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Florida State Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #52 · 18–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Tallahassee, FL

Florida State finished 18–15 (ACC 9th, KenPom #52) in 2025–26. 14 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 11 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster14 players
New this season11
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2029
Most common home stateFL (12)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2029 — 3 ahead.

Guards: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked6 ahead
Fblocked5 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gblocked5 ahead · multi-yr
Fbalanced4 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gcrowded5 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen4 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
Jasen Lopez6′0″Fr
Martay Barnes6′2″Fr
Brandon Bass Jr.6′5″Fr
Kam Taylor6′7″Jr
JD Jones6′5″Fr
Anthony Robinson II6′3″Sr
Amare Robinson6′1″So
Jalen Crawford6′0″So
Forwards in that room (5)
Collin Paul6′7″Fr
AJ Swinton6′6″So
Shon Abaev6′8″So
Cooper Schwieger6′10″Sr
Sebastian Rancik6′11″Jr
Centers in that room (1)
Marcis Ponder7′0″Fr
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If you want to play at Florida State

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (6 ahead), F blocked (5 ahead), C balanced (1 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 12 arrivals, 6 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from FL, MD, PA.

9 of 14 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 9 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

8% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 14 players

Guards 8 of 14

Kam Taylor6′7″Jr
Brandon Bass Jr.6′5″Fr
JD Jones6′5″Fr
Anthony Robinson II6′3″Sr · final yr
Martay Barnes6′2″Fr
Amare Robinson6′1″So
Jasen Lopez6′0″Fr
Jalen Crawford6′0″So1.0 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 14 · forwards + centers

Marcis Ponder7′0″Fr · C
Sebastian Rancik6′11″Jr · F
Cooper Schwieger6′10″Sr · F · final yr
Shon Abaev6′8″So · F
Collin Paul6′7″Fr · F
AJ Swinton6′6″So · F4.5 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

8%of recorded scoring returns
0 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
AJ Swinton4.5 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jalen Crawford1.0 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 11 of 15 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

6from high school6via the portal

8 of 14 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

9 of 14

9 of 14 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1 five-star: Shon Abaev #22 (2025).

Where from

FL 12 · MD 2 · PA 2 · AZ 1 · GA 1 · IL 1

3 international: Madrid; Bratislava; Paris

High schools: Calvary Christian Academy ×2; Florida State University School ×2; Executive Academy and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kam Taylor
→Shon Abaev
→Cooper Schwieger
→Anthony Robinson II
→Sebastian Rancik
→Amare Robinson

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Alier Maluk
←Martin Somerville
←Thomas Bassong
←Cam Miles
←Maximo Garcia-Plata
←Xavier Osceola

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFlorida StateConference
Average guard height6′3″6′4″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′9″6′9″
Roster size1415−1
Freshman share43%33%+10pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1032021–22#2052022–23#812023–24#952024–25#522025–26
17–14 · ACC 10th9–23 · ACC 14th17–16 · ACC 11th17–15 · ACC 9th18–15 · ACC 9th

Coaching staff

Luke LoucksHead coach
Jim MoranAssociate head coach
Michael FlyGeneral manager / assistant coach
Gerald GillionAssistant coach
Derwin KitchenAssistant coach / player development
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 3 before 2023–24, 5 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate24%
SAT midpoint1260
ACT midpoint28

How this page is made: Rosters: official Florida State rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Florida State's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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