2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Coachrank:20
Aprank:18
Record:24–8
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Sue Semrau
Hc Year:23rd
Asst Coach1:Brooke Wyckoff
Asst Coach2:Joy McCorvey
Asst Coach3:JC Carter
Stadium:Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)

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]

Rankings

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Schedule and results

Source:[4]

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Honors

All-ACC

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All-Americans

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports. Florida State University. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: Gillespie Selected by Chicago Sky. Florida State University. April 17, 2020. April 18, 2020.
  3. Web site: Florida State Seminoles. espn.com. ESPN. November 19, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019–20 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule. Florida State Athletics. March 19, 2019.
  5. Web site: Woolfolk Named ACC Player Of The Week. Florida State University Department of Athletics. November 18, 2019. November 18, 2019.
  6. Web site: Gillespie Named Top Five Finalist for McClain Award. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 12, 2020. March 14, 2020.
  7. Web site: Two Noles Named to All-ACC First Team. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 2, 2020. March 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: Gillespie Named AP All-American. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 19, 2020. March 21, 2020.
  9. Web site: Gillespie Named USBWA All-American. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 23, 2020. March 25, 2020.
  10. Web site: Two Noles Named All-Americans. Florida State University Department of Athletics. April 2, 2020. April 4, 2020.