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Latson Named to Wooden Watch List
11/7/2024 3:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State women's basketball standout Ta'Niya Latson was named to the 2024-25 John R. Wooden Award Top 50 Preseason Watch List on Thursday.
Latson was chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team™ and Most Outstanding Player Award.
This is the fourth preseason award for Latson. She was recognized on the Preseason All-ACC Team, as well as the Naismith Trophy Watch List and Ann Myers Drysdale Award Watch List.
Latson started the season by scoring 27 points on Monday, in the record-setting victory 119-49 over North Florida, where the Seminoles broke the single-game scoring record in program history.
The Miami, native has 1,391 career points, ranking 14th in FSU history. In just 65 games played, Latson averages 21.4 points per game.
Created in 1976, the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award Program™ hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award® Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America™ Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award® Legend of Coaching recipient. Wooden Award® All Americans have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award® as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award® Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Previous winners include Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Kevin Durant ('07), Candace Parker ('07; '08), Maya Moore ('09; '11), Breanna Stewart ('15; '16), and the last two year's ('23 &'24) recipients, Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Zach Edey of Purdue.
The 19th-ranked Seminoles will take on RV Illinois on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the State Farm Center.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
Latson was chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the most prestigious honors in college basketball, the Wooden Award All American Team™ and Most Outstanding Player Award.
This is the fourth preseason award for Latson. She was recognized on the Preseason All-ACC Team, as well as the Naismith Trophy Watch List and Ann Myers Drysdale Award Watch List.
Latson started the season by scoring 27 points on Monday, in the record-setting victory 119-49 over North Florida, where the Seminoles broke the single-game scoring record in program history.
The Miami, native has 1,391 career points, ranking 14th in FSU history. In just 65 games played, Latson averages 21.4 points per game.
Created in 1976, the Los Angeles Athletic Club John R. Wooden Award Program™ hosts the most prestigious honors in college basketball recognizing The Wooden Award® Most Outstanding Player for men and women, The Wooden Award All America™ Teams for men and women and the annual selection of the Wooden Award® Legend of Coaching recipient. Wooden Award® All Americans have proven to their university that they meet or exceed the qualifications of the John R. Wooden Award® as set forth by Coach Wooden and the Wooden Award® Steering Committee, including making progress towards graduation and maintaining at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Previous winners include Larry Bird ('79), Michael Jordan ('84), Tim Duncan ('97), Kevin Durant ('07), Candace Parker ('07; '08), Maya Moore ('09; '11), Breanna Stewart ('15; '16), and the last two year's ('23 &'24) recipients, Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Zach Edey of Purdue.
The 19th-ranked Seminoles will take on RV Illinois on Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the State Farm Center.
More information on FSU women's basketball can be found on Instagram (FSUWBB), X (FSUWBB) and Facebook (FSUWomensBasketball).
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