2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represented Florida State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . They were led by third-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 the season ranked eighteenth in the country and won their first five games to start the season. This five game stretch included a win over eleventh-ranked Tennessee and a rivalry win over Florida . Their first loss of the season came in the Ball Dawgs Classic to fourth-ranked Stanford . The Seminoles also lost their ACC–SEC Challenge game to Arkansas and their only other non-conference loss came against second-ranked UCLA . They finished the non-conference season 9–3. They started off their ACC regular season schedule with winning five of their first six games, with the only loss being at third-ranked NC State in overtime. The Seminoles were ranked as highly as number fifteen in the nation before going on a three-game losing skid. They followed that with winning six of their next seven games, with the only loss being in double overtime to twelfth-ranked Notre Dame . They would split the last two games of the regular season, losing to twenty-second-ranked Louisville and defeating Clemson in the final game of the 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.
Previous season
The Seminoles finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play , to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament , they earned a bye into the second round where they were upset by twelfth seed Wake Forest . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament , marking the tenth consecutive year the team has qualified for the tournament. As the seventh seed in the Seattle 4 Region , they lost to ten seed Georgia to end their season. A contributing factor to their postseason losses was the absence of Ta'Niya Latson who lead the team and the ACC in scoring during the regular season and won ACC Freshman of the Year.[ 1] [ 2]
Off-season
Departures
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Jazmine Massengill
1
G
6'0"
Graduate Student
Chattanooga, TN
Graduated
Taylor O'Brien
11
G
5'9"
Graduate Student
Lafayette Hill, PA
Graduated
Erin Howard
23
F
6'1"
Senior
Madison, WI
Graduated
Valencia Myers
32
F
6'3"
Senior
Solon, OH
Graduated
Incoming transfers
2023 recruiting class
Source:[ 6]
Roster
2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
00
Ta'Niya Latson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
American Heritage
Miami, FL
G
1
Brianna Turnage
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Westlake
Atlanta, GA
G
2
Alexis Tucker
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
GS
Junípero Serra UC Santa Barbara
Hawthorne, CA
G
3
O'Mariah Gordon
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr
Braden River
Bradenton, FL
G
4
Sara Bejedi
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
GS
Arizona State
Helsinki, Finland
F
5
Mariana Valenzuela
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Montverde Academy
Mazatlán, Mexico
F
11
Lucia Navarro
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
NB Paterna
Valencia, Spain
G
13
Carla Viegas
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
CAB Estepona
Málaga, Spain
F
21
Makayla Timpson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Early County
Edison, GA
F
22
Sakyia White
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Central Jones College
Tuscaloosa, AL
G
24
Amaya Bonner
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Santa Cruz California
Fremont, CA
F
32
Avery Treadwell
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Bearden
Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 30, 2023
Schedule and results
Source:[ 7]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2023 *6:00 p.m.
No. 18
Flagler
W 124–50
–
Donald L. Tucker Center (–)Tallahassee, FL
November 1, 2023 *6:00 p.m.
No. 18
Clayton State
W 97–52
–
Donald L. Tucker Center (–)Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18
Charleston Southern
W 99–63
1–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,930)Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 18
No. 11 Tennessee
W 92–91
2–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,898)Tallahassee, FL
November 17, 2023 *4:00 p.m., SECN+
No. 12
at Florida Rivalry
W 79–75
3–0
O'Connell Center (1,518)Gainesville, FL
November 19, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12
South Alabama
W 80–45
4–0
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,889)Tallahassee, FL
November 22, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloSports
No. 13
vs. Northwestern Ball Dawgs Classic semifinals
W 90–52
5–0
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023 *9:30 p.m., FloSports
No. 13
vs. No. 4 Stanford Ball Dawgs Classic championship
L 88–100
5–1
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 30, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15
Arkansas ACC–SEC Challenge
L 58–71
5–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,216)Tallahassee, FL
December 3, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15
Kent State
W 76–49
6–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,237)Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 2023 *11:00 a.m., ACCNX
No. 20
Jacksonville
W 99–73
7–2
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,169)Tallahassee, FL
December 10, 2023 *12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20
vs. No. 2 UCLA Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
L 78–95
7–3
Mohegan Sun Arena (8,428)Uncasville, CT
December 17, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 22
at Drexel
W 76–56
8–3
Daskalakis Athletic Center (476)Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21
Alabama State
W 110–45
9–3
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,244)Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
December 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
Georgia Tech
W 95–80
10–3 (1–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,613)Tallahassee, FL
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
Wake Forest
W 73–61
11–3 (2–0)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,407)Tallahassee, FL
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
at No. 3 NC State
L 80–88 OT
11–4 (2–1)
Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)Raleigh, NC
January 7, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 22
at Clemson
W 78–72
12–4 (3–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,136)Clemson, SC
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21
No. 20 North Carolina
W 70–62
13–4 (4–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,946)Tallahassee, FL
January 14, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 21
No. 11 Virginia Tech
W 89–81
14–4 (5–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,044)Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15
at Syracuse
L 73–79
14–5 (5–2)
JMA Wireless Dome (2,533)Syracuse, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15
Virginia
L 87–91
14–6 (5–3)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,081)Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 23
at Duke
L 46–88
14–7 (5–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,779)Durham, NC
January 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 23
at Georgia Tech
W 78–67
15–7 (6–4)
McCamish Pavilion (2,147)Atlanta, GA
February 4, 2024 11:00 a.m., The CW
Miami (FL) Rivalry
W 75–68
16–7 (7–4)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,277)Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
W 76–60
17–7 (8–4)
Peterson Events Center (1,124)Pittsburgh, PA
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 Notre Dame
L 92–94 2OT
17–8 (8–5)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,643)Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Wake Forest
W 71–63
18–8 (9–5)
LJVM Coliseum (736)Winston-Salem, NC
February 18, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL)
W 75–68
19–8 (10–5)
Watsco Center (3,584)Coral Gables, FL
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College
W 84–71
20–8 (11–5)
Donald L. Tucker Center (1,744)Tallahassee, FL
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 22 Louisville
L 55–70
20–9 (11–6)
KFC Yum! Center (7,932)Louisville, KY
March 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ACCN
Clemson
W 82–79 OT
21–9 (12–6)
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,445)Tallahassee, FL
ACC women's tournament
March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN
(6)
vs. (14) Wake Forest Second Round
W 70–53
22–9
Greensboro Coliseum (7,424)Greensboro, NC
March 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ACCN
(6)
vs. (3) No. 20 Syracuse Quarterfinals
W 78–65
23–9
Greensboro Coliseum (7,720)Greensboro, NC
March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., ACCN
(6)
vs. (2) No. 10 NC State Semifinals
L 43–69
23–10
Greensboro Coliseum (10,488)Greensboro, NC
NCAA women's tournament
March 22, 2024 *5:30 p.m., ESPN2
(9 P4)
vs. (8 P4) Alabama First round
L 74–82
23–11
Moody Center (7,487)Austin, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP 18 12 13 15 20 22 21т 22 22 21 15 23 RV RV — — RV — RV RV — Coaches 22 13 13 15 20 22 22 22 22 20 18 24 RV RV RV RV — — — — —
Awards
Watchlists
Honors
Honors
Player
Award
Ref.
Ta'Niya Latson
ACC Player of the Week (Week Eight) National Player of the Week (Week Eight) All-ACC First Team ACC All-Tournament Second Team Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-American Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year finalist
[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Sara Bejedi
ACC Player of the Week (Week Ten) ESPN Player of the Week (Week Ten) Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (Week Ten) USBWA National Player of the Week (Week Ten)
[ 17] [ 18]
Makayla Timpson
All-ACC First Team All-ACC Defensive Team ACC All-Tournament Second Team
[ 14]
References
^ Kassim, Ehsan (March 2, 2023). "Florida State women's basketball: Ta'Niya Latson to miss ACC second-round Game vs. Wake Forest" . Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ Voepel, Michael (March 16, 2023). "Florida State top scorer Ta'Niya Latson to miss NCAA tourney" . ESPN . Retrieved March 23, 2023 .
^ "Florida State women's basketball adds graduate transfer guard Alexis Tucker" . FSU Sports Information. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
^ "Sakyia White commits to Florida State University" . US Basket. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
^ Curtis, Jake (April 22, 2023). "Cal Women's Basketball Transfer Amaya Bonner Signs With Florida State" . si.com . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 30, 2023 .
^ "2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Florida State" . ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ "2023–24 Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Schedule" . Florida State Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (January 10, 2024). "Latson Selected to Wooden Award Midseason 25" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 12, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (January 30, 2024). "Latson Back on Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (February 13, 2024). "Latson Selected to Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 14, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (January 23, 2024). "Latson Named Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award Top 10 Finalist" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 24, 2024 .
^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors" . Atlantic Coast Conference. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024 .
^ "Latson Earns Two Big Weekly Honors" . Florida State Athletic Department. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024 .
^ a b Stone, Stephen (March 5, 2024). "Latson, Timpson Earn All-ACC Honors" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 6, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (March 20, 2024). "Latson Earns Second Associated Press All-America Honor" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 21, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (March 26, 2024). "Latson Named WBCA Region Finalist" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors" . Atlantic Coast Conference. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024 .
^ Stone, Stephen (January 15, 2024). "Bejedi Racks Up Player of the Week Awards" . Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 16, 2024 .