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
2016–17 record28–7 (13–3 ACC)
Head coachSue Semrau (20th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2016–17 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†15–1 .938  33–4  .892
No. 9 Duke13–3 .813  28–6  .824
No. 10 Florida State13–3 .813  28–7  .800
No. 13 Louisville12–4 .750  29–8  .784
No. 17 NC State12–4 .750  23–9  .719
No. 21 Syracuse11–5 .688  22–11  .667
No. 16 Miami (FL)10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Virginia7–9 .438  20–13  .606
Wake Forest6–10 .375  16–16  .500
Georgia Tech5–11 .313  22–14  .611
Virginia Tech4–12 .250  20–14  .588
Pittsburgh4–12 .250  13–17  .433
Clemson3–13 .188  15–16  .484
North Carolina3–13 .188  15–16  .484
Boston College2–14 .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 A'Tyanna Gaulden 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrAmericus Sumter Edmonton, AB, Canada
G 10 Leticia Romero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrI.E.S. Joaquín Artiles
Kansas State		 Las Palmas, Spain
F 11 María Conde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCB Estudiantes Madrid, Spain
G 12 Brittany Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrChoctawhatchee Fort Walton Beach, FL
G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrPeach County Fort Valley, GA
F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrSylacauga Sylacauga, AL
F 23 Ivey Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTattnall Square Academy Macon, GA
G 24 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrJoliet Catholic Academy Bolingbrook, IL
C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrGrunberg Grünberg, Germany
G 32 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrLiberty-Eylau
Baylor		 Hooks, TX
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrJefferson Davis Montgomery, AL
C 42 Kai James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrDwyer West Palm Beach, FL
C 50 Chatrice White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrShelby
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
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
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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
Sue Semrau

Watchlists
Leticia Romero
Shakayla Thomas
Leticia Romero
Shakayla Thomas
  • Wooden Award[8]
Leticia Romero

Honors

All-ACC
Name Selection
Leticia RomeroFirst Team/Second Team
Shakayla ThomasFirst Team
Brittany BrownDefensive Team

[12][13]

All-Americans
Name Selection
Leticia RomeroAssociated Press Honorable Mention
WBCA Honorable Mention
Senior CLASS First Team[14]
Shakayla ThomasAssociated 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.

RoundPick (Overall)NameTeam
2nd4 (16)Leticia RomeroConnecticut Sun
3rd10 (34)Kai JamesNew York Liberty

References
  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 2016-03-13.
  5. "Semrau Named Coach of the Year Semifinalist". March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  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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