24 basketball players from Maryland jumping for first place in women’s NCAA tournament

By Maryland State Wire

Maryland is being represented by 24 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.

Baltimore is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Maryland in the tournament with 3 players.

Maryland Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Angel Reese	LSU Lady Tigers	6′3″	Forward	Baltimore
Da’Brya Clark	Norfolk State Spartans	5′7″	Point Guard	Baltimore
Ny'Ceara Pryor	Sacred Heart Pioneers	5′3″	Guard	Baltimore
Parker Hill	Princeton Tigers	6′4″	Forward	Bethesda
Kiki Rice	UCLA Bruins	5′11″	Guard	Bethesda
Zen Nuako	Maryland Terrapins	5′6″	Guard	Bowie
Ellie Mitchell	Princeton Tigers	6′1″	Forward	Chevy Chase
Riley Nelson	Maryland Terrapins	6′2″	Guard	Clarksburg
Jalyn McNeill	Drexel Dragons	5′9″	Guard	Damascus
Laila Grant	Presbyterian Blue Hose	5′7″	Guard	Derwood
Allie Kubek	Maryland Terrapins	6′2″	Forward	Elkton
Qadence Samuels	UConn Huskies	6′0″	Guard	Forestville
Olivia Martin	Duke Blue Devils	5′6″	Guard	Gaithersburg
Afia Owusu-Mensah	Sacred Heart Pioneers	5′8″	Guard	Glenn Dale
Madison Scott	Ole Miss Rebels	6′2″	Forward and Point Guard	Indian Head
Simone Lewis	Holy Cross Crusaders	6′0″	Forward	Lanham
Maria Gakdeng	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′3″	Center and Forward	Lanham
Jasmine Valentine	Drexel Dragons	5′11″	Forward	Odenton
Simone Foreman	Holy Cross Crusaders	5′9″	Guard	Odenton
Jakia Brown-Turner	Maryland Terrapins	6′0″	Guard	Oxon Hill
Fadima Tall	Princeton Tigers	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Silver Spring
Jadyn Donovan	Duke Blue Devils	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Upper Marlboro
Kennedy Clifton	Rice Owls	6′0″	Guard and Forward	Upper Marlboro
Chet Nweke	Princeton Tigers	6′0″	Guard	Woodbine

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State