Sue Semrau retires as FSU women’s basketball coach after 24 seasons
After 24 seasons Florida State Women’s Basketball ProgramHead coach Sue Semrau will retire.
Semlau, who turned 60 on March 9, announced his decision on Monday, ending the most successful coaching tenure in FSU women’s basketball history.
“It was a pleasure and privilege to be the head coach of Florida State University,” Semlau said in a statement released by the FSU.
“Thanks to the wonderful players and the talent and hardworking members of our staff. You have given me millions of precious moments and lifelong friendships. Countless cooperative and hardworking Managers, faculty and staff have enriched my life.
“Our precious fans embraced us, fought us, and passionately represent this wonderful university. The wonderful friendship of the coaches we worked with at FSU shaped me. Bobby Bowden I still remember the director sitting with me and saying I could do this, and he would help me. And he did. More than I imagined.
“I’m the head coach of Florida, but I’m forever blessed with the life I lived in. I’m proud to be Nole Blooded and Seminole forever.”
The announcement was made shortly after Semlau met the players and informed her of her decision. Semrau’s contract expires in April.
Originally from Seattle, Washington, Semlau retired after winning 470 games at the Seminole. That’s 338 more games than Mariner Meadows (132 wins), the second-winning coach in program history.
52 of those wins came to the teams that were ranked in the AP Top 25 at the time of the game.
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Before being hired by FSU, she was an assistant to Wisconsin, leading Seminole to three Elite Eight appearances (2010, 2015, 2017) and five Sweet 16 appearances (2007, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017). rice field. The FSU has only advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament once and never made Sweet 16 before she arrived.
Sue Semrau has invited the FSU to the NCAA tournament in 16 of the last 20 seasons
In fact, I made only three seminoles. NCAA Tournament Participation Before Semrau takes over. She inherited a program with a total record of 27-85 (.241) in the four years prior to her arrival, returning the FSU to the NCAA tournament in the fourth season of 2001 and taking Seminole to the NCAA tournament in 2016. I went. The last 20 seasons from there.
“It’s hard to say in one word what Sue Zemlau meant to our athletics program, our college, and the women she inspired throughout her career,” FSU said. Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics, said. “I can’t find a better Seminole athletic or women’s basketball representative than Sue about the FSU athletic director who had the opportunity to work with her in her long career. I know that you are saying.
“She instilled in student athletes the qualities of a court, a classroom, and a success in life. She also worked with the assistant coach who served under her, as well as the head coaches of our other sports. It was a great mentor for both assistant coaches.
“Sue has been a skillful representative of Florida for the past 25 years. We are always grateful.”
Semlau ended his career at FSU by leading Seminole to the NCAA tournament in 15 of the last 16 seasons. This does not include last year’s team under the direction of Deputy Director Brookykov, and Semlau is a rare form of ovarian cancer that is currently in remission.
Semlau spoke openly to the Democrats in January, talking about her struggles re-adapting after a year away from coaching.
“It’s a lot harder than I thought. Part of that was Brooke doing such a big thing. It wasn’t just teaching. I was dealing with something I hadn’t dealt with before.” Said.
“I just didn’t want to go in and reinsert myself because I’m not just reinserting a player who hasn’t practiced for two weeks. I tried it more slowly. I’m probably my personality. It was a little difficult, so …
“It will take some time to get used to the two new coaches who have never coached at Morgan Talls. Craig Carter and Brooke were head coaches, so they all played different roles. It was challenging. ”
Wykov, also a former Seminole player, is a strong candidate to become the next head coach of the program.
Semlau led Seminole to two joint ACC regular season championships in 2007-08 and 2008-09, serving four ACC Coaches of the Year (2001, 2005, 2009, 2015). She finished with a record of 217-159 (.577) in the ACC competition after Seminole was 22-74 (.297) in six seasons of ACC play before arrival.
Her team has won more than 20 games for eight consecutive seasons from 2012-13 to 2019-20. Her 2014-15 team finished the regular season with a record of 27-3, lost to Notre Dame in the ACC Championship Game, and took second place seed in the NCAA tournament before being one of South Carolina at 80-74. I fell to the top. Elite Eight.
The team finished with 32 wins. This was three more than any other team during Semlau’s tenure and helped Semlau be named the Associated Press, WBCA and ESPNW National Coach of the Year in 2015.
Highlights of Sue Zemlau
• Career: 470-271 (.634)
• Associated Press, WBCA and ESPNW National Coach of the Year (2015)
• 4 ACC Coaches of the Year (2001, 2005, 2009, 2015)
• President of the Women’s Basketball Coach Association (2013-15)
• Leaded the FSU to 16 NCAA tournament appearances, including 15 over the last 16 years (not including the shortened season of 2020 by COVID-19)
• 5 NCAA Sweet 16, 3 NCAA Elite Eights, and 2 ACC Regular Season Titles
• 52AP Top 25 Wins in Florida
• The best coach ever in FSU history
• 2013 Keiyo Heart of Coach Award Winners
• 2018 Barefoot Coach of the Year
• Eight consecutive 20-win seasons from 2012 to 20.A total of 14 20-win seasons in Florida
• As of July 1, 2019, Florida State University’s longest-running head coach
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Coaching career
• Prior to coming to Florida, Semlau was an assistant coach and recruitment coordinator at the University of Wisconsin-Jane Albright for three years. While in Madison, she contributed to two NCAA tournament appearances, including the Badgers’ three consecutive win seasons and the program’s first 20 consecutive win seasons.
• Semlau first joined Albright in northern Illinois in 1991, helping NIU participate in the NCAA tournament three times in a row.
• Prior to hiring in Northern Illinois, Semlau was Head Coach and Assistant Athletic Director of Women’s Basketball at Occidental College in Los Angeles for four years, setting a comprehensive 51-47 record.
• She also coached football for two seasons and was responsible for funding and promotion management at Division III institutions.
• Semlau was the Public Relations and Promotion Director for the LA Heat Professional Soccer Team from 1986 to 1987, and the Public Relations Director for the Seattle Storm Soccer Team the previous year.
Bio
• From Seattle, Washington, Semlau is a graduate of Shorecrest High School. She attended the University of Puget Sound for two years. Semlau transferred to the University of California, San Diego in 1984, where she was the team’s co-captain and co-MVP.
• She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communication in 1985 and a master’s degree in exercise management from the University of Southern California in 1988.
-Information edited by FSU Sports Information
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