2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
NCAA tournament (2 Seed), Elite Eight
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record32–5 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 36 3   .923
No. 7 Florida State 14 2   .875 32 5   .865
No. 8 Louisville 12 4   .750 27 7   .794
No. 16 Duke 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Syracuse 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 15 North Carolina 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Pittsburgh 9 7   .563 20 12   .625
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Virginia 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Boston College 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Wake Forest 2 14   .125 13 20   .394
Virginia Tech 1 15   .063 12 20   .375
Clemson 1 15   .063 9 21   .300
2015 ACC tournament winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by eighteenth year head coach Sue Semrau and played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Florida State finished the regular season with a record of 27–3 (14–2 in ACC play), finishing in second place, both school records. They appeared in the finals of the ACC Tournament for the first time, losing to Notre Dame in the championship game and finishing as conference runner-up. The Seminoles were selected to play in the NCAA tournament and received the highest seed in school history. They ended the season in the semifinals after compiling a 32–5 record, setting the school record for most wins in a season and matching their furthest run in the tournament.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2013–14 season 21–12, 7–9 in ACC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. They were invited to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Stanford.

Roster

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Northwestern Lake Mary, FL
C 2 Adut Bulgak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Archbishop O'Leary
Trinity Valley CC
Edmonton, AB, Canada
G 3 Emiah Bingley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lee's Summit West
Iowa State
Kansas City, MO
G 10 Leticia Romero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So I.E.S. Joaquín Artiles
Kansas State
Las Palmas, Spain
G 11 Chania Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Alexandria, VA
G 12 Brittany Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Choctawhatchee Fort Walton Beach, FL
G 15 Maegan Conwright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Timberview
Kentucky
Arlington, TX
G/F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sylacauga Sylacauga, AL
F 23 Ivey Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Tattnall Square Academy Macon, GA
G 24 Shakena Richardson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Neptune
Rutgers
Neptune, NJ
C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Grunberg Grünberg, Germany
F 32 Lauren Coleman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Parkview Lawrenceville, GA
F 34 Gabby Bevillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Oconee Bishop, GA
C 42 Kai James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Dwyer West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-02

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Adut Bulgak Kai James Ama Degbeon
PF Ivey Slaughter Shakayla Thomas
SF Emiah Bingley Lauren Coleman
SG Leticia Romero Morgan Jones Shakena Richardson
PG Brittany Brown Emiah Bingley Chania Ray

Honors

Adut Bulgak
Sue Semrau
  • Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist[3]
Sue Semrau
  • Pat Summitt Trophy Finalist[4]
Sue Semrau

All-ACC

Three players were chosen as all-conference selections:[5][6]

  • First Team
    • Adut Bulgak
  • Second Team
    • Leticia Romero
  • Freshman Team
    • Shakayla Thomas

Shakayla Thomas and Leticia Romero were named to the All-ACC Tournament team. Adut Bulgak and Leticia Romero were named to the Greensboro Regional All-Tournament team.

All-Americans

  • Honorable Mention[7]
    • Adut Bulgak
    • Leticia Romero

Rankings

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Schedule

In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.[8]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9*
2:00 p.m.
Faulkner W 89–27  0–0
 15  Bulgak[9]   16  Bulgak[9]   4  Conwright[9]  Donald L. Tucker Center (-)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 14*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UAB W 92–62  1–0
 19  Conwright[10]   9  Slaughter, Bulgak[10]   5  Richardson[10]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,687)
Tallahassee, FL
November 18*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman W 103–34  2–0
 18  Bulgak[11]   13  Bulgak[11]   8  Richardson[11]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,157)
Tallahassee, FL
November 21*
6:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Illinois
North Texas Tournament
W 91–55  3–0
 21  Bulgak[12]   7  Bulgak, James[12]   6  Richardson[12]  UNT Coliseum (355)
Dallas, TX
November 23*
1:00 p.m.
vs. UMass
North Texas Tournament
W 74–46  4–0
 13  Bulgak[13]   11  Bulgak[13]   3  Conwright[13]  UNT Coliseum (573)
Dallas, TX
November 27*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Washington
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
L 68–80  4–1
 14  Thomas[14]   10  Thomas[14]   3  Conwright, Richardson[14]  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
November 28*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Furman
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 94–63  5–1
 18  Bulgak[15]   10  Bulgak[15]   6  Brown[15]  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Hartford
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 69–59  6–1
 16  Bulgak[16]   7  Bulgak, Brown[16]   4  Brown, Conwright[16]  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650)
Cancún, Mexico
December 3*
7:00 p.m.
at Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
W 67–64 OT 7–1
 20  Jones[17]   12  Bulgak[17]   4  Conwright[17]  Mackey Arena (5,725)
West Lafayette, IN
December 7*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Florida W 77–51  8–1
 18  Slaughter[18]   12  Bulgak[18]   5  Richardson[18]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,008)
Tallahassee, FL
December 14*
2:00 p.m.
at Temple W 66–62  9–1
 16  Slaughter[19]   12  Slaughter[19]   5  Conwright[19]  McGonigle Hall (816)
Philadelphia, PA
December 16*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
North Florida W 79–58  10–1
 26  Bulgak[20]   11  Bulgak[20]   4  Brown[20]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,229)
Tallahassee, FL
December 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Savannah State W 97–51  11–1
 19  Thomas[21]   14  Bulgak[21]   5  Bingley[21]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,170)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22*
8:00 p.m.
at Tulane W 65–54  12–1
 21  Slaughter[22]   11  Brown[22]   5  Conwright[22]  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,000)
New Orleans, LA
December 29*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Jacksonville W 73–46  13–1
 15  Jones[23]   10  Bulgak[23]   6  Romero[23]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,438)
Tallahassee, FL
January 2
7:00 p.m.
at No. 4 Notre Dame L 68–74  13–2 (0–1)
 18  Thomas[24]   8  Bulgak[24]   3  Conwright, Jones, Romero[24]  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
South Bend, IN
January 8
7:00 p.m.
at Clemson W 85–52  14–2 (1–1)
 20  Conwright[25]   12  Slaughter[25]   4  Conwright, Richardson, Romero[25]  Littlejohn Coliseum (557)
Clemson, SC
January 11
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 13 Duke W 74–58  15–2 (2–1)
 18  Bulgak[26]   18  Bulgak[26]   5  Conwright, Jones[26]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,536)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 20 Pittsburgh W 58–43  16–2 (3–1)
 19  Romero[27]   10  Thomas[27]   3  Romero, Conwright[27]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,259)
Tallahassee, FL
January 18
2:00 p.m.
No. 20 at Virginia Tech W 59–44  17–2 (4–1)
 19  Thomas[28]   7  Thomas, Brown, James[28]   3  Conwright, Jones, Brown[28]  Cassell Coliseum (1,971)
Blacksburg, VA
January 22
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 17 No. 4 Louisville W 68–63  18–2 (5–1)
 17  Conwright[29]   10  Thomas[29]   5  Romero[29]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,847)
Tallahassee, FL
January 25
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 17 Wake Forest W 110–80  19–2 (6–1)
 16  Jones[30]   10  Bulgak[30]   9  Romero[30]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,779)
Tallahassee, FL
January 30
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 9 at Georgia Tech W 82–62  20–2 (7–1)
 15  Bingley[31]   13  Slaughter[31]   8  Romero[31]  McCamish Pavilion (1,166)
Atlanta, GA
February 2
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9 No. 25 Syracuse W 62–52  21–2 (8–1)
 22  Slaughter[32]   16  Bulgak[32]   6  Romero[32]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,758)
Tallahassee, FL
February 8
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9 Miami (FL) W 80–60  22–2 (9–1)
 19  Bulgak[33]   16  Bulgak[33]   5  Romero[33]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,435)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12
7:00 p.m., RSN
No. 7 at No. 17 North Carolina L 63–71  22–3 (9–2)
 15  Slaughter[34]   13  Bulgak[34]   7  Romero[34]  Carmichael Arena (3,211)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 15
1:00 p.m.
No. 7 at Virginia W 65–56  23–3 (10–2)
 14  Slaughter, Bulgak[35]   9  Bulgak[35]   9  Romero[35]  John Paul Jones Arena (4,042)
Charlottesville, VA
February 19
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9 Clemson W 81–38  24–3 (11–2)
 13  Slaughter[36]   12  Slaughter[36]   4  Richardson[36]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,819)
Tallahassee, FL
February 22
1:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Boston College W 86–68  25–3 (12–2)
 19  Bulgak, Romero[37]   11  Romero[37]   11  Romero[37]  Conte Forum (912)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
No. 9 NC State W 72–52  26–3 (13–2)
 13  Thomas[38]   12  Brown[38]   7  Richardson[38]  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,048)
Tallahassee, FL
March 1
3:00 p.m., RSN
No. 9 at Miami (FL) W 69–55  27–3 (14–2)
 17  Conwright[39]   12  Romero[39]   6  Romero[39]  BankUnited Center (2,077)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(2) No. 7 vs. (14) Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 82–43  28–3
 17  Thomas[40]   7  James[40]   5  Jones[40]  Greensboro Coliseum (4,019)
Greensboro, NC
March 7
2:30 p.m., ESPNU
(2) No. 7 (2) vs. (3) No. 10 (3) Louisville
Semifinals
W 66–51  29–3
 17  Slaughter[41]   6  Bulgak[41]   6  Romero[41]  Greensboro Coliseum (7,108)
Greensboro, NC
March 8
1:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) No. 7 vs. (1) No. 2 Notre Dame
Championship
L 58–71  29–4
 14  Conwright[42]   7  Bulgak[42]   6  Conwright[42]  Greensboro Coliseum (6,874)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21*
1:45 p.m., ESPN2
(2 G) No. 7 (15 G) Alabama State
First round
W 91–49  30–4
 17  Thomas[43]   8  Romero[43]   10  Romero[43]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,536)
Tallahassee, FL
March 23*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2 G) No. 7 (2) (7 G) No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
Second round
W 65–47  31–4
 12  Thomas[44]   13  Bulgak[44]   6  Romero[44]  Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772)
Tallahassee, FL
March 27*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2 G) No. 7 vs. (3 G) No. 9 (3) Arizona State
Sweet Sixteen
W 66–65  32–4
 21  Romero[45]   7  Bulgak[45]   4  Romero[45]  Greensboro Coliseum (6,286)
Greensboro, NC
March 29*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
(2 G) No. 7 vs. (1 G) No. 3 South Carolina
Elite Eight
L 74–80  32–5
 13  Romero[46]   7  Slaughter, Romero[46]   4  Slaughter, Romero[46]  Greensboro Coliseum (6,364)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[47]

Awards

  • ESPNW National Player of the Week
  • ESPNW Coach of the Year
  • Associated Press National Coach of the Year
  • WBCA Coach of the Year

Conference

  • ACC Player of the Week
  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year
    • Shakayla Thomas
  • ACC Coach of the Year[54][55]
    • Sue Semrau

Media

All Seminoles games will air on the Seminole IMG Sports Network. WQTL will be the new home of Seminoles women's basketball thanks to a new contract with Red Hills Broadcasting.[56]

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