2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team, variously Florida State or FSU, represents Florida State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I basketball season. Florida State competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Seminoles are led by head coach Sue Semrau, in her twentieth year, and 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.
Florida State finished the previous season with a 25–8 record. The Seminoles reached the sweet sixteen of the NCAA Tournament and center Adut Bulgak went on to be drafted in the first round of the WNBA Draft. Prior to the start of the season, Florida State was picked to finish third in the ACC while Leticia Romero and Shakayla Thomas were named to the preseason All-ACC team.
The Seminoles achieved their best start in school history, reaching twenty wins faster than any other FSU team. The seniors - Leticia Romero, Brittany Brown, Ivey Slaughter, and Kai James - became the winningest class in program history. Leticia Romero and Kai James went on to be selected in the WNBA Draft.
Florida State finished second in the ACC but was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. The Seminoles received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a three-seed, their fifth consecutive tournament appearance, reaching the Elite Eight for just the third time in school history.

Roster

Depth chart

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AP12121087777677665T4T881010N/A
Coaches12129877778766547111213137

Schedule

!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| ACC Women's Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:white;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
^Denotes the largest crowd in program history

Awards

All-ACC

All-Americans

WNBA Draft

Two players were selected in the 2017 WNBA Draft, marking the third time in school history that multiple players were selected.
RoundPick NameTeam
2nd4 Leticia RomeroConnecticut Sun
3rd10 Kai JamesNew York Liberty