14 basketball players from Arkansas to play in NCAA women’s tournament

14 basketball players from Arkansas to play in NCAA women’s tournament
Harding Bisons' Josie Williams and Vermont Catamounts' Riley Bryant
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Arkansas is being represented by 14 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.

North Little Rock, Conway and Little Rock are the most popular hometowns for NCAA players from Arkansas in the tournament.

Arkansas Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name Team Height Position Hometown
Sammi Beyer UW – Oshkosh Titans 5′6″ Guard Appleton
Jada Brown Vanderbilt Commodores 5′8″ Guard Bentonville
Maddi Holt Harding Bisons 5′8″ Guard Bergman
Jaiden Thomas Harding Bisons 5′9″ Guard Conway
Josie Williams Harding Bisons 5′7″ Guard Conway
Shylee Morrison Union Bulldogs 5′6″ Guard Gravette
Amelia Rogers Harding Bisons 5′7″ Guard Hot Springs
Riley Bryant Vermont Catamounts 5′11″ Guard and Forward Little Rock
Riley Bryant Washington and Lee Generals 5′11″ Forward and Guard Little Rock
Bethany Dillard Union Bulldogs 5′10″ Guard Maumelle
Aubrey Isbell Harding Bisons 5′10″ Guard Mountain View
Ja’Miya Brown Pittsburg State Gorillas 5′11″ Guard North Little Rock
Jocelyn Tate Southern Lady Jaguars 5′11″ Guard North Little Rock
Emma Ruhlman Hillsdale Chargers 5′10″ Guard Warren

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


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