2020–21 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team explained

Sport:Women's Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Florida State Seminoles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:10–9
Conf Record:9–7
Head Coach:Brooke Wyckoff (interim)
Asst Coach2:Joy McCorvey
Asst Coach3:Morgan Toles
Stadium:Donald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:first round

The 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Florida State competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles 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.

Brooke Wyckoff served as the interim head coach for the season as Sue Semrau took the season off to care for her mother.[1]

The Seminoles finished the season 10–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the Quarterfinals. The Seminoles went on to make the NCAA tournament for the eighth consecutive season.[2] As the nine seed in the HemisFair Regional the lost to Oregon State in the First Round.

Previous season

For the 2019–20 season, the Seminoles finished 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.[3] Senior Forward Kiah Gillespie went on to be selected in the third round of the 2020 WNBA draft.[4]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Nicki Ekhomu 12 G 5'9" Senior Graduated
Nausia Woolfolk 13 G 6'0" Senior Graduated
Kiah Gillespie 15 F 6'2" Senior Graduated
London Clarkson 34 F 6'2" Freshman Transferred to Virginia

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Bianca Jackson 0 G 5'11" Junior South Carolina
Sara Bejedi 5 G 5'7" Sophomore Arizona State
Erin Howard 14 F 6'1" Junior Auburn
Tiana England 23 G 5'7" Senior St. John's

Recruiting Class

Florida State did not have any incoming freshman commits.[5]

Schedule and results

Source:[6]

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Rankings

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Honors

All-ACC

[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FSU's Sue Semrau taking season-long leave to care for ailing mother. ESPN.com. ESPN. Graham. Hayes. September 8, 2020. December 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL EARNS EIGHTH STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCE. Seminoles. Florida State Athletics. March 15, 2021. March 16, 2021.
  3. Web site: Florida State Athletics Announces Suspension Of Spring Sports. Florida State University. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: Gillespie Selected by Chicago Sky. Florida State University. April 17, 2020. April 18, 2020.
  5. Web site: Florida State Seminoles. espn.com. ESPN. December 1, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule. Florida State Athletics. December 1, 2020.
  7. Web site: Wyckoff Named ESPNW Coach of the Week. Florida State University Department of Athletics. February 22, 2021. February 24, 2021.
  8. Web site: Morgan Jones Named to ACC First Team and All-Defensive Team. Florida State University Department of Athletics. March 2, 2021. March 3, 2021.