recruits:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Center Egor Ryzhov (Russia\/Zenit St. Petersburg)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guard Jasen Lopez (2026\/Chaminade-Madonna)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guard Xavier Osceola (NSU U-School)-*buffalospirits thinks he will be a walk-on<\/p>\n<p>Departures<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Transfer portal<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Forward Christian Nitu (Washington)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guard\/forward Anastasios Rozakeas (Mount St. Mary\u2019s)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Guard Justin Thomas (Bowling Green)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Forward Waka Mbatch (Montana State)<\/p>\n<p>NBA DraftEligibilityFSU Basketball Off-court personnel<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kelly Nielsen, Chief of Staff<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ben O\u2019Donnell, Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach\/Director of Performance<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Kyle Washington, Director of Video &amp; Scouting<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Justin Lindner, Assistant Director of Player Development<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Perin Foote, Director of Basketball Operations<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Ryan Shnider, Assistant Director of Basketball Operations<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Terance Mann, Assistant General Manager<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Find their full stories here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seminoles.com\/staff-directory?category=mens-basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/seminoles.com\/staff-directory?category=mens-basketball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/seminoles.com\/staff-directory?category=mens-basketball<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida State\u00a0basketball is undergoing massive changes across the board. 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