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Susan Paige Semrau (born March 9, 1962) is the head women's basketball coach at Florida State University.
She has compiled a 468-252 career record at FSU. Coach Sue is in her 23rd season at FSU. She has guided the Seminoles to appearances in the NCAA tournament 15 total times, including 14 out of the past 15 seasons including three Elite Eights. Sue Semrau at FSU has never lost a 1st Round NCAA tournament game, going 15-0. This year (2019-2020), Coach Sue hit the 200 ACC wins milestone as a head coach.
Prior to being at Florida State, she was the head coach of Division III's Occidental College for four seasons before spending six seasons as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois University (1991–92 through 1993–94) and the University of Wisconsin (1994–95 through 1996–97).
Semrau grew up in the state of Washington, and attended Shorecrest High School in Seattle. At first, she stayed in Washington for college, playing for Puget Sound for two years before transferring to UC-San Diego for her final two seasons.
Career milestones
- All-time winningest coach at Florida State University
- 200 career wins (and counting) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
- Defeated Clemson at Clemson for the first time in school history
- Eight straight wins over the Clemson Tigers (school record)
- Defeated Virginia for the first time in school history
- 3-time Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year
- 2-time co-champions of the ACC
- First Sweet 16 appearance in 2006–2007 season
- Named United States Marine Corps/WBCA Division I National Coach of the Year
- 2013—Kay Yow Heart Coach of the Year
- 2015—Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
Coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State (Atlantic Coast Conference) | |||||||||
| 1997–98 | Florida State | 9–18 | 5–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Florida State | 7–20 | 2–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Florida State | 12–17 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Florida State | 19–12 | 9–7 | 4th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2001–02 | Florida State | 13–15 | 4–12 | 9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Florida State | 17–13 | 8–8 | 4th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Florida State | 15–15 | 7–9 | 5th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Florida State | 24–8 | 9–5 | 4th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Florida State | 20–10 | 10–4 | 4th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2006–07 | Florida State | 24–10 * | 10–4 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2007–08 | Florida State | 19–14 * | 7–7 | 5th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Florida State | 26–8 | 12-2 | T-1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Florida State | 29–6 | 12–2 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2010–11 | Florida State | 24–8 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Florida State | 14–17 | 6–10 | 8th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Florida State | 23–10 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Florida State | 21–12 | 7–9 | 9th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Florida State | 32–5 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2015–16 | Florida State | 25–8 | 13–3 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2016–17 | Florida State | 28–7 | 13–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2017–18 | Florida State | 26–7 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Florida State | 24–9 | 10–6 | 6th | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Florida State | 17-3 | 6-3 | ||||||
| Florida State: | 468–252 (.650) | 202–147 (.579) | |||||||
| Total: | 468–252 (.650) | ||||||||
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* 16 wins in 2006–07 and 6 wins in 2007–08 vacated by NCAA
