2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	23–11 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Brooke Wyckoff (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Ferrara; Morgan Toles; Desma Thomas Bateast; Adam Surguine;
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center; (Capacity: 12,100)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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).

2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 4 NC State	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
No. 20 Syracuse	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
No. 11 Notre Dame †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	7	.800
Louisville	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Florida State	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
No. 17 Duke	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
North Carolina	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Miami (FL)	8	–	10	.444	19	–	12	.613
Georgia Tech	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Virginia	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Clemson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
Boston College	5	–	13	.278	14	–	19	.424
Wake Forest	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219
Pittsburgh	2	–	16	.111	8	–	24	.250

† 2024 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alexis Tucker	2	G	5'11"	Graduate student	Hawthorne, CA	UC Santa Barbara^[3]
Sakyia White	22	F	6'1"	Junior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Jones College^[4]
Amaya Bonner	24	G	6'0"	Sophomore	Fremont, CA	California^[5]

2023 recruiting class

Source:^[6]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Lucia Navarro F	Valencia, Spain	NB Paterna	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A
Lucia Navarro F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Carla Viegas G	Málaga, Spain	CAB Estepona	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
Carla Viegas G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Avery Treadwell F	Knoxville, TN	Bearden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Avery Treadwell F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

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

Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State)

Assistant coach(es)

Bill Ferrara (Florida)
Morgan Toles (Florida State)
Desma Thomas Bateast (Miami (FL))
Adam Surguine (Lancaster Bible College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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 movements
**Legend:** ██ 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

Award	Player
Wade Trophy	Ta'Niya Latson
Wooden Award	Ta'Niya Latson^[8]^[9]
Naismith Trophy	Ta'Niya Latson^[10]
Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year	Ta'Niya Latson^[11]
Preseason All-ACC	Ta'Niya Latson Makayla Timpson

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.

[1] 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.

[2] Voepel, Michael (March 16, 2023). "Florida State top scorer Ta'Niya Latson to miss NCAA tourney". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2023.

[3] "Florida State women's basketball adds graduate transfer guard Alexis Tucker". FSU Sports Information. April 17, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[4] "Sakyia White commits to Florida State University". US Basket. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[5] Curtis, Jake (April 22, 2023). "Cal Women's Basketball Transfer Amaya Bonner Signs With Florida State". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[6] "2023 High School Girls' Basketball Recruits - Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[7] "2023–24 Florida State Seminoles Women's Basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[8] Stone, Stephen (January 10, 2024). "Latson Selected to Wooden Award Midseason 25". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[9] Stone, Stephen (January 30, 2024). "Latson Back on Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[10] Stone, Stephen (February 13, 2024). "Latson Selected to Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[11] Stone, Stephen (January 23, 2024). "Latson Named Ann Meyers-Drysdale Award Top 10 Finalist". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 24, 2024.

[12] "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[13] "Latson Earns Two Big Weekly Honors". Florida State Athletic Department. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[all-acc-honors-14] Stone, Stephen (March 5, 2024). "Latson, Timpson Earn All-ACC Honors". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 6, 2024.

[15] Stone, Stephen (March 20, 2024). "Latson Earns Second Associated Press All-America Honor". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 21, 2024.

[16] Stone, Stephen (March 26, 2024). "Latson Named WBCA Region Finalist". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[17] "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Basketball Honors". Atlantic Coast Conference. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[18] Stone, Stephen (January 15, 2024). "Bejedi Racks Up Player of the Week Awards". Florida State Athletic Department. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

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