The 2024–25 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who previously served as interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season. The Seminoles played their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
The Seminoles started off the season ranked nineteenth in the AP poll, but quickly fell out of the rankings after a second game of the season loss to Illinois. Despite going on a seven game winning streak, from November 11 to November 30, the Seminoles did not re-enter the rankings. This run included a win against rival Florida and three straight wins in the Paradise Jam - Reef Division. The Seminoles won the championship with a 95–54 defeat of Gonzaga in the final. After returning from the Virgin Islands, Florida State lost in the ACC–SEC Challenge, 79–77 at Tennessee to end their winning streak. The Seminoles went on a five game winning streak after the Tennessee loss, which included their first three ACC games. The Seminoles were particularly dominant in a 105–74 win on the road at Virginia Tech. The winning streak ended with a trip to face ACC newcomers Stanford and twenty-fourth ranked California. The Seminoles lost both games in California. The team bounced back to go on a six-game winning streak and re-enter the rankings. After an 86–84 upset of thirteenth ranked North Carolina, the Seminoles were ranked twenty-fifth. They ascended to twenty-second before losing to fourteenth ranked NC State and Louisville. Those losses saw them fall out of the rankings before they re-entered at number twenty-four after defeating rival Miami, Pittsburgh, and twentieth ranked Georgia Tech. The Seminoles finished the season with an 86–81 defeat of third-ranked Notre Dame and a 71–57 loss to sixteenth ranked Duke.
The Seminoles finished the regular season 23–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they lost to fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament and were the six-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated eleven-seed George Mason in the First Round before losing to three-seed and tenth ranked LSU 101–71 to end their season. They finished with an overall record of 24–9. Their 24 wins were the most in Brooke Wyckoff's tenure. Additionally, Ta'Niya Latson was the nation's leading scorer during the season. Makayla Timpson would go on to be drafted in the second round of the WNBA draft.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the season 23–11 overall and 12–6 in ACC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the sixth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated fourteenth seed Wake Forest in the second round and third seed Syracuse in the quarterfinals before losing to second seed NC State in the semifinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament, marking the eleventh consecutive year the team has qualified for the tournament. As the ninth seed in the Portland 4 were defeated by eighth seed Alabama in the first round to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures 2 G 5'11" Hawthorne, CA Graduated 4 G 5'7" Helsinki, Finland Graduated 11 F 6'0" Valencia, Spain Transferred to Oregon State 22 F 6'1" Tuscaloosa, AL Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers 4 G 5'9" São Paulo, Brazil Gulf Coast State 8 F 6'1" Morelia, Mexico Eastern Arizona 11 G 6'0" Lithonia, GA Texas A&M 22 F 6'4" Georgetown, KY Cincinnati
2024 recruiting class The Seminoles did not have any incoming freshman in the 2024 class.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
Awards
Watchlists Ta'Niya Latson Naismith TrophyWooden AwardWade TrophyUSBWA Player of the Year Makayla Timpson Naismith TrophyKatrina McClain AwardNaismith Defensive Player of the Year
Honors
Honors Ta'Niya Latson Pre-season All-ACC TeamACC Co-Player of the Week (Week Four)Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Week Four)ACC Player of the Week (Week Five)ACC Player of the Week (Week Nine)Associated Press Player of the Week (Week Nine)Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Week Nine)ACC Player of the Week (Week Eleven)Associated Press Player of the Week (Week Eleven)ACC Player of the Week (Week Twelve)Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Week Twelve)2024 Paradise Jam Tournament MVPNaismith Mid-Season TeamAll-ACC First TeamAssociated Press Second Team All-AmericanUSBWA Second Team All-AmericanJohn Wooden All-AmericanWBCA All-America Honorable MentionAnn Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year finalistNaismith Player of the Year semifinalistWooden Award semifinalist Makayla Timpson Pre-season All-ACC TeamACC Co-Player of the Week (Week Two)ACC Player of the Week (Week Seventeen)2024 Paradise Jam All-Tournament TeamAll-ACC First TeamAll-ACC Defensive TeamACC All-Tournament Second TeamAssociated Press All-American Honorable Mention>WBCA All-America Honorable MentionKatrina McClain Power Forward of the Year finalistNaismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist O'Mariah Gordon All-ACC First Team
WNBA draft Round Pick (Overall) Name Team 2nd 19 Makayla Timpson Indiana Fever
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