Empire State Today

New York is being represented by 142 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.

Brooklyn is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from New York in the tournament with 15 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Cameron Trimarchi	Utica Pioneers	6′3″	Forward and Guard	Albany
Isaiah Smith	Utica Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Amsterdam
Gerrad Beaubrun	Cortland Red Dragons	6′3″	Guard	Baldwin
Rhyjon Blackwell	USC Aiken Pacers	6′0″	Guard	Baldwin
Aaron Davis	Bryant Bulldogs	6′7″	Guard	Bay Shore
Dayion Thompson	Utica Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Beacon
Anthony Follett	Daemen Wildcats	6′4″	Forward	Bellmore
Tully Campbell	Drew Rangers	6′0″	Guard	Blue Point
Boogie Fland	Arkansas Razorbacks	6′2″	Guard	Bronx
Elijah Cherry	Dominican Chargers	6′4″	Forward	Bronx
Kiarie Patrick	Greenville Panthers	6′3″	Guard	Bronx
Shawn Serrata	John Jay Bloodhounds	6′7″	Forward	Bronx
Ian Jackson	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′4″	Guard	Bronx
Damani Claxton	St. Mary's Rattlers	6′0″	Guard	Bronx
Zyon Lord	Utica Pioneers	6′4″	Guard	Bronx
Josh Cameron	Wesleyan Cardinals	6′7″	Guard	Bronx
Jack Ruhanen	Grinnell Pioneers	6′7″	Forward	Bronxville
Rich Brisco	Akron Zips	6′8″	Forward	Brooklyn
Shawn Fulcher	Alabama State Hornets	6′0″	Guard	Brooklyn
Rell Williams	Bluefield State Big Blue	6′3″	Guard	Brooklyn
Gabe Franklin	Bridgeport Purple Knights	5′11″	Guard	Brooklyn
Keyshawn Mitchell	Bryant Bulldogs	6′11″	Forward	Brooklyn
Juelz Dickerson	Dominican Chargers	6′6″	Forward and Guard	Brooklyn
Tyler Edore	Dominican Chargers	6′8″	Center	Brooklyn
Peso Crump	Drew Rangers	6′6″	Forward	Brooklyn
Anthony Latty	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′6″	Center	Brooklyn
Jeremy Moronta	Husson Eagles	6′1″	Guard	Brooklyn
Alsseny Diallo	John Jay Bloodhounds	6′3″	Shooting Guard and Small Forward	Brooklyn
Josh Gray	Missouri Tigers	7′0″	Center	Brooklyn
Alan Mashensky	NYU Violets	6′7″	Forward	Brooklyn
Latiek Briscoe	St. Edward's Hilltoppers	6′2″	Guard	Brooklyn
Jaiden Glover	St. John's Red Storm	6′4″	Guard	Brooklyn
Justin Glover	Daemen Wildcats	5′9″	Guard	Buffalo
Justin Hemphill	Daemen Wildcats	6′6″	Forward	Buffalo
Luke Michalski	Assumption Greyhounds	6′8″	Forward	Campbell Hall
Nick Townsend	Yale Bulldogs	6′7″	Forward	Chappaqua
Marc Herasme	Drew Rangers	5′11″	Guard	Chester
Ayden Harrison	Daemen Wildcats	6′9″	Forward	Clifton Park
Boluwasefe John	Clark Cougars	6′8″	Forward	Corona
Sean Macarchuk	Trinity Bantams	6′6″	Center and Forward	Croton-On-Hudson
Jayden Larregue	Utica Pioneers	6′2″	Guard	Croton-On-Hudson
Anthony Daley	St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans	6′3″	Guard	Deer Park
Dante Green	SNHU Penmen	6′3″	Guard	Dix Hills
Chance Morrish	Dominican Chargers	6′2″	Guard	Douglaston
Frank DeStefano	Cortland Red Dragons	6′6″	Forward	East Meadow
Alex Douglas	Trinity Bantams	6′2″	Guard	Elmont
Dom Obukwelu	Wesleyan Cardinals	6′3″	Guard	Franklin Square
Leo Vlogianitis	Pace Setters	6′2″	Guard	Garden City
Nick Boyd	San Diego State Aztecs	6′3″	Guard	Garnerville
Luke Cronin	Yeshiva Maccabees	6′8″	Forward	Great Neck
Liam Teague	Utica Pioneers	6′7″	Forward	Guilderland
Benjamin Bill	Daemen Wildcats	6′8″	Center	Hamburg
Darius Boben	Bluefield State Big Blue	6′2″	Guard	Harlem
Fred Cuello	Lincoln Blue Tigers	6′4″	Guard	Harlem
Bangaly Berete	Trinity Bantams	6′5″	Forward and Guard	Hartsdale
Gavyn Pacheco	Cortland Red Dragons	6′2″	Guard	Hopewell Junction
Ryan McCardle	Utica Pioneers	6′2″	Guard	Hurley
Tobe Awaka	Arizona Wildcats	6′8″	Forward	Hyde Park
Jaylon O'Neal	Ithaca Bombers	6′1″	Guard	Ilion
Will Holmes	Hamilton Continentals	6′7″	Forward	Ithaca
Isaac Friedman	Tufts Jumbos	6′5″	Guard	Larchmont
Jon Medley	Tufts Jumbos	6′4″	Guard	Laurelton
Effy Freundlich	Yeshiva Maccabees	6′3″	Guard	Lawrence
Nasier Starks	Pittsburgh Bradford Panthers	5′11″	Guard	Lockport
Drew Feinstein	Lynn Fighting Knights	6′2″	Guard	Long Beach
Zakai Zeigler	Tennessee Volunteers	5′9″	Guard	Long Island
Xavier Lewis	Westfield State Owls	5′8″	Guard	Long Island
Joseph Carusone	Adelphi Panthers	6′3″	Guard	Lynbrook
Ethan Rivers	Utica Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Madison
Kasai Fontanez	Savannah State Tigers	6′4″	Guard	Manhattan
Ryan Salzberg	Daemen Wildcats	6′4″	Guard	Manlius
Tim Linton	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′4″	Forward	Middletown
Ant Abraham	UNC Pembroke Braves	6′1″	Guard	Mount Vernon
Zach Philipkoski	Daemen Wildcats	6′4″	Guard	New Hartford
Ben Lyttle	Wesleyan Cardinals	6′4″	Guard	New Rochelle
Omotola Olorode	Chicago Maroons	6′5″	Forward	New York
Phillip Lawrence	Chicago Maroons	6′2″	Guard	New York
Matthew Zenker	Drew Rangers	6′5″	Forward	New York
Asad Syed	Franklin & Marshall Diplomats	6′3″	Guard	New York
Sharif Nelson	Hamilton Continentals	6′1″	Guard	New York
Tope Alao	Husson Eagles	6′1″	Guard	New York
Harrison Hochberg	Michigan Wolverines	6′7″	Forward	New York
Howard Eisley Jr.	Michigan Wolverines	6′0″	Guard	New York
Gerald Gittens	Northern Michigan Wildcats	6′0″	Guard	New York
Neruda Perdomo	Utica Pioneers	5′11″	Guard	New York
Romeo Aquino	Bluefield State Big Blue	6′5″	Forward	Newburgh
Caleb Simmons	Fayetteville State Broncos	6′4″	Forward and Guard	Newburgh
Justin Noelizaire	Pace Setters	6′3″	Guard	Newburgh
Roddy Gayle Jr.	Michigan Wolverines	6′5″	Guard	Niagara Falls
Patrick Washington	Drew Rangers	5′10″	Guard	North Babylon
David Alexandre	TCNJ Lions	5′11″	Guard	Orangetown
Chris McDonald	Cortland Red Dragons	6′5″	Forward	Orchard Park
Jakai Robinson	Bryant Bulldogs	6′5″	Guard	Ossining
Myles Tucker	John Jay Bloodhounds	6′0″	Guard	Ozone Park
Santana Sinvilcin	Daemen Wildcats	6′5″	Guard	Port Chester
Eric Michaels	American Eagles	6′9″	Forward	Poughkeepsie
Mouhamed Dioubate	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′7″	Forward	Queens
Key'Sean Maynard	Dominican Chargers	6′2″	Guard	Queens
Ziare Wells	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′6″		Queens
Tyler Chapman	Lincoln Blue Tigers	5′11″	Guard	Queens
Jayden James	Pace Setters	6′4″	Guard	Queens
Brandon Williams	UCLA Bruins	6′7″	Forward and Guard	Queens
Hassan Diarra	UConn Huskies	6′2″	Guard	Queens
Devon Flynn	Utica Pioneers	6′6″	Center	Red Hook
Jaden Bradley	Arizona Wildcats	6′3″	Guard	Rochester
Dexter Brooks	Bridgeport Purple Knights	6′4″	Forward	Rochester
Phil Nwugwo	Daemen Wildcats	6′6″	Forward	Rochester
Ryan Heath	Daemen Wildcats	5′11″	Guard	Rochester
Markus Robinson	Gannon Golden Knights	6′3″	Guard	Rochester
Chris Leysath	Ithaca Bombers	6′5″	Guard and Forward	Rochester
Damarius Owens	Marquette Golden Eagles	6′7″	Forward	Rochester
Raphael Tawil	Florida Southern Moccasins	6′4″	Guard	Rockaway Beach
Damien Call	Utica Pioneers	6′4″	Forward	Rome
Liam Kennelly	Tufts Jumbos	6′1″	Guard	Rye
Luke Sherman	Utica Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Saratoga Springs
Jonathan Sigurdsson	NYU Violets	6′10″	Center	Scarsdale
Paul Jordan	Trinity Bantams	6′6″	Forward	Sea Cliff
Ben Wittman	Utica Pioneers	6′5″	Forward	Sherrill
Patrick Burke	Adelphi Panthers	6′8″	Center	Smithtown
Tristan Davis	Trinity Bantams	6′6″	Forward	Smithtown
Iggy Izevbuwa	Utica Pioneers	6′6″	Center	Staten Island
Amare Jordan	John Jay Bloodhounds	6′3″	Small Forward and Shooting Guard	Syosset
Dylan Goodman	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	6′1″		Syosset
Tim Dunham	Catholic Cardinals	6′8″	Forward	Syracuse
Jeffrey Manuel	Utica Pioneers	6′7″	Forward	Syracuse
Jordan Cain	Utica Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Syracuse
Marquis Hill	Western New England Golden Bears	6′0″	Guard	Thiells
Isaiah Warmack	Cortland Red Dragons	6′2″	Guard	Utica
Mikaele Martinez	Saint Joseph's Monks	6′5″	Forward	Valhalla
Jack Bleier	WPI Engineers	6′3″	Guard	Victor
Koby Brea	Kentucky Wildcats	6′7″	Guard	Washington Heights
Joel Davis	Cortland Red Dragons	6′4″	Forward	Watertown
Andrew Mason	Daemen Wildcats	6′3″	Guard	Webster
Jackson Kulik	Daemen Wildcats	6′6″	Guard	Webster
Josh Haskell	Daemen Wildcats	6′6″	Forward	West Seneca
Kendrick Wilson	Cortland Red Dragons	5′11″	Guard	Wheatley Heights
Amare Miller	Florida Southern Moccasins	6′7″	Forward	White Plains
RJ Davis	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′0″	Guard	White Plains
Ezra Sicklick	Yeshiva Maccabees	5′10″	Guard	Woodmere
Ace Talbert	Saint Francis Red Flash	6′0″	Guard	Wyandanch
Aliou Cisse	Bridgeport Purple Knights	6′7″	Forward and Guard	Yonkers
Chris Whyte-Luciano	St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans	6′2″	Guard	Yorktown Heights

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