Felisha Legette-Jack Named ACC Coach of the Year, Dyaisha Fair to All-ACC First Team & Alyssa Latham to All Freshman Team

Syracuse women's basketball received several honors from the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Mike McAllister | Mar 5, 2024

Felisha Legette-Jack Named ACC Coach of the Year, Dyaisha Fair to All-ACC First Team & Alyssa Latham to All Freshman Team /

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Syracuse women's basketball head coach Felisha Legette-Jack was named ACC Coach of the Year, while star guard Dyaisha Fair was named to the All-ACC First Team and freshman forward Alyssa Latham was named to the ACC All Freshman Team. Legette-Jack beat out Virginia Tech's Kenny Brooks and NC State's Wes Moore for the honor. Fair finished second for ACC Player of the Year honors.

More from the ACC press release:

Legette-Jack becomes the first-ever Syracuse coach to earn ACC Coach of the Year honors after she led the Orange to a 13-5 conference record and the No. 3 seed in the 2024 Ally ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. After being projected to finish ninth in the annual Blue Ribbon Panel Projected Order of Finish, Syracuse finished in a tie for second place in the final regular-season standings. Legette-Jack, who was named the ESPN.com Coach of the Week on February 12, led the Orange to 23 victories, headlined by four wins over ranked opponents.

2023-24 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Team
Player of the Year: Elizabeth Kitley, Gr., C, Virginia Tech
Defensive Player of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo, Fr., G, Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year: Hannah Hidalgo, G, Notre Dame
Coach of the Year: Felisha Legette-Jack, Syracuse
Sixth Player of the Year: Oluchi Okananwa, Fr., G, Duke
Most Improved Player: Liatu King, Sr., F, Pitt

All-ACC First Team
Elizabeth Kitley, Gr., C, Virginia Tech – 1,603
Dyaisha Fair, Gr., G, Syracuse – 1,463
Hannah Hidalgo, Fr., G, Notre Dame – 1,461
Georgia Amoore, Sr., G, Virginia Tech – 1,402
Ta'Niya Latson, So., G, Florida State – 1,274
Deja Kelly, Sr., G, North Carolina – 921
Aziaha James, Jr., G, NC State – 871
Saniya Rivers, Jr., G, NC State – 815
Makayla Timpson, Jr., F, Florida State – 766
Liatu King, Sr., F, Pitt – 765

All-Freshman Team
Hannah Hidalgo, G, Notre Dame – 412
Kymora Johnson, G, Virginia – 304
Zoe Brooks, G, NC State – 162
Oluchi Okananwa, G, Duke – 125
Alyssa Latham, F, Syracuse – 120

ACC Coach of the Year
Felisha Legette-Jack, Syracuse – 293
Kenny Brooks, Virginia Tech – 214
Wes Moore, NC State – 164

Published Mar 5, 2024

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