NC State has 2 in ESPN’s Top 25 Women’s Basketball Players

ESPN released their updated rankings of who they believe are the Top-25 players in Women’s College Basketball, and NC State had two players represented.

22. Saniya Rivers, NC State

Guard | 6-foot-1 | junior
Stats: 13.7 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 4.4 APG
Preseason ranking: NR

No team has exceeded expectations this season like NC State, and Rivers is a major reason why. She scored a career-high 33 points in the Wolfpack’s breakthrough game, an 11-point win over UConn. After a disappointing freshman season at South Carolina, Rivers moved on to Raleigh, where last season she showed flashes of the potential now being realized. One of the best pure athletes in the country, who dunked during an NC State preseason event, Rivers has assumed some point guard responsibilities this season and has thrived with a better than 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. — Creme

24. Aziaha James, NC State

Guard | 5-foot-9 | junior
Stats: 16.3 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.6 APG, 38.8% 3FG
Preseason ranking: NR

Few players in the country have seen their profile rise as much as James, a key part of the Wolfpack’s 11-0 team. NC State has gone from unranked in the preseason AP poll to No. 3 with James as its leading scorer. She was mostly a reliable reserve playing behind more experienced guards her first two seasons, starting just six games before her breakout year this season as a full-time starter. — Voepel

(ESPN)

ACC Players in the Top-25

9. Virginia Tech Senior Guard Georgia Amoore
10. Notre Dame Freshman Guard Hannah Hidalgo
14. Virginia Tech Graduate Center Elizabeth Kitley
15. Florida State Sophomore Guard Ta’Niya Latson
22. NC State Junior Guard Saniya Rivers
24. NC State Junior Guard Aziaha Jones