2025–26 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team

2025–26 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–16 (4–9 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBill Ferrara (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Morgan Toles (6th season)
  • Desma Thomas Bateast (3rd season)
  • Adam Surguine (6th season)
Home arenaDonald L. Tucker Center
(Capacity: 12,100)
2025–26 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Duke 13 0   1.000 18 6   .750
No. 9 Louisville 13 1   .929 23 4   .852
No. 21 North Carolina 10 3   .769 21 5   .808
NC State 10 3   .769 17 7   .708
Syracuse 10 4   .714 20 5   .800
Virginia Tech 9 5   .643 19 7   .731
Clemson 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
Virginia 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Notre Dame 7 6   .538 15 9   .625
California 7 6   .538 16 10   .615
Georgia Tech 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Stanford 5 8   .385 16 10   .615
Miami (FL) 4 9   .308 12 12   .500
Florida State 4 9   .308 9 16   .360
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 13 13   .500
SMU 1 12   .077 8 17   .320
Pittsburgh 1 12   .077 8 18   .308
Boston College 0 14   .000 4 23   .148
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of February 12, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team represents Florida State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who previously served as interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season. The Seminoles play their home games at the Donald L. Tucker Center on the university's Tallahassee, Florida campus. They compete as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the regular season 23–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they lost to fifth seed and fourteenth ranked North Carolina. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament[1] and were the six-seed in the Spokane 1 region. They defeated eleven-seed George Mason in the First Round before losing to three-seed and tenth ranked LSU, 101–71, to end their season. They finished with an overall record of 24–9. Their 24 wins were the most in Brooke Wyckoff's tenure. Additionally, Ta'Niya Latson was the nation's leading scorer during the season.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ta'Niya Latson 00 G 5'8" Junior Miami, Florida Transferred to South Carolina[3]
Brianna Turnage 1 G 6'1" Junior Atlanta, Georgia Transferred to Georgia Tech[4]
O'Mariah Gordon 3 G 5'4" Senior Bradenton, Florida Graduated
Raianne Dias Dos Santos 4 G 5'9" Redshirt Sophomore São Paulo, Brazil Transferred to Virginia[5]
Mariana Valenzuela 5 F 6'2" Redshirt Sophomore Mazatlán, Mexico Transferred to Seton Hall[6]
Morelia Chavez 8 F 6'1" Junior Morelia, Mexico Transferred to Fresno State[7]
Carla Viegas 13 G 5'9" Sophomore Málaga, Spain Transferred to Pittsburgh[8]
Makayla Timpson 21 F 6'2" Senior Edison, Georgia Graduated; drafted 19th overall
in the 2025 WNBA draft.[9]
Malea Williams 22 F 6'4" Graduate Student Georgetown, Kentucky Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Allie Kubek 0 F 6'2" Graduate Student Elkton, Maryland Maryland[10]
Jasmine Shavers 3 G 5'8" Senior Mesquite, Texas Texas Tech[11]
Emma Risch 12 G 6'1" Junior Melbourne, Florida Notre Dame[12]
Tatum Greene 13 G 6'3" Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Boston College[13]
Solé Williams 15 G 5'9" Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio Texas Tech[14]
Pania Davis 24 C 6'6" Junior Perth, Australia New Mexico Junior College[15]

Recruiting class

Source:[16]

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kamariah Gerton
G
Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) N/A  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 4/5 stars   (91)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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

2025–26 Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Allie Kubek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Sanford School
Maryland
Elkton, MD
G 1 Mari Gerton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Princeton Cincinnati, OH
G 2 Amaya Bonner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bishop O'Dowd
California
Fremont, CA
G 3 Jasmine Shavers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Dr. John Horn
Texas Tech
Mesquite, TX
G 11 Sydney Bowles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Woodward Academy
Texas A&M
Lithonia, GA
G 12 Emma Risch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Palm Bay Magnet
Notre Dame
Melbourne, FL
G 13 Tatum Greene 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Saint John's
Boston College
Baltimore, MD
G 15 Solé Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Princeton
Texas Tech
Cincinnati, OH
C 24 Pania Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr New Mexico Junior College Perth, Australia
F 32 Avery Treadwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bearden Knoxville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 16, 2025*
1:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. Alabama
Ballin' in Boutwell
L 71–91 
 21  Bowles   9  Davis   2  Williams  Boutwell Memorial Auditorium (1,721)
Birmingham, AL
October 28, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Tampa W 84–63 
 17  Davis   10  Kubek   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (–)
Tallahassee, FL
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Florida A&M W 112–39  1–0
 18  Williams   10  Greene   4  Williams  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,011)
Tallahassee, FL
November 6, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Georgia Southern W 89–72  2–0
 15  Tied   8  Greene   4  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,660)
Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2025*
4:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 1 UConn L 67–99  2–1
 14  Williams   6  Davis   4  Bowles  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,244)
Storrs, CT
November 12, 2025*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX
Nicholls State W 89–64  3–1
 28  Shavers   10  Davis   5  Greene  Donald L. Tucker Center (3,697)
Tallahassee, FL
November 16, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ACCN
Indiana L 72–76  3–2
 19  Bowles   7  Tied   4  Bowles  Donald L. Tucker Center (2,104)
Tallahassee, FL
November 20, 2025*
6:30 p.m., SECN
at Florida
Rivalry
L 67–89  3–3
 19  Davis   9  Davis   7  Bowles  O'Connell Center (1,746)
Gainesville, FL
November 23, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Illinois L 63–86  3–4
 18  Williams   7  Kubek   4  Bowles  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,502)
Tallahassee, FL
November 28, 2025*
4:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Missouri State
Coconut Hoops Great Egret Division semifinal
W 85–75  4–4
 21  Williams   5  Tied   2  Tied  Alico Arena (952)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2025*
6:30 p.m., FloHoops
vs. No. 9 Oklahoma
Coconut Hoops Great Egret Division championship
L 91–109  4–5
 24  Shavers   6  Tied   5  Williams  Alico Arena (1,204)
Fort Myers, FL
December 3, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
Georgia
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 60–80  4–6
 13  Williams   9  Davis   7  Williams  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,155)
Tallahassee, FL
December 7, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18 Notre Dame L 58–93  4–7
(0–1)
 16  Kubek   6  Risch   4  Risch  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,986)
Tallahassee, FL
December 14, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
College of Charleston L 70–75  4–8
 18  Risch   9  Treadwell   4  Bonner  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,108)
Tallahassee, FL
December 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Virginia Tech L 54–79  4–9
(0–2)
 19  Shavers   8  Shavers   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,277)
Tallahassee, FL
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
South Carolina State W 89–41  5–9
 29  Shavers   16  Davis   4  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,225)
Tallahassee, FL
January 1, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Syracuse L 72–82  5–10
(0–3)
 21  Williams   5  Shavers   4  Tied  JMA Wireless Dome (2,713)
Syracuse, NY
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia L 87–91 2OT 5–11
(0–4)
 28  Williams   10  Greene   5  Bonner  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,126)
Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL)
Rivalry
L 73–89  5–12
(0–5)
 19  Williams   8  Tied   3  Tied  Watsco Center (1,137)
Coral Gables, FL
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Pittsburgh W 69–65  6–12
(1–5)
 24  Bowles   10  Davis   4  Bonner  Petersen Events Center (743)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 18, 2026
2:00 p.m., The CW
North Carolina L 55–82  6–13
(1–6)
 15  Shavers   5  Greene   2  Tied  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,518)
Tallahassee, FL
January 22, 2026
7:30 p.m., ACCNX
at SMU W 73–51  7–13
(2–6)
 22  Shavers   14  Davis   6  Williams  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,109)
Tallahassee, FL
January 25, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN
Georgia Tech L 69–80  7–14
(2–7)
 18  Williams   9  Davis   4  Bonner  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,215)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 58–77  7–15
(2–8)
 23  Williams   9  Greene   2  Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,118)
Clemson, SC
February 5, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State L 55–83  7–16
(2–9)
 12  Treadwell   12  Treadwell   4  Williams  Reynolds Coliseum (4,973)
Raleigh, NC
February 8, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL)
Rivalry
W 87–70  8–16
(3–9)
 22  Greene   7  Greene   5  Williams  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,312)
Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Boston College W 85–76  9–16
(4–9)
 23  Williams   10  Shavers   5  Bonner  Donald L. Tucker Center (1,050)
Tallahassee, FL
February 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at No. 9 Louisville       KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
California       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN
Stanford       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Duke       Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
March 1, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
ACC women's tournament

vs.        Gas South Arena 
Duluth, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[17]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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