Florida State star freshman Ta’Niya Latson will miss the NCAA Tournament with an undisclosed injury, the program announced Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- Latson led the ACC in scoring with 21.3 points per game and set the single-season conference freshman scoring record with 659 total points.
- She was named ACC Rookie of the Year and selected by The Athletic as the women’s college basketball freshman of the year.
- The No. 7 seed Seminoles will face Georgia on Friday at 1:30 p.m. ET in the first round of the tournament.
Upon further medical evaluation, freshman guard Ta’Niya Latson will miss the upcoming NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.
Sophomore guard O’Mariah Gordon will also be out for the remainder of the NCAA postseason due to injury.
— FSU Women’s Basketball (@fsuwbb) March 16, 2023
What they’re saying
Seminoles coach Brooke Wyckoff said the injury “cropped up before the ACC tournament.” At that time, Latson was considered “day to day” and it was not thought to be a season-ending injury, but the medical personnel said they needed to hold her out. Wyckoff added that she “can’t speak to the injury at all.”
For the team, “it won’t change anything stylistically,” but Latson is “a huge piece” of the offense, the coach said….
