2009-2010 Florida State Predictions
2008 Record: (25-10, 10-6)
Coach: Leonard Hamilton (8th year, 131-96 at Florida State)
Assistants: Stan Jones, Andy Enfield, Corey Williams
Ret. Starters/Lost: 3/2

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Overview: The Noles are the forgotten team of the ACC, but they surprised a lot of people last season, by winning 25 games. They did lose leading scorer Toney Douglas, who led the league in scoring and was chosen for the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year. That’s a big loss and it’s tough and near-impossible to replace 21.5 points per game in your lineup. FSU will have to now depend more on their frontcourt led by 7-1 sophomore center Soloman Alabi (8.4ppg, 5.6rpg, 2.1bpg) and 6-9 Chris Singleton (8.1ppg, 4.9rpg, 1.4bpg). Senior Ryan Reid (6-8, 240) adds beft to the font line and will battle 6-11, 260-pound freshman Jonathan Keft for playing time. The backcourt will be led by 6-4 junior Derwin Kitchen (7.9ppg, 4.6rpg, 2.5apg), who played well after transferring from Iowa Western C.C. At the point, 6-5 sophomore Luke Loucks (3.1ppg) will get a look as well as 6-0 Pierre Jordan, who missed most of last season with a knee injury. At the wing spot, 6-5 sophomore Deividas Dulkys struggled from the three-point line (29%) and will have to hold off McDonald’s All-American Michael Snaer, another 6-5 wing.

Outlook: Not many teams in the league or in the country, have Florida’s State’s length up front. The problem is the backcourt and replacing Douglas. Snaer and Kitchen will have to pick up the scoring slack, or the Noles will have to win games in the low sixties.

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