Miami took down Florida State and even had a Noles recruit celebrating with the Canes

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is a video worth? In the immediate aftermath of Miami's 83-73 road victory over Florida State in Tallahassee, look at who was celebrating the big win ... from Florida State's sidelines. Yes, that would be four-star guard Martay Barnes, who was on a visit to Florida State on Tuesday night. This has surely made Luke Loucks' night go from bad to worse.

Here is the video clip of Barnes getting dabbed up by Miami stars Tre Donaldson and Tru Washington.

According to the 247Sports Composite, Barnes is the No. 12 player from Florida, the No. 11 shooting guard in the nation, and the No. 67 overall prospect in the 2026 recruiting cycle. The Orlando native has 14 official offers, having made two official visits over this past week. He was at Auburn over the weekend and in Tallahassee on Tuesday night. He also has offers from Indiana, Kansas, and Miami...

What can we extract from this moment caught on camera and what all does this mean for Miami now?

4-star recruit Martay Barnes celebrates with Miami on Florida State visit

While Florida State is not an NCAA Tournament team under any stretch of the imagination, Miami has been a season-best No. 8 seed in the last two Bracketology updates for ESPN. The Hurricanes have been this high three other times on the season. With a Quad 1 road victory over Florida State, that could conceivably push Miami into No. 7 seed territory. The Canes are now 22-6 (11-4) on the season.

With only three games left in league play, Miami should be able to cake walk past Boston College. That is an unthinkable Quad 4 game, in conference play nevertheless... After that, the Canes have two more Quad 1 games at SMU next week and home vs. a ranked Louisville team to finish the regular season. Miami is a lock to make the NCAA Tournament this season. Jai Lucas has this team rising.

Overall, this moment captured on TV should send shockwaves throughout the ACC in the state of Florida. While it has been a minute since Florida State was even the least bit good on the hardwood, Miami looks to be back to being Miami under its new head coach. The fact that marquee players like Donaldson and Washington got Barnes to celebrate with them shows that this team has real swagger.

For now, it will be interesting to see how this moment caught on camera will impact his recruitment...