2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
Paradise Jam Reef Division Champions
NCAA tournament (3 Seed), Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 10
Record	28–7 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach	Sue Semrau (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Lance White; Brooke Wyckoff; Danielle Atkinson;
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Sue Semrau (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Lance White (Texas Tech)
Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State)
Danielle Atkinson (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-17

Depth chart

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

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Schedule

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.

^[4]
^Denotes the largest crowd in program history

Awards

Naismith Coach of the Year Award semifinalist^[5]

Sue Semrau

Watchlists

Naismith Trophy^[6]^[7]

Leticia Romero

Shakayla Thomas

Wade Trophy^[6]

Leticia Romero

Shakayla Thomas

Wooden Award^[8]

Leticia Romero

Honors

Yearly awards
Player	Award	Ref.
Chatrice White	ACC Sixth Player of the Year	^[9]
Shakayla Thomas	ACC Player of the Year	^[10]
Lance White	Assistant coach of the Year	^[11]

All-ACC

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

^[12]^[13]

All-Americans

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

^[15]^[16]

WNBA draft

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

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

External links

Official Team Website

[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.

[Award-5] "Semrau Named Coach of the Year Semifinalist". March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.

[Watchlist-6] "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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