Florida State University Athletics
Florida State Adds Savannah Henderson to Signing Class
4/18/2026 12:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State women's basketball head coach Brooke Wyckoff announced the signing of Savannah Henderson on Friday. A forward, Henderson will join the Seminoles as a redshirt senior for the 2026-27 season after transferring from Georgia.
"We are excited to welcome Savannah to Florida State," Wyckoff said. "Her length and versatility impacts the game on both ends of the floor. She has elite- level experience and toughness that we're excited to have on the roster. Savannah has a great work ethic and we look forward to her development while she helps push our program forward."
During her redshirt junior season with the Bulldogs, Henderson appeared in 28 games, starting six and averaged 18.8 minutes per game. Henderson continued to improve throughout the season after sitting out the 2024-25 season due to injury. She had a career day against Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament where she scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and registered three steals.
Henderson helped Georgia to a 22-10 record, including three wins over top 20 opponents.
After suffering a season-ending injury as a freshman just four games into the season, she participated in 15 games, accruing 33 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, and five steals in 2023-24. Notable performances included scoring six points against Wofford and a season-high nine points at South Carolina.
Before her college career, Henderson was a consensus top 50 national prospect. She was rated the No. 41 overall prospect and the No. 10 wing player nationally by ESPN. Her high school achievements at Timber Creek High School include leading the team to three consecutive district championships and a Final Four appearance in Florida's Class 7A state tournament. Henderson finished her high school career as Timber Creek's all-time leading scorer with 1,094 career points.
A native of Orlando, she is the daughter of Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, who spent 21 seasons as a NCAA Division I women's basketball coach head coach. Her father, Mike played collegiate basketball at Long Island University and was a member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
Henderson joins Joy Egbuna, Chamiah Francis, Asia Lee, Kennedy Loux, Missy Odom, and Morgan Stewart in the signing class.
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