Empire State Today

New York is being represented by 45 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.

Brooklyn is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from New York in the tournament with 6 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Reece Brown	Howard Bison	6′9″	Forward	Albany
Boo Buie	Northwestern Wildcats	6′2″	Guard	Albany
Andre Jackson Jr.	UConn Huskies	6′6″	Guard	Amsterdam
Bryce Harris	Howard Bison	6′4″	Guard	Brentwood
Stephen Boateng	Iona Gaels	5′7″	Guard	Bronx
Joe Toussaint	West Virginia Mountaineers	6′0″	Guard	Bronx
Jose Perez	West Virginia Mountaineers	6′5″	Guard	Bronx
Mohamed Wague	West Virginia Mountaineers	6′10″	Forward	Bronx
Kamani Johnson	Arkansas Razorbacks	6′7″	Forward	Brooklyn
Armani Harris	Kennesaw State Owls	6′6″	Guard	Brooklyn
Jacob Toppin	Kentucky Wildcats	6′9″	Forward	Brooklyn
Isaiah Richards	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	6′10″	Forward	Brooklyn
Emmett Hendry	UConn Huskies	6′3″	Guard	Brooklyn
Richie Springs	UConn Huskies	6′9″	Forward	Brooklyn
Dom Welch	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′5″	Guard	Buffalo
Chase Audige	Northwestern Wildcats	6′4″	Guard	Coram
Ismael Massoud	Kansas State Wildcats	6′9″	Forward	East Harlem
Ryan Dunn	Virginia Cavaliers	6′8″	Guard	Freeport
Nick Boyd	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′3″	Guard	Garnerville
Joe Munden Jr.	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	6′3″	Guard	Harlem
Kyle Cuffe Jr.	Kansas Jayhawks	6′2″	Guard	Harlem
Markquis Nowell	Kansas State Wildcats	5′8″	Guard	Harlem
Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Kansas State Wildcats	6′10″	Forward	Harlem
Camren Wynter	Penn State Nittany Lions	6′2″	Guard	Hempstead
Brett Karkus	Maryland Terrapins	6′4″	Guard	Hewlett
Tobe Awaka	Tennessee Volunteers	6′8″	Forward	Hyde Park
Dior Johnson	Pittsburgh Panthers	6′3″	Guard	Kingston
Zakai Zeigler	Tennessee Volunteers	5′9″	Guard	Long Island
Kieran O'Haire	Providence Friars	6′2″	Forward	Menands
Demetre Roberts	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	5′8″	Guard	Mount Vernon
Mac Etienne	UCLA Bruins	6′10″	Forward	New York
Jakai Robinson	Miami Hurricanes	6′5″	Guard	Ossining
James Carey	Iona Gaels	5′10″	Guard	Pelham
Tykei Greene	Kansas State Wildcats	6′4″	Guard	Queens
Hassan Diarra	UConn Huskies	6′2″	Guard	Queens
Jaden Bradley	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′3″	Guard	Rochester
Jalen Pickett	Penn State Nittany Lions	6′4″	Guard	Rochester
Riley Mulvey	Iowa Hawkeyes	6′11″	Center	Rotterdam
Ansley Almonor	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	6′6″	Forward	Spring Valley
Jo'el Emanuel	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	6′6″	Forward	Suffern
Dashawn Davis	Mississippi State Bulldogs	6′2″	Guard	The Bronx
Tyson Walker	Michigan State Spartans	6′1″	Guard	Westbury
Kyle Filipowski	Duke Blue Devils	7′0″	Center	Westtown
Jack Johnson	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′4″	Guard	White Plains
Khalil London	Charleston Cougars	6′3″	Guard	Wyandanch

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