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Florida State women's basketball star Ta'Niya Latson is one step closer to national recognition.
On Thursday, Latson was named a semifinalist for the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year.
Last week, she was named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and one of the top 15 on the national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award.
No. 24 FSU is 23-8 and is coming off a loss to UNC in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament last week. The Seminoles are projected to be the No. 6 seed in the latest bracketology of the NCAA tournament.
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The junior guard may be under the radar, but her production could not be ignored. The Miami native led the country in scoring with an average of 24.9 points a game to an FSU team ranked the highest-scoring power-four offense nationally at 87.2 points a game.
She is the fastest player to score 2,000 points in FSU history and third in ACC history. She is second in program history in scoring (2,037) and holds the record for most free throws made with 500 points. All had escalated when FSU upset Notre Dame two weeks ago.
Latson scored a career-best 40 points against Virginia Tech, tying the program record for most points in a game, which was set by Natasha Howard in 2014.
She recorded her first triple-double against Gonzaga at the Paradis Jam and has five double-doubles in her career. Another memorable performance was her game-winner against UNC.
Latson is a five-time ACC Player of the Week and was named All-ACC First Team.
More: FSU basketball's Ta'Niya Latson rules out entering WNBA Draft after this season, per report
Naismith Trophy
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
John R. Wooden Award (Finalist)
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
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On Thursday, Latson was named a semifinalist for the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year.
Last week, she was named a finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award and one of the top 15 on the national ballot for the John R. Wooden Award.
No. 24 FSU is 23-8 and is coming off a loss to UNC in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament last week. The Seminoles are projected to be the No. 6 seed in the latest bracketology of the NCAA tournament.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Why Ta'Niya Latson should be National Player of the Year
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The junior guard may be under the radar, but her production could not be ignored. The Miami native led the country in scoring with an average of 24.9 points a game to an FSU team ranked the highest-scoring power-four offense nationally at 87.2 points a game.
She is the fastest player to score 2,000 points in FSU history and third in ACC history. She is second in program history in scoring (2,037) and holds the record for most free throws made with 500 points. All had escalated when FSU upset Notre Dame two weeks ago.
Latson scored a career-best 40 points against Virginia Tech, tying the program record for most points in a game, which was set by Natasha Howard in 2014.
She recorded her first triple-double against Gonzaga at the Paradis Jam and has five double-doubles in her career. Another memorable performance was her game-winner against UNC.
Latson is a five-time ACC Player of the Week and was named All-ACC First Team.
More: FSU basketball's Ta'Niya Latson rules out entering WNBA Draft after this season, per report
Other candidates Ta'Niya Latson will be competing for national honors
Naismith Trophy
- Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
- Lauren Betts, UCLA
- Madison Booker, Texas
- Paige Bueckers, UConn
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
- Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
- Aneesaw Morrow, LSU
- Hailey Van Lith, TCU
- JuJu Watkins, USC
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award
- Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
- Lauren Betts, UCLA
- Madison Booker, Texas
- Paige Bueckers, UConn
- Audi Crooks, Iowa State
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
- Aziaha James, North Carolina State
- Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU
- Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
- Aneesaw Morrow, LSU
- Sedona Prince, TCU
- Sarah Strong, UConn
- Hailey Van Lith, TCU
- JuJu Watkins, USC
John R. Wooden Award (Finalist)
- Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
- JuJu Watkins, USC
- Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU basketball Ta'Niya Latson top candidate for national award honors
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