For the 2nd consecutive year Coach Leonard Hamilton has landed a 5* wing. Last year it was Patrick Williams out of Charlotte, North Carolina, and this year it is Scottie Barnes from Montverde Academy (FL). The national top-10 recruit (No. 9 per 247 Composite) chose the Florida State Seminoles over Oregon, Ohio State, and Kentucky:
I am proud to be announcing that next year I will be playing for Coach Hamilton and his staff at Florida State University. To all the coaches, mentors, teachers, and family members that have molded and helped me to get to this point in my journey thank you!