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Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...
(variously Florida State or FSU) in the intercollegiate sport of
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. The Seminoles compete in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
(NCAA) Division I and the
Atlantic Coast Conference The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
(ACC). Florida State has made 20 NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the Round of 32 on sixteen 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 The National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) was a post-season tournament for women's intercollegiate basketball programs that was contested from 1969 to 1996. The original sponsorship information appears to have been lost over the ensuin ...
and two appearances in the
Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's college National Invitation Tournam ...
. 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 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...
(WNBA). The Seminoles are coached by
Brooke Wyckoff Brooke Wyckoff (born March 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and current Head Coach at Florida State University. Florida State announced this on March 29, 2022 after the departure of Coach Sue Semrau A 6'1" forward ...
and play their home games in the
Donald L. Tucker Center The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The arena has the biggest capacity of any arena in the Florida Panhandle. The arena opened i ...
on the university's
Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...
, campus.


Overview

The
Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivis ...
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
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. Their conference schedule consists of a home-and-home game against two permanent rivals (
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and Clemson), 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 54th season of play.


Early history (1970–1997)

Barbara Hollingsworth served as the first basketball coach for the Florida State Seminoles. She coached at the school for one year. Linda Warren became the second basketball coach for the Lady Seminoles. She also coached at the school for one year. Eddie Cubbon became the third head coach, staying at the school for one season and compiling a record of 11–5. Joel Thirer, the fourth coach in four years, compiled a 9–6 record in one season. 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, the sixth coach of the program, compiled a 37–35 record in three seasons with the Noles. 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 Marynell Meadors (born August 27, 1943) is an American women's basketball coach at the college and professional level. She most recently served as head coach and general manager of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association a ...
led the Seminoles for ten years to a record of 132–152 and two tournament appearances.
Chris Gobrecht Christianne Geiger Gobrecht (born February 9, 1955) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the United States Air Force Academy women's basketball team. A coach since 1977, she has been a head coach at the high school, ...
left to coach her alma mater after a five-win season at Florida State, her only year at the school.


Modern history (1997–present)

Sue Semrau Susan Paige Semrau (born March 9, 1962) is the former head women's basketball coach at Florida State University. From 1997 through 2022, Semrau compiled a 468-252 career record at FSU. She retired after her 24th season at FSU. During the 2020–2 ...
coached at Florida State for over 20 years. She led the Seminoles to 16 tournaments and was named the ACC Coach of the Year four times and the Associated Press Coach of the Year once. Semrau took a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season and
Brooke Wyckoff Brooke Wyckoff (born March 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and current Head Coach at Florida State University. Florida State announced this on March 29, 2022 after the departure of Coach Sue Semrau A 6'1" forward ...
, who had been serving as the associate head coach, served as the interim coach for the duration of that season. On March 21, 2022, Semrau announced her retirement. On March 29, 2022, former player and assistant
Brooke Wyckoff Brooke Wyckoff (born March 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and current Head Coach at Florida State University. Florida State announced this on March 29, 2022 after the departure of Coach Sue Semrau A 6'1" forward ...
was announced as the head coach of the program.


Head coaches


Current coaching staff


Players


Current roster


Retired numbers


Notable alumni

* Tanae Davis-Cain – professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock * Sue Galkantas – 1983 finalist for the
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*
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– professional WNBA basketball player,
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*
Jacinta Monroe Jacinta Monroe (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Career Monroe attended Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was the 200 ...
– professional WNBA basketball player,
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and
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*
Britany Miller Britany Miller (born August 10, 1987) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Florida State before going on to play professionally with the Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Associ ...
– professional WNBA basketball player, Detroit Shock *
Tia Paschal Tia Paschal (born March 22, 1969) is an American retired women's basketball player. Paschal played collegiately at Florida State University (FSU). She was a 3-year starter for FSU, from 1989 to 1993. Over her career, she helped lead the team t ...
– professional WNBA basketball player,
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*
Brooke Wyckoff Brooke Wyckoff (born March 30, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player and current Head Coach at Florida State University. Florida State announced this on March 29, 2022 after the departure of Coach Sue Semrau A 6'1" forward ...
– professional WNBA basketball player,
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*
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– professional WNBA basketball player,
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* Natasha Howard – professional WNBA basketball player,
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,
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Florida State has sent 16 players to the WNBA draft. *Latavia Coleman (
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) *
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( Orlando Miracle) * Levys Torres (
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) *
Roneeka Hodges Roneeka Hodges (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach for the New York Liberty of the WNBA (WNBA) and a former player. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, she is the twin sister of former WNBA player Doneeka Hodges. A ...
(Houston Comets) *
Britany Miller Britany Miller (born August 10, 1987) is an American basketball player. She played college basketball for Florida State before going on to play professionally with the Detroit Shock The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Associ ...
( Detroit Shock) * Tanae Davis-Cain (Detroit Shock) *Mara Freshour (
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) *
Jacinta Monroe Jacinta Monroe (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Career Monroe attended Stranahan High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was the 200 ...
(
Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was founded pri ...
) * Natasha Howard (
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) *Adut Bulgak (
New York Liberty The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as part of the league's Eastern Conference. The team was f ...
) *
Leticia Romero Leticia Romero González (born 28 May 1995) is a Spanish basketball player from Agüimes who plays for Valencia Basket and the Spain women's national basketball team. She played three years in the Spain's top-tier league before spending her U.S ...
(
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) *Kai James (New York Liberty) *Shakayla Thomas (
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) *Imani Wright (
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) *Maria Conde (
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) *Kiah Gillespie (Chicago Sky)


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
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, 76–60, at the
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in
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.


Conference tournament championships

Conference Affiliations *1970–1980: Independent *1980–1991:
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*1991–present:
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Conference regular season championships


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 15 times, compiling a record of 13–2, with ten 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 ██'' A fourth-place ranking is the best the team has ever received.


Post-season

Florida State has appeared in the postseason 23 times.


NCAA tournament Results

The Seminoles have appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 24-20.


NWIT

The Seminoles appeared in the
National Women's Invitation Tournament The National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT) was a post-season tournament for women's intercollegiate basketball programs that was contested from 1969 to 1996. The original sponsorship information appears to have been lost over the ensuin ...
on one occasion.


WNIT

The Seminoles have appeared in the
Women's National Invitation Tournament The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a women's national college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's college National Invitation Tournam ...
twice.


ACC tournament

Florida State has a record of 14–28 at the
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.


Awards

ACC Player of the Year *Shakayla Thomas (2017) ACC Defensive Player of the Year *Christian Hunnicutt (2011) Sixth Player of the Year *Chasity Clayton (2013) *Shakayla Thomas (2015, 2016) *Chatrice White (2017) ACC Coach of the Year *Sue Semrau (2001, 2005, 2009, 2015) AP Coach of the Year *Sue Semrau (2015) WBCA Coach of the Year *Sue Semrau (2015) ACC Women's Basketball Legend *Cherry Rivers (2015)


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 The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. The arena has the biggest capacity of any arena in the Florida Panhandle. The arena opened i ...
. It is a multi-purpose facility which has hosted over 25 years worth of Seminole games.


See also

*
Florida State Seminoles The Florida State Seminoles are the athletic teams representing Florida State University located in Tallahassee, Florida. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivis ...
*
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball The Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team represents Florida State University (variously Florida State or FSU) in the intercollegiate sport of basketball. The Seminoles compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divi ...
* History of Florida State University * List of Florida State University professional athletes


References


Bibliography


Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Media Guide
University Athletic Association, Tallahassee, Florida


External links

* {{Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball navbox