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Minnesota has 28 basketball players on the court in this year’s women’s NCAA March Madness tournament

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Minnesota is being represented by 28 players in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

Texas will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 47 players, followed by California with 46.

There are no players from Wyoming, West Virginia or New Mexico competing this year.

Rochester is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Minnesota in the tournament with 3 players.

Players from Minnesota in 2023 NCAA Women's Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Paige MeyerSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′6″GuardAlbany
Adalia McKenzieIllinois Fighting Illini5′10″GuardBrooklyn Park
Gianna KneepkensUtah Utes5′11″GuardDuluth
Nneka ObiazorUNLV Rebels5′10″ForwardEden Prairie
Molly MogensenCreighton Bluejays5′7″GuardFarmington
Ellie ColbeckSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′10″GuardFergus Falls
Mallory BrakeCreighton Bluejays6′0″ForwardHastings
Maya NnajiArizona Wildcats6′4″ForwardHopkins
Paige BueckersUConn Huskies5′11″GuardHopkins
Lauren JensenCreighton Bluejays5′10″GuardLakeville
Taylor McAulayDrake Bulldogs5′11″GuardLino Lakes
Nyamer DiewIowa State Cyclones6′2″ForwardMarshall
Jenna JohnsonUtah Utes6′2″ForwardMedina
Tori NelsonSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits6′1″ForwardMendota Heights
Kiani LockettCreighton Bluejays5′8″GuardMinneapolis
Kierra WheelerNorfolk State Spartans6′1″ForwardMinneapolis
Anna OlsonVermont Catamounts6′1″ForwardMonticello
Kallie TheisenSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits6′1″ForwardPlymouth
Anna MillerDrake Bulldogs6′3″ForwardRochester
Lilly MeisterIndiana Hoosiers6′3″ForwardRochester
Alyssa UstbyNorth Carolina Tar Heels6′1″Guard, ForwardRochester
Addy SalzerIona Gaels5′11″GuardSaint Bonifacius
Madison MathiowetzSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′10″GuardSleepy Eye
Liza KarlenMarquette Golden Eagles6′2″ForwardSt. Paul
Lizzie HolderColorado Buffaloes6′1″GuardStillwater
Sara ScaliaIndiana Hoosiers5′10″GuardStillwater
Monika CzinanoIowa Hawkeyes6′3″Forward, CenterWatertown
Solape AmusanSacramento State Hornets6′1″ForwardWoodbury

Total Tournament Players and Teams by State

StateTotal Tournament PlayersTotal Tournament Teams
Texas472
California463
Tennessee401
New York372
Georgia360
Ohio340
New Jersey332
Florida302
Virginia281
Minnesota280
North Carolina275
Louisiana260
Indiana263
Maryland241
Illinois241
Iowa213
Washington201
Pennsylvania201
Michigan200
Colorado160
Oklahoma151
Missouri150
Wisconsin141
Utah130
Kansas130
South Carolina110
Arizona101
South Dakota90
Nevada91
Alabama91
Massachusetts80
Kentucky70
Delaware70
Arkansas70
Oregon60
Nebraska61
Connecticut62
Mississippi51
Hawaii40
New Hampshire30
Idaho30
Alaska30
Montana20
Vermont11
Rhode Island10
North Dakota10
Maine10

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