Which locals made an impact in 2026 NCAA women's college basketball?
See how Jacksonville-area players fared in NCAA Division I women's college basketball for the 2025-26 season.
It hasn't taken long for several Jacksonville-area players to make a splash in women's college basketball. Baylor's 20-per-game guard Taliah Scott, in her first year with the Bears, leads a strong local pack of Northeast Florida players in Division I women's basketball for 2025-26. Scott earned first-team All-Big 12 recognition for her scoring feats and ranked in the NCAA top 10 for two free-throw categories.
She was a McDonald's All-American and a two-time All-First Coast player of the year while at St. Johns Country Day. Her performance was just one part of a solid year for locals on Division I rosters stretching from coast to coast.
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