Minnesota State Wire

Minnesota is being represented by 39 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.

Rochester and Minneapolis are the most popular hometowns for NCAA players from Minnesota in the tournament.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Paige Meyer	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′6″	Guard	Albany
Tessa Johnson	South Carolina Gamecocks	6′0″	Guard	Albertville
Maren Westin	Green Bay Phoenix	5′8″	Guard	Becker
Ayoka Lee	Kansas State Wildcats	6′6″	Center	Byron
Tori Tollefson	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′7″	Guard	Chanhassen
Kennedy Sanders	Colorado Buffaloes	5′8″	Guard	Chaska
Jenna Guyer	Green Bay Phoenix	6′2″	Forward and Center	Circle Pines
Gianna Kneepkens	Utah Utes	6′0″	Guard	Duluth
Nneka Obiazor	UNLV Rebels	5′10″	Forward	Eden Prairie
Molly Mogensen	Creighton Bluejays	5′7″	Guard	Farmington
Paige Kindseth	Presbyterian Blue Hose	5′9″	Guard	Farmington
Ellie Colbeck	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′10″	Guard	Fergus Falls
Mallory Brake	Creighton Bluejays	6′0″	Forward	Hastings
Paige Bueckers	UConn Huskies	6′0″	Guard	Hopkins
Frannie Hottinger	Marquette Golden Eagles	6′1″	Guard and Forward	Inver Grove Heights
Lauren Jensen	Creighton Bluejays	5′10″	Guard	Lakeville
Taylor McAulay	Drake Bulldogs	5′11″	Guard	Lino Lakes
Nyamer Diew	Iowa State Cyclones	6′2″	Forward	Marshall
Jenna Johnson	Utah Utes	6′2″	Forward	Medina
Tori Nelson	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Forward	Mendota Height
Kiani Lockett	Creighton Bluejays	5′8″	Guard	Minneapolis
Kendall Coley	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6′2″	Guard and Forward	Minneapolis
Kierra Wheeler	Norfolk State Spartans	6′1″	Forward	Minneapolis
Vanessa Saidu	Texas A&M Aggies	6′2″	Forward	Minneapolis
Taylor Woodson	Michigan Wolverines	6′0″	Forward	Minnetonka
Nunu Agara	Stanford Cardinals	6′2″	Forward	Minnetonka
Sophie Lahti	Green Bay Phoenix	6′1″	Forward	Pine City
Shannon Fornshell	Drake Bulldogs	6′1″	Guard	Plymouth
Annika Stewart	Nebraska Cornhuskers	6′3″	Center and Forward	Plymouth
Kallie Theisen	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Forward	Plymouth
Anna Miller	Drake Bulldogs	6′3″	Forward	Rochester
Ella Hopkins	Gonzaga Bulldogs	6′3″	Forward	Rochester
Lilly Meister	Indiana Hoosiers	6′3″	Forward	Rochester
Alyssa Ustby	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′1″	Forward and Guard	Rochester
Madison Mathiowetz	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′10″	Guard	Sleepy Eye
Liza Karlen	Marquette Golden Eagles	6′2″	Forward	St. Paul
Sara Scalia	Indiana Hoosiers	5′10″	Guard	Stillwater
Callin Hake	Nebraska Cornhuskers	5′8″	Guard	Victoria
Emily Christenson	Drake Bulldogs	5′11″	Guard	Woodbury

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