2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–11 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Ferrara
  • Morgan Toles
  • Desma Thomas Bateast
  • Adam Surguine
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 4 NC State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 7   .816
No. 20 Syracuse 13 – 5   .722 24 – 8   .750
No. 11 Notre Dame † 13 – 5   .722 28 – 7   .800
Louisville 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Florida State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
No. 17 Duke 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 19 – 12   .613
Georgia Tech 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515
Virginia 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 19   .424
Wake Forest 2 – 16   .111 7 – 25   .219
Pittsburgh 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who previously served as interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season. The Seminoles played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The Seminoles started the season ranked eighteenth in the country and won their first five games to start the season. This five game stretch included a win over eleventh-ranked Tennessee and a rivalry win over Florida. Their first loss of the season came in the Ball Dawgs Classic to fourth-ranked Stanford. The Seminoles also lost their ACC–SEC Challenge game to Arkansas and their only other non-conference loss came against second-ranked UCLA. They finished the non-conference season 9–3. They started off their ACC regular season schedule with winning five of their first six games, with the only loss being at third-ranked NC State in overtime. The Seminoles were ranked as highly as number fifteen in the nation before going on a three-game losing skid. They followed that with winning six of their next seven games, with the only loss being in double overtime to twelfth-ranked Notre Dame. They would split the last two games of the regular season, losing to twenty-second-ranked Louisville and defeating Clemson in the final game of the season.

The Seminoles finished the season 23–11 overall and 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the second round and third seed Syracuse in the quarterfinals before losing to second seed NC State in the semifinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament, marking the eleventh consecutive year the team has qualified for the tournament. As the ninth seed in the Portland 4 were defeated by eighth seed Alabama in the first round to end their season.

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The Seminoles finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the second round where they were upset by twelfth seed Wake Forest. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, marking the tenth consecutive year the team has qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Seattle 4 Region, they lost to ten seed Georgia to end their season. A contributing factor to their postseason losses was the absence of Ta'Niya Latson who lead the team and the ACC in scoring during the regular season and won ACC Freshman of the Year.[1][2]

Off-season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jazmine Massengill 1 G 6'0" Graduate Student Chattanooga, TN Graduated
Taylor O'Brien 11 G 5'9" Graduate Student Lafayette Hill, PA Graduated
Erin Howard 23 F 6'1" Redshirt Senior Madison, WI Graduated
Valencia Myers 32 F 6'3" Senior Solon, OH Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Alexis Tucker 2 G 5'11" Graduate student Hawthorne, CA UC Santa Barbara[3]
Sakyia White 22 F 6'1" Junior Tuscaloosa, AL Jones College[4]
Amaya Bonner 24 G 6'0" Sophomore Fremont, CA California[5]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

Source:[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lucia Navarro
F 		Valencia, Spain NB Paterna 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Carla Viegas
G 		Málaga, Spain CAB Estepona 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Avery Treadwell
F 		Knoxville, TN Bearden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Ta'Niya Latson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So American Heritage Miami, FL
G 1 Brianna Turnage 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Westlake Atlanta, GA
G 2 Alexis Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Junípero Serra
UC Santa Barbara 		Hawthorne, CA
G 3 O'Mariah Gordon 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Braden River Bradenton, FL
G 4 Sara Bejedi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Arizona State Helsinki, Finland
F 5 Mariana Valenzuela 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Montverde Academy Mazatlán, Mexico
F 11 Lucia Navarro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr NB Paterna Valencia, Spain
G 13 Carla Viegas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr CAB Estepona Málaga, Spain
F 21 Makayla Timpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Early County Edison, GA
F 22 Sakyia White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Central
Jones College 		Tuscaloosa, AL
G 24 Amaya Bonner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Santa Cruz
California 		Fremont, CA
F 32 Avery Treadwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Bearden Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Source:[7]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 18 Flagler W 124–50  –
 Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
November 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		No. 18 Clayton State W 97–52  –
 Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 18 Charleston Southern W 99–63  1–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,930)
Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 18 No. 11 Tennessee W 92–91  2–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,898)
Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 12 at Florida
Rivalry 		W 79–75  3–0
 O'Connell Center (1,518)
Gainesville, FL
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 South Alabama W 80–45  4–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,889)
Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 13 vs. Northwestern
Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals 		W 90–52  5–0
 Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
9:30 p.m., FloSports 		No. 13 vs. No. 4 Stanford
Ball Dawgs Classic championship 		L 88–100  5–1
 Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 Arkansas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 58–71  5–2
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,216)
Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Kent State W 76–49  6–2
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,237)
Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		No. 20 Jacksonville W 99–73  7–2
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,169)
Tallahassee, FL
December 10, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. No. 2 UCLA
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase 		L 78–95  7–3
 Mohegan Sun Arena (8,428)
Uncasville, CT
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 22 at Drexel W 76–56  8–3
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (476)
Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 21 Alabama State W 110–45  9–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,244)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
December 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 Georgia Tech W 95–80  10–3
(1–0) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (1,613)
Tallahassee, FL
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 Wake Forest W 73–61  11–3
(2–0) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (1,407)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 at No. 3 NC State L 80–88 OT 11–4
(2–1) 		Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 22 at Clemson W 78–72  12–4
(3–1) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (1,136)
Clemson, SC
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 21 No. 20 North Carolina W 70–62  13–4
(4–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (1,946)
Tallahassee, FL
January 14, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 21 No. 11 Virginia Tech W 89–81  14–4
(5–1) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,044)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 at Syracuse L 73–79  14–5
(5–2) 		JMA Wireless Dome (2,533)
Syracuse, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Virginia L 87–91  14–6
(5–3) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,081)
Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 23 at Duke L 46–88  14–7
(5–4) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779)
Durham, NC
January 28, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 23 at Georgia Tech W 78–67  15–7
(6–4) 		McCamish Pavilion (2,147)
Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2024
11:00 a.m., The CW 		Miami (FL)
Rivalry 		W 75–68  16–7
(7–4) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,277)
Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh W 76–60  17–7
(8–4) 		Peterson Events Center (1,124)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 Notre Dame L 92–94 2OT 17–8
(8–5) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,643)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Wake Forest W 71–63  18–8
(9–5) 		LJVM Coliseum (736)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Miami (FL) W 75–68  19–8
(10–5) 		Watsco Center (3,584)
Coral Gables, FL
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 84–71  20–8
(11–5) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (1,744)
Tallahassee, FL
February 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 22 Louisville L 55–70  20–9
(11–6) 		KFC Yum! Center (7,932)
Louisville, KY
March 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson W 82–79 OT 21–9
(12–6) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,445)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC women's tournament
March 7, 2024
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		(6) vs. (14) Wake Forest
Second Round 		W 70–53  22–9
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 20 Syracuse
Quarterfinals 		W 78–65  23–9
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)
Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., ACCN 		(6) vs. (2) No. 10 NC State
Semifinals 		L 43–69  23–10
 Greensboro Coliseum (10,488)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(9 P4) vs. (8 P4) Alabama
First round 		L 74–82  23–11
 Moody Center (7,487)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP18121315202221т2222211523RVRV——RV—RVRV—
Coaches221313152022222222201824RVRVRVRV—————

Awards[edit]

Watchlists[edit]

Award Player
Wade Trophy Ta'Niya Latson
Wooden Award Ta'Niya Latson[8][9]
Naismith Trophy Ta'Niya Latson[10]
Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Ta'Niya Latson[11]
Preseason All-ACC Ta'Niya Latson
Makayla Timpson

Honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kassim, Ehsan (March 2, 2023). "Florida State women's basketball: Ta'Niya Latson to miss ACC second-round Game vs. Wake Forest". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Voepel, Michael (March 16, 2023). "Florida State top scorer Ta'Niya Latson to miss NCAA tourney". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Florida State women's basketball adds graduate transfer guard Alexis Tucker". FSU Sports Information. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sakyia White commits to Florida State University". US Basket. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Curtis, Jake (April 22, 2023). "Cal Women's Basketball Transfer Amaya Bonner Signs With Florida State". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023–24 Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Stone, Stephen (January 10, 2024). "Latson Selected to Wooden Award Midseason 25". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Stone, Stephen (January 30, 2024). "Latson Back on Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  10. ^ Stone, Stephen (February 13, 2024). "Latson Selected to Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
  11. ^ Stone, Stephen (January 23, 2024). "Latson Named Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award Top 10 Finalist". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Latson Earns Two Big Weekly Honors". Florida State Athletic Department. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Stone, Stephen (March 5, 2024). "Latson, Timpson Earn All-ACC Honors". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  15. ^ Stone, Stephen (March 20, 2024). "Latson Earns Second Associated Press All-America Honor". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  16. ^ Stone, Stephen (March 26, 2024). "Latson Named WBCA Region Finalist". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  18. ^ Stone, Stephen (January 15, 2024). "Bejedi Racks Up Player of the Week Awards". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
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