2024 LSWA Class 4A All-State Basketball Teams
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(LSWA Release, Written by Lamar Gafford) Lafayette Christian, George Washington Carver and Peabody know a thing or two about getting to the LHSAA state tournament and winning basketball championships. Naturally, members of all three schools were chosen as major winners…
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Lafayette Christian, George Washington Carver and Peabody know a thing or two about getting to the LHSAA state tournament and winning basketball championships.
Naturally, members of all three schools were chosen as major winners on the Louisiana Sportswriters Writers Association’s Class 4A All-State basketball teams as selected by reporters across the state.
On the girls side, LCA swept the major awards as Errol Rogers picked up Coach of the Year and Jada Richard earned Outstanding Player.
Rogers has built the Lady Knights into a powerhouse with seven titles in the last eight seasons and this year was no different. They steamrolled their way to the Division II select championship with a 31-1 record – losing only in overtime to fellow champion Southern Lab.
Richard, an LSU signee, has been Rogers’ top player during the second half of this run – guiding LCA to four straight titles. Richard averaged 23 points, six assists and five rebounds this season and closes her career as Louisiana’s 2024 Gatorade Player of the Year.
For the boys, longtime Peabody coach Charles Smith received Coach of the Year honors, while Carver junior Daijon Leatherman Daijon Leatherman 6'9" | PF Carver | 2025 State LA picked up Outstanding Player.
Smith won his ninth championship as the Warhorses’ head coach by guiding them to a 28-5 record and the Division II select title. On top of being a finalist this season for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Smith has won 1,208 games – making him the fourth coach in the nation to win over 1,200 games.
Leatherman nearly led the Rams to their third straight title but had a dominant performance against Smith’s Warhorses with 18 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks during their semifinal tilt. That concluded a season where he averaged 18.6 points, 17.1 rebounds and 5.2 blocks, while shooting 70% from the field.
2024 LSWA CLASS 4A ALL-STATE BASKETBALL CHARTS
BOYS
First team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Daijon Leatherman Daijon Leatherman 6'9" | PF Carver | 2025 State LA Carver 6-9 Jr. 18.6
Jordan Mathews Jordan Mathews 6'5" | SF Peabody | 2024 State LA Peabody 6-5 Sr. 16.3
Michael Mouton Michael Mouton 6'5" | SG St. Thomas More | 2024 State LA St. Thomas More 6-4 Sr. 16.6
Drew Timmons Drew Timmons 6'6" | SF Archbishop Hannan | 2025 State #52 Nation LA Archbishop Hannan 6-6 Jr. 22.4
Kameron Williams Kameron Williams 6'7" | SF Lafayette Christian | 2024 State #60 Nation LA Lafayette Christian 6-7 Sr. 22.0
Second team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Oren Bowens McMain 6-4 Sr. 26.7
Christian Creppel Christian Creppel 6'5" | SF Archbishop Shaw | 2024 State LA Archbishop Shaw 6-5 Sr. 16.5
Javon Johnson Javon Johnson 6'1" | CG Bossier | 2024 State LA Bossier 6-1 Sr. 20.2
Jordan Matthews Jordan Matthews 6'0" | PG Vandebilt Catholic | 2025 State LA Vandebilt Catholic 5-10 Jr. 17.0
Rashad Mitchell Rashad Mitchell 5'10" | PG Peabody | 2025 State LA Peabody 6-0 Jr. 11.3
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Daijon Leatherman Daijon Leatherman 6'9" | PF Carver | 2025 State LA , CARVER
COACH OF THE YEAR: CHARLES SMITH, PEABODY
Honorable mention: Daryl Adams, L.B. Landry; Caiden Bickham, Lakeshore; Sean Brown, St. Michael; Justin Burns Justin Burns 6'4" | SF Peabody | 2024 State LA , Peabody; Javontre Charles, Beau Chene; Jayden Coleman Jayden Coleman 6'0" | PG Vandebilt Catholic | 2026 State LA , Vandebilt Catholic; Kerel Dean, Bossier; Monte Farmer Monte Farmer 6'5" | SF Washington-Marion | 2026 State LA , Washington-Marion; Brandon Henderson Brandon Henderson 6'0" | PG Woodlawn-Shreveport | 2025 State LA , Woodlawn-SH; Chad Jones Chad Jones 6'7" | PF St. Thomas More | 2024 State LA , St. Thomas More; Tamaj Lagarde, Ellender; Craig Lovelady, McKinley; CJ Mason-Jones, Booker T. Washington-SH; Laurence Nathan Laurence Nathan 6'2" | PG Carver | 2024 State LA , Carver; Salvador Simon, Northside; Edrick Snearl Edrick Snearl 6'4" | SF Brusly | 2025 State LA , Brusly; Travone Varner, Neville
GIRLS
First team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Eve Alexander Lafayette Christian 6-0 Sr. 13.7
Makayla Charles Vandebilt Catholic 5-8 Jr. 18.4
Kyndal Graham Huntington 5-5 Jr. 16.7
Kylei Leblanc LaGrange 5-10 Sr. 20.0
Jada Richard Lafayette Christian 5-6 Sr. 23.0
Second team
Player School Ht. Cl Avg.
Eryn Brown Istrouma 5-7 So. 31.7
Emilee Duet St. Scholastica 5-5 Jr. 16.5
Carley Hamilton Huntington 5-7 Jr. 18.1
Danai Lewis De La Salle 6-1 Sr. 15.5
Hannah Mouton Northwood-SH 5-5 Sr. 23.0
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: JADA RICHARD, LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: ERROL ROGERS, LAFAYETTE CHRISTIAN
Honorable mention: Destiny Bennett, Salmen; Jaala Campbell, Assumption; Laila Clark, Brusly; Arioena Ebbs, Sr. West Feliciana; Erynn Felton, Neville; Joy Fisher, Neville; K’Myri Johnson, McMain; Journee Johnson, Vandebilt Catholic; Christina Lambert, Tioga; Madison Lockwood, Tioga; Ellie Lorraine, South Lafourche; Shyann McCummings, Leesville; Akayla McMooain, Salmen; Maddison Mitchell, Plaquemine; Jalyn Newman, Warren Easton; Addison Pontiff, St. Scholastica; Courtlynn Rideau, Opelousas; Co’rae Smooth, Booker T. Washington-NO; Katelynn Wilson, LaGrange; Zoe Zechenelly, Pearl River