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Latson Named to Wade Watch List
11/12/2024 12:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State junior Ta'Niya Latson was named to the Wade Watch List by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Tuesday.
Latson is one of 15 athletes on the list and one of two players from the ACC.
The Wade Watch list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee. The committee will review the list midseason to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2024-25 season. The winner of the award will be announced in April during the 2025 WBCA Convention in Tampa — site of the 2025 NCAA Women's Final Four.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 48th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I Player of the Year since 2001.
In the first three games of the season, Latson has led all scorers in every game, contributing 75 points, averaging 25.0 per game.
Latson tied her career high in free throws made against Florida A&M, converting 15. She tied her program record that she shares with Carla Williams and Cierra Bravard.
The Miami, native has climbed six spots in program history in career points in just the first three games of the season, sitting 10th with a total of 1,439.
This is the fifth recognition of 2024-25 for Latson. She was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, the Naismith Trophy Watch List, Ann Myers Drysdale Watch List and Wooden Award Watch List.
The Seminoles (2-1) will host Samford on Nov. 14 for Seminole Heritage at 6 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
Latson is one of 15 athletes on the list and one of two players from the ACC.
The Wade Watch list of candidates for the Wade Trophy is composed of players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Awards Committee. The committee will review the list midseason to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2024-25 season. The winner of the award will be announced in April during the 2025 WBCA Convention in Tampa — site of the 2025 NCAA Women's Final Four.
The Wade Trophy — now in its 48th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women's basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen. First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I Player of the Year since 2001.
In the first three games of the season, Latson has led all scorers in every game, contributing 75 points, averaging 25.0 per game.
Latson tied her career high in free throws made against Florida A&M, converting 15. She tied her program record that she shares with Carla Williams and Cierra Bravard.
The Miami, native has climbed six spots in program history in career points in just the first three games of the season, sitting 10th with a total of 1,439.
This is the fifth recognition of 2024-25 for Latson. She was named to the Preseason All-ACC Team, the Naismith Trophy Watch List, Ann Myers Drysdale Watch List and Wooden Award Watch List.
The Seminoles (2-1) will host Samford on Nov. 14 for Seminole Heritage at 6 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
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