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March Madness: Kansas represented by 23 basketball players in men’s NCAA tournament

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Kansas Jayhawks' Patrick Cassidy and Zeke Mayo

Kansas Jayhawks' Patrick Cassidy and Zeke Mayo

Kansas is being represented by 23 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.

Wichita is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Kansas in the tournament with 5 players.

Kansas Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Tyson RuudWashburn Ichabods6′6″GuardBasehor
Eli LawsonFort Hays State Tigers6′7″ForwardBennington
Alec CarlsonFort Hays State Tigers6′3″GuardBurdett
Patrick CassidyKansas Jayhawks6′1″GuardColumbus
Cole ParkerWashburn Ichabods6′4″GuardEudora
Kaleb HammekeFort Hays State Tigers6′0″GuardHutchinson
Lucas HammekeFort Hays State Tigers6′0″GuardHutchinson
Myles ThompsonSIU Edwardsville Cougars6′7″ForwardHutchinson
Mark MitchellMissouri Tigers6′9″Forward and GuardKansas City
Xavier WallaceSavannah State Tigers6′3″GuardKansas City
Zeke MayoKansas Jayhawks6′4″GuardLawrence
Kyle GrillFort Hays State Tigers6′6″GuardMaize
Joey MatteoniDrake Bulldogs6′8″ForwardOverland Park
Grant StubblefieldOmaha Mavericks6′1″GuardOverland Park
Wyatt LewisWashburn Ichabods6′1″GuardOverland Park
Mason KempGannon Golden Knights6′7″ForwardShawnee
Joe BerryChicago Maroons6′1″GuardTopeka
Jack BachelorWashburn Ichabods6′2″GuardTopeka
Eli ShetlarDrake Bulldogs6′6″GuardWichita
Tory HomanFort Hays State Tigers6′7″ForwardWichita
Will ThengvallKansas Jayhawks6′3″GuardWichita
Xander NorrisPittsburgh Bradford Panthers6′3″Forward and GuardWichita
Jacob HannaWashburn Ichabods6′3″GuardWichita

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

StateTotal Tournament PlayersTotal Tournament Teams
California20612
Texas17813
New York14213
North Carolina12210
Illinois1155
New Jersey1055
Florida1005
Wisconsin957
Ohio945
Georgia927
Minnesota866
Virginia869
Pennsylvania7513
Michigan717
Massachusetts566
Alabama557
Tennessee516
Indiana482
Washington453
Missouri425
Iowa394
Maryland372
Connecticut325
Arizona272
Colorado253
Arkansas242
Kansas233
South Carolina213
Nebraska202
Utah182
Oklahoma181
Nevada160
Oregon142
Kentucky132
New Hampshire122
Maine122
Louisiana121
West Virginia113
Mississippi112
Idaho91
Rhode Island91
Delaware80
Hawaii50
New Mexico51
South Dakota30
North Dakota21
Vermont20
Alaska10
Montana11
Wyoming10

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