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  LaToya Carson

LaToya Carson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Long Beach, Mississippi

High School:
Long Beach HS

Height:
5-9

Position:
Guard

Experience:
3L

2005-06: Played in all 27 games for the Lady Cardinals, making 26 starts ... Named first-team All-Southland Conference ... Named first-team Academic All-Conference ... Ranked first on the team in points (14.0 ppg) and steals 47 and second on the team in rebounds (5.5 rpg) ... Ranked second on the team and third in the SLC in free throw shooting at 81.4 percent (118-145) ... Ranked sixth in the SLC in scoring ... Broke the 20-point plateau seven times ... Lead the team in scoring 13 times ... Led the team in rebounding eight times ... Posted a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against McNeese State (2/4) ... Posted second double double of the season in the Southland Conference tournament, putting up 17 points and grabbing a career-high 12 rebounds against the SFA ... Scored a season-high 25 points against Northern Colorado (1/22) ... Was a perfect 12 of 12 from the free throw line against Wiley College (11/30) ... Tied a career-high with five steals against Prairie View A&M (12/14) ... Tied a career high with five assists on two seperate occasions, first against Arkansas Monticello (12/2) and again at Sam Houston State (2/16).

2004-05: Only Lady Cardinal to play in and start all 27 games ... Named third team All-Southland Conference ... Ranked first on the team in points (13.2 ppg), rebounds (5.6 rpg) and steals (43) ... Scored in double digits 19 times, leading the team in scoring 12 times ... Broke the 20-point plateau three times ... Led the team in rebounding nine times ... Picked up two double-doubles in points and rebounds on the season ... Set a career-high with 27 points while knocking down nine of 10 free throws and tying a career-high five steals against Texas-San Antonio (2/5) ... Scored 25 points while nailing three of six three pointers against Sam Houston State (2/26) ... Scored 25 points and grabbed 10 boards against Southeastern Louisiana (1/6) ... Picked up her first career double-double against Loyola-New Orleans with 19 points and a season-high 11 rebounds (11/27) ... Also shot a career-best .800 from the field in the Loyola-New Orleans game ... Scored 18 points two different times, first against McNeese State (1/13) and again against Northwestern State (2/17).

2003-04 (Fr.): Played in all 26 games and started 22 times ... Ranked third on the team with 239 points (9.2 ppg) ... Reached double digits 10 times, breaking the 20-point plateau twice ... Set career-high with 22 points versus Northwestern State (2/7) ... Shot 6-of-13 from the floor, including 1-of-2 from three-point range in the game ... Also shot 9-of-15 from the free throw line ... Her 15 free throw attempts versus NSU ranks as the seventh-highest single-game total in school history ... Led team in scoring seven times for the season ... Led the team and ranked 20th in the Southland Conference with 4.9 rebounds per game ... Pulled down a team-best 128 boards for the year ... Established a career-high with 10 rebounds at Sam Houston (3/6) ... Led the team in rebounding 11 times ... Was first on the team and fourth in the conference with 2.0 steals per game (53 steals total) ... Also had five blocked shots and 33 assists for the year ... Had career-high two blocks at Sam Houston (3/6) ... Recorded a near flawless game versus Texas-Arlington with 16 points and a 9-of-9 performance from the free throw line ... Also sunk 3-of-5 field goals, including a 1-of-1 three-point performance ... Ranked sixth on the team with a 35.8 field goal percentage (83-of-232) ... Converted 6-of-20 three-point attempts for a 30.0 percent clip ... Fifth on the team and 11th in the league in free throw shooting at 70.5 percent (67-of-95).

High School: Was a four-year letterman under coach Terry D'Angelo at Long Beach High ... Averaged 24.7 points, 11.1 rebounds and three steals as a senior ... Guided LBHS to a 25-7 record in senior season ... Was a four-time team MVP and finished as the all-time leading scorer in school history ... Named Offensive MVP of Miss. All-Star Game ... Two-time All-Coast Team selection and three-time All-District honoree ... Was an All-State honorable mention selection ... Member of 'A' Honor Roll and was voted 'Best All-Around' and 'Most Athletic' at LBHS.

Personal: Majoring in general studies ... Also recruited by Southern Mississippi, Southeastern Louisiana, Alcorn State and Memphis ... Born on October 12, 1984, in Gulfport, Mississippi ... Parents are Connie Davis and William Dawkins.

 

 
 
 
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