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Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 17
2015–16 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Notre Dame † 16 – 0   1.000 33 – 2   .943
No. 8 Louisville 15 – 1   .938 26 – 8   .765
No. 14 Syracuse 13 – 3   .813 30 – 8   .789
No. 17 Florida State 13 – 3   .813 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Miami (FL) 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
NC State 10 – 6   .625 20 – 11   .645
Duke 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Georgia Tech 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Virginia 6 – 10   .375 18 – 16   .529
Wake Forest 6 – 10   .375 17 – 16   .515
Virginia Tech 5 – 11   .313 18 – 14   .563
North Carolina 4 – 12   .250 14 – 18   .438
Pittsburgh 4 – 12   .250 13 – 18   .419
Boston College 2 – 14   .125 15 – 16   .484
Clemson 0 – 16   .000 4 – 26   .133
† 2016 ACC tournament winner
As of April 5, 2016
Rankings from AP poll

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

Main article: 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

2015–16 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 2 Adut Bulgak 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Archbishop O'Leary
Trinity Valley CC 		Edmonton, AB, Canada
G 3 Emiah Bingley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lee's Summit West
Iowa State 		Kansas City, MO
G 4 Rachel Antoniadou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Dandenong Rangers Ripplebrook, Victoria, Australia
G 10 Leticia Romero 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr I.E.S. Joaquín Artiles
Kansas State 		Las Palmas, Spain
F 11 Maria Conde 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Estudiantes Madrid, Spain
G 12 Brittany Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Choctawhatchee Fort Walton Beach, FL
F 20 Shakayla Thomas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Sylacauga Sylacauga, AL
F 23 Ivey Slaughter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Tattnall Square Academy Macon, GA
C 25 Ama Degbeon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Grunberg Grünberg, Germany
G 32 Imani Wright 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Liberty-Eylau
Baylor 		Hooks, TX
C 42 Kai James 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Dwyer West Palm Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-17

Depth chart

Current team member Leticia Romero (second from front) also plays for the Spanish National Team.
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Adut Bulgak
PF Shakayla Thomas
SF Ivey Slaughter
SG Leticia Romero
PG Brittany Brown

Rankings

See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 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.[1] Adut Bulgak was named a preseason All-American.[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 8*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 7 West Florida W 99–36  0–0
  17 – Tied   9 – Degbeon   7 – Romero  Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 16*
5:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 6 at Florida L 72–82  0–1
  20 – Bulgak[3]   14 – Bulgak[3]   2 – Tied[3]  O'Connell Center (2,009)
Gainesville, FL
November 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 6 Tulane W 78–72  1–1
  26 – Thomas[4]   10 – Tied[4]   5 – Brown[4]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,756)
Tallahassee, FL
November 22*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 6 UAB W 84–44  2–1
  26 – Bulgak[5]   10 – Bulgak[5]   9 – Brown[5]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,394)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24*
11:00 a.m., ESPN3 		No. 14 North Florida W 80–28  3–1
  19 – Bulgak[6]   9 – Thomas[6]   6 – Slaughter[6]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,565)
Tallahassee, FL
November 27*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 14 at LIU Brooklyn
LIU Turkey Classic 		W 78–42  4–1
  20 – Bulgak[7]   9 – Bulgak[7]   7 – Brown[7]  Steinberg Wellness Center (129)
Brooklyn, NY
November 28*
2:00 p.m. 		No. 14 vs. Sam Houston State
LIU Turkey Classic 		W 94–37  5–1
  24 – Brown[8]   7 – Tied[8]   10 – Romero[8]  Steinberg Wellness Center (129)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 13 Rutgers
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		W 65–43  6–1
  18 – Romero[9]   5 – Bulgak[9]   4 – Tied[9]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,699)
Tallahassee, FL
December 6*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 13 Temple W 75–47  7–1
  23 – Thomas[10]   10 – Tied[10]   4 – Brown[10]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,784)
Tallahassee, FL
December 11*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge 		L 49–73  7–2
  16 – Thomas[11]   11 – Bulgak[11]   2 – Tied[11]  Mohegan Sun Arena (8,157)
Uncasville, CT
December 15*
6:30 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 11 Mercer W 79–36  8–2
  18 – Thomas[12]   10 – Slaughter[12]   7 – Romero[12]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,906)
Tallahassee, FL
December 19*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 11 Murray State W 101–59  9–2
  21 – Tied[13]   9 – Slaughter[13]   9 – Romero[13]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,564)
Tallahassee, FL
December 21*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 10 at No. 22 Arizona State L 56–68  9–3
  17 – Brown[14]   7 – Bulgak[14]   6 – Brown[14]  Wells Fargo Arena (1,783)
Tempe, AZ
December 28*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 15 Jacksonville W 77–60  10–3
  23 – Thomas[15]   6 – Tied[15]   8 – Romero[15]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,571)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC regular season
January 1
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 15 at Louisville L 69–79  10–4
(0–1)
  22 – Bulgak[16]   8 – James[16]   7 – Brown[16]  KFC Yum! Center (9,126)
Louisville, KY
January 7
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 19 Boston College W 75–42  11–4
(1–1)
  14 – Tied[17]   9 – Bulgak[17]   6 – Bingley[17]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,665)
Tallahassee, FL
January 10
4:00 p.m., RSN 		No. 19 Georgia Tech W 75–69  12–4
(2–1)
  32 – Thomas[18]   14 – Thomas[18]   4 – Brown[18]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,906)
Tallahassee, FL
January 14
7:00 p.m. 		No. 16 at Clemson W 85–40  13–4
(3–1)
  18 – Tied[19]   9 – Bulgak[19]   5 – Brown[19]  Jervey Athletic Center (584)
Clemson, SC
January 17
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 16 at Pittsburgh W 66–55  14–4
(4–1)
  18 – Romero[20]   12 – Bulgak[20]   6 – Romero[20]  Peterson Events Center (2,316)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 14 Virginia W 70–48  15–4
(5–1)
  20 – Thomas[21]   10 – Slaughter[21]   7 – Romero[21]  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,495)
Tallahassee, FL
January 24
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 14 at No. 16 Miami (FL) W 69–58  16–4
(6–1)
  19 – Romero[22]   8 – Thomas[22]   6 – Romero[22]  BankUnited Center (2,313)
Coral Gables, FL
January 28
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 11 at Wake Forest W 96–55  17–4
(7–1)
  22 – Brown[23]   9 – Brown[23]   11 – Brown[23]  LJVM Coliseum (670)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 31
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 11 Virginia Tech W 68–50  18–4
(8–1)
  22 – Thomas[24]   7 – Bulgak[24]   3 – Tied[24]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,017)
Tallahassee, FL
February 7
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 10 Clemson W 75–56  19–4
(9–1)
  17 – Thomas[25]   7 – Tied[25]   6 – Romero[25]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,138)
Tallahassee, FL
February 11
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		No. 10 at Duke W 69–53  20–4
(10–1)
  14 – Thomas[26]   8 – James[26]   6 – Romero[26]  Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,536)
Durham, NC
February 14
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 North Carolina W 94–63  21–4
(11–1)
  19 – Bulgak[27]   14 – Bulgak[27]   5 – Tied[27]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,534)
Tallahassee, FL
February 18
7:00 p.m., RSN 		No. 10 at No. 23 Syracuse L 73–83  21–5
(11–2)
  23 – Bulgak[28]   12 – Brown[28]   7 – Romero[28]  Carrier Dome (1,532)
Syracuse, NY
February 22
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 No. 2 Notre Dame L 66–73  21–6
(11–3)
  15 – Slaughter[29]   10 – Slaughter[29]   3 – Tied[29]  Donald L. Tucker Center (5,319)
Tallahassee, FL
February 25
7:30 p.m. 		No. 12 at NC State W 56–52  22–6
(12–3)
  19 – Thomas[30]   9 – Brown[30]   4 – Tied[30]  Broughton HS (1,656)
Raleigh, NC
February 28
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 12 No. 17 Miami (FL) W 70–67  23–6
(13–3)
  24 – Romero[31]   6 – Slaughter[31]   4 – Romero[31]  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,945)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC Women's Tournament
March 4
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		No. 14 (4) vs. No. 21 (5) Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals 		L 56–74  23–7
  14 – Tied[32]   12 – Slaughter[32]   5 – Brown[32]  Greensboro Coliseum (3,148)
Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 19*
1:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(5 D) No. 17 vs. (12 D) Middle Tennessee
First round 		W 72–55  24–7
  17 – Romero[33]   10 – Brown[33]   4 – Tied[33]  Reed Arena (-)
College Station, TX
March 21*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(5 D) No. 17 at (4 D) No. 18 Texas A&M
Second round 		W 74–56  25–7
  18 – Bulgak[34]   13 – Bulgak[34]   6 – Romero[34]  Reed Arena (4,013)
College Station, TX
March 26*
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		(5 D) No. 17 vs. (1 D) No. 4 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen 		L 58–78  25–8
  11 – Romero[35]   9 – Tied[35]   6 – Romero[35]  American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
D=Dallas Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

[36]

Awards

  • ACC Sixth Player of the Year
Shakayla Thomas[37]

Watchlists

Adut Bulgak
Leticia Romero
Adut Bulgak

Finalists

Adut Bulgak

Honors

  • ACC Player of the Week
  • National Player of the Week

All-ACC

[44][45]

  • First Team
    • Shakayla Thomas
  • Second Team
    • Adut Bulgak
  • Defensive Team
    • Brittany Brown

All-Americans

  • Second Team[46]
    • Adut Bulgak
  • Honorable Mention[47]
    • Leticia Romero
    • Shakayla Thomas

WNBA Draft

One player was selected in the 2016 WNBA Draft.[48]

Round Pick Name Team
1st 12 Adut Bulgak New York Liberty

Media

All Seminoles games will air on the Seminole IMG Sports Network.[49]

References

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