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12 basketball players from Utah to play in NCAA women’s tournament

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UCLA Bruins' Timea Gardiner and Colorado Mesa Mavericks' Lauryn Deede

UCLA Bruins' Timea Gardiner and Colorado Mesa Mavericks' Lauryn Deede

Utah is being represented by 12 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.

Provo is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Utah in the tournament with 2 players.

Utah Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Addison NewmanSouthern Virginia KnightsGuardCedar City
Taylor HoopesSouthern Virginia KnightsGuardEagle Mountain
Kennady McQueenUtah Utes5′10″GuardHenefer
Madisen StaplesSouthern Virginia KnightsGuardHurricane
Makayla PattersonSouthern Virginia KnightsForwardKaysville
Timea GardinerUCLA Bruins6′3″ForwardOgden
Tori HollingsheadAlaska Anchorage Seawolves6′3″Forward and CenterOrem
Brooke EyreColorado Mesa Mavericks6′0″ForwardProvo
Emma OpenshawSouthern Virginia KnightsShooting GuardProvo
Alyssa BlanckUtah Utes6′2″ForwardSalt Lake City
Jill Lungren PhippsUT Tyler Patriots6′3″ForwardSaratoga Springs
Lauryn DeedeColorado Mesa Mavericks5′10″ForwardSpringville

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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