FSU women's basketball
Coach: Sue Semrau (272-191, 16th season at FSU)
Last season: 14-17, 6-10 (eighth in ACC)
Notable: FSU struggled last season, failing to reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. But the Seminoles return four starters and should have more depth in 2012-13.
Senior Alexa Deluzio is versatile, a guard who can shoot the 3-pointer, drive to the basket and defend. She averaged 13.2 points and 3.9 rebounds and shot 83 percent from the free-throw line in 2011-12. Junior F Natasha Howard (12.2 points, 9.1 rebounds) led the ACC with 12 double doubles last season, and more is expected from the former McDonald's All-American.
Semrau will likely opt for a three-forward starting lineup, with Howard, Chasity Clayton (8.9 points, 5.7 rebounds) and Chelsea Davis (9.2 points, 4.0 rebounds).
Morgan Toles, a transfer from Auburn, takes over at point guard. The senior led the SEC in 2010-11 with 5.1 assists per game. FSU also brought in former Hillsborough Community College standout Yashira Delgado, who led junior college basketball last season with 10.8 assists per game.
F Cierra Bravard (14.2 points, 6.4 rebounds) has graduated. G Olivia Bresnahan is transferring, and walk-on Emma Loucks (Clearwater High) has opted not to play basketball at FSU.
Roster
No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos.
00 Chasity Clayton 6-0 Sr. F
1Morgan Toles 5-9 Sr. G
3Alexa Deluzio 5-11 Sr. G
5Yashira Delgado 5-2 Jr. G
10 Leonor Rodriguez 5-11 Sr. G
12 Jakelle King-Gilchrist 5-9 Fr. G
20 Kristi Mokube 6-2 So. F
31 Ebony Wells 6-2 Fr. F
32 Lauren Coleman 6-0 So. F
33 Natasha Howard 6-3 Jr. F
34 Chelsea Davis 6-2 Sr. F
-- Morgan Jones* 6-2 So. G
* Sitting out as a transfer
Schedule
Sunday Samford, 2
Nov. 15 Florida, 7
Nov. 18 Stetson, 2
Nov. 23 Eastern Kentucky, 2;30 at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov. 24 Vanderbilt , 5 at San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov. 28 Iowa, 7
Dec. 2 at Charlotte, 2
Dec. 8 at Nebraska, 3:05
Dec. 15 Grambling State, 7
Dec. 19 Mercer, 7
Dec. 22 at UNC Greensboro, noon
Dec. 30 Boston College, 2
Jan. 3 at Georgia Tech, 7
Jan. 6 at Maryland, 1:30
Jan. 10 Wake Forest, 7
Jan. 13 Miami, 3
Jan. 17 at Boston College, 7
Jan. 20 at N.C. State, 3
Jan. 25 Georgia Tech, 7
Jan. 27 Virginia Tech, 2
Jan. 31 at North Carolina, 7.
Feb. 3 Clemson, 2
Feb. 10 at Miami, 2:05
Feb. 14 N.C. State, 7
Feb. 17 North Carolina, 1
Feb. 22 at Duke, 6:30
Feb. 24 at Virginia Tech, 1
Feb. 28 Maryland, 7
March 3 at Virginia, 1
March 7-10 ACC tournament, at Greensboro, N.C.
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