2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's 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-second 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.

2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 25
2018–19 record24–9 (10–6 ACC)
Head coachSue Semrau (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Notre Dame†14–2 .875  35–4  .897
No. 5 Louisville14–2 .875  32–4  .889
No. 10 NC State12–4 .750  28–6  .824
No. 19 Miami (FL)12–4 .750  25–9  .735
No. 12 Syracuse11–5 .688  25–9  .735
No. 25 Florida State10–6 .625  24–9  .727
Clemson9–7 .563  20–13  .606
North Carolina8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Georgia Tech7–9 .438  17–13  .567
Virginia Tech6–10 .375  22–12  .647
Duke6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Virginia5–11 .313  12–19  .387
Boston College3–13 .188  14–16  .467
Pittsburgh2–14 .125  11–20  .355
Wake Forest1–15 .063  10–20  .333
† 2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

The Seminoles finished the season with a record of 24–9, going 10–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. Florida State reached the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a fifth-seed, their seventh consecutive tournament appearance, where they reached the second round.

Previous season

For the 2017–18 season, the Seminoles finished with a record of 26–7, 12–4 in the ACC, to finish in third place. Florida State was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament by Notre Dame. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a three-seed, their sixth consecutive tournament appearance, and were upset in the second round of the tournament by Buffalo.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Izabela Nicoletti
G		 São Paulo, Brazil Neuse Christian Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 98
Kourtney Weber
G		 New Orleans, LA Ursuline Academy 2 ft 10 in (0.86 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Valencia Myers
F		 Solon, OH Solon High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Morgan Jones
G		 Jonesboro, GA Our Lady of Mercy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Amaya Brown
G		 Albuquerque, NM Cibola 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 91
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
    2018–19 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
    G 3 Sayawni Lassiter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Dorchester, MA
    G 4 Amaya Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Albuquerque, NM
    G 10 Kourtney Webber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr New Orleans, LA
    F 11 Iho López 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Blanes, Spain
    G 12 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bolingbrook, IL
    G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Fort Valley, GA
    F 15 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Meriden, CT
    G 24 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Jonesboro, GA
    G 31 Savannah Wilkinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So London, England
    F 32 Valencia Myers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Solon, OH
    G 33 Izabella Nicoletti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr São Paulo, Brazil
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 15, 2018

    Rankings
    Main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 Final 
    AP RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV 22 24 24 21 22 22 22-T 25 Not released 
    Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 18 21 19 21 19 19 20 21 21 22 23

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 28, 2018*
    2:00 PM    		 Flagler W 101–49[2]  –
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    Non–Conference Regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    11:00 AM, ACCN Extra    		 Troy W 103–67[3]  1–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,895)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 9, 2018*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 North Florida W 74–53[4]  2–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,191)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 11, 2018*
    3:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Florida
    Rivalry    		 W 63–56[5]  3–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,994)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 15, 2018*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Jacksonville W 79–46[6]  4–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,367)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 18, 2018*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 LSU L 45–58[7]  4–1
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,002)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 23, 2018*
    3:00 PM, FloHoops    		 vs. Eastern Kentucky
    Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division semifinal    		 W 62–45[8]  5–1
    		 Gateway Christian Academy 
    Bimini, Bahamas
    November 24, 2018*
    6:45 PM, FloHoops    		 vs. No. 12 Iowa
    Junkanoo Jam Bimini Division championship    		 W 71–67[9]  6–1
    		 Gateway Christian Academy 
    Bimini, Bahamas
    November 29, 2018*
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Penn State
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 87–58[10]  7–1
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,501)
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 5, 2018*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 at Mercer W 57–56[11]  8–1
    		 Hawkins Arena (1,072)
    Macon, GA
    December 9, 2018*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3    		 at St. John's W 57–53[12]  9–1
    		 Carnesecca Arena (893)
    Queens, New York
    December 16, 2018*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Creighton W 71–52[13]  10–1
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,501)
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 20, 2018*
    8:00 PM, ESPN3    		 at Milwaukee W 87–62[14]  11–1
    		 Klotsche Center (766)
    Milwaukee, WI
    December 29, 2018*
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Georgia State W 79–43[15]  12–1
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,578)
    Tallahassee, FL
    ACC Regular season
    January 3, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Virginia W 63–61[16]  13–1
    (1–0)    		 John Paul Jones Arena (2,376)
    Charlottesville, VA
    January 6, 2019
    1:00 PM, RSN    		 at North Carolina W 64–63[17]  14–1
    (2–0)    		 Carmichael Arena (2,497)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    January 13, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 22 Clemson L 45–57[18]  14–2
    (2–1)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,317)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 17, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 at Boston College W 91–71[19]  15–2
    (3–1)    		 Conte Forum (935)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    January 20, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 Duke W 66–62[20]  16–2
    (4–1)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,636)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 24, 2019
    7:00 PM, RSN    		 No. 22 No. 4 Louisville L 49–68[21]  16–3
    (4–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,446)
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 27, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 22 at Virginia Tech W 56–54[22]  17–3
    (5–2)    		 Cassell Coliseum (1,915)
    Blacksburg, VA
    January 31, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Miami (FL)
    Rivalry    		 W 62–58[23]  18–3
    (6–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,570)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 3, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 Wake Forest W 85–61[24]  19–3
    (7–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,114)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 7, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 24 No. 9 NC State W 75–70[25]  20–3
    (8–2)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,734)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 10, 2019
    12:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 24 at No. 4 Notre Dame L 70–97[26]  20–4
    (8–3)    		 Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,950)
    South Bend, IN
    February 14, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 21 at Clemson L 68–73[27]  20–5
    (8–4)    		 Littlejohn Coliseum (658)
    Clemson, SC
    February 17, 2019
    2:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 21 Pittsburgh W 78–46[28]  21–5
    (9–4)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,134)
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 24, 2019
    12:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 22 at No. 14 Miami (FL)
    Rivalry    		 L 54–64[29]  21–6
    (9–5)    		 Watsco Center (2,339)
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 28, 2019
    7:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 22 No. 17 Syracuse L 88–94[30]  21–7
    (9–6)    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,732)
    Tallahassee, FL
    March 3, 2019
    1:00 PM, ACCN Extra    		 No. 22 at Georgia Tech W 64–55[31]  22–7
    (10–6)    		 McCamish Pavilion (1,567)
    Atlanta, GA
    ACC Women's Tournament
    March 7, 2019
    8:00 PM, ACCRSN    		 (6) No. 22 vs. (11) Duke
    Second Round    		 W 51–41[32]  23–7
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (4,024)
    Greensboro, NC
    March 8, 2019
    8:00 PM, ACCRSN    		 (6) No. 22 vs. (3) No. 9 NC State
    Quarterfinals    		 L 62–69[33]  23–8
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,646)
    Greensboro, NC
    NCAA Women's Tournament
    March 22, 2019*
    4:00 PM, ESPN2    		 (5 G) No. 25 vs. (12 G) Bucknell
    Round of 64    		 W 70–67[34]  24–8
    		 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,750)
    Charlotte, NC
    March 24, 2019*
    2:00 PM, ESPN2    		 (5 G) No. 25 vs. (4 G) No. 15 South Carolina
    Round of 32    		 L 64–72[35]  24–9
    		 Dale F. Halton Arena (2,030)
    Charlotte, NC

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

    [36].
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Awards
    • All-ACC[37]
      • First Team
    Kiah Gillespie
      • Freshman Team
    Valencia Myers

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