Florida State Seminoles women's basketball


The Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represents Florida State University in the intercollegiate sport of basketball. The Seminoles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Florida State has made 18 NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to the Round of 32 on 16 occasions, the Sweet Sixteen on five occasions, and the Elite Eight on three occasions. Florida State has also made one appearance in the National Women's Invitation Tournament and two appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. The Seminoles have won the regular season conference title three times, including two ACC titles, and the conference tournament title once.
Florida State has had nineteen All-Americans and five players inducted into the Hall of Fame, and several players have gone on to play in the Women's National Basketball Association.
The Seminoles play their home games in the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida, campus. The head women's basketball coach is Sue Semrau, who is also a coach for USA Basketball.

Overview

The Florida State Seminoles women's team annually plays an eighteen-game conference schedule that is preceded by an out-of-conference schedule against few annual opponents except for Florida. Their conference schedule consists of a home-and-home game against two permanent rivals, alternating home-and-home games against the other 14 ACC teams.

History

Florida State University has officially fielded a basketball team since 1970, and the Seminoles are currently in their 48th season of play.

Barbara Hollingsworth era (1970–1971)

Barbara Hollingsworth served as the first basketball coach for the Florida State Seminoles. She coached at the school for one year.

Linda Warren era (1971–1972)

Linda Warren became the second basketball coach for the Lady Seminoles. She also coached at the school for one year.

Eddie Cubbon era (1972–1973)

Eddie Cubbon became the third head coach, staying at the school for one season and compiling a record of 11–5.

Joel Thirer era (1973–1974)

Joel Thirer, the fourth coach in four years, compiled a 9–6 record in one season.

Millie Usher era (1974–1976)

Millie Usher became the first coach at Florida State to stay at the school for multiple seasons. Throughout two seasons, she compiled a record of 27–28.

Dianne Murphy era (1976–1979)

Dianne Murphy, the sixth coach of the program, compiled a 37–35 record in three seasons with the Noles.

Jan Dykehouse-Allen era (1979–1986)

Jan Dykehouse-Allen stayed at the school for seven years and was the first coach to compile over 100 victories, with a record of 111–108. She was also the first coach to lead the team to the NCAA Tournament.

Marynell Meadors era (1986–1996)

led the Seminoles for ten years to a record of 132–152 and two tournament appearances.

Chris Gobrecht era (1996–1997)

left to coach her alma mater after a five-win season at Florida State, her only year at the school.

Sue Semrau era (1997–present)

has coached at Florida State for over 20 years and is the winningest coach in program history. She has led the Seminoles to 15 tournaments and has been named the ACC Coach of the Year four times and the Associated Press Coach of the Year once.

Head coaches

Current coaching staff

NamePosition
Sue SemrauHead Coach
Brooke WyckoffAssociate head coach
Joy McCorveyAssistant coach
J.C. CarterAssistant coach
Dave PlettlAssistant Strength and Conditioning coach
Clifton WilliamsVideo Coordinator
Melissa BrunerDirector of Operations
Emily HutchersonAthletic Trainer
Latara KingGraduate Assistant
Lindsay BiggsDirector of Recruiting

Players

Current roster

Retired numbers

Notable alumni

  • Tanae Davis-Cain – professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
  • Sue Galkantas – 1983 finalist for the Wade Trophy
  • Roneeka Hodges – professional WNBA basketball player, Houston Comets
  • Jacinta Monroe – professional WNBA basketball player, Washington Mystics and Tulsa Shock
  • Britany Miller – professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock
  • Tia Paschal – professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sting
  • Brooke Wyckoff – professional WNBA basketball player, Chicago Sky
  • Cierra Bravard – professional WNBA basketball player, Seattle Storm
  • Natasha Howard – professional WNBA basketball player, Indiana Fever, Seattle Storm
Florida State has sent 16 players to the WNBA Draft.
  • Latavia Coleman
  • Brooke Wyckoff
  • Levys Torres
  • Roneeka Hodges
  • Britany Miller
  • Tanae Davis-Cain
  • Mara Freshour
  • Jacinta Monroe
  • Natasha Howard
  • Adut Bulgak
  • Leticia Romero
  • Kai James
  • Shakayla Thomas
  • Imani Wright
  • Maria Conde
  • Kiah Gillespie

    Championships

NWIT Championship appearance

Florida State has appeared in the National Women's Invitation Tournament's National Championship game once, in 1982. The Seminoles, coached by Jan Dykehouse-Allen, lost to Oregon State, 76–60, at the Amarillo Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas.

Conference Tournament Championships

Conference Affiliations

Records and results

Year-by-year results

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, C = Conference
  • Wins vacated as part of the academic scandal

    Record vs. rivals

All-time record vs. ACC teams

ACC-Big Ten Challenge

The Seminoles have participated in the ACC-Big Ten Women's Challenge 12 times, compiling a record of 11–2, with eight consecutive wins in the series.

Polls

Florida State has ended their basketball season ranked 12 times in at least one of the AP and Coaches Polls.
Top-10 finishes are colored ██
YearRecordAP PollCoaches
2000–200119–12 25
2006–200724–10 19
2008–200926–81218
2009–201029–6119
2010–201124–81520
2012–201323–102524

YearRecordAP PollCoaches
2014–201532–577
2015–201625–81712
2016–201728–7107
2017–201826–71113
2018–201924–92523
2019–202024–81920

Post-season

Florida State has appeared in the postseason 21 times.

NCAA Tournament Results

NWIT

The Seminoles appeared in the National Women's Invitation Tournament on one occasion.
YearResult
1982Runner-Up

WNIT

The Seminoles have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament twice.
YearResult
2003Semifinals
2004Semifinals

ACC Tournament

Florida State has a record of 13–26 at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament.
YearSeedResult
1992#5First Round
1993#7First Round
1994#9First Round
1995#9First Round
1996#9Quarterfinals
1997#9First Round
1998#7First Round
1999#9First Round
2000#8Quarterfinals
2001#4Semifinals
2002#9First Round
2003#4First Round
2004#5First Round
2005#4First Round
2006#4First Round
2007#5Quarterfinals
2008#6Quarterfinals
2009#2Semifinals
2010#2First Round
2011#3First Round
2012#8First Round
2013#4Semifinals
2014#9Quarterfinals
2015#2Finals
2016#4Quarterfinals
2017#2Quarterfinals
2018#3Semifinals
2019#6Quarterfinals
2020#4Finals

Awards

ACC Player of the Year
  • Shakayla Thomas
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Christian Hunnicutt
Sixth Player of the Year
  • Chasity Clayton
  • Shakayla Thomas
  • Chatrice White
ACC Coach of the Year
  • Sue Semrau
AP Coach of the Year
  • Sue Semrau

    All-Americans

  • Cierra Bravard
  • Adut Bulgak
  • Bev Burnett
  • Wanda Burns
  • Chris Davis
  • Christy Derlak
  • Nicki Ekhomu
  • Sue Galkantas
  • Kiah Gillespie
  • Natasha Howard
  • Jacinta Monroe
  • Tia Paschal
  • Allison Peercy
  • Lorraine Rimson
  • Leticia Romero
  • Danielle Ryan
  • Shakayla Thomas
  • Imani Wright
  • Brooke Wyckoff

    Home court

Donald L. Tucker Center

The Seminoles play all of their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It is a multi-purpose facility which has hosted over 25 years worth of Seminole games.
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