2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Women's Basketball Teams

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Plattsburgh State senior guard/forward Payton Couture (Redford, N.Y. / Saranac), sophomore guard Selma Deisz (Bekkestua, Norway / Nadderud VGS), and junior guard Jaden Wilson (Johnstown, N.Y. / Johnstown) were all named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team. This is Couture's second career honor, and she has advanced to the Academic All-America ballot, where teams will be announced on Apr. 16, and this is the first career honor for both Deisz and Wilson.

To be eligible for this ballot, student-athletes must excel on the court and in the classroom, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50, and must be at least sophomores academically and athletically.

The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Couture, a Social Work major with a 3.66 cumulative GPA, started all 25 games she appeared in for Plattsburgh. After averaging a team-high 12.9 points per game (PPG) and 8.1 rebounds per game (RPG), which was second on the team and fifth in the conference, Couture was named to the All-SUNYAC Second Team. The senior guard/forward was an all-around threat as she was second on the team in assists and blocks, averaging 2.7 assists per game (APG) and 0.9 blocks per game (BPG). She was third on the team in steals, averaging 1.1 per game. Couture's season was highlighted by a season-high 24 points and seven assists on Jan. 11 against Buffalo State.

Desiz, a Finance major with a 4.0 cumulative GPA, started all 26 games for Plattsburgh, averaging a team-high 30.2 minutes per game. The sophomore guard averaged 6.1 PPG and 2.4 RPG, highlighted by a career-high nine rebounds on Feb. 15 against Canton. Offensively, Deisz's best performance came on Jan. 17 versus Canton, where she recorded a season-high 16 points. She also contributed to the playmaking game and on the defensive end with 28 total assists and 18 total steals on the year, including a three-steal performance on Feb. 7 against New Paltz.

Wilson, an Early Childhood Education and Special Education major with a 3.50 cumulative GPA, started all 26 games for Plattsburgh, averaging 27.4 minutes per game. The junior guard was third on the team in points and steals, averaging 9.8 PPG and 1.4 steals per game (SPG). She also added 36 assists, averaging 1.4 APG, and picked up 3.1 RPG, highlighted by a season-high six rebounds on Feb. 8 against Oneonta. Wilson's best performance offensively came on Dec. 16 against Brockport, where she scored a season-high 22 points.

Plattsburgh State finished 14-12 (10-8 SUNYAC) and made the SUNYAC tournament for the first time in a decade as the fifth seed, where they matched up with the fourth-seeded Canton Kangaroos and fell in the first round 61-58.