The 5-foot-7 senior point guard led the Knights to a 32-2 record and the Select Division II state championship this past season, their fourth straight state title. Richard averaged 26.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.7 steals and scored 18 points in LCA’s 43-38 win over Madison Prep in the state final. The 2023 Class 4A Player of the Year and a two-time state championship game MVP, Richard is ranked as the nation’s No. 97 recruit in the Class of 2024 by espnW. She concluded her prep basketball career with 2,896 points.
Richard has maintained a weighted 4.08 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at Louisiana State University this fall.
Richard founded and runs the Jada Richard Basketball Camp. She has volunteered locally at the Marcus Onezime Elite 48/24 basketball camp and she has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church.
