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2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

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Coaches
  
No. 7

2014–15 record
  
32–5 (14–2 ACC)

Assistant coach
  
Lance White

AP
  
No. 7

Head coach
  
Sue Semrau (18th year)

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

Conference
  
Atlantic Coast Conference

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.

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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.

Honors

  • Naismith Trophy Watchlist
  • Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist
  • Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist
  • Pat Summitt Trophy Finalist
  • 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
  • Schedule

    In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.

    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

    2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team Wikipedia