Florida State Seminoles women's basketball

Florida State Seminoles basketball
Florida State Seminoles basketball
	2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
University	Florida State University
First season	1970–71
All-time record	702–579 (.548)
Conference	ACC
Location	Tallahassee, FL
Head coach	Sue Semrau (19th year)
Arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)
Nickname	Lady Seminoles
Student section	The Nole Zone
Colors	Garnet and Gold; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	2010, 2015
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1991, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1983, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
	Metro; 1991
Conference regular season champions
	Metro; 1991 ACC; 2009, 2010

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 fifteen NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances: advancing to the Round of 32 on thirteen occasions, the Sweet Sixteen on four occasions, and the Elite Eight on two 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 and the conference tournament title once.

Florida State has had sixteen 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 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.

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 fourteen ACC teams.

History

Florida State University has officially fielded a basketball team since 1970, and the Seminoles are currently in their 46th 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 one hundred 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)

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Meadows led the Seminoles to two tournaments and a conference title.

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

Chris Gobrecht era (1996–1997)

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

Sue Semrau era (1997–present)

Sue Semrau has coached at Florida State for seventeen years and is the winningest coach in program history with a record of 348-218 at the school. She has led the Seminoles to eleven tournaments and has been named the ACC Coach of the Year four times and the Associated Press Coach of the Year once.

Head coaches

Florida State has had ten head coaches.

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1970-71	Barbara Hollingsworth	1	unknown	unknown
1971-72	Linda Warren	1	unknown	unknown
1972-73	Eddie Cubbon	1	11-5	.688
1973-74	Joel Thirer	1	9-6	.600
1974-76	Millie Usher	2	27–28	.491
1976-79	Dianne Murphy	3	37–35	.514
1979-86	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	7	111–108	.507
1986-96	Marynell Meadors	10	132–152	.465
1996-97	Chris Gobrecht	1	5–22	.185
1997–present	Sue Semrau	19	373–226	.623
Totals	10 coaches	44 seasons	702–579	.548

Current coaching staff

Head coach Sue Semrau

Name	Position
Sue Semrau	Head Coach
Lance White	Associate head coach
Brooke Wyckoff	Assistant coach
Danielle Santos	Assistant coach
Dave Plettl	Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach
Clifton Williams	Video Coordinator
Melissa Bruner	Director of Operations
Emily Hutcherson	Athletic Trainer
Latara King	Graduate Assistant
Lindsay Biggs	Director of Recruiting

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Players

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

Florida State has sent ten players to the WNBA Draft.^[3]

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.

Season	Coach	Site	Opponent	Result	Overall Record
1981-1982	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Amarillo Civic Center	Oregon State	FSU 60, Oregon State 76	28-10
Total National Women's Invitation Tournament Championship Game Appearances	1

Conference Tournament Championships

Conference Affiliations

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

Season	Conference	Coach	Opponent	PF	PA
1990-1991	Metro	Marynell Meadors	South Carolina	54	53
Total Conference Tournament Titles	1

Conference Regular Season Championships

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall	Conference
1990-1991	Metro	Marynell Meadors	25-7	12–2
2008-2009	ACC	Sue Semrau	26–8	12-2
2009-2010	ACC	Sue Semrau	29–6	12–2
Total Conference Titles	3

Records and results

Year-by-year results

National Champions	Conference Tournament Champions	Conference Regular Season Champions	NCAA Tournament	NIT Tournament

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, C = Conference

Season	Coach	Conference	W	L	CW	CL	Notes
1970–71	Barbara Hollingsworth	Independent	–	–	–	–
1971–72	Linda Warren	Independent	–	–	–	–
1972–73	Eddie Cubbon	Independent	11	5	–	–
1973–74	Joel Thirer	Independent	9	6	–	–
1974–75	Millie Usher	Independent	15	16	–	–
1975–76	Millie Usher	Independent	12	12	–	–
1976–77	Dianne Murphy	Independent	11	12	–	–
1977–78	Dianne Murphy	Independent	8	9	–	–	FAIA State Tournament
1978–79	Dianne Murphy	Independent	18	14	–	–
1979–80	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Independent	13	22	–	–	AIAW Region Tournament
1980–81	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	14	15	1	3	FAIA State Tournament
1981–82	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	28	10	2	3	NWIT Runner-Up
1982–83	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	24	6	5	1	NCAA First Round
1983–84	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	13	18	2	9
1984–85	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	7	21	2	9
1985–86	Jan Dykehouse-Allen	Metro	12	16	3	8
1986–87	Marynell Meadors	Metro	9	19	5	7
1987–88	Marynell Meadors	Metro	9	18	4	8
1988–89	Marynell Meadors	Metro	16	11	7	5
1989–90	Marynell Meadors	Metro	21	9	11	3	NCAA First Round
1990–91	Marynell Meadors	Metro	25	7	12	2	NCAA Second Round
1991–92	Marynell Meadors	ACC	17	11	8	8
1992–93	Marynell Meadors	ACC	13	14	6	10
1993–94	Marynell Meadors	ACC	6	21	3	13
1994–95	Marynell Meadors	ACC	8	22	3	13
1995–96	Marynell Meadors	ACC	8	20	2	14
1996–97	Chris Gobrecht	ACC	5	22	0	16
1997–98	Sue Semrau	ACC	9	18	5	11
1998–99	Sue Semrau	ACC	7	20	2	14
1999–00	Sue Semrau	ACC	12	17	4	12
2000–01	Sue Semrau	ACC	19	12	9	7	NCAA Second Round
2001–02	Sue Semrau	ACC	13	15	4	12
2002–03	Sue Semrau	ACC	17	13	8	8	WNIT Semifinals
2003–04	Sue Semrau	ACC	15	15	7	9	WNIT Semifinals
2004–05	Sue Semrau	ACC	24	8	9	5	NCAA Second Round
2005–06	Sue Semrau	ACC	20	10	10	4	NCAA Second Round
2006–07	Sue Semrau	ACC	0*	10	10	4	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2007–08	Sue Semrau	ACC	13*	14	7	7	NCAA Second Round
2008–09	Sue Semrau	ACC	26	8	12	2	NCAA Second Round
2009–10	Sue Semrau	ACC	29	6	12	2	NCAA Elite Eight
2010–11	Sue Semrau	ACC	24	8	11	3	NCAA Second Round
2011-12	Sue Semrau	ACC	14	17	6	10
2012-13	Sue Semrau	ACC	23	10	11	7	NCAA Second Round
2013-14	Sue Semrau	ACC	21	12	7	9	NCAA Second Round
2014-15	Sue Semrau	ACC	32	5	14	2	NCAA Elite Eight
2015-16	Sue Semrau	ACC	25	8	13	3	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Total:	722	579	244	272
Win Percentage:	.555	.473

*Wins vacated as part of the academic scandal

Record vs. rivals

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Florida	32	43	.427	Lost 1	1974
Miami	39	13	.750	Lost 1	1975
Clemson	26	24	.520	Won 14	1980
Totals	96	80	.545

All-time record vs. ACC teams

Opponent	Won	Lost	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Boston College	13	1	.929	Won 7	2006
Clemson	26	24	.520	Won 14	1980
Duke	10	36	.217	Won 2	1992
Georgia Tech	24	20	.545	Won 2	1975
Louisville	14	13	.519	Lost 1	1978
Miami	39	13	.750	Lost 1	1975
North Carolina	11	33	.250	Won 1	1982
NC State	15	27	.357	Won 2	1992
Notre Dame	0	5	.000	Lost 5	2014
Pittsburgh	3	0	1.000	Won 3	2014
Syracuse	2	1	.667	Lost 1	2014
Virginia	16	34	.320	Won 3	1990
Virginia Tech	25	10	.714	Won 4	1979
Wake Forest	25	17	.595	Won 2	1992
Totals	223	234	.488

Polls

Florida State has ended their basketball season ranked eight times in either the AP or Coaches Poll. Top-10 finishes are colored ██

Year	Record	AP Poll	Coaches
2000-2001	19-12		25
2006-2007	24-10		19
2008-2009	26-8	12	18
2009-2010	29-6	11	9
2010-2011	24-8	15	20

Year	Record	AP Poll	Coaches
2012-2013	23-10	25	24
2014-2015	32-5	7	7
2015-2016	25–8	17	12

Florida State has been ranked in the AP Poll a total of 114 times with a sixth-place ranking being the best the team has ever received.^[4]

Post-season

Florida State has appeared in the postseason eighteen times.

NCAA Tournament

The Seminoles have appeared in fifteen NCAA Tournaments with a 19-14 record.

Year	Result
1983	First Round
1972	First Round
1991	Second Round
2001	Second Round
2005	Second Round
2006	Second Round
2007	Quarterfinals
2008	Second Round
2009	Second Round
2010	Semifinals
2011	Second Round
2013	Second Round
2014	Second Round
2015	Semifinals
2016	Quarterfinals

NCAA Tournament seeding

Years →	'83	'90	'91	'01	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'13	'14	'15	'16
Seeds →	5	10	5	7	6	6	10	11	3	3	3	8	10	2	5

NWIT

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

Year	Result
1982	Runner-Up

WNIT

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

Year	Result
2003	Semifinals
2004	Semifinals

ACC Tournament

The ACC Women's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

Florida State has a record of 10-24 at the ACC Tournament.

Year	Seed	Result
1992	#5	First Round
1993	#7	First Round
1994	#9	First Round
1995	#9	First Round
1996	#9	Quarterfinals
1997	#9	First Round
1998	#7	First Round
1999	#9	First Round
2000	#8	Quarterfinals
2001	#4	Semifinals
2002	#9	First Round
2003	#4	First Round
2004	#5	First Round
2005	#4	First Round
2006	#4	First Round
2007	#5	Quarterfinals
2008	#6	Quarterfinals
2009	#2	Semifinals
2010	#2	First Round
2011	#3	First Round
2012	#8	First Round
2013	#4	Semifinals
2014	#9	Quarterfinals
2015	#2	Finals
2016	#4	Quarterfinals

Awards

ACC Defensive Player of the Year

Christian Hunnicutt (2011)

Sixth Player of the Year

Shakayla Thomas (2015, 2016)

ACC Coach of the Year

Sue Semrau (2001, 2005, 2009, 2015)

AP Coach of the Year

Sue Semrau (2015)

All-Americans

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

Home court

Donald L. Tucker Center

The Donald L. Tucker Center, home of the Seminoles.

The Seminoles play all of their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center. It is an 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m²) multi-purpose facility which has hosted over 25 years worth of Seminole games.^[5]

References

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Bibliography

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

External links

Seminoles.com – Official website of the Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team.

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