2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
Record24–8 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Louisville 16 – 2   .889 28 – 4   .875
No. 8 NC State† 14 – 4   .778 28 – 4   .875
Duke 12 – 6   .667 18 – 12   .600
No. 18 Florida State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 8   .750
Virginia Tech 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700
Boston College 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Georgia Tech 10 – 8   .556 20 – 11   .645
Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433
Notre Dame 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Miami (FL) 7 – 11   .389 15 – 15   .500
North Carolina 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Clemson 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
Pittsburgh 1 – 17   .056 5 – 26   .161
† 2020 ACC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2019–20 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-third 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.

The Seminoles finished the season with a record of 24–8, 11–7 in the ACC, finishing in fourth place. Florida State reached the finals of the ACC tournament, finishing as runner-up. The NCAA tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.[1] Senior Forward Kiah Gillespie went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[2]

Previous season

For the 2018–19 season, the Seminoles finished with a record of 24–9, 10–6 in the ACC, to finish in sixth place. Florida State was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament by NC State. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a five-seed, their seventh consecutive tournament appearance, and were defeated in the second round of the tournament by South Carolina.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

Source:[3]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
River Baldwin
C 		Andalusia, Alabama Pleasant Home 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Sammie Puisis
G 		Mason, Ohio William Mason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
London Clarkson
F 		Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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

2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
C 1 River Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Andalusia, AL
G 2 Sammie Puisis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Mason, OH
G 3 Sayawni Lassiter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Dorchester, MA
G 4 Amaya Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Albuquerque, NM
G 10 Kourtney Webber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So New Orleans, LA
G 12 Nicole Ekhomu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bolingbrook, IL
G 13 Nausia Woolfolk 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Fort Valley, GA
F 15 Kiah Gillespie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Meriden, CT
G 24 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Jonesboro, GA
G 31 Savannah Wilkinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr London, England
F 32 Valencia Myers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Solon, OH
G 33 Izabella Nicoletti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr São Paulo, Brazil
G 34 London Clarkson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Pflugerville, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2019

Rankings

Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP12121212T888881113141417141719221819
Coaches131313108888111314141418141822232020

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 Charleston Southern W 88–36[5]  1–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,472)
Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2019*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 12 at LSU W 70–62[6]  2–0
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (647)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 Jacksonville W 75–41[7]  3–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,718)
Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 Samford W 88–59[8]  4–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,445)
Tallahassee, FL
November 23, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 12 at UIC W 86–42[9]  5–0
 Credit Union 1 Arena (593)
Chicago, IL
November 26, 2019*
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 12 at Florida W 66–55[10]  6–0
 O'Connell Center (1,469)
Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2019*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 12 vs. No. 6 Texas A&M
Maggie Dixon Classic 		W 80–58[11]  7–0
 Schollmaier Arena (2,207)
Fort Worth, TX
December 5, 2019*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 No. 19 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 78–68[12]  8–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (3,258)
Tallahassee, FL
December 8, 2019
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 8 at Clemson W 81–64[13]  9–0
(1–0) 		Littlejohn Coliseum (1,052)
Clemson, SC
December 15, 2019*
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 St. John's W 74–70[14]  10–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,563)
Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2019*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 8 North Florida W 70–41[15]  11–0
 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,367)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22, 2019*
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 vs. No. 24 Michigan
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase 		W 79–69[16]  12–0
 Mohegan Sun Arena (7,238)
Uncasville, CT
December 29, 2019
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 8 Virginia Tech W 86–62[17]  13–0
(2–0) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,969)
Tallahassee, FL
January 2, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 at Syracuse L 89–90 OT[18] 13–1
(2–1) 		Carrier Dome (1,489)
Syracuse, NY
January 5, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 8 at No. 23 Miami (FL) W 73–62[19]  14–1
(3–1) 		Watsco Center (1,984)
Coral Gables, FL
January 9, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 11 Georgia Tech L 52–67[20]  14–2
(3–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,663)
Tallahassee, FL
January 12, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 11 North Carolina W 78–64[21]  15–2
(4–2) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,803)
Tallahassee, FL
January 16, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 at No. 9 NC State L 51–68[22]  15–3
(4–3) 		Reynolds Coliseum (4,112)
Raleigh, NC
January 23, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 at Wake Forest W 70–65[23]  16–3
(5–3) 		LJVM Coliseum (688)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 26, 2020
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Miami (FL) W 79–61[24]  17–3
(6–3) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (4,569)
Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 Boston College L 56–65[25]  17–4
(6–4) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,679)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2020
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 14 at Pittsburgh W 66–41[26]  18–4
(7–4) 		Peterson Events Center (2,142)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 6, 2020
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 at No. 5 Louisville W 67–59[27]  19–4
(8–4) 		KFC Yum! Center (8,314)
Louisville, KY
February 9, 2020
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 Virginia W 63–55[28]  20–4
(9–4) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (3,221)
Tallahassee, FL
February 16, 2020
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 at Duke L 64–66[29]  20–5
(9–5) 		Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,303)
Durham, NC
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 17 Wake Forest W 78–67[30]  21–5
(10–5) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,771)
Tallahassee, FL
February 23, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 17 at Georgia Tech L 62–65[31]  21–6
(10–6) 		McCamish Pavilion (1,787)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN 		No. 19 Clemson W 81–54[32]  22–6
(11–6) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (2,836)
Tallahassee, FL
March 1, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 19 Notre Dame L 67–70[33]  22–7
(11–7) 		Donald L. Tucker Center (4,360)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2020
11:00 a.m., RSN 		(4) No. 22 vs. (13) Wake Forest
Quarterfinals 		W 76–47[34]  23–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (10,030)
Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(4) No. 22 vs. (1) No. 4 Louisville
Semifinals 		W 62–60[35]  24–7
 Greensboro Coliseum (6,751)
Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(4) No. 22 vs. (2) No. 10 NC State
Final 		L 66–71[36]  24–8
 Greensboro Coliseum (7,324)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Honors

All-ACC

[39]

  • First Team
    • Nicki Ekhomu
    • Kiah Gillespie

All-Americans

[40][41][42]

  • Nicki Ekhomu
  • Kiah Gillespie

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