The Seminoles once were thought of as a possible destination for the Villanova star.
Florida State basketball became assertive in the transfer portal market during the week of April 13.
The Seminoles landed a pair of siblings in Anthony Robinson II (Missouri) and younger brother Amare Robinson (Tallahassee State College). The Noles could land more too after hosting Colorado forward Sebastian Rancik on a visit.
But the Noles watched one talent mentioned as a possibility by Noles Roundtable land with a rival.
Acaden Lewis goes from Villanova to the University of Miami, with the point guard making his decision before the Robinson-to-FSU news.
"The 6-foot-3 guard is a rim attacker even with his smaller frame. The southpaw can even finish layups with two hands," Noles Roundtable previously wrote on April 6. "Lewis also attacks defenses with soft floaters released from his left hand (his dominant hand). He's a huge scoring threat off screens and takes advantage of the spacing between him and his defender."
Lewis also rose as an immediate scoring option in the first season of Kevin Willard as 'Nova head coach. However, there was the belief Luke Loucks created a system that benefitted Lewis.
"Loucks may have relied on his front court, but he has an NBA-style system implemented. His approach is the following: Create lots of floor spacing then attack in aggressive fashion," Noles Roundtable wrote. "Lewis should welcome both elements. He performed so much better off screens."
Florida State becoming decimated by graduation and portal entries also persuaded the though of Lewis coming over to Tallahassee after he entered the College Basketball Transfer Portal.
"FSU needs a new floor leader and someone who'll bring March Madness experience in tow," Roundtable wrote. "Lewis also played for an established program with national title banners hanging inside the arena. He can brings a new winning mindset over to Tallahassee.
FSU did make a previous run at Lewis before. But through former head coach Leonard Williams while Lewis played high school basketball.
Now he joins a rival that went 26-9 under first-year head coach Jai Lucas. And will certainly aim to lead his offense moving forward.
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