Meet The Oklahoman's 2024 Super 5 girls basketball first team
Here is The Oklahoman's Super 5 girls basketball first team selections for the 2023-24 season:
Super 5 Player of the Year: Keeley Parks, Norman
5-foot-11 | Guard | Junior
The story: Parks had an outstanding season on offense, setting Norman’s single-game scoring record with 51 points and averaging 26.3 points per game. That success started with defense. The Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year averaged 5.6 steals per game and posted 13 double-doubles, including five with double-digit steals. Her stat line also featured averages of 8.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. As Norman’s only returning varsity starter, she powered the Tigers to a 17-10 record, engineering massive comebacks to advance one game away from the Class 6A state tournament.
Marcayla Johnson, Tulsa Booker T. Washington
6-foot | Guard | Junior
The story: Johnson guided the Hornets (20-9) to the Class 5A semifinals with averages of 20 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. She thrived on the biggest stage, exceeding her season scoring average in both state tournament games. The Baylor commit had 26 rebounds and 11 rebounds in a quarterfinal win against Midwest City before leading all scorers with 29 points in the semifinals against Sapulpa.
Keziah Lofton, Bethany
6-foot-1 | Guard | Junior
The story: Lofton won back-to-back state titles with Bethany and secured back-to-back appearances on the Super 5 first team. The OU commit averaged 18.8 points and six rebounds per game with an efficient 50.1 field-goal percentage. If Lofton was on the bench at the end of a game, it usually meant she and OU signee Zya Vann had propelled top-ranked Class 4A Bethany (26-4) to another dominant start.
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Caya Smith, Putnam West
6-foot | Guard | Senior
The story: Smith capped her high school career with a monumental achievement. Putnam West toppled two-time defending state champion Edmond North for the Class 6A state title, and Smith played a vital role, anchoring the Patriots’ dominant defense. An OU signee, Smith averaged 12.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while guarding several of the state’s best scorers.
Zya Vann, Bethany
5-foot-10 | Guard | Senior
The story: Two players from the same school rarely appear on the Super 5 first team, but Bethany had an exceptionally dynamic duo. The OU signee averaged 19.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, ending her varsity career with 13 points in the state title game. She led the Bronchos with a 3-point percentage of 37.9.
Coach of the Year: Ja'Ron Jefferson, Putnam West
In only his third season as a high school head coach, Jefferson guided Putnam West to its first state title since 1981. The Class 6A Patriots went 27-1 and capped the season with a 41-40 triumph over two-time defending champion Edmond North.
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