UW Athletic Hall of Fame

LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin Women's Basketball, headshot photo

LaTonya Sims

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2023
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball
  • Women's Basketball (1997-2001)
  • Wisconsin State Player of the Year as a senior in high school
  • 1999 First-team All-Big Ten
  • 2000 Second-team All-Big Ten
  • 1998 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten
  • Member of the 1999 Big Ten All-Star Tour Team
  • 1998 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
  • Broke UW freshman scoring and rebounding records
  • Named to the 1999 and 2000 WNIT All-Tournament Teams
  • One-Time Big Ten Player of the Week
  • Ranks sixth in all-time scoring with 1,857 points; ranks fourth in rebounds with 882; second in minutes played 3,896
  • Set a then-school record by scoring in double figures in 105 games, including 45 straight
  • Tried out for the 1998 Jones Cup Team
  • Two-Time High School Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Wisconsin
  • First University of Wisconsin recruit to be honored nationally as a Women's Basketball Coaches Association/Nike Prep All-American
  • UW-Madison's first multiple Parade All-American as a First-team honoree in 1997; One of just nine juniors to make the Fourth-team in 1996
Related Article: UW Athletic Hall of Fame: LaTonya Sims (June 14, 2023)

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