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Born in McConnells, South Carolina, Latta played for in York, South Carolina, where she was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2003 WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored seventeen points, and earned Most Valuable Player honors.
She was drafted 11th overall by the Detroit Shock in the 2007 Women's National Basketball Association Draft. A 5"6" (168 m) guard noted for her three-point shooting and on-court enthusiasm, she played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. She is the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina high school basketball history (men"s and women"s) with a total of 4,319 career points.
Latta averaged 14.0 points per game as a freshman, 16.2 as a senior, and 16.6 for her career at North Carolina.
Source Latta was drafted by the Detroit Shock with the 11th pick in the 2007 Women's National Basketball Association Draft. She averaged 3.0 points per game as a rookie, and had the second-best 3-point field goal percentage in the Women's National Basketball Association for the 2007 regular season.
On February 6, 2008 She was traded to the Atlanta Dream for the Dream"s 2008 second round pick and LaToya Thomas. She played for Ceyhan in Turkey during the 2008-2009 Women's National Basketball Association off-season.
She was originally released by the Atlanta Dream at the start of the 2009 Women's National Basketball Association season, but then signed on July 3, 2009, after the Dream released Nikki Teasley instead.
Latta played for the Tulsa Shock from 2010-2012, and joined the Washington Mystics in 2013. In 2013, she was selected to the Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game for the first time. In 2014, Latta was selected as an all-star replacement for the injured Elena Delle Donne.
Latta was hired by her alma mater, North Carolina, as an assistant women"s basketball coach in July 2013.
She will, however, continue to play for the Mystics. European career 2007-2008: Elitzur Holon 2008–2009: Ceyhan Belediyesi 2009–2010: Mersin BŞB 2010-2011: Maccabi Ramat Hen 2011-2012: Tarsus Belediye 2013: Maccabi Ramat Hen 2015-present: Edirne Belediyesi Edirnespor.
