Old North News

North Carolina is being represented by 40 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Texas will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 106 players, followed by California with 85.

There are no players from South Dakota, New Hampshire or Hawaii competing this year.

Charlotte is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from North Carolina in the tournament with 5 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Alex Nunnally	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′2″	Guard	Cary
Jordan Snell	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′2″	Guard	Cary
KJ Keatts	North Carolina State Wolfpack	5′10″	Guard	Cary
Oliver Lynch-Daniels	Colgate Raiders	6′2″	Guard	Chapel Hill
Jordan Crawford	Charleston Cougars	6′2″	Guard	Charlotte
Christian Reeves	Duke Blue Devils	7′1″	Center	Charlotte
Jamarius Burton	Pittsburgh Panthers	6′4″	Guard	Charlotte
Conner Gillis	Utah State Aggies	6′2″	Guard	Charlotte
Josh Banks	VCU Rams	6′5″	Guard	Charlotte
Vernon Collins	Princeton Tigers	6′10″	Forward	Chocowinity
Justin Stephens	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′1″	Guard	Clayton
Garrett Hien	Furman Paladins	6′9″	Forward	Concord
Ricky Council IV	Arkansas Razorbacks	6′6″	Guard	Durham
Bobby Pettiford Jr.	Kansas Jayhawks	6′1″	Guard	Durham
Jonas Aidoo	Tennessee Volunteers	6′11″	Forward	Durham
Davis Molnar	Furman Paladins	6′6″	Forward	Fayetteville
Greg Gantt	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′8″	Forward	Fayetteville
Freddie Dilione V	Tennessee Volunteers	6′5″	Guard	Fayetteville
Shakeel Moore	Mississippi State Bulldogs	6′1″	Guard	Greensboro
Nick McMullen	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′8″	Forward	Greensboro
Silas Mason	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′7″	Forward	Greensboro
Terquavion Smith	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′4″	Guard	Greenville
Kent Gilbert	Tennessee Volunteers	6′1″	Guard	Greenville
MJ Rice	Kansas Jayhawks	6′5″	Guard	Henderson
Max Johns	Duke Blue Devils	6′5″	Guard	High Point
Kadin Shedrick	Virginia Cavaliers	6′11″	Forward	Holly Springs
Davion Cunningham	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′3″	Guard	Huntersville
Keeyan Itejere	Marquette Golden Eagles	6′9″	Forward	Knightdale
Zaharee Maddox	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	5′10″	Guard	Mocksville
Fletcher Abee	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′3″	Guard	Morganton
DJ Horne	Arizona State Sun Devils	6′1″	Guard	Raleigh
Carter Whitt	Furman Paladins	6′3″	Guard	Raleigh
Chase Graham	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′1″	Guard	Raleigh
Breon Pass	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′0″	Guard	Reidsville
Elijah McCadden	Memphis Tigers	6′5″	Guard	Rocky Mount
Jarren McAllister	VCU Rams	6′4″	Guard	Wake Forest
Jayden Gardner	Virginia Cavaliers	6′6″	Forward	Wake Forest
Malique Jacobs	Kent State Golden Flashes	6′3″	Guard	Wilmington
Themus Fulks	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	6′1″	Guard	Winston Salem
Caleb Burgess	UNC Asheville Bulldogs	6′3″	Guard	Winston Salem

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
Texas	106	7
California	85	5
New York	45	2
Illinois	45	2
North Carolina	40	3
Pennsylvania	39	2
Ohio	39	2
Indiana	34	2
Florida	34	2
Georgia	32	1
Tennessee	30	2
New Jersey	28	2
Washington	23	1
Michigan	23	1
Maryland	22	1
Virginia	21	2
Arizona	20	3
Missouri	18	2
Alabama	18	2
South Carolina	17	2
Louisiana	17	1
Wisconsin	16	1
Kentucky	15	2
Iowa	14	3
Arkansas	14	1
Kansas	12	2
Minnesota	11	0
Utah	9	1
Mississippi	9	1
Oklahoma	8	1
Nebraska	8	1
Connecticut	7	1
Massachusetts	6	0
Oregon	5	0
Nevada	5	1
Idaho	4	1
Colorado	4	0
West Virginia	3	1
Rhode Island	3	1
Montana	2	1
Maine	2	0
Wyoming	1	0
Vermont	1	1
North Dakota	1	0
New Mexico	1	0
Delaware	1	0
Alaska	1	0