FSU sports information:
Florida State senior Makayla Timpson was named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award watch list on Thursday. The accolade is a part of the Naismith Starting 5 awards.
Timpson was among the 20 players in the nation named to the preseason list and one of five from the ACC.
On Monday Timpson was among the 50 players on the watch list for the Naismith Player of the Year, along with Ta’Niya Latson. Timpson ranked No. 48 on the World Exposure Report Players to Watch this season and was selected for the Preseason All-ACC Team for the second time in her career.
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 rebound (341) following 2023-24. She finished in the top 15 nationally in blocks per game (10th), double-doubles (13th) and rebounds (14th).
The Edison, Ga., 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.
Katrina McClain was a prolific rebounder and terrific scorer in a career that spanned three Olympic Games, three continents, and countless driveways, backyards, and arenas all over the world. Before she earned her stripes for USA Basketball, McClain starred at the University of Georgia where she was a two-time Kodak All-America and the WBCA National Player of the Year her senior season. She left Georgia as the school's second all-time leading scorer and rebounder, averaging a double-double her final two seasons in Athens. The Lady Bulldogs reached the 1985 NCAA Final Four and national championship game with McClain controlling the paint and Teresa Edwards running the offense. The two-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year finished her international career with two Olympic gold medals and one bronze, three FIBA World Championships medals, and five medals at the Goodwill Games, Pan Am Games, and World University Games. In all Katrina McClain appeared on eleven USA Basketball rosters becoming one of the most decorated athletes in USA Basketball history.
Regular season single game tickets are now on sale at the FSU Ticket office. The Seminoles will open the season at 11 a.m. on Nov. 4 against North Florida.
