Deidre Vasquez enters her 11th season of leading the Oak Ridge program. This year, the veteran coach is in line to earn her 200th coaching victory at Oak Ridge.
The War Eagles are coming off a 25-8 year, which saw them reach the Area Round. Two starters return off that team as they seek a seventh-straight trip to the playoffs in 2024.
District 13-6A Offensive MVP Taylor Jones returns after averaging 18.6 points, 12.1 assists and 2.9 steals per game a year ago. Jones is verbally committed to Bethany College in Kansas.
Treasure Emeh is also back off a first-team, all-district performance.
Keys to success this year, according to Vasquez, include team chemistry, offensive execution and young post play. Vasquez wants her team to “turn up the heat” in 2024.
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Treasure Emeh
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