2024–25 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who previously served as interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season. The Seminoles play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

2024–25 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 19
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Ferrara (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Morgan Toles (5th season)
  • Desma Thomas Bateast (2nd season)
  • Adam Surguine (5th season)
  • Abigail Yuan (1st season)
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 0   0 0  
California 0 0   0 0  
Clemson 0 0   0 0  
No. 11 Duke 0 0   0 0  
No. 19 Florida State 0 0   0 0  
Georgia Tech 0 0   0 0  
No. 17 Louisville 0 0   0 0  
Miami (FL) 0 0   0 0  
No. 9 NC State 0 0   0 0  
No. 15 North Carolina 0 0   0 0  
No. 6 Notre Dame 0 0   0 0  
Pittsburgh 0 0   0 0  
SMU 0 0   0 0  
Stanford 0 0   0 0  
Syracuse 0 0   0 0  
Virginia 0 0   0 0  
Virginia Tech 0 0   0 0  
Wake Forest 0 0   0 0  
2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Alexis Tucker 2 G 5'11" Graduate student Hawthorne, CA Graduated
Sara Bejedi 4 G 5'7" Graduate student Helsinki, Finland Graduated
Lucia Navarro 11 F 6'0" Freshman Valencia, Spain Transferred to Oregon State[1]
Sakyia White 22 F 6'1" Junior Tuscaloosa, AL Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe[2]

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Raiane Dias Dos Santos 4 G 5'9"   Freshman São Paulo, Brazil Gulf Coast State[3]
Morelia Chavez 8 F 6'1" Junior Morelia, Mexico Eastern Arizona[4]
Sydney Bowles 11 G 6'0" Junior Lithonia, GA Texas A&M[5]
Malea Williams 22 F 6'4" Graduate student Georgetown, KY Cincinnati[6]

2024 recruiting class

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The Seminoles did not have any incoming freshman in the 2024 class.[7]

Roster

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2024–25 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) Jr American Heritage Miami, FL
G 1 Brianna Turnage 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Westlake Atlanta, GA
G 3 O'Mariah Gordon 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Braden River Bradenton, FL
G 4 Raiane Dias Dos Santos 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Gulf Coast State São Paulo, Brazil
F 5 Mariana Valenzuela 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Montverde Academy Mazatlán, Mexico
F 8 Morelia Chavez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr C.N.A.R.
Eastern Arizona
Morelia, Mexico
G 11 Sydney Bowles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Woodward Academy
Texas A&M
Lithonia, GA
G 13 Carla Viegas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So CAB Estepona Málaga, Spain
F 21 Makayla Timpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Early County Edison, GA
F 22 Malea Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Scott County
Cincinnati
Georgetown, KY
G 24 Amaya Bonner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Santa Cruz
California
Fremont, CA
F 32 Avery Treadwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bearden Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 21, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 23, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 Tampa W 91–46 
 26  Latson   11  Timpson   4  Gordon  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
October 30, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 19 West Florida W 93–70 
 28  Timpson   13  Timpson   3  Latson  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
No. 19 North Florida       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 19 at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida A&M       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 14, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Samford       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina Central       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
Florida
Rivalry
      Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2024*
9:00 p.m.
vs. Texas Tech
Paradise Jam
      Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 29, 2024*
6:30 p.m.
vs. Missouri State
Paradise Jam
      Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 30, 2024*
9:00 p.m.
vs. Gonzaga
Paradise Jam
      Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2024*
7:15 p.m., SECN
at Tennessee
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
December 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., ACCN
SMU       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
December 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Drexel       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
December 19, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Jacksonville       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Tech       Casell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Syracuse       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 9, 2025
10:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Stanford       Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 12, 2025
5:00 p.m., ACCNX
at California       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Clemson       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 19, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL)       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 26, 2025
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at North Carolina       Carmichael Arena 
Chapel Hill, NC
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., The CW
NC State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 16, 2025
TBA, The CW
at Miami (FL)       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Pittsburgh       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Notre Dame       Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
March 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Duke       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
ACC women's tournament
TBA
TBA, ACCN/ESPN
vs. TBD       Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[8]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
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AP19
Coaches19

Awards

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Watchlists

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Player Watchlist Ref.
Ta'Niya Latson Naismith Trophy [9]
Makayla Timpson Naismith Trophy
Katrina McClain Award
[10][11]

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ Gehrett, Les (April 29, 2024). "OSU women's basketball: Beavers add transfer Lucia Navarro". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Florida State Transfer Sakyia White Joins ULM Women's Basketball". ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana-Monroe Athletics. April 13, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Ferrante, Bob (April 22, 2024). "FSU women's hoops adds transfer Raiane Dias Dos Santos". floridastate.rivals.com. Rivals. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Stone, Stephen (May 23, 2024). "Women's Basketball Adds Third Offseason Transfer". seminoles.com. Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  5. ^ FSU sports information (May 25, 2024). "FSU women's basketball adds Texas A&M transfer Sydney Bowles to 2024-25 roster". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Stone, Stephen (April 26, 2024). "Women's Hoops Signs Impact Forward". seminoles.com. Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024–25 Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  9. ^ "Latson, Timpson Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Latson, Timpson Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "Timpson Named to Katrina McClain Top 20". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Latson, Timpson Named Preseason All-ACC". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "Latson, Timpson Named Preseason All-ACC". Florida State University Athletic Department. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.