Bill Ferrara - Associate Head Coach - Staff Directory

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Bill Ferrara

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Associate Head Coach
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Bill Ferrara became the associate head coach of the Florida State women's basketball program ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Tasked with running the fast-paced offense in Brooke Wyckoff's system, the Seminoles led the nation in scoring at 86.9 points per game in 2024-25. FSU broke the 100-point barrier seven times and produced the nation's leading scorer in Ta'Niya Latson (25.9 PPG).

In his second season with the Seminoles in 2023-24, enjoying another standout year as the team's offensive guru. His body of work was recognized on Jan. 29, 2024, when he was named as one of the nation's most-ready assistant coaches to become a head coach by The Athletic.

For the second consecutive regular season, both under Ferrara's watch, the Seminoles led the ACC in scoring during the regular season in 2023-24. FSU finished the year averaging 78.5 points - a Top 20 offensive mark nationally.

Ferrara has helped make FSU's offense especially innovative from beyond the arc. The Seminoles set a program record with 232 made 3-point field goals in his first season. In Year No. 2, FSU extended its own record with 241 made 3's in the 2023-24 year. In 2024-25, the Seminoles once again set a school record, sinking 286.

FSU's fast-paced, high-possession based offense has proven to wear teams down: Since the 2022-23 season, FSU has gone 37-17 in ACC play, finishing fourth in the regular season at 13-5 in 2024-25.

In 2024-25, Ta'Niya Latson, Makayla Timpson and O'Mariah Gordon captured All-ACC First Team honors, making the first time since 2013 three Seminoles earned the honor.

Ferrara's offense ingenuity led to a couple FSU players earning big-time accolades, as Latson was crowned the consensus National Freshman of the Year while Timpson was selected to the All-ACC Second Team in 2022-23.

Ferrara brings an established coaching résumé to Tallahassee after impactful stops at Central Michigan, Hofstra, George Washington, Florida, New Mexico and St. John’s.

The native of Brooklyn, N.Y., has assumed a wide variety of roles at each university where he has served, mostly recently as Associate Head Coach at St. John’s.

Prior to his coaching stint with St. John’s in the 2021-22 season, Ferrara spent four seasons with New Mexico (2017-21) and helped guide the Lobos to an impressive 79-40 record with back-to-back 20-win seasons.

Ferrara was in charge of post play as an assistant coach at UNM where he helped Jaisa Nunn to the 2018-19 Mountain West Player of the Year award and two All-Mountain West selections.

In his final season with New Mexico, the Lobos emerged as Mountain West regular season champions in the 2020-21 season.

In his most recent stint with St. John’s, he guided the offense to an increase of +14 points per game in the 2021-22 season, with the Red Storm finishing in the Top 50 in nearly every offensive category. He had a focus on the team’s offense along with special situations and post play.

From 2015-17, Ferrara made an impact on Florida’s program. The Gators earned a No. 5 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with Ferrara on the bench, and was an integral part of Florida’s offense where it led the SEC in scoring in that 2015-16 year.

He served a multitude of roles at George Washington from 2013-15, helping with recruiting, strength and conditioning, post play as well as player development. The Colonials had a signature 29-4 record in the 2014-15 season, capped with a No. 6 seed in the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones of the Connecticut Sun was coached by Ferrara during their time with George Washington from 2013-15.

From 2010-13, Ferrara was a recruiting and offensive coordinator at Hofstra. His offense earned Top 20 marks nationally in the 2010-11 (19th) and 2011-12 (12th) seasons.

Ferrara is a graduate of the University of Florida, earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management in 2003 and a Master’s of Science in Exercise and Sport Science in 2005.