COLUMBIA — South Carolina women’s basketball star guard Ta’Niya Latson was having a nice game before going down with an apparent lower leg injury in the second quarter of the Gamecocks matchup with Providence on Dec. 28 at Colonial Life Arena.
The senior guard and Florida State transfer went for the pump fake to lay the ball in before falling and grabbing her left leg. Latson needed assistance to leave the court, not putting any pressure on her left leg, and didn’t return to the game, which No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) won 95-55.
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Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said Latson was “all smiles” after the game, and didn’t say whether she has any specific injury.
“She’s happy, she’s smiling,” Staley said. “She got treatment in the second half and just walked out. We’ll look at her tomorrow.”
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Backup freshman guard Agot Makeer got some additional playing time after Latson was injured and finished with a double-double, totaling 10 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Latson had 10 points and four assists.
She’s the second-leading scorer for the Gamecocks, averaging 17.4 points per game. Sophomore forward Joyce Edwards leads the team, averaging 22 points a game.
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The Florida native was the 14th overall prospect in the Class of 2022 and transferred to South Carolina after spending her first three seasons at Florida State.
Latson averaged 21 or more points in each of her seasons at Florida State. Latson led the nation in scoring last season with 25.2 points per game.
South Carolina will begin SEC play on Jan.1 at home against Alabama.
Kamryn Jackson covers high school and college sports for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Greenville News, Anderson Independent Mail, and the USA TODAY Network. Please email her at KEJackson@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @KamxJack
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