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23 basketball players from Michigan to play in NCAA men’s tournament

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Michigan is being represented by 23 players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

Texas will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 106 players, followed by California with 85.

There are no players from South Dakota, New Hampshire or Hawaii competing this year.

Detroit is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Michigan in the tournament with 9 players.

Michigan Players in 2023 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Delrecco GillespieKent State Golden Flashes6′8″ForwardBenton Harbor
Matthew NicholsonNorthwestern Wildcats7′0″CenterClarkston
Luc LaketaIowa Hawkeyes6′5″GuardConcord
Wendell Green Jr.Auburn Tigers5′11″GuardDetroit
Robert CarpenterKent State Golden Flashes6′7″ForwardDetroit
Harlond BeverlyMiami Hurricanes6′6″GuardDetroit
Pierre Brooks IIMichigan State Spartans6′6″GuardDetroit
Julian Roper IINorthwestern Wildcats6′3″GuardDetroit
Myles DreadPenn State Nittany Lions6′4″Guard, ForwardDetroit
Greg ElliottPittsburgh Panthers6′3″GuardDetroit
Micah ParrishSan Diego State Aztecs6′6″Guard, ForwardDetroit
Ross WilliamsTexas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders5′10″GuardDetroit
Steven IzzoMichigan State Spartans5′8″GuardEast Lansing
Jaden AkinsMichigan State Spartans6′4″GuardFarmington
Jayden NunnVCU Rams6′4″GuardFlint
Nick SandersMichigan State Spartans5′9″GuardFranklin
Carson CooperMichigan State Spartans6′11″CenterJackson
Brandon Johns Jr.VCU Rams6′8″ForwardLansing
Jason WhitensMichigan State Spartans6′6″GuardPowers
Jaren HolmesIowa State Cyclones6′4″GuardRomulus
Ty RodgersIllinois Fighting Illini6′6″Guard, ForwardSaginaw
Jimmy Bell Jr.West Virginia Mountaineers6′10″ForwardSaginaw
Kellen MitchellGonzaga Bulldogs6′7″GuardSpring Lake

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

StateTotal Tournament PlayersTotal Tournament Teams
Texas1067
California855
New York452
Illinois452
North Carolina403
Pennsylvania392
Ohio392
Indiana342
Florida342
Georgia321
Tennessee302
New Jersey282
Washington231
Michigan231
Maryland221
Virginia212
Arizona203
Missouri182
Alabama182
South Carolina172
Louisiana171
Wisconsin161
Kentucky152
Iowa143
Arkansas141
Kansas122
Minnesota110
Utah91
Mississippi91
Oklahoma81
Nebraska81
Connecticut71
Massachusetts60
Oregon50
Nevada51
Idaho41
Colorado40
West Virginia31
Rhode Island31
Montana21
Maine20
Wyoming10
Vermont11
North Dakota10
New Mexico10
Delaware10
Alaska10

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