Sue Semrau Position: Head Coach Experience: 15th Year Alma Mater: California-San Diego, '85

• Three-Time ACC Coach of the Year

• All-Time Winningest Coach in FSU history
  

• WBCA Vice-President

She may be the winningest coach in Florida State women's basketball history, but one doesn't have to look at Sue Semrau's career record to know that she has built a successful and nationally-relevant program the right way.

Now in her 15th year at FSU, Semrau, a three-time winner of the ACC Coach of the Year award, has earned a reputation as a coach that not only keeps her team in the national rankings by leading her players to victory but also one that helps foster the personal and professional growth of the student-athletes.

The 2009-10 season served as the perfect example of just how strong Florida State's women's basketball program has become. Semrau's Seminoles captured their second consecutive regular-season ACC co-championship and made it all the way to the Elite Eight of the annual NCAA Tournament as a program-best No. 3 seed. Along the way, FSU set the school record for most wins in a season with 29, most conference triumphs ever with 12 and highest national ranking ever at No. 9.

After the season was complete, star forward Jacinta Monroe then traveled to New Jersey where she was taken sixth overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics; a draft slot that was the highest ever for an FSU women's basketball player. The selection of Monroe marked the eighth Seminole in Semrau's tenure to be drafted into the WNBA.

After a 24-8 campaign in 2010-11, the Seminoles extended their NCAA Tournament streak to seven consecutive years, nabbing another No. 3 seed along the way. The streak is the longest of any Division I basketball program -- male or female -- in the state of Florida. During this impressive stretch, the Seminoles have averaged 23.7 wins per year, including 10.1 victories in ACC play.

Florida State has been its most dominant in the last three years, tying with Duke for the most wins in ACC play with 35 since 2008-09. The Seminoles back-to-back 12-2 league records in 2008-09 and 2009-10 earned the squad a share of first-place in the ACC's regular season standings. Additionally, the Seminoles have been exceptional on the road in conference play, nabbing an undefeated 7-0 away mark in the ACC in 2008-09 and holding an 18-3 conference road record the past three years.

Semrau's overall record stands at 258-174 since she took over FSU in 1997. She was named ACC Coach of the Year in 2001, 2005 and 2009.

Well-respected among her peers in the coaching community, Semrau was elected vice president of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in June and captured a gold medal as a member of the coaching staff for the United States U19 team in August.

For the second straight summer, Semrau helped lead a national team to a gold medal, as Team USA won the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship gold medal in in Puerto Montt, Chile. In 2010, Semrau served as an assistant on the gold medal-winning United States squad at the FIBA U18 World Championship.

Semrau's personality and coaching style has been embraced by all who have come in contact with her. An accomplished public speaker and philanthropist, she has won the hearts of the Florida State media, fans and -- most importantly -- the student-athletes.

Semrau's commitment to community service has also been a priority for the program. The past three years, Semrau has partnered the Seminoles with Samaritan's Feet, a non-profit organization dedicated to changing lives through Shoes of Hope distributions around the world. Semrau annually will coach a game barefoot in an effort to raise money, and last season the Seminoles took a break from the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas to give back on Thanksgiving. The squad spent time at the Lewis Yard Primary School in Freeport, Bahamas, interacting with children and measuring, washing and placing brand new shoes on their feet.

Additionally, the Seminoles have performed a variety of services throughout the Tallahassee area and have been known to extend a helping hand when on the road, making visits to the Boys and Girls Club at the Coalition for the Homeless in Orlando and elementary schools in Harlem, West Chester and Wadsworth, Ohio and Martinsville, Ind., as well as the Duke Hospital in Durham, N.C.

Prior to coming to Florida State, Semrau served three years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Wisconsin under Jane Albright. While in Madison, she contributed to the Badgers' three-straight winning seasons and two NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program's first ever back-to-back 20-win seasons. Semrau was also noted for her recruiting efforts at Wisconsin with a 1995 recruiting class that ranked eighth in the country by Blue Star Index. Semrau first joined Albright at Northern Illinois in 1991 where she assisted in leading NIU to three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances.

Prior to her hiring at Northern Illinois, Semrau served as head women's basketball coach and assistant athletic director at Occidental College in Los Angeles for four years where she compiled a 51-47 overall record. She also coached soccer for two seasons and was responsible for the administrative duties of fundraising and promotions at the Division III institution. At Occidental, Semrau was a member of the NCAA regional selection committee and chaired the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for women's basketball.

Semrau also worked as the public relations and promotions director for the L.A. Heat professional soccer team from 1986-87, and the public relations director for the Seattle Storm soccer team in the previous year.

A native of Seattle, Wash., Semrau is a graduate of Shorecrest High School. She went on to attend the University of Puget Sound for two years. Semrau transferred to the University of California-San Diego in 1984 where she finished her career ranking 13th all-time in scoring and fourth all-time in assists. She graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor's Degree in communications and received her Master's Degree in athletic administration from the University of Southern California in 1988.