FSU womens basketball's Ta’Niya Latson and Makayla Timpson named to preseason All-ACC team
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-ACC Team on Tuesday. Florida State women’s basketball players Ta’Niya Latson and Makayla Timpson were named to the 10-player list that was voted on by the Blue Ribbon Panel.
Latson received the second-highest total of first place votes. Both players also earned the recognition in 2023-24. In addition to FSU, Notre Dame and NC State had multiple student-athletes on the list.
Florida State was also predicted to finish fifth in the ACC after tallying 1,335 points.
Blue Ribbon Panel Preseason All-ACC Team (First-place votes – 79 voters)
Hannah Hidalgo So., G, Notre Dame 921 (62 first-place votes)
Ta'Niya Latson, Florida State 734 (9 first-place votes)
Saniya Rivers, NC State 527 (2 first-place votes)
Aziaha James, NC State 473 (1 first-place vote)
Olivia Miles, Notre Dame 457 (4 first-place votes)
Sonia Citron, Notre Dame 331
Makayla Timpson, Florida State 315
Alyssa Ustby, North Carolina 308
Reigan Richardson, Duke 202
Kymora Johnson, Virginia 193 (1 first-place vote)
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Toby Fournier, Duke 222
Imari Berry, Louisville 180
Kate Koval, Notre Dame 177
Zamareya Jones, NC State 116
Liza Karlen, Notre Dame 109
Blue Ribbon Panel Predicted Order of Finish (79 voters)
Notre Dame (70), 1726
NC State (8), 1617
Duke, 1446
Louisville, 1370
Florida State, 1335
North Carolina, 1279
Stanford (1), 1214
Miami, 883
Virginia, 877
Georgia Tech, 855
Syracuse, 801
Virginia Tech, 786
Clemson, 553
California, 546
Boston College, 533
SMU, 274
Wake Forest, 259
Pitt, 233
Noles Ranked 19th in Preseason AP Poll
The Associated Press released its preseason poll on Tuesday, with FSU ranked 19th. It’s the second straight season the Noles will begin the year ranked in the top 25.
Since the 2022-23 season, the Seminoles have appeared in the top 25 18 times under head coach Brooke Wyckoff, peaking at No. 12 on Nov. 13, 2023.
Single game tickets are now on sale at the FSU Ticket office. The Florida State Women’s Basketball Tipoff event will be held on Oct. 20 from 3-5 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Dunlap Champions Club. Tickets are available for purchase.
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