March Madness: New Jersey represented by 25 basketball players in women’s NCAA tournament

March Madness: New Jersey represented by 25 basketball players in women’s NCAA tournament
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New Jersey is being represented by 25 players in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Texas will have the most players on the hard court during this year’s tournament with 68 players, followed by California with 55.

There are no players from Wyoming and New Mexico competing this year.

Westampton is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from New Jersey in the tournament with 2 players.

New Jersey Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament
Name Team Height Position Hometown
Makoye Diawara Norfolk State Spartans 6′0″ Forward Bayonne
Faith Masonius Maryland Terrapins 6′1″ Forward and Guard Belmar
Honesty Scott-Grayson Auburn Tigers 5′9″ Guard Brick
Sajada Bonner Sacred Heart Pioneers 6′0″ Guard Cliffwood
Dayna Tirado Fairfield Stags 6′1″ Point Guard Closter
Katie Hill Richmond Spiders 6′0″ Guard Colts Neck
Montana Nicks Sacred Heart Pioneers 5′6″ Guard Englewood
Grace Munt Holy Cross Crusaders 5′11″ Guard Fair Haven
Janie Bachmann Holy Cross Crusaders 6′0″ Guard Holmdel
Kylee Watson Notre Dame Fighting Irish 6′4″ Forward Linwood
Faith Pappas Sacred Heart Pioneers 5′11″ Guard Long Valley
Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly Holy Cross Crusaders 6′0″ Guard Manasquan
Hannah Hidalgo Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5′6″ Guard Merchantville
Meg Cahalan Holy Cross Crusaders 6′2″ Forward Middletown
Danielle Robinson Norfolk State Spartans 5′11″ Forward and Guard Newark
Madison St. Rose Princeton Tigers 5′10″ Guard Old Bridge
Mimi Rubino Fairfield Stags 5′7″ Guard Pequannock
Olivia Miles Notre Dame Fighting Irish 5′10″ Guard Phillipsburg
Zoe Brooks North Carolina State Wolfpack 5′10″ Guard Plainfield
Casey Prior Fairfield Stags 5′7″ Guard Sea Girt
Ally Sweeney Richmond Spiders 5′6″ Guard Sparta
Paige Morton Princeton Tigers 6′3″ Forward Summit
Justine Pissott Vanderbilt Commodores 6′4″ Forward and Guard Toms River
Lexy Linton Kent State Golden Flashes 5′8″ Guard Westampton
Ciara Brannon Sacred Heart Pioneers 6′2″ Forward Westampton
Total Tournament Teams and Players by State
State Total Tournament Players Total Tournament Teams
Texas 68 5
California 55 5
Minnesota 39 0
Ohio 37 2
New York 34 2
Tennessee 32 5
Pennsylvania 30 1
Illinois 30 0
Georgia 29 0
Florida 28 2
Washington 26 2
New Jersey 25 1
Michigan 25 2
Maryland 24 1
Iowa 23 3
Kansas 21 2
Wisconsin 20 2
Virginia 20 3
North Carolina 18 4
Oklahoma 17 1
Missouri 17 0
Colorado 13 1
Massachusetts 12 1
Indiana 12 1
Mississippi 11 2
Oregon 9 2
Nebraska 9 2
Arkansas 9 0
Arizona 9 1
Alabama 9 2
South Dakota 8 1
West Virginia 7 2
Nevada 7 1
Connecticut 7 3
Utah 6 1
South Carolina 5 2
Maine 5 1
Kentucky 5 1
Louisiana 4 1
North Dakota 3 0
Idaho 3 0
Alaska 2 0
Vermont 1 0
Rhode Island 1 0
New Hampshire 1 0
Montana 1 0
Hawaii 1 0
Delaware 1 0


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