FSU's Ta'Niya Latson, Makayla Timpson named top 50 players to watch in 2024-25 season
The World Exposure Report named Florida State women’s basketball players Ta’Niya Latson and Makayla Timpson to its top 50 players to watch for the 2024-25 season on Friday.
Latson ranked 14th on the list, while Timpson was 48th.
Latson, the second-highest-ranked player on the list from the ACC, heads into her junior year with 1,354 career points, averaging 21.3 per game. She also has 101 steals and 279 rebounds over 64 games played.
A two-time WBCA All-American honorable mention and two-time All-ACC First Team selection, Latson ranks 16th in Florida State history in points scored and tied as the fastest player to surpass the 1,000-point barrier.
The Miami native has scored 34 points in five career games, the most of any Seminole in program history.
As a rookie, Latson was named the WBCA Freshman of the Year after becoming the first freshman in ACC history to lead the league in scoring (659 points).
Timpson has registered 187 career blocks and 744 rebounds in 98 games played. Her 31-career double-doubles rank third, just 10 off the program record set by Natasha Howard (2011-14) at 41. She ranks fourth in career blocks and 12th in rebounds in FSU history.
Timpson became the single-season program leader in double-doubles (18), blocked shots (87), and rebounds (341) following 2023-24. She finished in the top 15 nationally in blocks per game (10th), double-doubles (13th) and rebounds (14th).
The Edison, Georgia, native is a two-time ACC All-Defensive Team selection. Timpson was named to the All-ACC First Team in 2024 and Second Team in 2023. In 2023, she was voted the league’s Most Improved Player.
The Seminoles were also recognized Wednesday in ESPN's Way Too Early top 25, ranking 19th. FSU is slated to bring back 75 percent of its scoring production from a year ago and 82 percent of its rebounds.
The Seminoles will host Tampa on Oct. 23 in an exhibition.
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