2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are lead by twenty-fourth year head coach Sue Semrau, who returns after taking a season-long break. The Seminoles play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record6–3 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 NC State1–0 1.00010–1  .909
No. 21 Notre Dame1–0 1.0009–2  .818
Syracuse1–1 .5007–4  .636
No. 25 North Carolina0–0 –9–0  1.000
Wake Forest0–0 –10–1  .909
No. 15 Duke0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 6 Louisville0–0 –8–1  .889
No. 18 Georgia Tech0–0 –8–2  .800
Boston College0–0 –7–2  .778
Virginia Tech0–0 –8–3  .727
Miami (FL)0–0 –7–3  .700
Florida State0–0 –6–3  .667
Virginia0–0 –3–7  .300
Pittsburgh0–1 .0008–3  .727
Clemson0–1 .0005–4  .556
† 2022 ACC Tournament winner
As of December 15, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2020–21 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

Brooke Wyckoff served as the interim head coach for the season as Sue Semrau took the season off to care for her mother.[1]

The Seminoles finished the season 10–9 and 9–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to Syracuse in the Quarterfinals. The Seminoles went on to make the NCAA Tournament for the eighth consecutive season.[2] As the nine seed in the HemisFair Regional, the Seminoles lost to Oregon State in the First Round.

Off-season

Departures
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Sayawni Lassiter3G5'10" JuniorDorchester, MassachusettsTransferred to Rutgers[3]
Savannah Wilkinson12F6'0" JuniorLondon, EnglandTransferred to SMU[4]

2021 recruiting class

Source:[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
O'Mariah Gordon
PG		 Bradenton, Florida Braden River 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 94
Makayla Timpson
F		 Edison, Georgia Early County 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Mariana Valenzuela
F		 Mazatlán, Mexico Montverde Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
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:

    Roster
    2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
    G 0 Bianca Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Montgomery, AL
    C 1 River Baldwin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Andalusia, AL
    G 2 Sammie Puisis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Mason, OH
    G 3 Amaya Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Albuquerque, NM
    G 4 Sara Bejedi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Helsinki, Finland
    F 5 Mariana Valenzuela 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mazatlán, Mexico
    G 10 Kourtney Webber 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr New Orleans, LA
    G 11 O'Mariah Gordon 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Bradenton, FL
    F 14 Erin Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Madison, WI
    F 21 Makayla Timpson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Edison, GA
    G 23 Tiana England 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Stamford, CT
    G 24 Morgan Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Jonesboro, GA
    F 32 Valencia Myers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Solon, OH
    G 33 Izabella Nicoletti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr São Paulo, Brazil
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 25, 2021

    Schedule and results

    Source:[6]

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 3, 2021*
    7:00 p.m.    		 No. 16 West Florida W 91–47  –
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    Regular season
    November 9, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 16 North Florida W 78–50  1–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,819)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 14, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 16 Milwaukee W 79–42  2–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,307)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 18, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 17 Jacksonville W 64–39  3–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,881)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 21, 2021*
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 17 Grambling State W 76–53  4–0
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,010)
    Tallahassee, FL
    November 25, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., FloSports    		 No. 17 vs. BYU
    St. Pete Showcase    		 L 54–61  4–1
    		 McArthur Center (340)
    St. Petersburg, FL
    November 27, 2021*
    11:00 a.m., FloSports    		 No. 17 vs. Purdue
    St. Pete Showcase    		 L 61–66  4–2
    		 McArthur Center (250)
    St. Petersburg, FL
    December 2, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., BTN+    		 No. 25 at Illinois
    ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge    		 W 67–58  5–2
    		 State Farm Center (1,027)
    Champaign, IL
    December 5, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 No. 25 Charleston Southern W 83–32  6–2
    		 Donald L. Tucker Center (2,094)
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 12, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., SECN    		 at Florida
    Rivalry    		 L 55–69  6–3
    		 O'Connell Center (1,609)
    Gainesville, FL
    December 16, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Houston Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 19, 2021
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Virginia Tech Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    December 21, 2021*
    4:00 p.m.    		 at Kent State MAC Center 
    Kent, OH
    December 30, 2021
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 at Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum 
    Winston–Salem, NC
    January 2, 2022
    2:00 p.m.    		 at Syracuse Carrier Dome 
    Syracuse, NY
    January 6, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Clemson Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 9, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Wake Forest Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 13, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion 
    Atlanta, GA
    January 20, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCRSN    		 Miami (FL)
    Rivalry    		 Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    January 23, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 at Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum 
    Clemson, SC
    January 27, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Louisville KFC Yum! Center 
    Louisville, KY
    January 30, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 Virginia Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at NC State Reynolds Coliseum 
    Raleigh, NC
    February 6, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Notre Dame Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 10, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium 
    Durham, NC
    February 13, 2022
    Noon, ACCN    		 at Miami (FL)
    Rivalry    		 Watsco Center 
    Coral Gables, FL
    February 17, 2022
    7:00 p.m., ACCNX    		 Boston College Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 20, 2022
    Noon, ACCRSN    		 North Carolina Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 24, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ACCN    		 Georgia Tech Donald L. Tucker Center 
    Tallahassee, FL
    February 27, 2022
    2:00 p.m., ACCN    		 at Pittsburgh Peterson Events Center 
    Pittsburgh, PA
    ACC Women's Tournament

    		 vs.  Greensboro Coliseum 
    Greensboro, NC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings
    Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
    AP 16 17 17 25 RV NR  
    Coaches 24 22 RV RV RV RV

    *Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

    References
    1. Hayes, Graham (September 8, 2020). "FSU's Sue Semrau taking season-long leave to care for ailing mother". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
    2. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS EIGHTH STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCE". Seminoles. Florida State Athletics. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
    3. "Women's Basketball Welcomes Six Transfers". scarletknights.com. Rutgers Scarlet Knights. June 9, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
    4. "Wilson Adds Pair Of Transfers In Warthen And Wilkinson". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. April 21, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
    5. "Florida State Seminoles". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
    6. "2021–22 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball Schedule". Florida State Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
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