North Carolina has 122 basketball players on the court in this year’s men’s NCAA March Madness tournament

Pfeiffer Falcons' Jaylen Hamilton and Josh Johnson

By Old North News

Mar 17, 2025

North Carolina is being represented by 122 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 206 players, followed by Texas with 178.

Charlotte is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from North Carolina in the tournament with 27 players.

North Carolina Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Jayden Beloti	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′4″	Guard and Forward	Apex
Gabe Proctor	Guilford Quakers	6′2″	Guard	Apex
Luke Proctor	Guilford Quakers	6′2″	Guard	Apex
Trey Manhertz	Guilford Quakers	6′7″	Forward	Apex
Sam Martin	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′9″		Apex
Noah Ross	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′7″	Guard	Apex
Jerquarius Stanback	Alabama State Hornets	6′10″	Forward	Asheboro
Theo Antinori	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets	6′1″	Guard	Asheville
Lleyton Thomas-Johnson	Washington Bears	6′4″	Guard	Asheville
Doug Smith	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′8″	Forward	Badin
Colin Fayed	Roanoke Maroons	6′2″	Guard	Belmont
JaJuan Carr	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′2″	Guard	Burgaw
Chase Mebane	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′7″		Burlington
Brock Williams	Tampa Spartans	6′0″	Guard	Burlington
Kody Clayton	Guilford Quakers	6′0″	Guard	Cary
Ryan Jaworski	Guilford Quakers	6′6″	Forward	Cary
Jarin Stevenson	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′11″	Forward	Chapel Hill
Ryan MacKinnon	Christopher Newport Captains	6′5″	Guard	Chapel Hill
Jake Chisholm	Roanoke Maroons	6′0″	Guard	Chapel Hill
Aden Holloway	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′1″	Guard	Charlotte
Davidson Hubbard	Baylor Bears	6′5″	Guard	Charlotte
Solomon Tucker	Catawba Indians	6′7″	Forward	Charlotte
Zion McDuffie	Catawba Indians	6′5″	Forward	Charlotte
Christian Reeves	Clemson Tigers	7′2″	Center	Charlotte
Harp Hunter	Columbus State Cougars	6′6″	Forward and Guard	Charlotte
Myles Pierre	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′1″	Point Guard	Charlotte
Peyton Gerald	Florida Southern Moccasins	6′9″	Forward	Charlotte
Peter Moye	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′2″	Guard	Charlotte
Shane Fernald	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′7″	Forward	Charlotte
Joshua Williams	Keene State Owls	5′9″	Guard	Charlotte
Russell Hawkins	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′1″	Guard	Charlotte
Clayton Robinson	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′0″	Guard	Charlotte
Bryce Scott	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets	6′4″	Forward	Charlotte
Delani Hammonds	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets	6′0″	Guard	Charlotte
Ty Showalter	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets	6′6″	Forward	Charlotte
Clayton Gaither	Roanoke Maroons	6′3″	Guard	Charlotte
Maurio Hanson Jr.	Robert Morris Colonials	6′7″	Guard	Charlotte
Bishop Boswell	Tennessee Volunteers	6′4″	Guard	Charlotte
Dallas Gardner	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′3″	Guard	Charlotte
Nygell Verdier	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′6″	Forward and Guard	Charlotte
Quay Watson	UNC Pembroke Braves	5′11″	Guard	Charlotte
Will Brown	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′2″	Guard	Charlotte
Davion Cunningham	USC Aiken Pacers	6′3″	Guard	Charlotte
Graham Calton	Vanderbilt Commodores	6′4″	Point Guard	Charlotte
Kahmare Holmes	Wofford Terriers	6′3″	Guard	Charlotte
Trey Green	Xavier Musketeers	6′0″	Guard	Charlotte
Carson Daniel	Catawba Indians	6′1″	Guard	Concord
Chase Daniel	Catawba Indians	6′1″	Guard	Concord
Magnus Swinger	Guilford Quakers	6′4″	Forward	Concord
Jaylen Hamilton	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′3″	Forward	Concord
JoJo Fullwood	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′2″	Guard	Currie
Tyler Martin	Denison Big Red	6′3″	Guard	Davidson
Max Murash	Hamilton Continentals	6′7″	Forward	Davidson
Nick Shryock	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′4″	Guard	Davidson
Jonas Aidoo	Arkansas Razorbacks	6′11″	Forward	Durham
Dawson Edwards	Guilford Quakers	5′10″	Guard	Durham
Jalen Walker	Guilford Quakers	6′5″	Forward	Durham
Trey Boyd III	Pace Setters	6′4″	Guard	Durham
Xavier Johnson	USC Aiken Pacers	6′4″	Guard	Eastover
Makel Smith	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′0″	Guard	Eden
Isaiah Evans	Duke Blue Devils	6′6″	Guard and Forward	Fayetteville
Andreas Fuller	Lincoln Blue Tigers	6′6″	Guard	Fayetteville
James Scott	Louisville Cardinals	6′11″	Forward	Fayetteville
Kaleb James	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′6″	Guard and Forward	Fayetteville
Kaleb Siler	USC Aiken Pacers	6′10″	Center	Fayetteville
Marcus Elliott	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′0″	Point Guard	Fuquay Varina
Chris Crudup	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′1″		Garner
Brandon Alfonse	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′6″	Forward	Gastonia
Ty Claude	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′7″	Forward	Goldsboro
CJ Cormack	Guilford Quakers	6′1″	Guard	Greensboro
Jonah Ridgill	Guilford Quakers	6′5″	Forward	Greensboro
Ben Mulry	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′3″	Guard	Greensboro
Shakeel Moore	Kansas Jayhawks	6′1″	Guard	Greensboro
Nolan Hodge	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′7″	Guard	Greensboro
Caleb Foster	Duke Blue Devils	6′5″	Guard	Harrisburg
Josh Reid	St. Mary's Rattlers	6′7″	Forward	Havelock
Dwight Canady, Jr.	USC Aiken Pacers	6′0″	Guard	Hendersonville
John Holbrook	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′8″	Forward	Hickory
John Campbell	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′5″	Forward	High Point
Joe'l Pettiford	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′7″	Forward	High Point
Kadin Shedrick	Texas Longhorns	6′11″	Forward	Holly Springs
Jacob Morgan	Berry Vikings	6′6″	Forward	Huntersville
Hank Neace	Wofford Terriers	6′5″	Guard	Huntersville
Daymon Beckwith	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′1″	Guard	Jacksonville
Ezekiel Cannedy	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′2″	Guard	Kings Mountain
Micah Handlogten	Florida Gators	7′1″	Center	Lake Norman
Steven Lassiter	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′7″	Forward	Lillington
Kris Robinson	Catawba Indians	6′1″	Guard	Lincolnton
Evan Morton	East Stroudsburg Warriors	6′2″	Guard	Matthews
Caleb Farrish	Guilford Quakers	6′7″	Forward	McLeansville
Cade Tyson	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′7″	Forward and Guard	Monroe
Paxton Broadway	Catawba Indians	6′2″	Guard	Mooresville
Adam Brazil	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	5′10″	Guard	Mooresville
Santana Lynch	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′5″	Guard	Mooresville
Cameron Taylor	Guilford Quakers	6′6″	Forward	Mount Airy
Connor Harris	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′0″	Guard	Pembroke
Drake Powell	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′6″	Forward and Guard	Pittsboro
Will Otto	Emory Eagles	6′4″	Guard	Raleigh
Tyler Gill	Fayetteville State Broncos	5′11″	Point Guard	Raleigh
Silas Demary Jr.	Georgia Bulldogs	6′5″	Guard	Raleigh
Chauncey Sumpter	Guilford Quakers			Raleigh
Ronny Turner	Guilford Quakers	6′1″	Guard	Raleigh
Gabe Cerda	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	5′11″		Raleigh
DeJaun Sidney	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′9″	Forward	Raleigh
Josh Johnson	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′0″	Guard	Raleigh
Shane Anthony	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′2″	Guard	Raleigh
Jalen McCoy	USC Aiken Pacers	6′5″	Guard	Raleigh
Colin Radcliffe	Hampden-Sydney Tigers	6′5″	Guard	Richlands
Jonathon Page	Huntingdon Hawks	6′3″	Guard	Rocky Mount
Bradlee Haskell	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′2″	Guard	Southern Pines
My'kel Jenkins	Norfolk State Spartans	6′5″	Guard	Tarboro
Kendell Cave	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′4″	Guard	Wallace
Grant Hamilton	Roanoke Maroons	6′2″	Guard	Waxham
Jack Adair	Roanoke Maroons	6′2″	Guard	Whispering Pines
Joe Bachman	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets	6′8″	Forward	Wilmington
Nik Edwards	Roanoke Maroons	6′2″	Forward	Wilson
Tyler Barnes	Roanoke Maroons	6′2″	Guard	Wilson
Joah Shay	Auburn Tigers	5′6″	Guard	Winston-Salem
Javon Floyd	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′8″	Forward	Winston-Salem
Enzo Geremski	Guilford Quakers	6′4″	Forward	Winston-Salem
Seth Reed	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′2″		Winston-Salem
Daniel Fulp	Pfeiffer Falcons	6′4″	Forward	Winston-Salem

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
California	206	12
Texas	178	13
New York	142	13
North Carolina	122	10
Illinois	115	5
New Jersey	105	5
Florida	100	5
Wisconsin	95	7
Ohio	94	5
Georgia	92	7
Minnesota	86	6
Virginia	86	9
Pennsylvania	75	13
Michigan	71	7
Massachusetts	56	6
Alabama	55	7
Tennessee	51	6
Indiana	48	2
Washington	45	3
Missouri	42	5
Iowa	39	4
Maryland	37	2
Connecticut	32	5
Arizona	27	2
Colorado	25	3
Arkansas	24	2
Kansas	23	3
South Carolina	21	3
Nebraska	20	2
Utah	18	2
Oklahoma	18	1
Nevada	16	0
Oregon	14	2
Kentucky	13	2
New Hampshire	12	2
Maine	12	2
Louisiana	12	1
West Virginia	11	3
Mississippi	11	2
Idaho	9	1
Rhode Island	9	1
Delaware	8	0
Hawaii	5	0
New Mexico	5	1
South Dakota	3	0
North Dakota	2	1
Vermont	2	0
Alaska	1	0
Montana	1	1
Wyoming	1	0