2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2017–18 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 twenty-first year, and play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
2017–18 record26–7 (12–4 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2017–18 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Louisville *†151 .938  363  .923
No. 5 Notre Dame151 .938  353  .921
No. 11 Florida State124 .750  267  .788
No. 21 NC State115 .688  269  .743
No. 20 Duke115 .688  249  .727
Syracuse106 .625  229  .710
Miami (FL)106 .625  2111  .656
Virginia106 .625  1914  .576
Virginia Tech610 .375  2314  .622
Georgia Tech610 .375  2014  .588
Wake Forest511 .313  1417  .452
North Carolina412 .250  1516  .484
Pittsburgh214 .125  1020  .333
Boston College214 .125  723  .233
Clemson115 .063  1119  .367
2018 ACC Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of 31 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida State finished the season 26–7, 12–4 in ACC play, to finish in third place. The Seminoles advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Little Rock in the first round before getting upset by Buffalo in the second round. Shakayla Thomas and Imani Wright went on to be selected in the WNBA Draft.[1]

Previous season

For the 2016–17 season, the Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, reaching twenty wins faster than any other FSU team. Leticia Romero, Brittany Brown, Ivey Slaughter, and Kai James were among the senior class with the most wins in program history.[2] Romero and James went on to be selected in the 2017 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

2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 3 Sayawni Lassiter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Dorchester, MA
G 4 A. J. Alix 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Houston, TX
F 11 Iho López 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Blanes, Spain
G 12 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Bolingbrook, IL
G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Fort Valley, GA
F 15 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Meriden, CT
F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Sylacauga, AL
C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Grünberg, Germany
G 31 Savannah Wilkinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr London, England
G 32 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Hooks, TX
C 50 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Shelby, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2018

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 18 18 17 13 13 13 12 13 13 11 13 12 8 10 12 12 9 11 11 11 Not released 
Coaches 14 14 14^ 11 11 10 10 13 13 12 12 11 8 11 12 12 9 11 11 14 13

^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll. The pre-season ranking is used for comparison.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–Conference Regular season
November 10*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 18 North Florida W 109–51  1–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,637)
Tallahassee, FL
November 12*
4:30 p.m.
No. 18 at Jacksonville State W 75–51  2–0
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,191)
Jacksonville, AL
November 17*
7:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Florida W 84–54  3–0
O'Connell Center (2,989)
Gainesville, FL
November 19*
5:00 p.m.
No. 17 at Grambling State W 96–53  4–0
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (661)
Grambling, LA
November 24*
4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 Sacred Heart W 101–52  5–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,233)
Tallahassee, FL
November 26*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 Samford W 87–62  6–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,502)
Tallahassee, FL
November 29*
8:00 p.m., BTN
No. 13 at Iowa
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 94–93  7–0
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,202)
Iowa City, IA
December 3*
2:00 p.m.
No. 13 at James Madison W 79–63  8–0
JMU Convocation Center (2,092)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 Stetson W 84–39  9–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,403)
Tallahassee, FL
December 10*
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 Arizona State W 77–66  10–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,671)
Tallahassee, FL
December 17*
12:30 p.m.
No. 12 at No. 8 Texas L 72–87  10–1
Frank Erwin Center (4,202)
Austin, TX
December 21*
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 at Creighton W 92–82  11–1
D. J. Sokol Arena (760)
Omaha, NE
December 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 Jacksonville W 82–50  12–1
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,900)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Regular season
December 31
2:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 13 North Carolina W 102–65  13–1
(1–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,219)
Tallahassee, FL
January 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Clemson W 69–47  14–1
(2–0)
Littlejohn Coliseum (589)
Clemson, SC
January 7
1:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Syracuse L 69–76  14–2
(2–1)
Carrier Dome (1,803)
Syracuse, NY
January 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 13 Miami (FL) W 105–67  15–2
(3–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,281)
Tallahassee, FL
January 14
2:30 p.m.
No. 13 Virginia Tech W 107–62  16–2
(4–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,983)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 at Wake Forest W 81–79 OT 17–2
(5–1)
LJVM Coliseum (379)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 21
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 12 at No. 2 Louisville W 50–49  18–2
(6–1)
KFC Yum! Center (14,248)
Louisville, KY
January 28
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 No. 2 Notre Dame L 69–100  18–3
(6–2)
Donald L. Tucker Center (9,498)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 10 at NC State L 56–65  18–4
(6–3)
Reynolds Coliseum (2,253)
Raleigh, NC
February 4
1:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 66–59  19–4
(7–3)
Petersen Events Center (1,755)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 8
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 Virginia W 77–62  20–4
(8–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,843)
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
4:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 12 at Miami (FL) W 91–71  21–4
(9–3)
BankUnited Center (2,527)
Coral Gables, FL
February 15
4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 12 Clemson W 91–43  22–4
(10–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,102)
Tallahassee, FL
February 19
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 20 Duke L 66–79  22–5
(10–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,127)
Durham, NC
February 22
7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
No. 9 Boston College W 67–39  23–5
(11–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,090)
Tallahassee, FL
February 25
1:00 p.m.
No. 9 Georgia Tech W 64–61  24–5
(12–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,357)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 2
8:00 p.m., ACCN Extra
(3) No. 11 vs. (6) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals
W 73–69  25–5
Greensboro Coliseum (4,316)
Greensboro, NC
March 3
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(3) No. 11 vs. (2) No. 5 Notre Dame
Semifinals
L 80–90  25–6
Greensboro Coliseum (6,160)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 17*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
(3 A) No. 11 (14 A) Little Rock
First Round
W 91–49  26–6
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
March 19*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(3 A) No. 11 (11 A) Buffalo
Second Round
L 65–86  26–7
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,119)
Tallahassee, FL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region

[4].
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Two Noles Selected in WNBA Draft". Seminoles.com. April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. "Senior Class Goes for Wins Record at B.C." Seminoles.com. February 1, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. "Two Noles Picked in WNBA Draft". Seminoles.com. April 13, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. "2017–18 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics.
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