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Tennessee has 51 basketball players on the court in this year’s men’s NCAA March Madness tournament

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Chicago Maroons' Daniel Cochran and Carson-Newman Eagles' Braden Ilic

Chicago Maroons' Daniel Cochran and Carson-Newman Eagles' Braden Ilic

Tennessee is being represented by 51 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.

Memphis is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Tennessee in the tournament with 12 players.

Tennessee Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Daniel CochranChicago Maroons6′7″ForwardBrentwood
Tyler TannerVanderbilt Commodores6′0″Point GuardBrentwood
Will AmonettAlabama Huntsville Chargers5′10″GuardByrdstown
Zach AmonettAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′2″GuardByrdstown
Trey HamiltonAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′5″GuardChattanooga
Cade PendletonUC San Diego Tritons6′10″ForwardChattanooga
LaDarrius ChiganoValdosta State Blazers6′9″ForwardChattanooga
Lucas Brown Jr.Valdosta State Blazers6′2″GuardChattanooga
Blake CampbellAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′4″GuardCleveland
Caiden BottsCarson-Newman Eagles6′6″ForwardCleveland
Grant HurstTennessee Volunteers6′2″GuardCleveland
Jasen BrooksUC San Diego Tritons6′0″GuardCleveland
Griffin CooperAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′8″ForwardColumbia
Kolby WrightHampden-Sydney Tigers6′4″Forward and GuardCookeville
Matt BilbreyCarson-Newman Eagles6′0″GuardCrossville
Matt ThurmanAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′8″ForwardFranklin
Mason MillerCreighton Bluejays6′9″ForwardGermantown
Zander YatesLiberty Flames6′8″ForwardGermantown
Adler KerrLincoln Memorial Railsplitters6′3″GuardGladeville
Ja'Kobi GillespieMaryland Terrapins6′1″GuardGreeneville
Jack BrowderCarson-Newman Eagles6′4″GuardKingsport
Luke BurnettAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′2″GuardKnoxville
Presley PattersonAuburn Tigers5′11″GuardKnoxville
Blue CainGeorgia Bulldogs6′5″GuardKnoxville
Luke CarterLipscomb Bisons6′1″GuardKnoxville
Joe AndersonLipscomb Bisons6′0″GuardMaryville
Ayden KelleyArkansas Razorbacks5′10″GuardMemphis
Billy Richmond IIIArkansas Razorbacks6′5″ForwardMemphis
Reid ChauhanDrew Rangers6′4″ForwardMemphis
Ayman McGowanHampden-Sydney Tigers6′4″GuardMemphis
Mavrick MillerHigh Point Panthers6′4″GuardMemphis
EJ SmithLincoln Memorial Railsplitters6′2″GuardMemphis
Kam JonesMarquette Golden Eagles6′5″GuardMemphis
Ragi PhillipsMemphis Tigers5′11″GuardMemphis
Bryson AndrewsMontevallo Falcons6′1″GuardMemphis
Camden AndrewsMontevallo Falcons6′1″GuardMemphis
Jordan HamiltonSIU Edwardsville Cougars6′6″GuardMemphis
Jaxon ToneyTampa Spartans6′7″ForwardMemphis
Micah SimpsonAlabama State Hornets6′2″GuardMorristown
Braden IlicCarson-Newman Eagles6′9″ForwardMorristown
Connor JordanLincoln Memorial Railsplitters5′10″GuardMorristown
Will PruittLipscomb Bisons6′3″GuardMount Juliet
Malik DiaOle Miss Rebels6′9″ForwardMurfreesboro
Elijah CobbUNC Pembroke Braves6′8″ForwardMurfreesboro
JP PeguesAuburn Tigers6′2″GuardNashville
Chaz LanierTennessee Volunteers6′5″GuardNashville
Daniel SaylorAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′11″ForwardPleasant View
Camden McElhaneyCarson-Newman Eagles6′4″ForwardSevierville
John ZhaoCarson-Newman Eagles6′4″GuardSevierville
Savon WykleUMSL Tritons6′5″Guard and ForwardSmyrna
Damarien YatesMemphis Tigers6′5″ForwardSomerville

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

StateTotal Tournament PlayersTotal Tournament Teams
California20612
Texas17813
New York14213
North Carolina12210
Illinois1155
New Jersey1055
Florida1005
Wisconsin957
Ohio945
Georgia927
Minnesota866
Virginia869
Pennsylvania7513
Michigan717
Massachusetts566
Alabama557
Tennessee516
Indiana482
Washington453
Missouri425
Iowa394
Maryland372
Connecticut325
Arizona272
Colorado253
Arkansas242
Kansas233
South Carolina213
Nebraska202
Utah182
Oklahoma181
Nevada160
Oregon142
Kentucky132
New Hampshire122
Maine122
Louisiana121
West Virginia113
Mississippi112
Idaho91
Rhode Island91
Delaware80
Hawaii50
New Mexico51
South Dakota30
North Dakota21
Vermont20
Alaska10
Montana11
Wyoming10

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