March Madness: New Jersey represented by 105 basketball players in men’s NCAA tournament

Stockton Ospreys' Tayvon Gaither and Franklin & Marshall Diplomats' Bryson Amos-Whitfield

By Garden State Times

Mar 17, 2025

New Jersey is being represented by 105 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.

Trenton, Jersey City and Plainfield are the most popular hometowns for NCAA players from New Jersey in the tournament.

New Jersey Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Chris Santner	TCNJ Lions	6′10″	Center	Basking Ridge
Koi D. Kirk, Jr.	Dominican Chargers	6′4″	Forward	Bayonne
Steve Donahue	Franklin & Marshall Diplomats	6′4″	Guard	Belle Mead
Rocco Checchetto	Drew Rangers	5′11″	Guard	Caldwell
Ray Zamloot	Gettysburg Bullets	6′0″	Guard	Caldwell
D.J. Wagner	Arkansas Razorbacks	6′4″	Guard	Camden
Kareem Watkins	Arkansas Razorbacks	5′8″	Guard	Camden
Jerome Brewer Jr.	McNeese State Cowboys	6′9″	Forward	Camden
Cairo Rivera	St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans	6′3″	Guard	Camden
Martin Anguelov	Stockton Ospreys	6′2″	Guard	Cape May
Anthony Trombetta	Stockton Ospreys	5′11″	Guard	Cape May Court House
Ben Manns	Drew Rangers	6′5″	Forward	Cherry Hill
EJ Matthews-Spratley	Stockton Ospreys	6′2″	Guard	Cherry Hill
Nicholas Jourdain	Memphis Tigers	6′7″	Forward	Clifton
Matthew Okorie	TCNJ Lions	6′7″	Forward	Clifton
Jaden Kelly	East Stroudsburg Warriors	6′4″	Guard	Colonia
David Coit	Kansas Jayhawks	5′11″	Guard	Columbus
Jalen Pichardo	East Stroudsburg Warriors	6′7″	Forward	East Brunswick
Nahum Lewis	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′6″	Forward	East Orange
Elijah Peters	Dominican Chargers	6′2″	Guard	Edison
Jordan Robinson	TCNJ Lions	5′11″	Guard	Edison
DJ Germann	Stockton Ospreys	5′11″	Guard	Egg Harbor TWP
Al-Fatir Connor	Adelphi Panthers	6′0″	Guard	Elizabeth
Alex May	Harding Bisons	6′2″	Guard	Englewood
Scott Gyimesi	Tufts Jumbos	6′6″	Forward	Fair Haven
Landen Miller	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′2″	Guard	Franklin
Bryan Moussako	NYU Violets	6′0″	Guard	Glen Ridge
Evan Cabral	Ithaca Bombers	6′2″	Guard	Hackensack
Andrew Crawford	Stockton Ospreys	5′10″	Guard	Haddon Heights
Nick Koch	TCNJ Lions	6′1″	Guard	Hawthorne
Jack O'Leary	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′1″	Guard	Hazlet
Ben Kipnis	Drew Rangers	6′3″	Guard	Holmdel
Nick Seeloch	TCNJ Lions	5′11″	Guard	Holmdel
Jahmir Payoute	Stockton Ospreys	6′7″	Forward	Irvington
Tahaad Pettiford	Auburn Tigers	6′1″	Guard	Jersey City
Benjamin Guy	Daemen Wildcats	6′3″	Guard	Jersey City
Ahmad Robertson	Montclair State Red Hawks	6′1″	Guard	Jersey City
Alex Potts	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′0″	Point Guard	Jersey City
Orion Mickens	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′6″	Forward	Jersey City
Shaun Johnson	TCNJ Lions	6′5″	Guard	Lawrenceville
Connor Howard	TCNJ Lions	6′3″	Guard	Little Silver
Will Bradley	Drew Rangers	6′1″	Guard	Manasquan
Matthew Solomon	TCNJ Lions	6′7″	Forward	Manasquan
Jack Seidler	UCLA Bruins	6′4″	Guard	Marlboro
Elmarko Jackson	Kansas Jayhawks	6′3″	Guard	Marlton
Christian Armstrong-Thomas	Stockton Ospreys	6′5″	Forward	Marlton
Noah Pit	Chicago Maroons	6′7″	Forward	Mendham
David Luberoff	Ithaca Bombers	6′9″	Center	Midland Park
Franklin Jones	Franklin & Marshall Diplomats	6′5″	Forward	Millstone
Daniel Yarus	TCNJ Lions	6′7″	Forward	Milltown
CJ Ruoff	Catholic Cardinals	6′4″	Guard	Monmouth Beach
Jonathan Okocha	TCNJ Lions	6′4″	Guard	Monroe TWP
Leo Hinshillwood	TCNJ Lions	6′2″	Guard	Moorestown
Myles Primas	Montclair State Red Hawks	6′4″	Forward	Mount Laurel
Tayvon Gaither	Stockton Ospreys	6′5″	Forward	Mt. Laurel
Otega Oweh	Kentucky Wildcats	6′4″	Guard	Newark
Khalid Bakare	TCNJ Lions	6′6″	Guard and Forward	Newark
Bryan Yu	Montclair State Red Hawks	6′2″	Guard	North Brunswick,
Jamar Johnson	Stockton Ospreys	5′10″	Guard	Penns Grove
Reginald Dillard	Dominican Chargers	5′11″	Guard	Pennsauken
Devon Johnson	Stockton Ospreys	6′1″	Guard	Pine Hill
Logan Smith	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′1″	Point Guard	Piscataway
Lamar Austin	Bridgeport Purple Knights	6′3″	Guard and Forward	Plainfield
Christian Pierre-Louis	East Stroudsburg Warriors	6′2″	Guard	Plainfield
Derrick Grant Jr.	SNHU Penmen	6′6″	Forward	Plainfield
Simeon Wilcher	St. John's Red Storm	6′4″	Guard	Plainfield
CJ Wilcher	Texas A&M Aggies	6′5″	Guard	Plainfield
Shane Ryan	Montclair State Red Hawks	5′10″	Guard	Point Pleasant Beach
Jonah Heimann	CMS Stags	6′5″	Forward	Princeton
Max Nierenberg	Ithaca Bombers	6′5″	Guard	Ramsey
Jeremy Clayville	Saint Francis Red Flash	6′0″	Guard	Ridgewood
Luke McGinnis	Florida Southern Moccasins	6′3″	Guard	Riverton
Brian Herbert	Catholic Cardinals	6′5″	Guard and Forward	Robbinsville
Jackson Patton	Tufts Jumbos	5′10″	Guard	Rumson
Sam Sponheimer	Stockton Ospreys	6′3″	Guard	Scotch Plains
Bryan Warren	Neumann Knights	5′11″	Guard	Sicklerville
Michael Evans	Stockton Ospreys	6′1″	Guard	Sicklerville
Anthony Milligan	TCNJ Lions	6′3″	Guard	Somerset
Hampton Sanders	NYU Violets	5′11″	Guard	South Brunswick
Terrance Wood	TCNJ Lions	6′5″	Forward	Springfield
Andrew Martin	Montclair State Red Hawks	6′5″	Forward	Stewartsville
Jaydis McFadden	TCNJ Lions	6′2″	Guard	Stratford
Jayden Brown	Bryant Bulldogs	5′11″	Guard	Teaneck
Isaiah Chung	Ramapo Roadrunners	6′4″	Forward	Teaneck
Zach Freemantle	Xavier Musketeers	6′9″	Forward	Teaneck
John Coppolino IV	Emory Eagles	6′3″	Guard	Tenafly
Yoav Regev	Ithaca Bombers	6′6″	Guard	Tenafly
Miles Chevalier	Stockton Ospreys	6′3″	Guard	Toms River
Jahan Owusu	Delaware Valley Aggies	6′2″	Guard	Trenton
Terrell Pitts	East Stroudsburg Warriors	6′4″	Guard	Trenton
Kabrien Goss	Montclair State Red Hawks	5′8″	Guard	Trenton
Gary Francis	Neumann Knights	6′5″	Forward	Trenton
Anthony Aririguzoh	Wesleyan Cardinals	6′7″	Guard	Trenton
Deraje Agbaosi	New Mexico Lobos	6′7″	Forward	Union
Noah Payne	Assumption Greyhounds	6′1″	Guard	Voorhees
MJ Iraldi	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′6″	Guard	West Deptford
Naas Cunningham	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′7″	Forward	West Orange
Elliot Cadeau	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′1″	Guard	West Orange
Marley Stewart	Trinity Bantams	6′2″	Guard	West Orange
Bryson Amos-Whitfield	Franklin & Marshall Diplomats	6′2″	Guard	West Windsor
Shane Sheehan	Catholic Cardinals	6′7″	Forward	Westfield
Andrew Kaminski	TCNJ Lions	6′7″	Forward	Whippany
Thomas Menyhert	TCNJ Lions	6′7″	Forward	White House Station
Josh Randall	Stockton Ospreys	6′7″	Forward	Williamstown
Eriq Campbell	Stockton Ospreys	6′4″	Guard	Winslow

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

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