Florida State Seminoles women's basketball

The Florida State Seminoles women'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) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Florida State has made 22 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 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 twenty 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 (WNBA). The Seminoles are coached by Brooke Wyckoff and play their home games in the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida, campus.

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 (Miami 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.

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

Chris Gobrecht 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 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, 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 was announced as the head coach of the program.

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 (Houston Comets)
 * Brooke Wyckoff (Orlando Miracle)
 * Levys Torres (Miami Sol)
 * Roneeka Hodges (Houston Comets)
 * Britany Miller (Detroit Shock)
 * Tanae Davis-Cain (Detroit Shock)
 * Mara Freshour (Seattle Storm)
 * Jacinta Monroe (Washington Mystics)
 * Natasha Howard (Indiana Fever)
 * Adut Bulgak (New York Liberty)
 * Leticia Romero (Connecticut Sun)
 * Kai James (New York Liberty)
 * Shakayla Thomas (Los Angeles Sparks)
 * Imani Wright (Phoenix Mercury)
 * Maria Conde (Chicago Sky)
 * Kiah Gillespie (Chicago Sky)

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


 * 1970–1980: Independent
 * 1980–1991: Metro Conference
 * 1991–present: Atlantic Coast Conference

Year-by-year results
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, C = Conference

*Wins vacated as part of the academic scandal

ACC-Big Ten Challenge
The Seminoles participated in the ACC-Big Ten Women's Challenge 15 times, compiling a record of 13–2.

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 25 times.

NCAA tournament Results
The Seminoles have appeared in 22 NCAA tournaments, including a current streak of eleven consecutive appearances, with a record of 24-22.

NWIT
The Seminoles appeared in the National Women's Invitation Tournament on one occasion.

WNIT
The Seminoles have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament twice.

ACC tournament
Florida State has a record of 16–30 at the ACC women's basketball tournament.

Awards
ACC Player of the Year
 * Shakayla Thomas (2017)

ACC Defensive Player of the Year
 * Christian Hunnicutt (2011)

ACC Rookie of the Year
 * Ta’Niya Latson (2023)

ACC Sixth Player of the Year
 * Chasity Clayton (2013)
 * Shakayla Thomas (2015, 2016)
 * Chatrice White (2017)

ACC Most Improved Player
 * Makayla Timpson (2023)

ACC Coach of the Year
 * Sue Semrau (2001, 2005, 2009, 2015)

ACC Women's Basketball Legend
 * Cherry Rivers (2015)

Tamika Catchings Award
 * Ta’Niya Latson (2023)

AP Coach of the Year
 * Sue Semrau (2015)

WBCA Coach of the Year
 * Sue Semrau (2015)

All-Americans

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

Donald L. Tucker Center


The Seminoles play all of their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It is a 18000 sqft multi-purpose facility which has hosted over 25 years worth of Seminole games.