Illinois is being represented by 120 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.
Chicago is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Illinois in the tournament with 14 players.
Illinois Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament
| Name | Team | Height | Position | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Lamkin | Wartburg Knights | 5′7″ | Guard | Aledo |
| Jessie Ozzauto | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 5′10″ | Guard | Algonquin |
| Mallory Powers | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′10″ | Guard | Amboy |
| Mary Kate Fahey | NYU Violets | 5′8″ | Guard | Arlington Heights |
| Annika Manthy | Richmond Spiders | 6′3″ | Forward | Arlington Heights |
| Zoe Brown | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 5′11″ | Forward | Arlington Heights |
| Riley Mont | De Pauw Tigers | 5′9″ | Guard | Aurora |
| Ashley Konkle | Hillsdale Chargers | 6′2″ | Center | Aurora |
| Laura Mahlum | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 6′0″ | Forward and Guard | Barrington |
| Caitlyn Tolentino | Calvin Knights | 5′7″ | Guard | Bartlett |
| Kenzie Hare | Iowa State Cyclones | 5′9″ | Guard | Bartlett |
| Tessa Towers | Ball State Cardinals | 6′5″ | Batavia | |
| Allison Forney | UW – Oshkosh Titans | 5′10″ | Forward | Batavia |
| Kylee Gehrt | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 5′9″ | Guard | Batavia |
| Lamiya Terrell | Principia Panthers | 5′5″ | Guard | Belleville |
| Brooke Bottcher | UW – Stevens Point Pointers | 6′0″ | Forward | Belvidere |
| Alyssa Epps | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′9″ | Guard and Forward | Berkeley |
| Sara Balli | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′9″ | Guard | Bloomingdale |
| Sophia Feeney | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′5″ | Guard | Bloomington |
| Jasmine Jones | Lewis Flyers | 6′0″ | Forward | Bolingbrook |
| Yahaira Bueno | Lewis Flyers | 5′8″ | Guard | Bolingbrook |
| Maddy Saracco | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 5′10″ | Guard | Bolingbrook |
| Skylar Grabow | Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops | 5′6″ | Guard | Bradley |
| Niamh Larson | UW – Superior Yellowjackets | 5′10″ | Guard and Forward | Brookfield |
| Maliyah Johnson | Ball State Cardinals | 6′3″ | Chicago | |
| Jordan Wood | Duke Blue Devils | 6′4″ | Forward | Chicago |
| Faith Okorie | George Mason Patriots | 6′0″ | Forward | Chicago |
| Lauren McDonald | Hillsdale Chargers | 5′9″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Sydney Affolter | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5′11″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Natalie Mann | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | 6′0″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Aneesah Morrow | LSU Lady Tigers | 6′1″ | Forward | Chicago |
| Katlyn Allen | Lewis Flyers | 5′8″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Yahri Smith | Lewis Flyers | 5′8″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Bri McDaniel | Maryland Terrapins | 5′10″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Janiece Dawson | Quincy Hawks | 5′9″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Taris Thornton | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | 6′0″ | Forward | Chicago |
| Olivia Vick | Trinity Bantams | 5′5″ | Guard | Chicago |
| Ayanna Jackson | UNC Greensboro Spartans | 6′0″ | Forward | Chicago |
| Amiah Hargrove | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6′2″ | Guard and Forward | Christopher |
| Briana Baldridge | Principia Panthers | 5′8″ | Guard | Columbia |
| Addie Meyer | Colorado Tigers | Forward and Guard | Crystal Lake | |
| Kree Nunnally | Lewis Flyers | 5′11″ | Forward | Crystal Lake |
| Mckaylee Allen | Coker Cobras | 5′10″ | Forward | Danville |
| Erin Houpt | San Diego State Aztecs | 5′6″ | Guard | Danville |
| Quincenia Jackson | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 6′1″ | Forward | Decatur |
| Angela Dugalić | UCLA Bruins | 6′4″ | Forward | Des Plaines |
| Sawyer White | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′8″ | Guard | Downers Grove |
| Maggie Fleming | Smith Pioneers | 5′10″ | Guard | Downers Grove |
| Lorena Awou | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 6′5″ | Center | East Moline |
| Taylor Charles | Princeton Tigers | 6′2″ | Forward | Elgin |
| Emma Payton | Trine Thunder | 6′1″ | Forward | Elgin |
| Hannah Meyers | De Pauw Tigers | 5′6″ | Guard | Elmhurst |
| Liv Meyers | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′11″ | Forward | Elmwood |
| Zuri Ransom | Ball State Cardinals | 5′10″ | Evanston | |
| Abby Walsh | Bates Bobcats | 5′9″ | Guard and Forward | Evanston |
| Sofia Rocca | Colorado Tigers | Forward | Evanston | |
| Hayven Smith | Illinois Fighting Illini | 6′6″ | Center | Frankfort |
| Lauren Slagle | Grand Valley State Lakers | 6′1″ | Forward | Geneva |
| Kate Palmer | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′10″ | Guard | Geneva |
| Leah Palmer | Lewis Flyers | 5′11″ | Guard | Geneva |
| Megan Moody | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′7″ | Guard | Gibson City |
| Chloe Gonzalez | De Pauw Tigers | 5′10″ | Guard | Glenview |
| Alyssa Latham | Tennessee Lady Volunteers | 6′2″ | Forward | Glenwood |
| Ellie Cahill | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′10″ | Guard | Goodfield |
| Ashley Schlabowske | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 5′8″ | Guard | Grayslake |
| Kathryn Schmidt | Grand Valley State Lakers | 6′0″ | Forward | Hampshire |
| Addie Budnik | Richmond Spiders | 6′2″ | Forward | Highland Park |
| Samantha Campanelli | Lewis Flyers | 5′9″ | Guard | Huntley |
| Kennise Johnson | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5′4″ | Guard | Joliet |
| Ally Cesarini | Lewis Flyers | 5′7″ | Guard | LA Grange |
| Peyton Gerdes | High Point Panthers | 6′0″ | Small Forward | Lake Villa |
| Alayna Soukup | Lewis Flyers | 5′8″ | Guard | Lake Zurich |
| Emilia Sularski | Hillsdale Chargers | 5′10″ | Guard | Lemont |
| Magdalena Sularski | Hillsdale Chargers | 5′9″ | Guard | Lemont |
| Emily Fisher | Maryland Terrapins | 6′0″ | Forward and Guard | Libertyville |
| Ava Bardic | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′6″ | Guard | Lincolnshire |
| Lenée Beaumont | Indiana Hoosiers | 6′1″ | Guard | Lisle |
| Annalise Pietrzyk | Hillsdale Chargers | 5′9″ | Guard | Lockport |
| Lauren Huber | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′8″ | Guard | Lombard |
| Mackenzie Huber | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′7″ | Guard | Lombard |
| Caite Knutson | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 6′0″ | Forward | Maryville |
| Mallory Ramage | Lewis Flyers | 5′10″ | Guard | Mattoon |
| Maddi Friedle | Ripon Red Hawks | 5′11″ | Guard | McHenry |
| Mia Zenere | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5′11″ | Guard | Mokena |
| Cierra McNamee | Lewis Flyers | 6′0″ | Forward | Moline |
| Mia Gillis | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 6′1″ | Forward | Mundelein |
| Layla Henderson | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | 5′9″ | Guard | Naperville |
| Greta Kampschroeder | Michigan Wolverines | 6′1″ | Guard | Naperville |
| Tara Gugliuzza | Lewis Flyers | 5′6″ | Guard | New Lenox |
| Taylor Gugliuzza | Lewis Flyers | 5′8″ | Guard | New Lenox |
| Kayla Petersen | De Pauw Tigers | 6′0″ | Forward | Normal |
| Mallory Oloffson | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 6′0″ | Forward | Normal |
| Jenna Badali | Lewis Flyers | 5′6″ | Guard | Oak Lawn |
| Maureen Regan | Vassar Brewers | 5′5″ | Guard | Oak Lawn |
| Martha Lipic | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 6′0″ | Forward | Oak Park |
| Anna Beyers | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′8″ | Guard | Pana |
| Greta Miller | Johns Hopkins Blue Jays | 5′10″ | Forward | Park Ridge |
| Aaliyah Guyton | Iowa Hawkeyes | 5′7″ | Guard | Peoria |
| Madison Schroeder | Northern Michigan Wildcats | 5′11″ | Forward | Peotone |
| Aaliyah Frazier | Fayetteville State Broncos | 5′6″ | Point Guard | Plainfield |
| Natalie Bearbower | Wartburg Knights | 5′10″ | Forward | Plainfield |
| Haleigh Timmer | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 5′11″ | Guard | Rapids City |
| Lindsey Knuth | UW La Crosse Eagles | 6′0″ | Forward | Rockford |
| Courtney Park | Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors | 5′11″ | Forward | Rockford |
| Jordan Johnston | Wartburg Knights | 5′8″ | Forward | Roscoe |
| Gwen O’Connell | Quincy Hawks | 5′6″ | Guard | Serena |
| Jasmine Brown-Hagger | Illinois Fighting Illini | 5′9″ | Guard | Shorewood |
| Asya Smith | De Pauw Tigers | 5′7″ | Guard | Springfield |
| Martrice Brooks | Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds | 5′8″ | Guard | Springfield |
| Katrina Stack | Quincy Hawks | 6′3″ | Forward | St. Charles |
| Payton Jacob | Illinois Wesleyan Titans | 5′10″ | Forward | St. Joseph |
| Kylie Feuerbach | Iowa Hawkeyes | 6′0″ | Guard | Sycamore |
| Monroe McGhee | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 5′7″ | Guard | Sycamore |
| Allie Heyer | Carnegie Mellon Tartans | 5′10″ | Guard | Western Springs |
| Sarah Cernugel | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 5′4″ | Guard | Westmont |
| Lily Huntzinger | De Pauw Tigers | 5′10″ | Guard | Wheaton |
| Kendall Moriarty | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6′1″ | Guard | Wheaton |
| Campbell Schrank | De Pauw Tigers | 5′9″ | Guard | Winnebago |
| Renee Rittmeyer | UW Whitewater Warhawks | 5′11″ | Guard | Winnebago |
| Kate Saccaro | Bowdoin Polar Bears | 5′6″ | Guard | Winnetka |
Total Tournament Teams and Players by State
| State | Total Tournament Players | Total Tournament Teams |
|---|---|---|
| California | 161 | 11 |
| Texas | 152 | 11 |
| New York | 137 | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 131 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 125 | 9 |
| Illinois | 120 | 5 |
| Ohio | 115 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 104 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 82 | 4 |
| Massachusetts | 81 | 10 |
| Michigan | 81 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 74 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 67 | 6 |
| Georgia | 61 | 4 |
| Virginia | 57 | 10 |
| Indiana | 48 | 5 |
| Maryland | 39 | 2 |
| Florida | 38 | 7 |
| Colorado | 37 | 4 |
| Iowa | 36 | 3 |
| Connecticut | 33 | 6 |
| Missouri | 32 | 1 |
| Washington | 32 | 3 |
| Kentucky | 30 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 29 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 22 | 4 |
| Kansas | 22 | 3 |
| Alabama | 21 | 3 |
| Arizona | 16 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 14 | 2 |
| Montana | 13 | 2 |
| Oregon | 13 | 2 |
| Utah | 12 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 12 | 1 |
| South Dakota | 12 | 1 |
| Maine | 11 | 2 |
| Nevada | 10 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 2 |
| Delaware | 7 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 7 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 2 |
| Alaska | 5 | 1 |
| Idaho | 5 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 5 | 0 |
| Vermont | 5 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 4 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 3 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
