Honors keep coming in for Florida State freshman phenom Ta'Niya Latson
Her first season as a college athlete isn’t close to complete, but Florida State freshman women’s basketball star Ta’Niya Latson is already racking up honors.
The latest came Tuesday, as Latson was one of 30 players named to the Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team.
Here is the release from FSU:
Florida State women’s basketball freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson has been selected to the Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Midseason Team, announced on Tuesday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club.
The Miami, Fla., native adds to her midseason awards lists, recently being named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Top 10 and the Wooden Award Late Season 20.
Latson continues to lead the ACC in scoring at 22.5 points per game, and also leads the conference with 191 made field goals, 172 free throw attempts and 149 made free throws. She became the fastest Seminole ever to 500 points scored in a season, completing the threshold in just 21 games played.
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The dominant freshman has already set an FSU single-season record with six 30-point games this year against Kent State (34), Florida (32), Texas Southern (34), Georgia Tech (32), Clemson (31) and NC State (31). She also leads the Seminoles with 44 steals and is second with 20 blocked shots.
Florida State has been one of the biggest risers in women’s basketball, predicted to finish ninth in the ACC but sitting in third place in the league with a 20-5 overall record and a 9-3 mark in ACC play. The 19th-ranked Seminoles and ninth-ranked Blue Devils each lead the conference with 20 overall wins apiece.
FSU begins a critical road week when it travels to face rival Miami on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Seminoles then play at 11th-ranked Virginia Tech on Sunday at 2 p.m.
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