2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
NCAA tournament (2 Seed), Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	32–5 (14–2 ACC)
Head coach	Sue Semrau (18th year)
Assistant coaches	Lance White Brooke Wyckoff Danielle Santos
Home arena	Donald L. Tucker Center (Capacity: 12,100)
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame†	15	–	1		.938			36	–	3		.923
No. 7 Florida State	14	–	2		.875			32	–	5		.865
No. 8 Louisville	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
No. 16 Duke	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Syracuse	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 15 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			26	–	9		.743
Pittsburgh	9	–	7		.563			20	–	12		.625
Miami (FL)	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Virginia	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
NC State	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Boston College	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Wake Forest	2	–	14		.125			13	–	20		.394
Virginia Tech	1	–	15		.063			12	–	20		.375
Clemson	1	–	15		.063			9	–	21		.300
† 2015 ACC tournament winner As of 7 April 2015 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

2014–15 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Northwestern Lake Mary, FL C 2 Adut Bulgak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Archbishop O'Leary Trinity Valley CC Edmonton, AB, Canada G 3 Emiah Bingley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lee's Summit West Iowa State Kansas City, MO G 10 Leticia Romero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So I.E.S. Joaquín Artiles Kansas State Las Palmas, Spain G 11 Chania Ray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Alexandria, VA G 12 Brittany Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Choctawhatchee Fort Walton Beach, FL G 15 Maegan Conwright 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Timberview Kentucky Arlington, TX G/F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sylacauga Sylacauga, AL F 23 Ivey Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Tattnall Square Academy Macon, GA G 24 Shakena Richardson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Neptune Rutgers Neptune, NJ C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Grunberg Grünberg, Germany F 32 Lauren Coleman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Parkview Lawrenceville, GA F 34 Gabby Bevillard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Oconee Bishop, GA C 42 Kai James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Dwyer West Palm Beach, FL	Head coach Sue Semrau (UC San Diego) Assistant coach(es) Lance White (Texas Tech) Brooke Wyckoff (Florida State) Danielle Santos (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-02

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Adut Bulgak	Kai James	Ama Degbeon
PF	Ivey Slaughter	Shakayla Thomas
SF	Emiah Bingley	Lauren Coleman
SG	Leticia Romero	Morgan Jones	Shakena Richardson
PG	Brittany Brown	Emiah Bingley	Chania Ray

Honors

• Naismith Trophy Watchlist^[1]

Adut Bulgak

• Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist^[2]

Sue Semrau

• Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist^[3]

Sue Semrau

• Pat Summitt Trophy Finalist^[4]

Sue Semrau

All-ACC

Three players were chosen as all-conference selections:^[5][6]

• 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^[7]
  • Adut Bulgak
  • Leticia Romero

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

Regular season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17	9	9	7	9	9	7	7	7
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	19	17	9	8	7	9	8	6	7	7	7

Schedule

In the ACC Media Poll, Florida State was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[8]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 9* 2:00 p.m.		Faulkner	W 89–27	0–0	15 – Bulgak[9]	16 – Bulgak[9]	4 – Conwright[9]	Donald L. Tucker Center (-) Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		UAB	W 92–62	1–0	19 – Conwright[10]	9 – Slaughter, Bulgak[10]	5 – Richardson[10]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,687) Tallahassee, FL
November 18* 11:00 a.m., ESPN3		Bethune-Cookman	W 103–34	2–0	18 – Bulgak[11]	13 – Bulgak[11]	8 – Richardson[11]	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,157) Tallahassee, FL
November 21* 6:00 p.m.		vs. Eastern Illinois North Texas Tournament	W 91–55	3–0	21 – Bulgak[12]	7 – Bulgak, James[12]	6 – Richardson[12]	UNT Coliseum (355) Dallas, TX
November 23* 1:00 p.m.		vs. UMass North Texas Tournament	W 74–46	4–0	13 – Bulgak[13]	11 – Bulgak[13]	3 – Conwright[13]	UNT Coliseum (573) Dallas, TX
November 27* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Washington Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	L 68–80	4–1	14 – Thomas[14]	10 – Thomas[14]	3 – Conwright, Richardson[14]	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico
November 28* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Furman Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 94–63	5–1	18 – Bulgak[15]	10 – Bulgak[15]	6 – Brown[15]	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico
November 29* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Hartford Cancún Challenge Riviera Division	W 69–59	6–1	16 – Bulgak[16]	7 – Bulgak, Brown[16]	4 – Brown, Conwright[16]	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (650) Cancún, Mexico
December 3* 7:00 p.m.		at Purdue ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 67–64 OT	7–1	20 – Jones[17]	12 – Bulgak[17]	4 – Conwright[17]	Mackey Arena (5,725) West Lafayette, IN
December 7* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Florida	W 77–51	8–1	18 – Slaughter[18]	12 – Bulgak[18]	5 – Richardson[18]	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,008) Tallahassee, FL
December 14* 2:00 p.m.		at Temple	W 66–62	9–1	16 – Slaughter[19]	12 – Slaughter[19]	5 – Conwright[19]	McGonigle Hall (816) Philadelphia, PA
December 16* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		North Florida	W 79–58	10–1	26 – Bulgak[20]	11 – Bulgak[20]	4 – Brown[20]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,229) Tallahassee, FL
December 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Savannah State	W 97–51	11–1	19 – Thomas[21]	14 – Bulgak[21]	5 – Bingley[21]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,170) Tallahassee, FL
December 22* 8:00 p.m.		at Tulane	W 65–54	12–1	21 – Slaughter[22]	11 – Brown[22]	5 – Conwright[22]	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,000) New Orleans, LA
December 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Jacksonville	W 73–46	13–1	15 – Jones[23]	10 – Bulgak[23]	6 – Romero[23]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,438) Tallahassee, FL
January 2 7:00 p.m.		at No. 4 Notre Dame	L 68–74	13–2 (0–1)	18 – Thomas[24]	8 – Bulgak[24]	3 – Conwright, Jones, Romero[24]	Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) South Bend, IN
January 8 7:00 p.m.		at Clemson	W 85–52	14–2 (1–1)	20 – Conwright[25]	12 – Slaughter[25]	4 – Conwright, Richardson, Romero[25]	Littlejohn Coliseum (557) Clemson, SC
January 11 1:00 p.m., ESPN3		No. 13 Duke	W 74–58	15–2 (2–1)	18 – Bulgak[26]	18 – Bulgak[26]	5 – Conwright, Jones[26]	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,536) Tallahassee, FL
January 15 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 20	Pittsburgh	W 58–43	16–2 (3–1)	19 – Romero[27]	10 – Thomas[27]	3 – Romero, Conwright[27]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,259) Tallahassee, FL
January 18 2:00 p.m.	No. 20	at Virginia Tech	W 59–44	17–2 (4–1)	19 – Thomas[28]	7 – Thomas, Brown, James[28]	3 – Conwright, Jones, Brown[28]	Cassell Coliseum (1,971) Blacksburg, VA
January 22 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 17	No. 4 Louisville	W 68–63	18–2 (5–1)	17 – Conwright[29]	10 – Thomas[29]	5 – Romero[29]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,847) Tallahassee, FL
January 25 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 17	Wake Forest	W 110–80	19–2 (6–1)	16 – Jones[30]	10 – Bulgak[30]	9 – Romero[30]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,779) Tallahassee, FL
January 30 7:00 p.m., RSN	No. 9	at Georgia Tech	W 82–62	20–2 (7–1)	15 – Bingley[31]	13 – Slaughter[31]	8 – Romero[31]	McCamish Pavilion (1,166) Atlanta, GA
February 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	No. 25 Syracuse	W 62–52	21–2 (8–1)	22 – Slaughter[32]	16 – Bulgak[32]	6 – Romero[32]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,758) Tallahassee, FL
February 8 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	Miami (FL)	W 80–60	22–2 (9–1)	19 – Bulgak[33]	16 – Bulgak[33]	5 – Romero[33]	Donald L. Tucker Center (3,435) Tallahassee, FL
February 12 7:00 p.m., RSN	No. 7	at No. 17 North Carolina	L 63–71	22–3 (9–2)	15 – Slaughter[34]	13 – Bulgak[34]	7 – Romero[34]	Carmichael Arena (3,211) Chapel Hill, NC
February 15 1:00 p.m.	No. 7	at Virginia	W 65–56	23–3 (10–2)	14 – Slaughter, Bulgak[35]	9 – Bulgak[35]	9 – Romero[35]	John Paul Jones Arena (4,042) Charlottesville, VA
February 19 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	Clemson	W 81–38	24–3 (11–2)	13 – Slaughter[36]	12 – Slaughter[36]	4 – Richardson[36]	Donald L. Tucker Center (2,819) Tallahassee, FL
February 22 1:00 p.m.	No. 9	at Boston College	W 86–68	25–3 (12–2)	19 – Bulgak, Romero[37]	11 – Romero[37]	11 – Romero[37]	Conte Forum (912) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 26 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	No. 9	NC State	W 72–52	26–3 (13–2)	13 – Thomas[38]	12 – Brown[38]	7 – Richardson[38]	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,048) Tallahassee, FL
March 1 3:00 p.m., RSN	No. 9	at Miami (FL)	W 69–55	27–3 (14–2)	17 – Conwright[39]	12 – Romero[39]	6 – Romero[39]	BankUnited Center (2,077) Coral Gables, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6 6:00 p.m., ACCN	(2) No. 7	vs. (14) Virginia Tech Quarterfinals	W 82–43	28–3	17 – Thomas[40]	7 – James[40]	5 – Jones[40]	Greensboro Coliseum (4,019) Greensboro, NC
March 7 2:30 p.m., ESPNU	(2) No. 7 (2)	vs. (3) No. 10 (3) Louisville Semifinals	W 66–51	29–3	17 – Slaughter[41]	6 – Bulgak[41]	6 – Romero[41]	Greensboro Coliseum (7,108) Greensboro, NC
March 8 1:00 p.m., ESPN	(2) No. 7	vs. (1) No. 2 Notre Dame Championship	L 58–71	29–4	14 – Conwright[42]	7 – Bulgak[42]	6 – Conwright[42]	Greensboro Coliseum (6,874) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21* 1:45 p.m., ESPN2	(2 G) No. 7	(15 G) Alabama State First round	W 91–49	30–4	17 – Thomas[43]	8 – Romero[43]	10 – Romero[43]	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,536) Tallahassee, FL
March 23* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2 G) No. 7 (2)	(7 G) No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast Second round	W 65–47	31–4	12 – Thomas[44]	13 – Bulgak[44]	6 – Romero[44]	Donald L. Tucker Center (4,772) Tallahassee, FL
March 27* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	(2 G) No. 7	vs. (3 G) No. 9 (3) Arizona State Sweet Sixteen	W 66–65	32–4	21 – Romero[45]	7 – Bulgak[45]	4 – Romero[45]	Greensboro Coliseum (6,286) Greensboro, NC
March 29* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(2 G) No. 7	vs. (1 G) No. 3 South Carolina Elite Eight	L 74–80	32–5	13 – Romero[46]	7 – Slaughter, Romero[46]	4 – Slaughter, Romero[46]	Greensboro Coliseum (6,364) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards

• ESPNW National Player of the Week
  • Adut Bulgak^[48]
• ESPNW Coach of the Year
  • Sue Semrau^[49][50]
• Associated Press National Coach of the Year
  • Sue Semrau^[51]
• WBCA Coach of the Year
  • Sue Semrau^[52]

Conference

• ACC Player of the Week
  • Adut Bulgak^[53]
• ACC Sixth Player of the Year
  • Shakayla Thomas
• ACC Coach of the Year^[54][55]
  • 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.^[56]