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Jersey Number 00
Ta’Niya Latson
- Position:
- Guard
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- American Heritage
Bio
Career Highs
| Points | 40 | at Virginia Tech 1/2/25 |
| Rebounds | 11 | 2x vs. South Alabama 11/19/23, Texas Tech 11/28/24 |
| Assists | 12 | at Virginia 02/06/25 |
| Steals | 8 | vs. Presbyterian 12/15/22 |
| Blocks | 3 | 2x, last vs. Notre Dame 02/11/24 |
| Field Goals Made | 18 | at Virginia Tech 1/2/25 |
| 3 Point Field Goals Made | 5 | vs. Miami (FL) 1/19/25 |
| Free Throws Made | 15 | 2x vs. Clemson 1/05/23, vs. Florida A&M 11/11/24 |
2024-25
Awards and Honors
- All-ACC First Team
- Naismith Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 5
- Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Ann Myers Drysdale Watch List
- Wooden Award Watch List
- Wade Award Watch List
- Preseason All-ACC
- Paradise Jam MVP
- ACC Player of the Week (12/2/24, 12/9/24, 1/6/25, 1/20/25, 1/27/25)
- Ann Myers Drysdale Player of the Week (12/3/24)
- USBWA National Player of the Week (1/28/25)
Junior Season:
Totaled 27 points in 20 minutes of playing time in Florida State's 119-49 win over The University of North Florida (Nov.4)...scored 27 points at Illinois...added 21 points against Florida A&M...secured her first career double-double behind 34 points and a career high 10 assists in the win against N.C. Central...scored 25 points and added 5 assists in the win against Florida...scored 30 points in the win over Texas Tech... added a double-double, scoring 21 points in the win against Missouri State... recorded her first career triple-double behind 24 points and 10 assists in the win against Gonzaga...it was the fourth triple-double in program history...set a new career high scoring 38 points against Tennessee, registering the third-highest single-game point total in program history...eclipsed that mark in the next game scoring 39 points against SMU...tallied the second-highest point total in program history...added 32 points against Drexel...tied the program record for points scored in a single game at 40 at Virginia Tech...established the program record for field goals made against VT at 18...scored 25 points and added seven assists in the win against Syracuse...named ACC Player of the Week...contributed 24 points with 4 steals against Stanford...added 13 points with 5 rebounds against California...earned her fourth double-double against Clemson putting up 20 points and 10 assists...recorded 30 points in the win against Miami, contributing to the Seminoles program-high 18 three-point shots...scored 25 points in the win over North Carolina, being named ACC and USBWA Player of the Week...contributed 21 points with eight rebounds and seven assists against Boston College...added 25 points in the win against Wake Forest...gaines her fifth double-double against Virginia with 27 points and 12 assists...contributed 23 points against NC State...added 29 points against Louisville...scored 23 points in the game against Notre Dame becoming the third player in ACC history to score 2,000 career points in her first three seasons...added nine points in the game against Duke...contributed 28 points, five rebound and two assists while shooting 50 percent from the field and setting the program record for most free throws made in a NCAA Tournament game against George Mason in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... added 30 points and seven rebounds in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against LSU, extending her career postseason scoring record and tying the program record for the most set in an NCAA tournament game.
2024-23
Awards and Honors
- WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (April 5, 2024).
- WBCA Region Finalist (March 26, 2024).
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American (March 20, 2024).
- ACC All-Tournament Second Team (March 10, 2024).
- All-ACC First Team (March 5, 2024).
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist (March 5, 2024).
- Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team (Feb. 13, 2024).
- Wooden Award Late Season 20 (Jan. 31, 2024).
- Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 10 Finalist (Jan. 23, 2024).
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 (Jan. 10, 2024).
- ACC Player of the Week (Jan. 2, 2024).
- World Exposure Report National Player of the Week (Jan. 1, 2024).
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 (November 14, 2023).
- ESPN's Top 25 players in women's college basketball (No. 19) | November 9, 2023.
- Preseason Second Team All-American by The Athletic (November 6, 2023).
- Preseason Wade Watch List (November 2, 2023).
- Preseason All-ACC Team (October 26, 2023).
- Preseason Ann Meyers-Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Watch List (October 17, 2023).
Sophomore Season:
Backed up her outstanding freshman year with an incredible sophomore campaign....Averaged 21.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.5 steals and had a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio...averaged 22.0 points in 32.0 minutes per game along with 3.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.4 assists vs. AP Top 25 teams...top 10 in ACC play in scoring (4th), field goal percentage (9th), assists (5th), free throw percentage (5th) and assist/turnover ratio (8th)...had 19 games with 20+ points....the second Seminole ever with multiple scoring seasons of 20+ points per game...became the second Seminole to finish with 700+ points in a season, totaling 705 points (missed first game of the season due to injury)...one of four players nationally ranking in the Top 11 in points scored, free throws made and field goals made...generated three consecutive 30-point games vs. Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and NC State...tied for the ACC lead with six 30-point games in conference play; totaled seven overall...tied for the fastest to 1,000 career points in FSU history...recorded 25 points in NCAA First Round game vs. Alabama...had 25 points vs. Syracuse in the ACC Quarterfinals...dropped 19 points in her ACC Tournament debut vs. Wake Forest...recorded 17 points with five assists vs. Clemson...had 18 points with five assists and four rebounds at No. 22 Louisville...recorded 34 points with four rebounds and four assists vs. Boston College...big game at Miami with 29 points on 13-of-22 shooting...totaled 23 points and six rebounds at Wake Forest...delivered 34 points with eight assists and seven boards vs. No. 12 Notre Dame...fourth straight 30-point game vs. Georgia Tech, scoring 33 on the road...recorded 22 points with six assists vs. Virginia...added 22 points with nine assists and six rebounds at Syracuse...tied for the fastest Seminole ever to cross 1,000 career points vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech (48 games)...third consecutive 30-point game against No. 3 NC State...had second straight 30-point game vs. Wake Forest...dropped 30 points and added five assists vs. Georgia Tech...had 23 points (10-of-11 from the line) with four assists vs. Alabama State...recorded 22 points with three assists at Drexel...impressive game vs. No. 2 UCLA: 26 points (11-of-21) with four assists...Had 18 points with three assists vs. Jacksonville...team-high 15 points with five assists vs. Kent State...produced 23 points, four rebounds and four steals vs. Stanford...set career high with 35 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, at Florida....had 20 points in 92-91 win over No. 11 Tennessee.
2022-23
Awards and Honors
- AAU James E. Sullivan Award Semifinalist (July 12, 2023).
- WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (March 30, 2023).
- WBCA National Freshman of the Year (March 28, 2023).
- WBCA Region Finalist (March 22, 2023).
- Tamika Catchings Award Winner (March 21, 2023).
- Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American (March 15, 2023).
- USBWA Honorable Mention All-American (March 15, 2023).
- The Athletic National Freshman of the Year (March 10, 2023).
- Wooden Award National Ballot Selection (March 4, 2023).
- The 2023 ACC Rookie of the Year (Feb. 28, 2023).
- 2023 All-ACC First Team (Feb. 28, 2023).
- 2023 ACC All-Freshman Team (Feb. 28, 2023).
- Finalist for Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Feb. 28, 2023).
- USBWA National Freshman of the Week for the third time (Feb. 22, 2023).
- Record-breaking 10th ACC Rookie of the Week Award (Feb. 20, 2023).
- Added to the Wade Watch List (Feb. 8, 2023).
- Selected to Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team (Feb. 7, 2023).
- Named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 10 (Jan. 31, 2023).
- Named to the Wooden Award Late Season 20 (Jan. 30, 2023).
- Ties ACC record with ninth ACC Rookie of the Week award (Jan. 16, 2023).
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Midseason Watch List (Jan. 11, 2023).
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 (Jan. 4, 2023).
- USBWA National Freshman of the Week for the second time (Jan. 4, 2023).
- Swept ACC Player and Rookie of the Week for the third time (Jan. 2, 2023).
- Won ACC Rookie of the Week for the seventh straight time (Dec. 27, 2022).
- Named to ESPN’s Top 25 Players List (Dec. 22, 2022).
- Sixth straight ACC Rookie of the Week award (Dec. 19, 2022).
- Earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 13, 2022).
- Won ACC Rookie of the Week for the fifth consecutive week (Dec. 12, 2022).
- Became the first Seminole to win ACC Rookie of the Week four times in a season (Dec. 5, 2022).
- ACC Rookie of the Week for the third time (Nov. 29, 2022).
- Named the Cancun Challenge Mayan MVP (Nov. 26, 2022).
- Became the first ACC student-athlete ever to sweep the ACC Player and Rookie of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks (Nov. 21, 2022).
Freshman Season (2022-23):
Produced one of the most remarkable freshman seasons in women’s college basketball history...established the ACC’s single-season freshman scoring record with 659 total points...recorded seven of the ACC’s 14 30-point games in 2022-23, setting an FSU single-season record with her seven 30-point games...led all freshmen in scoring with 21.3 points per game – the next closest freshman had 17.9 points...scored in double figures in 29 of her 31 games played...led the ACC through the regular season with 18 20-point games...owned an incredible 14-game streak of scoring 20 or more points – the second-longest streak by a freshman in NCAA Men’s or Women’s Basketball and the longest since Trae Young (18 games)...became the first ACC freshman ever to lead the league in scoring...tied for 11th nationally in points per game and free throws made (171)...finished in the Top 10 in the ACC in scoring (1st), field goal percentage (8th) and free throw percentage (2nd)...remarkable efficiency for a high-volume scorer: 45.5 percent shooting, 36.2 percent from 3-point range, 2.9 assists per game, 1.1 assist/turnover ratio, 85.9 percent from the free throw line and 1.7 steals per game...set the single-season ACC freshman scoring record vs. Wake Forest, adding 15 points...scored 31 points vs. Georgia Tech...had 19 points and three assists vs. Syracuse...led FSU with 19 points against Wake Forest...had 15 points against No. 16 Duke...scored 19 points with five rebounds and four assists vs. Pitt...became fastest Seminole to 500 points, scoring 15 at Virginia....secured single-season record sixth 30-point game vs. No. 11 NC State, scoring 31 points on 13-of-16 shooting...achieved fifth 30-point game with 31 points (15-15 FTs) vs. Clemson...fourth 30-point game of the season, dropping 32 at Georgia Tech...recorded 21 points, six assists and six boards in a win at No. 13 UNC...had 21 points and six assists in win over Miami...totaled 24 points vs. No. 9 UConn...had 25 points and eight steals in a win over Presbyterian...tied her career high with 34 points vs. Texas Southern, her third 30-point game of the season...recorded her ninth 20-point game in 10 games played, scoring 24 points (7-of-12) and hitting 9-of-11 from the line in a 35-point win over Stetson...clutch performance at Wisconsin, scoring 10 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter in a 92-87 road win; Recorded 10 field goals for the fifth time already in a season...delivered her fifth straight 20-point performance with 20 points against Harvard at the Cancun Challenge...went 10-of-17 from the floor and scored 21 points in a close 76-75 win over Purdue in Cancun...dropped 20 points and led FSU with eight rebounds in first game of the Cancun Challenge vs. Oklahoma State...led the Noles with 21 points at Houston...totaled her second 30-point performance in her first four games, notching 32 points with five rebounds and four assists in a 92-77 rivalry win over Florida; Through just her first four games played, she already became the 10th Seminole with multiple 30-point games in a season...had 19 points with five rebounds vs. Georgia State...dropped 34 points in road win at Kent State; the most points by an FSU freshman since Sue Galkantas in 1981...had 28 points on 10-of-22 shooting with nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals in season opener vs. Bethune-Cookman; it was the first time a freshman led FSU in scoring in a season opener since Natasha Howard in 2010.
Before FSU:
The nation’s top-ranked shooting guard in the 2022 signing class...ranked 14th overall according to ESPN Hoopgurlz...2022 Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball...2022 Florida Class 5A Player of the Year...second consecutive Seminole to win the Florida Dairy Farmers Miss Basketball award, joining O’Mariah Gordon from 2021...she inked her National Letter of Intent for the Seminoles on Nov. 17, 2021...averaged 27.2 points, 7.0 assists, 8.0 rebounds, 5.3 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior at American Heritage High School...the 12th Seminole to compete in the McDonald’s All-American Game, scoring 15 points with three rebounds and a blocked shot in 13 minutes...2022 Naismith High School Girls Player of the Year Watch List...in her junior season, Latson led Westlake High School to a national title and averaged 23.7 points, 2.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 0.5 blocks while shooting 62 percent from the floor...Maxpreps All-American and being selected to the Atlanta Journal Constitution Class 6A First Team as a junior...one of 25 selections to the 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School Girls Midseason Team...averaged 16.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.7 steals and 20.6 minutes played per game as a sophomore at Westlake...chose Florida State over several other schools, including Baylor, Georgia, Kentucky, Miami, NC State, Texas and Virginia Tech.
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