The ‘Noles will be looking to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012 and should be poised to make that happen for a number of reasons.
- Best all around player Dwayne Bacon is returning and should be even better
- Talented freshman class
- Xavier Rathan-Mayes will provide experience and offensive threat
FSU basketball was in a good position to make the NCAA Tournament in 2015, but faltered down the stretch against teams they should have beaten.
They went 2-5 in their last seven games, dropping games to Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, and then losing to Virginia Tech again in the NCAA Tournament.