March Madness: Tennessee represented by 22 basketball players in men’s NCAA tournament

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Tennessee is being represented by 22 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year’s tournament with 94 players, followed by Texas with 89.

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

Memphis is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Tennessee in the tournament with 10 players.

Tennessee Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name Team Height Position Hometown
Eddie Ricks III Morehead State Eagles 6′7″ Guard Clarksville
Eli Sparkman South Carolina Gamecocks 6′0″ Guard Cleveland
Grant Hurst Tennessee Volunteers 6′2″ Guard Cleveland
Eli Rice Nebraska Cornhuskers 6′8″ Guard Gallatin
Mason Miller Creighton Bluejays 6′9″ Forward Germantown
Presley Patterson Auburn Tigers 5′11″ Guard Knoxville
Lukas Walls Samford Bulldogs 6′5″ Guard Knoxville
BJ Marable Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6′9″ Forward Knoxville
Brock Vice Creighton Bluejays 6′10″ Center Memphis
Johnathan Lawson Creighton Bluejays 6′6″ Guard Memphis
David Dixon Duquesne Dukes 6′9″ Forward Memphis
Kam Jones Marquette Golden Eagles 6′5″ Guard Memphis
Antavion Collum McNeese State Cowboys 6′9″ Center Memphis
Cameron Jones McNeese State Cowboys 6′6″ Forward Memphis
Jaden Webb Morehead State Eagles 6′10″ Forward Memphis
Mark Freeman Morehead State Eagles 5′11″ Guard Memphis
Josh Holloway Samford Bulldogs 6′2″ Guard Memphis
Thomas Kizer Samford Bulldogs 6′0″ Guard Memphis
Isaiah Jones Oakland Golden Grizzlies 6′7″ Forward and Guard Nashville
Devan Cambridge Texas Tech Red Raiders 6′6″ Forward Nashville
Tyrone Marshall Jr. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 6′7″ Forward Nashville
Lucas Clanton Auburn Tigers 6′1″ Guard Shelbyville

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

State Total Tournament Players Total Tournament Teams
California 94 3
Texas 89 6
New York 45 2
Florida 45 3
Indiana 39 1
Illinois 37 2
North Carolina 33 3
Georgia 29 0
Ohio 27 2
Alabama 27 4
Wisconsin 24 2
Virginia 24 3
South Carolina 24 2
New Jersey 24 1
Washington 22 2
Tennessee 22 1
Pennsylvania 22 1
Michigan 22 2
Arizona 22 2
Minnesota 19 0
Nebraska 18 2
Louisiana 17 2
Utah 16 2
Missouri 14 0
Maryland 14 0
Kentucky 12 3
Colorado 11 2
Oregon 10 1
Mississippi 10 1
Massachusetts 10 0
Iowa 9 2
Nevada 8 1
Kansas 8 1
Idaho 7 1
Connecticut 7 2
South Dakota 6 1
Arkansas 6 0
Oklahoma 5 0
West Virginia 4 0
North Dakota 4 0
Rhode Island 3 0
Maine 3 0
Montana 2 1
Wyoming 1 0
Vermont 1 1
New Mexico 1 1
Alaska 1 0


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