2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles are led by head coach Sue Semrau, in her twentieth year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division Champions
NCAA tournament (3 Seed), Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 10
Record28–7 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 33 4   .892
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 10 Florida State 13 3   .813 28 7   .800
No. 13 Louisville 12 4   .750 29 8   .784
No. 17 NC State 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
No. 21 Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 16 Miami (FL) 10 6   .625 24 9   .727
Virginia 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Wake Forest 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Virginia Tech 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
Pittsburgh 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
Clemson 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
North Carolina 3 13   .188 15 16   .484
Boston College 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2017 ACC tournament winner
As of March 29, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Florida State finished the previous season with a 25–8 record. The Seminoles reached the sweet sixteen of the NCAA tournament and center Adut Bulgak went on to be drafted in the first round of the WNBA draft. Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish third in the ACC while Leticia Romero and Shakayla Thomas were named to the preseason All-ACC team.[1]

The Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, reaching twenty wins faster than any other FSU team. The seniors - Leticia Romero, Brittany Brown, Ivey Slaughter, and Kai James - became the winningest class in program history.[2] Leticia Romero and Kai James went on to be selected in the WNBA draft.[3]

Florida State finished second in the ACC but was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a three-seed, their fifth consecutive tournament appearance, reaching the Elite Eight for just the third time in school history.

Roster

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2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 A'Tyanna Gaulden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Americus Sumter Edmonton, AB, Canada
G 10 Leticia Romero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr I.E.S. Joaquín Artiles
Kansas State
Las Palmas, Spain
F 11 María Conde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So CB Estudiantes Madrid, Spain
G 12 Brittany Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Choctawhatchee Fort Walton Beach, FL
G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Peach County Fort Valley, GA
F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Sylacauga Sylacauga, AL
F 23 Ivey Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Tattnall Square Academy Macon, GA
G 24 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Joliet Catholic Academy Bolingbrook, IL
C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Grunberg Grünberg, Germany
G 32 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Liberty-Eylau
Baylor
Hooks, TX
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Jefferson Davis Montgomery, AL
C 42 Kai James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Dwyer West Palm Beach, FL
C 50 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Shelby
Illinois
Shelby, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-17

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Leticia Romero Maria Conde A'Tyanna Gaulden
PF Shakayla Thomas Chatrice White Kai James
SF Ivey Slaughter Ama Degbeon
SG Imani Wright Nausia Woolfolk
PG Brittany Brown Nicole Ekhomu

Rankings

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Final
AP 12 12 10 8 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 5 T4 T8 8 10 10 N/A
Coaches 12 12 9 8 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 5 4 7 11 12 13 13 7
Legend
  Increase in ranking
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  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6*
2:00 p.m.
No. 12 St. Francis (Illinois) W 91–38 
 20  Thomas   8  Brown   5  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 11*
12:30 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 Jacksonville State W 73–62  1–0
 16  Thomas   9  Tied   6  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,859)
Tallahassee, FL
November 14*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 12 No. 3 Connecticut
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 76–78  1–1
 25  Wright   10  Brown   7  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,753)
Tallahassee, FL
November 17*
6:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 Jacksonville W 90–47  2–1
 20  Thomas   7  Slaughter   6  Romero  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,519)
Tallahassee, FL
November 20*
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 James Madison W 84–64  3–1
 17  Thomas   8  Brown   6  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,030)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
5:45 p.m.
No. 10 vs. Winthrop
Paradise Jam tournament (Reef Division)
W 98–35  4–1
 17  Romero   5  Romero   8  Gaulsen  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25*
5:45 p.m.
No. 10 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga
Paradise Jam Tournament (Reef Division)
W 87–69  5–1
 25  Romero   7  Thomas   7  Brown  Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 26*
8:00 p.m.
No. 10 vs. Michigan
Paradise Jam Tournament (Reef Division)
W 76–62  6–1
 19  Tied   11  Thomas   7  Brown  Sports and Fitness Center (2,962)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30*
7:00 p.m., BTN
No. 8 at Minnesota
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 75–61  7–1
 16  Ekhomu   10  Slaughter   5  Romero  Williams Arena (2,213)
Minneapolis, MN
December 4*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 8 Western Carolina W 90–41  8–1
 18  Thomas   9  James   5  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,037)
Tallahassee, FL
December 8*
6:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 No. 23 Florida W 83–58  9–1
 21  Romero   10  Slaughter   7  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,390)
Tallahassee, FL
December 10*
3:00 p.m.
No. 7 at UAB W 93–47  10–1
 17  Brown   6  Tied   6  Romero  Bartow Arena (457)
Birmingham, AL
December 19*
6:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 North Florida W 95–39  11–1
 22  Romero   7  James   8  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,947)
Tallahassee, FL
December 21*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 7 at Mercer W 83–40  12–1
 17  Romero   11  Slaughter   5  Brown  Hawkins Arena (3,227)
Macon, GA
December 29
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 at No. 11 Miami (FL) W 81–66  13–1 (1–0)
 19  Tied   11  Thomas   6  Romero  Watsco Center (1,780)
Coral Gables, FL
January 2
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 6 NC State L 61–70  13–2 (1–1)
 20  Romero   12  Slaughter   3  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,059)
Tallahassee, FL
January 5
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 6 at North Carolina W 90–77  14–2 (2–1)
 22  Wright   11  White   10  Brown  Carmichael Arena (1,528)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 8
3:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 6 No. 13 Duke W 69–45  15–2 (3–1)
 22  Thomas   8  Thomas   6  Romero  Donald L. Tucker Center (6,687^)
Tallahassee, FL
January 12
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 No. 9 Louisville W 72–65  16–2 (4–1)
 24  Thomas   11  Brown   7  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,092)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 at Clemson W 86–27  17–2 (5–1)
 13  Degbeon   7  James   3  Ekhomu  Littlejohn Coliseum (832)
Clemson, SC
January 19
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 7 Syracuse W 77–58  18–2 (6–1)
 17  Thomas   9  Brown   8  Romero  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,716)
Tallahassee, FL
January 22
12:00 p.m., FSN
No. 7 at No. 17 Virginia Tech W 82–54  19–2 (7–1)
 18  Romero   7  Tied   5  Romero  Cassell Coliseum (2,092)
Blacksburg, VA
January 26
7:00 p.m., FSN
No. 6 at Georgia Tech W 69–63  20–2 (8–1)
 17  Thomas   6  Tied   3  Tied  Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,017)
Atlanta, GA
February 2
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 6 at Boston College W 85–53  21–2 (9–1)
 20  Thomas   11  White   7  Romero  Conte Forum (802)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 6
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 5 No. 16 Miami (FL) W 80–71  22–2 (10–1)
 19  Tied   14  White   6  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,571)
Tallahassee, FL
February 9
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 5 Wake Forest W 102–60  23–2 (11–1)
 23  Thomas   10  Brown   7  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,906)
Tallahassee, FL
February 13*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 No. 8 Texas L 88–92 2OT 23–3
 23  Thomas   11  Thomas   4  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,621)
Tallahassee, FL
February 16
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 4 at Virginia L 51–60  23–4 (11–2)
 12  Slaughter   9  Slaughter   3  Romero  John Paul Jones Arena (3,161)
Charlottesville, VA
February 18
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 4 Clemson W 80–47  24–4 (12–2)
 14  Tied   11  White   6  Romero  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,576)
Tallahassee, FL
February 23
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 79–48  25–4 (13–2)
 13  Tied   7  Tied   5  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,595)
Tallahassee, FL
February 26
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 5 Notre Dame L 61–79  25–5 (13–3)
 16  Brown   6  Brown   3  Brown  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
ACC Women's tournament
March 3
6:00 p.m., RSN/ACCN
(2) No. 8 vs. (7) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals
L 54–56  25–6
 14  Romero   9  Tied   5  Romero  HTC Center (3,600)
Conway, SC
NCAA Women's tournament
March 17*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3 S) No. 10 (14 S) Western Illinois
First round
W 87–66  26–6
 23  Thomas   14  Tied   6  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,147)
Tallahassee, FL
March 19*
7:10 p.m., ESPN2
(3 S) No. 10 (6 S) No. 25 Missouri
Second round
W 77–55  27–6
 20  Thomas   11  Thomas   8  Brown  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,084)
Tallahassee, FL
March 25*
6:30 p.m., ESPN
(3 S) No. 10 vs. (2 S) No. 8 Oregon State
Sweet Sixteen
W 66–53  28–6
 18  Romero   11  Thomas   4  Brown  Stockton Arena (4,500)
Stockton, CA
March 27*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
(3 S) No. 10 vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Elite Eight
L 64–71  28–7
 16  Romero   10  Slaughter   6  Romero  Stockton Arena (3,134)
Stockton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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^Denotes the largest crowd in program history

Awards

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Sue Semrau

Watchlists

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Leticia Romero
Shakayla Thomas
Leticia Romero
Shakayla Thomas
Leticia Romero

Honors

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All-ACC

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Name Selection
Leticia Romero First Team/Second Team
Shakayla Thomas First Team
Brittany Brown Defensive Team

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All-Americans

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Name Selection
Leticia Romero Associated Press Honorable Mention
WBCA Honorable Mention
Senior CLASS First Team[14]
Shakayla Thomas Associated Press Honorable Mention
WBCA Honorable Mention

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WNBA draft

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Two players were selected in the 2017 WNBA draft, marking the third time in school history that multiple players were selected.

Round Pick (Overall) Name Team
2nd 4 (16) Leticia Romero Connecticut Sun
3rd 10 (34) Kai James New York Liberty

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Hoops Picked Third in ACC". Seminoles.com. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ^ "Senior Class Goes for Wins Record at B.C." Seminoles.com. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ^ "Two Noles Picked in WNBA Draft". Seminoles.com. April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Semrau Named Coach of the Year Semifinalist". March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Two Noles on National Watch Lists". Seminoles.com. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "Two Noles Make Naismith Top 30". Seminoles.com. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Romero Named to Wooden Award Midseason 25". Seminoles.com. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "White Named ACC Sixth Player of the Year". Seminoles.com. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Thomas Named ACC Player of the Year". Seminoles.com. March 6, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  11. ^ "White Named Assistant Coach of the Year". Seminoles.com. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  12. ^ "Thomas, Romero Named to All-ACC First Team". Seminoles.com. February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  13. ^ "ACC Coaches Tab Florida State's Thomas as Player Of The Year". Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  14. ^ "Romero Selected as First Team All-American". Seminoles.com. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Romero, Thomas Earn AP All-America Honors". Seminoles.com. March 27, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  16. ^ "Romero, Thomas Honored Again". Seminoles.com. April 2, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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