Illinois has 115 basketball players on the court in this year’s men’s NCAA March Madness tournament

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By Prairie State Wire

Mar 17, 2025

Illinois is being represented by 115 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 206 players, followed by Texas with 178.

Chicago is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Illinois in the tournament with 22 players.

Illinois Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Ethan Dabu	Carthage Firebirds	5′9″	Guard	Arlington Heights
Marcus Skeete	Concordia Golden Bears	6′5″	Guard and Forward	Aurora
James Brown	North Carolina Tar Heels	6′10″	Forward	Aurora
Grayson Goetz	Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors	6′3″	Forward and Guard	Aurora
Alec Schmidts	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′5″	Forward	Barrington
Will Grudzinski	Washington Bears	6′6″	Guard	Barrington
Alex Moncau	Carthage Firebirds	6′6″	Forward	Bartlett
Conrad Luczynski	Lenoir-Rhyne Bears	7′2″		Bartlett
Jordan Pickett	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	6′3″	Guard	Belleville
Zach Cleveland	Liberty Flames	6′7″	Forward	Bloomington
Jay Gillespie	Montevallo Falcons	6′5″	Forward	Bloomington
Danny Stephens	Missouri Tigers	6′7″	Forward and Guard	Bowen
Lucas Anamndu	Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors	6′3″	Guard	Buffalo Grove
Kylan Boswell	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′2″	Guard	Champaign
Tavari Johnson	Akron Zips	5′11″	Guard	Chicago
AJ Williams	Carthage Firebirds	6′3″	Guard	Chicago
Scotty Dean	Denison Big Red	6′2″	Guard	Chicago
Chikasi Ofoma	Ferris State Bulldogs	6′6″		Chicago
Tolu Johnson	Grinnell Pioneers	6′5″	Forward and Guard	Chicago
Nate Raub	Hamilton Continentals	6′8″	Forward	Chicago
AJ Redd	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′3″	Guard	Chicago
Nojus Indrusaitis	Iowa State Cyclones	6′5″	Guard	Chicago
Isaiah Robinson	Lincoln Blue Tigers	6′0″	Guard	Chicago
Christian Shumate	McNeese State Cowboys	6′6″	Forward	Chicago
Kamryn Thomas	Omaha Mavericks	6′8″	Forward	Chicago
Daniel Jacobsen	Purdue Boilermakers	7′4″	Center	Chicago
Omari Ferguson	Redlands Bulldogs	6′3″	Guard	Chicago
Darrion Baker	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	6′8″	Forward	Chicago
Cam Lawin	San Diego State Aztecs	6′3″	Guard	Chicago
Jake DeFranza	St. Edward's Hilltoppers	6′0″	Guard	Chicago
Isaiah Young	Tampa Spartans	5′11″	Guard	Chicago
Tyson Leitao	Tampa Spartans	6′8″	Forward	Chicago
Sebastian Mack	UCLA Bruins	6′3″	Guard	Chicago
Matt Moore	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′9″	Forward	Chicago
Xavier Amos	Wisconsin Badgers	6′7″	Forward	Chicago
Daniel Frausto	Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors	6′0″	Guard	Chicago
Keshawn Williams	Colorado State Rams	6′4″	Guard	Chicago Heights
Ray'Sean Taylor	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	6′1″	Guard	Collinsville
Cooper LePage	Northern Michigan Wildcats	6′1″	Guard	Crystal Lake
Ryan Bartley	Malone Pioneers	6′7″	Forward	Decatur
Nathan Boldt	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′10″	Forward	Deer Park
Zach Rosen	Grinnell Pioneers	5′11″	Guard	Deerfield
Patrick Laurich	Carthage Firebirds	6′7″	Forward	Downers Grove
Bristol Lewis	UW - Platteville Pioneers	6′2″	Guard	East Moline
Brennan Weller	UMSL Tritons	6′5″	Forward	Edwardsville
Max Scharnowski	Alabama Crimson Tide	6′6″	Forward	Elgin
Kaden Dawson	Carthage Firebirds	6′7″	Forward	Elgin
Jonathan Okner	Yeshiva Maccabees	6′6″	Forward	Evanston
Trey Bazzell	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′3″	Guard	Fairbury
Quentin Villa	Carthage Firebirds	6′4″	Forward	Frankfort
Mitch Mascari	Drake Bulldogs	6′5″	Guard	Geneva
Braden Huff	Gonzaga Bulldogs	6′10″	Forward	Glen Ellyn
Braden Huff	Gonzaga Bulldogs	6′10″	Forward	Glen Ellyn
Karlo Colak	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′5″	Guard	Glencoe
Danny Wolf	Michigan Wolverines	7′0″	Forward and Center	Glencoe
Dominic Martinelli	Chicago Maroons	6′4″	Forward	Glenview
Nick Taylor	Winona State Warriors	6′6″	Forward	Glenview
Brendan Powers	St. Norbert Green Knights	6′4″	Guard and Forward	Hawthorn Woods
Alex Maas	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′3″	Guard	Heyworth
Quinn Cain	Tufts Jumbos	6′4″	Guard	Hinsdale
Uchenna Egekeze	Calvin Knights	6′4″	Forward	Huntley
Aiden Wieczorek	UW - Platteville Pioneers	6′3″	Guard	Huntley
Dylan Schmidt	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′4″	Guard	Johnsburg
Jeremy Fears Jr.	Michigan State Spartans	6′2″	Guard	Joliet
Jeremiah Fears	Oklahoma Sooners	6′4″	Guard	Joliet
Henry Vetter	Trinity Bantams	6′5″	Guard and Forward	Kenilworth
Kaleb Jackson	Baylor Bears	6′2″	Guard	Lake Forest
Asa Thomas	Clemson Tigers	6′7″	Forward	Lake Forest
Ryan Sroka	Missouri S&T Miners	6′5″	Guard	Lake in the Hills
Nate Ferguson	Drake Bulldogs	6′8″	Forward	Lemont
Jamie Qualley	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′5″	Guard	Lincolnshire
Ewola Moukoulou	Carthage Firebirds	6′2″	Guard	Lisle
AJ Vos	Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors	6′5″	Forward	Lombard
Matt Volkening	NYU Violets	6′6″	Forward	Marengo
Tyler Mason	Winona State Warriors	6′2″	Guard	Metamora
Jhei-R Jones	Winona State Warriors	6′0″	Guard	Mokena
Deng Reng	Ferris State Bulldogs	6′6″		Montgomery
John Poulakidas	Yale Bulldogs	6′6″	Guard	Naperville
Nick Tingley	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′4″	Guard	New Lenox
Mason Funk	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′5″	Guard	Normal
Owen Giannoulias	Denison Big Red	6′0″	Guard	Northbrook
Josh Fridman	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	5′10″	Guard	Northbrook
Ryan Cohen	Washington Bears	6′3″	Guard	Northbrook
Shaun Riley	Fort Hays State Tigers	6′7″	Forward	O'Fallon
Jayson Kent	Texas Longhorns	6′8″	Forward	Oak Forest
Sami Osmani	Creighton Bluejays	6′4″	Guard	Oak Lawn
John Vincent	Grinnell Pioneers	6′9″	Forward	Oak Park
Justin Cross	Kansas Jayhawks	6′8″	Forward	Oak Park
Braden Flanagan	Franklin Grizzlies	6′0″	Guard	Olney
Ryan Johnson	Carthage Firebirds	6′7″	Guard and Forward	Oswego
Ryan Cox	St. Norbert Green Knights	6′4″	Guard	Palatine
Connor May	Washington Bears	6′6″	Forward	Palatine
Nemi Ostojic	Carthage Firebirds	6′7″	Forward	Park Ridge
Marko Anderson	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′6″	Forward	Park Ridge
David Williams	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′2″	Guard	Peoria
Morez Johnson Jr.	Illinois Fighting Illini	6′9″	Forward	Riverdale
Adam Kemp	Carthage Firebirds	6′4″	Guard	Rochelle
Colton Sigel	Carthage Firebirds	6′2″	Guard	Rock Island
JaMir Price	Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons	6′3″	Guard	Rock Island
AJ Storr	Kansas Jayhawks	6′7″	Guard	Rockford
Biggie Luster	Northern Michigan Wildcats	6′2″	Guard	Rockford
Yusuf Cisse	Washington Bears	6′0″	Guard	Roselle
Hakim Williams	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′3″	Guard	Round Lake
Justin Banks	Catawba Indians	6′7″	Forward	Schaumburg
Chris Hodges	Wisconsin Badgers	6′9″	Forward	Schaumburg
Yogi Oliff	Washington Bears	6′3″	Guard	Skokie
Shane Miller	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′1″	Guard	Springfield
Max Love	UW - Platteville Pioneers	6′4″	Forward	St. Charles
Cameron Morel	UW - Platteville Pioneers	6′3″	Forward	Sugar Grove
Arnas Sakenis	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	6′11″	Center	Tinley Park
Griffin Daun	Carthage Firebirds	6′3″	Forward and Guard	Wauconda
Liam Taylor	Denison Big Red	6′8″	Forward	Western Springs
Jackson Niego	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	5′11″	Guard	Western Springs
Troy Glover II	UMSL Tritons	6′10″	Center and Forward	Wheaton
Alex Miller	Illinois Wesleyan Titans	6′5″	Guard	Woodridge

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
California	206	12
Texas	178	13
New York	142	13
North Carolina	122	10
Illinois	115	5
New Jersey	105	5
Florida	100	5
Wisconsin	95	7
Ohio	94	5
Georgia	92	7
Minnesota	86	6
Virginia	86	9
Pennsylvania	75	13
Michigan	71	7
Massachusetts	56	6
Alabama	55	7
Tennessee	51	6
Indiana	48	2
Washington	45	3
Missouri	42	5
Iowa	39	4
Maryland	37	2
Connecticut	32	5
Arizona	27	2
Colorado	25	3
Arkansas	24	2
Kansas	23	3
South Carolina	21	3
Nebraska	20	2
Utah	18	2
Oklahoma	18	1
Nevada	16	0
Oregon	14	2
Kentucky	13	2
New Hampshire	12	2
Maine	12	2
Louisiana	12	1
West Virginia	11	3
Mississippi	11	2
Idaho	9	1
Rhode Island	9	1
Delaware	8	0
Hawaii	5	0
New Mexico	5	1
South Dakota	3	0
North Dakota	2	1
Vermont	2	0
Alaska	1	0
Montana	1	1
Wyoming	1	0