# 2022–23 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second 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.
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 post season 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.

## Previous season

The Seminoles finished the season 17–14 overall and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the ninth seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated eighth seed Boston College in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions, and first seed NC State in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, marking the ninth consecutive year the team has qualified for the tournament. As an eleven seed, the team played a First Four match against Missouri State, which they lost, 51–60, to end their season.
On March 21, 2022, Sue Semrau announced her retirement after 24 seasons as FSU head coach. She was succeeded by Seminoles associate head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who served as the interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season during Semrau's leave of absence.

## Off-season
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Bianca Jackson | 0 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Montgomery, Alabama | Graduated |
| River Baldwin | 1 | C | 6'5" | Junior | Andalusia, Alabama | Transferred to NC State |
| Sammie Puisis | 2 | G | 6'1" | Junior | Mason, Ohio | Transferred to South Florida |
| Amaya Brown | 3 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Transferred to New Mexico |
| Kourtney Weber | 10 | G | 5'10" | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana | Graduated |
| Morgan Jones | 24 | G | 6'2" | Senior | Jonesboro, Georgia | Graduated |
| Izabela Nicoletti | 33 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Americana, Brazil | Transferred to Fairfield |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jazmine Massengill | 1 | G | 6'0" | Graduate Student | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Kentucky |
| Taylor O'Brien | 11 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania | Bucknell |

### 2022 recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Ta'Niya Latson G | Miami, Florida | American Heritage | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Brianna Turnage G | Atlanta, Georgia | Westlake | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 ||||||
| 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 30, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | West Georgia | W 115–46 | – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| November 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Flagler | W 119–27 | – | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX | | Bethune–Cookman Education Game | W 113–50 | 1–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,597) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State | W 80–71 | 2–0 | MAC Center (2,209) Kent, OH |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Georgia State | W 75–70 | 3–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,591) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Florida Rivalry | W 92–77 | 4–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,505) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Fertitta Center (1,036) Houston, TX |
| November 24, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Oklahoma State Cancún Challenge | L 77–79 | 5–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Purdue Cancún Challenge | W 76–75 | 6–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (248) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 26, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Harvard Cancún Challenge | W 88–57 | 7–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 1, 2022* 7:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 92–87 | 8–1 | Kohl Center (3,035) Madison, WI |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Stetson | W 83–48 | 9–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,967) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Texas Southern | W 108–51 | 10–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,167) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Presbyterian | W 98–37 | 11–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (1,910) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 9 Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | L 77–85 | 11–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| December 21, 2022 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Miami (FL) Rivalry | W 92–85 | 12–2 (1–0) | Donald L. Tucker Center (3,022) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 29, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at No. 13 North Carolina | W 78–71 | 13–2 (2–0) | Carmichael Arena (2,237) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 1, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | W 99–58 | 14–2 (3–0) | McCamish Pavilion (1,731) Atlanta, GA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Clemson | W 93–62 | 15–2 (4–0) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,009) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Boston College | L 71–77 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (4–1) | Conte Forum (957) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 12, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 11 NC State | W 91–72 | 16–3 (5–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,014) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 15, 2023 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Louisville | L 75–82 | 16–4 (5–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,544) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Virginia | W 77–68 | 17–4 (6–2) | John Paul Jones Arena (3,125) Charlottesville, VA |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Pittsburgh | W 74–37 | 18–4 (7–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,025) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 24 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L 47–70 | 18–5 (7–3) | Purcell Pavilion (4,956) Notre Dame, IN |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 24 | No. 16 Duke | W 70–57 | 19–5 (8–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,904) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | Wake Forest | W 72–44 | 20–5 (9–3) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,042) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 19 | at Miami (FL) Rivalry | L 82–86 | 20–6 (9–4) | Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 19 | at No. 11 Virginia Tech | L 70–84 | 20–7 (9–5) | Cassell Coliseum (2,897) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 24 | Syracuse | W 78–65 | 21–7 (10–5) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,794) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 24 | Georgia Tech | W 80–66 | 22–7 (11–5) | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,990) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 23 | at Wake Forest | W 61–60 | 23–7 (12–5) | LJVM Coliseum (680) Winston–Salem, NC |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 23 | at Clemson | L 61–74 | 23–8 (12–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,842) Clemson, SC |
| ACC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 11:00 a.m., ACCN | (5) | vs. (12) Wake Forest Second round | L 54–65 | 23–9 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,177) Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (7 S4) | vs. (10 S4) Georgia First round | L 54–66 | 23–10 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,382) Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Seattle 4. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — |
Note: The AP does not release a final poll.

## Awards
### Watchlists

| Award | Player |
| Wooden Award | Ta’Niya Latson |

### Honors

Honors :
| Player | Award | Ref. |
| Ta’Niya Latson | ACC Player of the Week (Week One) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week One) ACC Player of the Week (Week Two) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Two) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Three) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Four) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Five) USBWA National Freshman Player of the Week (Week Five) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Six) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Seven) ACC Player of the Week (Week Eight) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Eight) ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Ten) Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Fifteen) All-ACC First Team All-ACC Freshman Team ACC Rookie of the Year Ann Meyers Drysdale Award finalist John R. Wooden Award finalist National Freshman of the Year USBWA Honorable Mention All-American Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American Tamika Catchings Award (U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s National Freshman Player of the Year) WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year WBCA Honorable Mention All-American | |
| Makayla Timpson | All-ACC Second Team All-ACC Defensive Team ACC Most Improved Player | |