50   Jon Kreft
	Class: Senior Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. High School: Stoneman Douglas Last College: Chipola Community College Height / Weight: 7-0 / 262 Position: Forward/Center Birthdate: 10/21/1986 Experience: 1 VL

ON KREFT: An imposing and intimidating force in the post for the Seminoles whose undiscovered talents will help Florida State's front line rank as one of the best and tallest in all of college basketball during the upcoming season...he will team with fellow senior Xavier Gibson (6-11), freshman Kiel Turpin (6-11), All-American candidate Bernard James (6-10) and junior Terrance Shannon (6-8) to give Florida State one of the most experienced and talented group of post players in America...the returning quarter of Kreft (25 games played), Gibson (89 games played), James (34 games played) and Shannon (45 games played) gives the Seminoles' attacking front line a total of 194 career games played...Add in Turpin - an All-American transfer - and Florida State has the makings of one of the most physically dominating groups of players at one position on at team at any level of college basketball...enters his final season of eligibility of Florida State in 2011-12 with the chance to help lead the Seminoles to a school record fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance...played in 25 games during his first season at Florida State and helped the Seminoles to a 23-11 overall record, an 11-5 mark in ACC play, a third place finish in the ACC standings and a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament...helped Florida State continue to rank as one of the top three winningest teams in the ACC in the last six season as he showed the college basketball world only a glimpse of what he could do when he really becomes acclimated and learns how to play college basketball at the Division I level...averaged nearly 10 minutes of playing time in his first season as a Seminole as he played in 25 games, 15 of the Seminoles' 16 games in ACC play and in all three of Florida State's games in the NCAA Tournament...helped Florida State earn four wins over nationally ranked teams during his first season as a Seminole including No. 1 ranked Duke (Jan. 12, 2011) during the regular season and No. 5 ranked Notre Dame (March 20, 2011) to mark only the second time in school history that Florida State had defeated two top five ranked teams in the nation in the same season...the Seminoles also defeated No. 15 Baylor in the third round of the Diamond Head Classic and No. 20 ranked Texas A&M in their first game of the 2011 NCAA Tournament...the No. 6 overall JUCO prospect in the nation for the 2008-09 season by Mike Mitchell of the Midwest Scouting Service...the No. 12 overall junior college prospect and a four start prospect in 2009 by JUCO Junction...led Chipola to a third place finish in the Junior College National Championship Tournament in 2009...originally a member of Florida State's recruiting class in 2006 that was ranked as high of seventh in the nation by CBS SportsLine.com...has a solid seven-foot frame and an extraordinary wingspan of nearly 56 inches...earned a five-star ranking and was the nation's 29th rated prospect in the Class of 2006 by Rivals.com...the fifth highest ranking center on the Rivals.com top 150 list and earned the same five-star ranking as Greg Oden (Ohio State) who was regarded as the top high school player entering the college ranks for the 2006-07 season...was the eighth highest ranked high school player who signed with an ACC school and who will begin playing collegiately during the fall of 2006...the nation's 48th best prospect as ranked by the Galaxy of Stars Prep Basketball Magazine...selected as the class of 2006 Player of the Year in the state of Florida by uselitephenoms.com...ranked as the fourth best prospect at the center position by Rivals.com during his senior season...played in the 2006 Jordan All-American game in the famed Madison Square Garden following his senior season...scored four points and pulled down seven rebounds and blocked two shots in the Jordan Game...played on one of the state of Florida's top AAU teams - the South Florida Heat during his prep career...

AS A JUNIOR (2011): Averaged 3.2 points (10th on the team) and 2.3 rebounds (ninth) as he played in 25 games and averaged 9.8 minutes played per game in his first season as a Seminole...showed flashes of brilliance as he helped Florida State to its school record tying third consecutive berth in the NCAA Tournament to its third consecutive top four finish in the ACC standings...the Seminoles finished the 2010-11 season with a 23-11 overall mark and an 11-5 record in the ACC...also blocked 10 shots to rank sixth in the team with a 0.4 blocked shots per game average...scored in double figures once during his first season as a Seminole with 12 points coming in the Seminoles regular season finale against NC State in Raleigh...established career highs in the game against the Wolfpack in Raleigh for points (12), field goals made (five), field goals attempted (nine) and free throw percentage (two of two, 1.000)...totaled six points in his first career game against Stetson (Dec. 15) as he established career highs for free throws made (six) and free throws attempted (10) in the Seminoles' 97-63 victory in Tallahassee...he also pulled down his career high of six rebounds in the Seminoles' victory over the Hatters...averaged 1.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in six of the Seminoles' eight games played against nationally ranked opponents during the season and averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds in eight games played against teams that played in the NCAA Tournament...averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds in seven games against teams that played in the NIT...averaged more points (3.2 vs. 2.2) and more rebounds (2.3 vs. 1.8) in 15 ACC games as compared to 10 non regular season ACC games...blocked his career high of two shots in the Seminoles' opening round game of the NCAA Tournament against No. 2 ranked Texas A&M...marked the first time in his career that he earned multiple blocked shots in a game...played in four wins over nationally ranked opponents - No. 1 Duke (Jan. 12), No. 5 Notre Dame (March 20), No. 15 Baylor (Dec. 25) and No. 20 Texas A&M (March 18)...the Seminoles' four wins over nationally ranked opponents marked the first time since the 1993-94 season and the fifth time in school history the Seminoles had defeated at least four ranked teams in one season...in finishing in third place in the ACC standings, Kreft helped Florida State continue to rank as the ACC's third winningest team in the last six seasons...the Seminoles, Duke and North Carolina are the three winningest programs in the ACC since the start of the 2005-06 season...the Seminoles and Duke are the only two teams in the ACC who have won at least 10 games and finished in the top three of the ACC standings in the last three seasons...(vs. Boston College): Scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in Florida State's only game against NIT participant Boston College during the 2010-11 season...made two of his three shots from the field (.667 ) and added one of his seven assists during the season as the Seminoles defeated the Eagles, 67-51, in Tallahassee (Jan. 22)...all four points came in the first half of the win as the Seminoles fought to take a 29-27 halftime lead...consecutive baskets for the Seminoles came in a 56 second span and helped the Seminoles extend a one point advantage to a five point lead with 1:21 left in the first half...the Eagles came within two at the intermission by three free throws by Reggie Jackson but Kreft's two baskets helped the Seminoles continue to hold their lead...also a defensive presence who helped limit the Eagles to 51 total points (including 24 in the second half) and a .354 shooting field goal shooting percentage...(vs. Clemson): Scored five points and pulled down five rebounds in one game played against NCAA Tournament participant Clemson...played against the Tigers in the second game of the season against Clemson but did not play in the ACC opener in December between the two teams...the Seminoles and the Tigers split their two game regular season series with each team winning on its home court...five points on two field goals and one free throw as Florida State fell at Clemson, 62-44, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson (Jan. 29)...ranked second on the team with his five rebounds...three first half points and two in the second half as Florida State played up hill against the Tigers on the road...Florida State trailed 27-18 at the intermission and were never really able to work themselves back into the game...(vs. Duke): Scored zero points but pulled down two rebounds and was credited with one steal in Florida State's only game of the season against NCAA Tournament participant and ACC Champion Duke...the Seminoles defeated the No. 1 ranked Blue Devils, 66-61, in Tallahassee (Jan. 12)...the win marked Florida State's second win of the season over a ranked team and its fourth win over the nation's No. 1 ranked team in school history...two rebounds and one steal in six minutes of play in the first half as Florida State earned a 28-24 halftime lead and five minutes of play in the second half as Florida State took their signature ACC win of the season...his defensive presence in the paint helped limit Duke to a .311 shooting percentage from the field and 61 total points...his steal helped Florida State to nine steals and limited the Blue Devils usually stellar assist:turnover ratio as Duke managed nine assists against 15 turnovers...his play helped Florida State gain the win in a game that saw nine ties and eight lead changes...(vs. Georgia Tech): Totaled three points, four rebounds, one blocked shot, one steal and one assist in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Georgia Tech...earned 12 minutes of playing time as Florida State led from wire-to-wire in defeating the Yellow Jackets, 72-63, in Atlanta (Feb. 10)...the game ranked as one of three in his first season that saw him earn a blocked shot and a steal in the same game...three second half points as Florida State gained their seventh ACC victory of the season...his three second half free throws allowed the Seminoles to hold a double digit lead for the majority of the game...his first half steal lead directly to a lay-up by Deividas Dulkys which gave Florida State a 12-2 lead at the 13:49 mark of the half...the Seminoles opened up a 17-2 lead on their way to as much as a 16 point first half lead...Georgia Tech never led in the game as the win ranked as one of six games during the season the Seminoles led wire to wire...(vs. Maryland): Totaled zero points, one rebound, one blocked shot and one steal in the Seminoles' only game of the season against Maryland...the Terps defeated the Seminoles, 78-62, in College Park, Md. (Feb. 23)...Florida State led by as many as seven points in the first half after a white hot start but could not come back from as much as a 17 point deficit in the second half in falling on the road in the ACC...(vs. Miami): Averaged 1.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in two games against NIT Participant Miami...the Seminoles won both game of the regular season series with wins in both Coral Gables and Tallahassee...totaled two points and five rebounds in nine minutes of play in the Seminoles' 55-53 victory over the Hurricanes in Coral Gables (Jan. 19)...the Seminoles won the game despite trailing by as many as 12 in the first half and not scoring their first field goal of the game until there were nearly 10 minutes elapsed in the first half...his only basket of the game came in the second half and brought the Seminoles to within three at 37-40 at the 12:43 mark of the second half...his basket helped the Seminoles end the game on a 20-13 run to gain the win...the Seminoles went down by as many as 12 in the first half and did not take a lead until a lay-up by Derwin Kitchen with 5:35 remaining in the game...totaled one point in five minutes of playing time as the Seminoles defeated Miami, 65-59, in Tallahassee (Feb. 26)...made one of two free throws in giving the Seminoles a 42-27 lead at the 15:11 mark of the second half...Florida State jumped out to as much as a 22 point first half lead and never trailed in winning the game at home...(vs. North Carolina): Averaged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in two games against NCAA Tournament participant North Carolina...averaged 12.5 minutes played as the Tar Heels won both games of the regular season series between the two teams...totaled three points and three rebounds in 15 minutes played as the Seminoles traveled to play at North Carolina on Super Bowl Sunday...the Tar Heels defeated the Seminoles, 89-69, in Chapel Hill (Feb. 6)...all three points came in the second half as the Seminoles fought to get back into the game after trailing 43-34 at halftime...a dunk at the 11:46 mark of the second half brought Florida State to within nine at 48-57...totaled three points and three rebounds in 10 minutes of play as North Carolina stole a victory in Tallahassee...the Tar Heels defeated the Seminoles, 72-70, on a buzzer beating 3-point shot with three seconds remaining in the game by All-American Harrison Barnes...Kreft totaled three points on a lay-up that gave the Seminoles a 20-19 lead at the 10:19 mark of the first half and free throw at the 6:57 mark of the second half that brought Florida State to within two at 55;57...the Seminoles took the lead in the game with 18 seconds remaining on two free throws by Derwin Kitchen that gave Florida State a short lived 70-69 advantage...Kitchen's free throws set up Barnes for his heroics with his game winning shot with three seconds remaining in the game...the Seminoles and Tar Heels played through 14 leads changes and 11 ties...(vs. NC State): Averaged 9.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games against NC State during the regular season...shot the ball well against the Wolfpack as he shot .583 (seven of 12) from the field and .833 (five of six) from the free throw line...he was also second on the team in blocked shots with two against NC State as the Seminoles won in both Tallahassee and Raleigh to close the regular season...scored seven points to go along with two rebounds and one blocked shot in Florida State's 84-71 victory over NC State in Tallahassee (Jan. 15)...was two of three from the field (.667) and three of four from the free throw line (.750) to establish his personal best for free throws made in an ACC game...two points on a first half jumper proved to be the game winning basket as it gave Florida State an 18-16 advantage with 6:01 remaining before halftime...helped the Seminoles take a 28-19 lead at the intermission...scored five points in the second half as Florida State outscored NC State 56-52 in the second half to gain the win...the victory over NC State was important, too, because it was the Seminoles' first game after defeating No. 1 Duke at home just three days earlier...totaled his career high of 12 points as Florida State closed out its regular season with a 72-62 victory in Raleigh...the 12 points rank as his overall career high, his ACC career high and marked the first time he scored in double figures in his Florida State career...five points on two made field goals and one free throw as Florida State raced to as much as a 13 point first half lead and a 34-25 lead at halftime...an old fashion 3-point play on a lay-up and the ensuing free throw gave Florida State a 19-8 advantage at the 11:17 mark while a lay-up at the 7:55 mark put the Seminoles up 25-14...four more points in a 44 second span during the second half gave Florida State a 47-37 lead with 14:00 minutes left in the game...a dunk at the 12:13 and a third point on a free throw increased Florida State's lead back to eight at 50-42...all of Kreft's career high 12 point were important as the Wolfpack took a short lived lead before taking the lead back for good at the 6:52 mark on a lay-up by Derwin Kitchen...the win was important for the Seminoles as it closed out their regular season with a 21-9 overall record and more importantly an 11-5 record and a third place finish in the ACC standings...it marked the third consecutive season the Seminoles had won at least 10 conference games and finished in the top four of the league standings...(vs. Virginia): Scored seven points and pulled down three rebounds in Florida State's only game of the season against Virginia...shot the ball well against the Cavaliers as he made three of four field goal attempts (.750) and was a perfect one of one from the free throw line (1.000)...Florida State rallied from as much as a seven point deficit in the first half to beat the Cavaliers, 63-56, in Tallahassee (Feb. 12)...two first half points on a jumper with 2:21 remaining gave the Seminoles a 32-21 lead and helped Florida State to a 34-23 halftime lead...five second half points all came in a span of 1:20 and helped Florida State to a 50-35 lead with 12:51 left in the game...scored on another of his patented three point plays and a jumper with all of his points growing in importance as the Cavaliers closed to within three of the Seminoles with inside of two minutes remaining...(vs. Virginia Tech): Averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in two games against NIT participant Virginia Tech...the Hokies won both games during the season with the first one coming during the regular season in Blacksburg and the second in Kreft's first career ACC Tournament game at the Greensboro Coliseum...two first half points as Florida State fell behind the Hokies early and fell in is second ACC game of the season, 71-59, in Blacksburg (Jan. 8)...two first half points to help Florida State to a quick 27-19 half time lead in the ACC Tournament...the Hokies outscored the Seminoles, 33-24 in the second half to gain the 52-51 win...the game was decided as the game ended on a 3-point shot by Derwin Kitchen that would have give the Seminoles a 54-52 win...after much discussion and review the shot was ruled to have left Kitchen's fingers after the buzzer had sounded giving the Hokies the win...(vs. Wake Forest): Averaged 4.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in two games against Wake Forest...Florida State swept the season series against the Deacons winning in both Tallahassee and Winston Salem...scored six points and pulled down five rebounds in 16 minutes of playing time as the Seminoles defeated Wake Forest, 85-61, Tallahassee (Feb. 1)...three first half points in leading the Seminoles to a 31-19 halftime advantage and three second half points in leading Florida State to as much as a 32 point lead in the second half...the Seminoles' 32 point lead against the Deacons was their largest in an ACC game during the 2010-11 season...his dunk with 1:25 left in the game gave Florida State an 82-57 lead...scored two points and pulled down two rebounds in helping jumpstart Florida State's offense in defeating the Deacons, 84-66, in Winston-Salem (Feb. 19)...two second half points on a lay-up gave Florida State a 46-39 lead and was part of a 53-33 scoring advantage for the Seminoles in the second half of the victory...(In Three Games During The NCAA Tournament): Averaged 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in helping the Seminoles advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1993 season and for only the fourth time in school history...the Seminoles defeated No. 20 ranked and seventh seeded Texas A&M and No. 5 ranked and second seeded Notre Dame at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., and played VCU in the Sweet 16 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex...the Seminoles' victories over the nationally ranked Texas A&M and Notre Dame teams marked the first time since the 1972 NCAA Tournament that Florida State had defeated multiple ranked teams in the NCAA Tournament in the same year...(vs. Texas A&M): Totaled zero points, two rebounds and a career-high two blocked shots in the Seminoles' 57-50 victory over Texas A&M in Chicago (March 18)...the victory over the Aggies marked the Seminoles' first NCAA Tournament victory since 1998...his two blocked shots helped the Seminoles block a Florida State team record 10 shots in the NCAA Tournament....a blocked shot at the 6:12 mark of the first half helped the Seminoles keep a 15-13 advantage and a second blocked shot with 5:42 left in the game allowed the Seminoles to hold onto a 45-40 advantage...(vs. Notre Dame): Scored three points and blocked one shot in Florida State's 71-57 win over No. 5 ranked Notre Dame at the United Center in Chicago that sent the Seminoles to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1993...one point on a first half free throw to give Florida State a 32-19 lead at the 3:53 mark...Florida State led 34-23 at the half...added a second half field goal as Florida State ran away and hid from the Fighting Irish - the same team that finished in second place in the Big East standings - which was considered by some to be toughest league in all of college basketball during the regular season...(vs. VCU): Totaled zero points and zero rebounds against VCU in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament...his seven minutes played weren't enough as the Rams defeated the Seminoles, 72-71 in overtime, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex...(In Three Games During The Diamond Head Classic): Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds as the Seminoles finished in third place at the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu...the Seminoles defeated the homestanding Rainbow Warriors of Hawaii and No. 15 ranked Baylor while losing by only three points to NCAA Tournament runner-up Butler...(vs. Hawaii): Totaled zero points, four rebounds and one blocked shot in the Seminoles 70-62 win over Hawaii on their home court (Dec. 22)...the Seminoles led 33-25 at the half and by as many as 17 in the second half in moving onto the semifinals of the tournament...(vs. Butler): Totaled two points and zero rebounds in five minutes of playing time as Florida State rallied but fell to Butler, 67-64, at the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii (Dec. 23)...a first half jumper at the 4:31 mark helped the Seminoles pull to within five points at 11-16...his field goal was part of a 12-5 half ending run that allowed Florida Sate go from a 10 point deficit with 8:13 remaining the half to a workable two point deficit at the intermission...the Bulldogs built their lead back up to 15 in the second half by the Seminoles came roaring back to fall by only three points...(vs. Baylor): Scored two points as Florida State defeated No. 15 Baylor in the final game of the Diamond Head Classic, 68-61, at the University of Hawaii (Dec. 25)...a first half jumper at the 12:11 mark helped Florida State pull to within six at 8-14...his basket helped Florida State begin a 31-19 run to end the half in giving the Seminoles a 37-33 advantage after trailing by as many as nine in the first half...his first half basket proved valuable as the Bears rallied to tie the game in the second half but never re took the lead...the win was significant as more than just a win for the Seminoles as it was their first victory over a ranked team (its first of four) during the season...(vs. Florida): Did not play in Florida State's only game of the season against the Gators...Florida held on for a 55-51 win in Tallahassee (Nov. 28)...

AT CHIPOLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons for one of the top junior college programs in the nation and earned his associates degree in August of 2009...Chipola finished the 2009 season with s 34-2 overall record...helped lead Chipola to the nation's No. 1 ranking in the final regular season JUCO poll and into the Final Four of the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas...Chipola began the season as the nation's No. 2 ranked JUCO team and took over the No. 1 ranking during the fourth week of the season and held the top spot for the remainder of the season...Chipola was the No. 1 ranked team in the state of Florida in 12 of the 16 weeks including the final 11 weeks of the season in 2008-09...helped lead Chipola to the Florida Community College Athletic Association championship in both 2008 and 2009...Chipola finished with a 28-1 record and a perfect 12-0 mark in Panhandle Conference play...Chipola finished in third place at the National Junior College Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas...defeated Connors State College, 102-70, in the third place game...lost to Salt Lake Community College in the fourth round of the five round tournament in its quest to win the JUCO national championship...earned All-Panhandle Conference Second Team honors as a sophomore in 2009...helped Chipola rank in the top five of nearly every FCCAA team statistic during the 2008-09 season including second in free throw percentage and third in scoring defense...Chipola clinched the Panhandle Conference championship with a victory over Tallahassee Community College on Feb. 7...Chipola won the championships of the Rick Flores Tip-Off and GPC Tip-Off Classics to begin the 2008-09 season...suffered its only loss of the season on November 1 to Three Rivers Community College and responded with a school record 27 wins to close out the regular season...won the FCCAA/NJCAA Region VIII championship with victories over Hillsborough Community College (94-37), Central Florida (93-63) and Gulf Coast (68-65) in the region championship game...scored 13 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists in Chipola's victory over Hillsborough...totaled six points, three assists and two blocked shots in the Warriors victory over Central Florida...committed to UAB as a sophomore at Chipola before affirming his decision to play at Florida State during the final two seasons of his collegiate career...

AT STONEMAN DOUGLAS: Graduated from Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Fla., in 2006...averaged a double-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds, 3.8 blocked shots and 3.0 assists per game as a senior...an All-State third team selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior...led the Eagles to a 22-5 record and into the regional finals of the Class 6A State Tournament...became a starter on the Douglas varsity as a sophomore...best game of his senior season came against Plantation High School as he totaled a double of 23 points and 18 rebounds to go along with seven blocked shots...a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds led Douglas past Boyd Anderson...led the Eagles past Monarch High School with a near quadruple-double of eight points, 11 rebounds, nine assists and six blocked shots...averaged a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds as a junior.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 21, 1986...Jon is the son of Paula and Bruce Kreft...an older brother, Dan, played a Northwestern from 1994-96...Dan earned Academic All-Big Ten Honors in 1995...selected Florida State as a junior in high school over both Florida and Miami...

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