Hoosier State Today

Indiana is being represented by 39 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 94 players, followed by Texas with 89.

There are no players from New Hampshire, Hawaii or Delaware competing this year.

Indianapolis is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Indiana in the tournament with 7 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Brian Waddell	Purdue Boilermakers	6′8″	Forward	Carmel
Sam King	Purdue Boilermakers	6′8″	Forward	Columbus
Jermaine Couisnard	Oregon Ducks	6′4″	Guard	East Chicago
Khristian Lander	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	6′3″	Guard	Evansville
Jake Heidbreder	Clemson Tigers	6′5″	Guard	Floyds Knobs
Sydney Curry	Grand Canyon Antelopes	6′8″	Forward	Fort Wayne
Luke Goode	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′7″	Guard and Forward	Fort Wayne
Caleb Furst	Purdue Boilermakers	6′10″	Forward	Fort Wayne
Fletcher Loyer	Purdue Boilermakers	6′4″	Guard	Fort Wayne
Josh Furst	Purdue Boilermakers	6′6″	Forward	Fort Wayne
Connor Essegian	Wisconsin Badgers	6′4″	Guard	Fort Wayne
Mikale Stevenson	Grambling State Tigers	6′2″	Guard	Ft. Wayne
Johnell Davis	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′4″	Guard	Gary
Jalen Washington	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′10″	Forward	Gary
Jalen Johnson	Grambling State Tigers	6′8″	Forward	Indianapolis
Mike Saunders Jr.	McNeese State Cowboys	6′0″	Point Guard	Indianapolis
Xavier Booker	Michigan State Spartans	6′11″	Forward	Indianapolis
Jalen Windham	Morehead State Eagles	6′5″	Guard	Indianapolis
Jarron Coleman	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6′5″	Guard	Indianapolis
Jayden Taylor	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′4″	Guard	Indianapolis
Myles Colvin	Purdue Boilermakers	6′5″	Guard	Indianapolis
Tré Coleman	Nevada Wolf Pack	6′7″	Forward	Jeffersonville
Ali Ali	Akron Zips	6′8″	Guard	Kendallville
Jace Rayl	Purdue Boilermakers	5′11″	Guard	Kokomo
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′1″	Guard	Lafayette
Brooks Barnhizer	Northwestern Wildcats	6′6″	Guard	Lafayette
Carson Barrett	Purdue Boilermakers	6′5″	Guard	Lafayette
Joey Hart	Kentucky Wildcats	6′5″	Guard	Linton
Jalen Blackmon	Stetson Hatters	6′3″	Guard	Marion
Josh Smith	Stetson Hatters	6′9″	Forward	Monrovia
Mason Gillis	Purdue Boilermakers	6′6″	Forward	New Castle
Alex Hemenway	Clemson Tigers	6′4″	Guard	Newburgh
Evan Wilson	Akron Zips	6′2″	Guard	Noblesville
Landen Babusiak	Stetson Hatters	6′10″	Forward	Saint John
Trey Kaufman-Renn	Purdue Boilermakers	6′9″	Forward	Sellersburg
Brandon Newman	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	6′5″	Guard	Valparaiso
Jonah Lucas	Marquette Golden Eagles	6′1″	Guard	West Lafayette
Braden Smith	Purdue Boilermakers	6′0″	Guard	Westfield
Dylan Ritter	Charleston Cougars	6′1″	Guard	Zionsville

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
California	94	3
Texas	89	6
New York	45	2
Florida	45	3
Indiana	39	1
Illinois	37	2
North Carolina	33	3
Georgia	29	0
Ohio	27	2
Alabama	27	4
Wisconsin	24	2
Virginia	24	3
South Carolina	24	2
New Jersey	24	1
Washington	22	2
Tennessee	22	1
Pennsylvania	22	1
Michigan	22	2
Arizona	22	2
Minnesota	19	0
Nebraska	18	2
Louisiana	17	2
Utah	16	2
Missouri	14	0
Maryland	14	0
Kentucky	12	3
Colorado	11	2
Oregon	10	1
Mississippi	10	1
Massachusetts	10	0
Iowa	9	2
Nevada	8	1
Kansas	8	1
Idaho	7	1
Connecticut	7	2
South Dakota	6	1
Arkansas	6	0
Oklahoma	5	0
West Virginia	4	0
North Dakota	4	0
Rhode Island	3	0
Maine	3	0
Montana	2	1
Wyoming	1	0
Vermont	1	1
New Mexico	1	1
Alaska	1	0