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
Depth chart
Honors Naismith Trophy Watchlist Adut Bulgak Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist Sue Semrau Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist Sue Semrau Pat Summitt Trophy Finalist Sue Semrau
All-ACC Three players were chosen as all-conference selections: 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 Adut Bulgak Leticia Romero
Rankings
+ Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received Votes + Regular season PollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 17 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 7 Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 19 17 9 8 7 9 8 6 7 7 7
Schedule In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| ACC Women's Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
Awards ESPNW National Player of the Week Adut Bulgak ESPNW Coach of the Year Sue Semrau Associated Press National Coach of the Year Sue Semrau WBCA Coach of the Year Sue Semrau
Conference ACC Player of the Week Adut Bulgak ACC Sixth Player of the Year Shakayla Thomas ACC Coach of the Year 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.
References
External links
Media Almanac