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FSU Men's Basketball Preview

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 9, 2008

WHAT TO EXPECT

This is perhaps the youngest team Leonard Hamilton has ever coached. There are six freshmen on the roster and he expects at least five of them to get significant minutes this season.

The highlight recruit in the 2008 class was Chris Singleton, who was considered one of the top 25 seniors in America last season. He will join an experienced front court that includes Ryan Reid and Uche Echefu.

Redshirt freshman Solomon Alabi, who stands 7-foot-1, will add plenty of size to the middle for the Seminoles, who didn't have a whole lot of that last season.

Toney Douglas is one of the most established scorers in the league and is a threat to go for 20 points on any night.

If sharpshooter Luke Loucks can find minutes on the court, he would give the FSU offense a perimeter threat it hasn't had in a long while.

If Singleton and the freshmen mesh well with the few, but solid, upperclassmen, the Seminoles could make some noise in the always-tough ACC.

No., Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown
2 Jordan DeMercy	F	6-7	204	So.	Norcross, Ga.*
Has improved his outside shot dramatically in offseason
23 Toney Douglas	G	6-1	200	Sr.	Jonesboro, Ga.*
Averaged almost 16 ppg last season, one of leading scorers in ACC
31 Chris Singleton	F	6-9	220	Fr.	Canton, Ga.*
Talented McDonald's All-American should have big impact
41 Uche Echefu	F	6-9	225	Sr.	Lagos, Nigeria*
Multiskilled big man averaged 10 ppg and 7.2 rpg last season
42 Ryan Reid	F	6-8	237	Jr.	Lauderdale Lakes*
Bruising forward not a scoring threat, but a tough defensive player
0 Pierre Jordan	G	6-0	160	Fr.	Atlanta
1 Xavier Gibson	F/C	6-11	230	Fr.	Dothan, Ala.
3 Luke Loucks	G	6-5	205	Fr.	Clearwater
4 Deividas Dulkys	G	6-5	195	Fr.	Silute, Lithuania
5 Ben O'Donnell	G	5-9	171	So.	Largo
22 Derwin Kitchen	G	6-4	180	So.	Jacksonville
24 Jordan Bolton	G	6-5	215	So.	Winter Park
30 Brian Hoff	G	6-6	197	Sr.	Jacksonville
32 Solomon Alabi	C	7-1	241	Fr.	Kaduna, Nigeria

*Projected starters

SCHEDULE

All Times P.M.

Date	Opponent	Time
November
15	at Jacksonville	7
18	at LaSalle	7
20	Stetson	8
22	Coastal Carolina	7
24	Western Illinois	7
28	at Cincinnati	10:30
December
3	at Northwestern	9:30
7	Florida	5:30
13	at Georgia St.	4
16	Tennessee Tech	7
18	Charleston So.	7
21	Pittsburgh	5:30
28	Western Ky.	4
January
3	TAMU C.C.	2
10	Duke*	2
13	at N.C. State*	7
17	Maryland*	noon
21	at Miami*	7:30
24	at Virginia*	4
28	N. Carolina*	9
February
5	Georgia Tech*	7
7	at Clemson*	7
10	Virginia*	7
14	at Wake Forest*	4
18	Miami*	7
21	at Virginia Tech*	8
24	at Boston College*	9
28	Clemson*	2
March
3	at Duke*	8
8	Virginia Tech*	2
12-15	ACC Tournament#

*Denotes ACC game

#Atlanta

AT A GLANCE

Last year: 19-15 (7-9 ACC)

Coach: Leonard Hamilton (six years at FSU, 106-86 at FSU, overall record of 306-296, 20 years).

Assistant coaches: Stan Jones, Corey Williams, Andy Enfield.

Home court: Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (12,100)

Tickets: $258 for season tickets, single-game prices range from $14 to $20 for adults and $7 to $10 for children. Visit www.seminoles.com for information.

Radio: WHBO, 1470 AM

Web site: seminoles.com

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