Sunshine Sentinel

Florida is being represented by 45 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.

Orlando is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Florida in the tournament with 6 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Ernest Ross	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′9″	Forward	Alachua
Jack May	Florida Gators	6′4″	Guard	Boca Raton
Jaylen Carey	James Madison Dukes	6′8″	Forward	Davie
Isaac Jones	Stetson Hatters	6′1″	Guard	Deland
A.J. Staton-McCray	Samford Bulldogs	6′5″	Guard	Delray Beach
Marvel Allen	Dayton Flyers	6′4″	Guard	Fort Lauderdale
Ben Middlebrooks	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′10″	Forward	Fort Lauderdale
Jadrian Tracey	Oregon Ducks	6′5″	Guard	Fort Myers
Bryan Greenlee	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′0″	Guard	Gainesville
Nasir Mann	McNeese State Cowboys	6′5″	Forward	Gainesville
Alec Oglesby	Stetson Hatters	6′5″	Guard	Gainesville
Ross Candelino	Wisconsin Badgers	6′5″	Guard	Jacksonville
Walter Clayton Jr.	Florida Gators	6′3″	Guard	Lake Wales
Nicolas Louis-Jacques	Colgate Raiders	6′4″	Guard	Miami
Cooper Josefsberg	Florida Gators	6′4″	Guard	Miami
Jamal Mashburn Jr.	New Mexico Lobos	6′2″	Guard	Miami
Dantwan Grimes	Baylor Bears	6′2″	Guard	Ocala
Brenen Lorient	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′9″	Forward	Ocala
Javon Bennett	Dayton Flyers	5′10″	Guard	Orlando
Denzel Aberdeen	Florida Gators	6′5″	Guard	Orlando
Riley Kugel	Florida Gators	6′5″	Guard	Orlando
Drew Thelwell	Morehead State Eagles	6′3″	Guard	Orlando
Kenan Blackshear	Nevada Wolf Pack	6′6″	Guard	Orlando
Ernest Udeh Jr.	TCU Horned Frogs	6′11″	Center	Orlando
Brody Boyer	Samford Bulldogs	6′4″	Guard	Palm Bay
Dallas Graziani	Samford Bulldogs	5′8″	Guard	Pembroke Pines
Isaiah Gaines	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′8″	Forward	Pensacola
Johni Broome	Auburn Tigers	6′10″	Center and Forward	Plant City
LJ Thomas	North Carolina State Wolfpack	6′2″	Guard	Plant City
Tre Carroll	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′7″	Forward	Punta Gorda
Zimi Nwokeji	Dayton Flyers	6′7″	Forward	Quincy
Tristan Gross	Stetson Hatters	6′6″	Guard	St. Petersburg
Kris Parker	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′9″	Guard	Tallahassee
Tre Donaldson	Auburn Tigers	6′3″	Guard	Tallahassee
Bennett Andersen	Florida Gators	6′2″	Guard	Tampa
Emanuel Sharp	Houston Cougars	6′3″	Guard	Tampa
Trent Scott	Morehead State Eagles	6′4″	Guard	Tampa
Jonathan Caicedo	Samford Bulldogs	6′7″	Guard and Forward	Tampa
Dillon Mitchell	Texas Longhorns	6′8″	Forward	Tampa
Sam Walters	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′10″	Forward	The Villagers
Kario Oquendo	Oregon Ducks	6′4″	Guard	Titusville
Jace Carter	Texas A&M Aggies	6′6″	Guard	Titusville
Riley Minix	Morehead State Eagles	6′7″	Guard	Vero Beach
Giancarlo Rosado	Florida Atlantic Owls	6′8″	Forward	West Palm Beach
Sean Stewart	Duke Blue Devils	6′9″	Forward	Windermere

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