2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Seminoles alternate logo.svg 150 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 12 17 25–8 13–3 Sue Semrau 19th Lance White Brooke Wyckoff Danielle Atkinson Donald L. Tucker Center(Capacity: 12,100) NCAA tournament (5 Seed) Sweet Sixteen The 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University during the 2015–16 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 nineteenth 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. The Seminoles achieved their fourth straight twenty-win season and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament in consecutive years for the first time in school history. Previous season 2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team Florida State finished the 2014–15 season with a 32–5 record, 14–2 in ACC play, to finish in second place. They appeared in the finals of the ACC Tournament and reached the elite eight of the NCAA Tournament. Roster w 2015 Florida State Seminoles white #782F40 #782F40 #CEB888 yes w Adut Bulgak y 2 C 6 4 Sr Edmonton, AB, Canada Archbishop O'LearyTrinity Valley CC w Emiah Bingley n 3 G 5 7 Sr Kansas City, MO Lee's Summit WestIowa State w Rachel Antoniadou n 4 G 5 9 Fr Ripplebrook, Victoria, Australia Dandenong Rangers w Leticia Romero y 10 G 5 8 Jr yes Las Palmas, Spain I.E.S. Joaquín ArtilesKansas State w María Conde y 11 F 6 1 Fr Madrid, Spain Estudiantes w Brittany Brown n 12 G 5 8 Jr Fort Walton Beach, FL Choctawhatchee w Shakayla Thomas n 20 F 5 11 So Sylacauga, AL Sylacauga w Ivey Slaughter n 23 F 6 1 Jr Macon, GA Tattnall Square Academy w Ama Degbeon n 25 C 6 2 So Grünberg, Germany Grunberg w Imani Wright y 32 G 5 9 JR Hooks, TX Liberty-EylauBaylor w Kai James n 42 C 6 5 Jr West Palm Beach, FL Dwyer Sue Semrau (UC San Diego) Lance White (Texas Tech) Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State) Danielle Atkinson (Florida) http://www.seminoles.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32900&SPID=157129&SPSID=917096 2015-10-17 Depth chart thumb|Current team member Leticia Romero (second from front) also plays for the Spanish National Team. 5a1118 d3b787 5a1118 Adut Bulgak Shakayla Thomas Ivey Slaughter Leticia Romero Brittany Brown Rankings 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Week19 Final AP 7 6 14 13 11 11 10 15 19 16 14 11 10 10 10 12 14 17 17 N/A Coaches 7 14 т 13 14 9 10 13 13 т 15 14 13 11 9 9 9 12 10 10 10 12 Schedule Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC while Adut Bulgak and Leticia Romero were named to the preseason All-ACC team.FSUWBB Predicted Second in the ACC http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210437688 Seminoles.com October 21, 2015 October 21, 2015 Adut Bulgak was named a preseason All-American.Adut Bulgak Earns Preseason All-America Honor http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210486319 Seminoles.com November 10, 2015 November 10, 2015 yes 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| Exhibition November 8 2:00 p.m. yes 7 West Florida Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL Tied 17 Degbeon 9 Romero 7 99–36 0–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 16 5:30 p.m. yes yes 6 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN BulgakFlorida State vs. Florida - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400819162 ESPN November 16, 2015 November 16, 2015 20 Bulgak 14 Tied 2 72–82 2,009 0–1 November 19 7:00 p.m. yes 6 Tulane Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasTulane vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400829697 ESPN November 19, 2015 November 19, 2015 26 Tied 10 Brown 5 78–72 2,756 1–1 November 22 5:00 p.m. yes 6 UAB Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 BulgakUAB vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832366 ESPN November 22, 2015 November 22, 2015 26 Bulgak 10 Brown 9 84–44 2,394 2–1 November 24 11:00 a.m. yes 14 North Florida Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 BulgakUNF vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832367 ESPN November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 19 Thomas 9 Slaughter 6 80–28 3,565 3–1 November 27 2:00 p.m. yes yes 14 LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY LIU Turkey Classic BulgakFlorida State vs. LIU Brooklyn - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400840653 ESPN November 27, 2015 November 27, 2015 20 Bulgak 9 Brown 7 78–42 129 4–1 November 28 2:00 p.m. yes yes 14 Sam Houston State Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY LIU Turkey Classic BrownFlorida State vs. Sam Houston State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400840655 ESPN November 28, 2015 November 28, 2015 24 Tied 7 Romero 10 94–37 129 5–1 December 3 7:00 p.m. yes 13 Rutgers Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge ESPN3 RomeroRutgers vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400819469 ESPN December 3, 2015 December 3, 2015 18 Bulgak 5 Tied 4 65–43 2,699 6–1 December 6 2:00 p.m. yes 13 Temple Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasTemple vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832368 ESPN December 6, 2015 December 6, 2015 23 Tied 10 Brown 4 75–47 2,784 7–1 December 11 6:00 p.m. yes yes 11 Connecticut 1 Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT Hall of Fame Women's Challenge ESPN2 ThomasFlorida State vs. UConn - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400821044 ESPN December 11, 2015 December 11, 2015 16 Bulgak 11 Tied 2 49–73 8,157 7–2 December 15 6:30 p.m. yes 11 Mercer Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasMercer vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832369 ESPN December 15, 2015 December 15, 2015 18 Slaughter 10 Romero 7 79–36 2,906 8–2 December 19 2:00 p.m. yes 11 Murray State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 TiedMurray State vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832370 ESPN December 19, 2015 December 19, 2015 21 Slaughter 9 Romero 9 101–59 2,564 9–2 December 21 5:00 p.m. yes yes 10 Arizona State 22 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPNU BrownFlorida State vs. Arizona State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400821065 ESPN December 21, 2015 December 21, 2015 17 Bulgak 7 Brown 6 56–68 1,783 9–3 December 28 7:00 p.m. yes 15 Jacksonville Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasJacksonville vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400832371 ESPN December 28, 2015 December 28, 2015 23 Tied 6 Romero 8 77–60 2,571 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| ACC regular season January 1 4:00 p.m. yes 15 Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPNU BulgakFlorida State vs. Louisville - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842633 ESPN January 1, 2016 January 1, 2016 22 James 8 Brown 7 69–79 9,126 10–4(0–1) January 7 7:00 p.m. 19 Boston College Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 TiedBoston College vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842223 ESPN January 7, 2016 January 7, 2016 14 Bulgak 9 Bingley 6 75–42 2,665 11–4(1–1) January 10 4:00 p.m. 19 Georgia Tech Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL RSN ThomasGeorgia Tech vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842637 ESPN January 10, 2016 January 10, 2016 32 Thomas 14 Brown 4 75–69 3,906 12–4(2–1) January 14 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Clemson Jervey Athletic Center Clemson, SC TiedFlorida State vs. Clemson - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842641 ESPN January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 18 Bulgak 9 Brown 5 85–40 584 13–4(3–1) January 17 2:00 p.m. yes 16 Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 RomeroFlorida State vs. Pitt - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842534 ESPN January 17, 2016 January 17, 2016 18 Bulgak 12 Romero 6 66–55 2,316 14–4(4–1) January 21 7:00 p.m. 14 Virginia Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasVirginia vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842506 ESPN January 21, 2016 January 21, 2016 20 Slaughter 10 Romero 7 70–48 2,495 15–4(5–1) January 24 1:00 p.m. yes 14 Miami (FL) 16 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPN3 RomeroFlorida State vs. Miami - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842628 ESPN January 24, 2016 January 24, 2016 19 Thomas 8 Romero 6 69–58 2,313 16–4(6–1) January 28 7:00 p.m. yes 11 Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 BrownFlorida State vs. Wake Forest - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842409 ESPN January 28, 2016 January 28, 2016 22 Brown 9 Brown 11 96–55 670 17–4(7–1) January 31 2:00 p.m. 11 Virginia Tech Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasVirginia Tech vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842490 ESPN January 31, 2016 January 31, 2016 22 Bulgak 7 Tied 3 68–50 3,017 18–4(8–1) February 7 2:00 p.m. 10 Clemson Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 ThomasClemson vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842642 ESPN February 7, 2016 February 7, 2016 17 Tied 7 Romero 6 75–56 3,138 19–4(9–1) February 11 7:00 p.m. yes 10 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 ThomasFlorida State vs. Duke - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842643 ESPN February 11, 2016 February 11, 2016 14 James 8 Romero 6 69–53 4,536 20–4(10–1) February 14 2:00 p.m. 10 North Carolina Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 BulgakNorth Carolina vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842546 ESPN February 14, 2016 February 14, 2016 19 Bulgak 14 Tied 5 94–63 3,534 21–4(11–1) February 18 7:00 p.m. yes 10 Syracuse 23 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY RSN BulgakFlorida State vs. Syracuse - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842524 ESPN February 18, 2016 February 18, 2016 23 Brown 12 Romero 7 73–83 1,532 21–5(11–2) February 22 7:00 p.m. 12 Notre Dame 2 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 SlaughterNotre Dame vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842282 ESPN February 22, 2016 February 22, 2016 15 Slaughter 10 Tied 3 66–73 5,319 21–6(11–3) February 25 7:30 p.m. yes 12 NC State Broughton HS Raleigh, NC ThomasFlorida State vs. North Carolina State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400841350 ESPN February 25, 2016 February 25, 2016 19 Brown 9 Tied 4 56–52 1,656 22–6(12–3) February 28 3:00 p.m. 12 Miami (FL) 17 Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 RomeroMiami vs. Florida State - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400842632 ESPN February 28, 2016 February 28, 2016 24 Slaughter 6 Romero 4 70–67 3,945 23–6(13–3) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| ACC Women's Tournament March 4 11:00 a.m. yes 14 (4) Miami (FL) 21 (5) Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Quarterfinals ACCN TiedMiami vs. Florida State (ACC Tournament) - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400869715 ESPN March 4, 2016 March 4, 2016 14 Slaughter 12 Brown 5 56–74 3,148 23–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Florida State Seminoles 1; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament March 19 1:30 p.m. yes yes 17 5 D Middle Tennessee 12 D Reed Arena College Station, TX First round ESPN2 RomeroMiddle Tennessee vs. Florida State (NCAA Tournament) - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400871545 ESPN March 19, 2016 March 19, 2016 17 Brown 10 Tied 4 72–55 - 24–7 March 21 6:30 p.m. yes yes 17 5 D Texas A&M 18 4 D Reed Arena College Station, TX Second round ESPN2 BulgakFlorida State vs. Texas A&M (NCAA Tournament) - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400872312 ESPN March 21, 2016 March 21, 2016 18 Bulgak 13 Romero 6 74–56 4,013 25–7 March 26 4:00 p.m. yes yes 17 5 D Baylor 4 1 D American Airlines Center Dallas, TX Sweet Sixteen ESPN RomeroFlorida State vs. Baylor (NCAA Tournament) - Box Score https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400872570 ESPN March 26, 2016 March 26, 2016 11 Tied 9 Romero 6 58–78 25–8 AP Poll Eastern Time D Dallas Region http://www.seminoles.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=32900&SPID=157129&SPSID=917098 2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule Florida State Athletics 2015-10-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313132133/http://www.seminoles.com/SportSelect.dbml 2016-03-13 dead Awards ACC Sixth Player of the Year Shakayla ThomasShakayla Thomas Repeats as ACC Sixth Player of the Year http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210764894 Seminoles.com March 2, 2016 March 3, 2016 Watchlists Naismith TrophyRomero and Bulgak Make Naismith Trophy Watch List http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210575892 Seminoles.com December 10, 2015 December 11, 2015 Adut Bulgak Leticia Romero Wade TrophyBulgak Named to Wade Watch List http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210794299 Seminoles.com March 11, 2016 March 12, 2015 Adut Bulgak Finalists Senior CLASS AwardSenior Class Finalist http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210730487 Seminoles.com February 20, 2016 February 21, 2016 Adut Bulgak Honors ACC Player of the Week Adut BulgakACC Women’s Basketball: Florida State’s Adut Bulgak and North Carolina’s Walker Collect Weekly Honors http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-women-s-basketball-florida-state-s-adut-bulgak-and-north-carolina-s-walker-collect-weekly-honors-11-23-2015 Atlantic Coast Conference November 23, 2015 November 23, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151124202506/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-women-s-basketball-florida-state-s-adut-bulgak-and-north-carolina-s-walker-collect-weekly-honors-11-23-2015 November 24, 2015 dead mdy-all Shakayla ThomasACC Women’s Basketball: Florida State’s Thomas Named Player of the Week http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-women-s-basketball-florida-state-s-thomas-named-player-of-the-week-01-11-2016 Atlantic Coast Conference January 11, 2016 January 11, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816215046/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-women-s-basketball-florida-state-s-thomas-named-player-of-the-week-01-11-2016 August 16, 2016 dead mdy-all National Player of the Week Shakayla ThomasNCAA Women's Basketball Players of the Week https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2016-01-13/ncaa-womens-basketball-players-week Atlantic Coast Conference January 13, 2016 January 13, 2016 All-ACC All-ACC Women’s Basketball Team and All-Freshman Team Announced http://www.theacc.com/news/all-acc-women-s-basketball-team-and-all-freshman-team-announced-03-01-2016 Atlantic Coast Conference March 1, 2016 March 2, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305182237/http://www.theacc.com/news/all-acc-women-s-basketball-team-and-all-freshman-team-announced-03-01-2016 March 5, 2016 dead mdy-allACC Coaches Tab Notre Dame’s Turner As Player Of The Year http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-coaches-tab-notre-dame-turner-as-player-of-the-year-03-07-2016 Atlantic Coast Conference March 7, 2016 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308130434/http://www.theacc.com/news/acc-coaches-tab-notre-dame-turner-as-player-of-the-year-03-07-2016 2016-03-08 dead First Team Shakayla Thomas Second Team Adut Bulgak Defensive Team Brittany Brown All-Americans Second TeamBulgak Named Senior Class Award Second Team All-American http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210857490 Seminoles.com April 2, 2016 April 3, 2016 Adut Bulgak Honorable MentionThree from #FSUWBB Named WBCA All-Americans http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=210860595 Seminoles.com April 3, 2016 April 4, 2016 Leticia Romero Shakayla Thomas WNBA draft One player was selected in the 2016 WNBA draft.Former FSU Center Adut Bulgak Selected in the First Round of WNBA Draft http://www.tomahawknation.com/2016/4/14/11436192/former-fsu-center-adut-bulgak-selected-in-the-first-round-of-wnba Tomahawk Nation April 14, 2016 April 14, 2016 Round Pick Name Team 1st 12 Adut Bulgak New York Liberty Media All Seminoles games will air on the Seminole IMG Sports Network.http://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/2014/06/06/seminoles-find-new-home-radio-broadcasts/10111619/ Seminoles find new home for radio broadcasts Tallahassee 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