Natural State News

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.

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

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