# 2023–24 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

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.

## 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 |
| Sakyia White | 22 | F | 6'1" | Junior | Tuscaloosa, AL | Jones College |
| Amaya Bonner | 24 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Fremont, CA | California |

### 2023 recruiting class

Source:
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 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Carla Viegas G | Málaga, Spain | CAB Estepona | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Avery Treadwell F | Knoxville, TN | Bearden | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| 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 | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | 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 |
| Naismith Trophy | Ta'Niya Latson |
| Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year | Ta'Niya Latson |
| Preseason All-ACC | Ta'Niya Latson Makayla Timpson |

### Honors

Honors :
| Player | Award |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Makayla Timpson | All-ACC First Team All-ACC Defensive Team ACC All-Tournament Second Team |