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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

104 basketball players from Minnesota to play in NCAA women’s tournament

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Green Bay Phoenix's Sophie Lahti and Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties' Peyton Stevermer

Green Bay Phoenix's Sophie Lahti and Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties' Peyton Stevermer

Minnesota is being represented by 104 players in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 161 players, followed by Texas with 152.

Lakeville is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Minnesota in the tournament with 7 players.

Minnesota Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Paige MeyerSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′6″GuardAlbany
Tessa JohnsonSouth Carolina Gamecocks6′0″GuardAlbertville
Julia BengstonConcordia Golden Bears5′10″GuardBecker
Maren WestinGreen Bay Phoenix5′8″GuardBecker
Adeline KentMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′7″GuardBecker
Molly GarberUW - Stout Blue Devils5′11″Forward and GuardBlaine
Bobbie BrunsGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′7″GuardBlooming Prairie
Izzy QuickGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′9″ForwardBrooklyn Park
Adalia McKenzieIllinois Fighting Illini5′10″GuardBrooklyn Park
Alyssa TorgersonEmbry-Riddle FL Eagles6′1″CenterBurnsville
Ayoka LeeKansas State Wildcats6′6″CenterByron
Isabelle SchultzUW La Crosse Eagles5′6″GuardCaledonia
Maraya WiltroutUW - Stout Blue Devils6′2″ForwardCambridge
Ashley SchuelkeConcordia Golden Bears5′9″GuardCarver
Destinee BurschMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′7″GuardChaska
Jenna GuyerGreen Bay Phoenix6′2″Forward and CenterCircle Pines
Chloe HansenUW - Superior Yellowjackets5′6″GuardColeraine
Lauren KnudsonJohns Hopkins Blue Jays5′7″GuardCorcoran
Brylee IversonSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs6′0″ForwardDodge Center
Rachel HagenUW - Stevens Point Pointers5′10″ForwardDuluth
Gianna KneepkensUtah Utes6′0″GuardDuluth
Kaitlyn SchaeferGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′6″GuardEagan
Nneka ObiazorGrand Canyon Antelopes5′10″ForwardEden Prairie
Kassandra CaronMissouri Western Griffons6′0″Guard and ForwardEden Prairie
Natalie MazurekTCU Horned Frogs6′2″ForwardEden Prairie
Isa NelsonColorado TigersGuardEdina
Mikayla KanenwisherConcordia Golden Bears5′6″GuardElk River
Ella JohnsonMontana State Bobcats6′2″ForwardElk River
Finley OhnstadKansas State Wildcats6′1″GuardElko New Market
Molly MogensenCreighton Bluejays5′7″GuardFarmington
Ellie ColbeckSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′10″GuardFergus Falls
Cassidy PitzlConcordia Golden Bears6′0″GuardForest Lake
Cosette HenriksonBethel Royals5′9″ForwardFridley
Elisabeth GadientMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′11″GuardGoodhue
Kendyl QueenslandGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′9″GuardGrand Meadow
Mallory BrakeCreighton Bluejays6′0″ForwardHastings
Lilly NuyttenMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks6′0″ForwardHastings
Emily CoonrodUW - Superior Yellowjackets5′10″ForwardHastings
Reese AuneUW - Superior Yellowjackets5′8″GuardHibbing
Molly BillsUW - Stout Blue Devils5′9″GuardHokah
Selam MaherSmith Pioneers5′7″GuardHopkins
Paige BueckersUConn Huskies6′0″GuardHopkins
Sydney TorgersonUW La Crosse Eagles5′9″Forward and GuardHouston
Elsie BroersmaBethel Royals5′9″GuardHutchinson
Acheampomaa DansoQuincy Hawks6′0″ForwardInver Grove Heights
Sydney RunseweQuincy Hawks5′8″GuardInver Grove Heights
Haylie JerdeUW - Superior Yellowjackets5′6″GuardIsanti
Lizzie CorleyBethel Royals5′10″GuardLakeville
Lauren JensenCreighton Bluejays5′10″GuardLakeville
Anna GoodmanGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′3″GuardLakeville
Bella DeHaanGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties6′0″ForwardLakeville
Whitley RonnGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′10″ForwardLakeville
Trinity WilsonVanderbilt Commodores6′3″ForwardLakeville
Ava TrettinWartburg Knights6′1″ForwardLakeville
Emily EricksonBethel Royals5′10″ForwardLindstrom
Macey LittlefieldBethel Royals5′8″GuardLino Lakes
Hannah HerzigMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks6′0″GuardLino Lakes
Christina WagnerSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs6′1″ForwardLuverne
Elizabeth WagnerSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs6′0″ForwardLuverne
Peyton StevermerGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′6″GuardMankato
Mackenzie SchweimMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′10″GuardMankato
Kylie BaranickGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′6″GuardMaple Grove
Kelly BoyleUNC Greensboro Spartans5′6″GuardMaple Grove
Emma KniefelGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′9″GuardMedford
Ella BrandtBethel Royals5′3″GuardMedina
Jenna JohnsonUtah Utes6′2″ForwardMedina
Telia GrahamAlaska Anchorage Seawolves5′11″Forward and GuardMinneapolis
Kiani LockettCreighton Bluejays5′8″GuardMinneapolis
Kendall ColeyNebraska Cornhuskers6′2″Forward and GuardMinneapolis
Kierra WheelerNorfolk State Spartans6′1″ForwardMinneapolis
Virginia JohnsonSmith Pioneers5′10″Guard and ForwardMinneapolis
Jordan ZubichNorth Carolina Tar Heels5′11″GuardMountain Iron
Olivia OlsonMichigan Wolverines6′1″GuardNew Hope
Emily RussoMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′11″ForwardNew Prague
Cally PetersonBethel Royals6′0″ForwardOak Grove
Emily DehlerUW - Superior Yellowjackets5′10″ForwardPierz
Sophie LahtiGreen Bay Phoenix6′1″ForwardPine City
Kallie TheisenSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits6′1″ForwardPlymouth
Kenzie LundeenBethel Royals5′7″GuardRedwood Falls
Rachel KawieckiGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′11″ForwardRichfield
Emily BowronGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′6″GuardRochester
Lilly MeisterIndiana Hoosiers6′3″ForwardRochester
Alyssa UstbyNorth Carolina Tar Heels6′1″Forward and GuardRochester
Ellie BuzzelleGreen Bay Phoenix5′8″GuardRogers
Ava ThompsonConcordia Golden Bears5′6″GuardRosemount
Madison MalechaUW - Stout Blue Devils5′11″GuardSavage
Nicole MaenkeSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs5′10″GuardShakopee
Miah MeyerGreen Bay Phoenix5′8″GuardSilver Lake
Madison MathiowetzSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′10″GuardSleepy Eye
Bella SutchGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties6′0″ForwardSpring Lake Park
Syd HaugerGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties5′8″GuardSpringfield
Shantell HardenMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks6′0″Guard and ForwardSt. Louis Park
Liza KarlenNotre Dame Fighting Irish6′2″ForwardSt. Paul
Morgan KellyGustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties6′0″ForwardSt. Peter
Rhyan HolmgrenMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′9″GuardSt. Peter
Allison MilbrandtSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs5′11″GuardStewart
Amy ThompsonSouth Florida Bulls5′10″GuardStillwater
Gionna CarrTexas Woman's Pioneers5′9″GuardStillwater
Callin HakeNebraska Cornhuskers5′8″GuardVictoria
Ava StierMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′11″ForwardWaconia
Mallory CzinanoMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks6′0″ForwardWatertown
Jordyn SchmittdielNorthern Michigan Wildcats6′0″Forward and GuardWhite Bear Lake
Brynn BusseSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs5′6″GuardWinthrop
Grace KnuppUW La Crosse Eagles5′10″GuardWoodbury

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

StateTotal Tournament PlayersTotal Tournament Teams
California16111
Texas15211
New York13711
Pennsylvania13116
Wisconsin1259
Illinois1205
Ohio1154
Minnesota1045
New Jersey824
Massachusetts8110
Michigan818
North Carolina748
Tennessee676
Georgia614
Virginia5710
Indiana485
Maryland392
Florida387
Colorado374
Iowa363
Connecticut336
Missouri321
Washington323
Kentucky305
Oklahoma293
South Carolina224
Kansas223
Alabama213
Arizona161
Nebraska152
Arkansas142
Montana132
Oregon132
Utah121
New Hampshire121
South Dakota121
Maine112
Nevada100
West Virginia92
Delaware70
New Mexico71
Mississippi62
Alaska51
Idaho50
Rhode Island50
Vermont51
Louisiana42
Wyoming30
North Dakota10
Hawaii10

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