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22 basketball players from South Carolina to play in NCAA women’s tournament

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Ole Miss Rebels' J'Adore Young and Virginia State Trojans' Kendahl Spearman

Ole Miss Rebels' J'Adore Young and Virginia State Trojans' Kendahl Spearman

South Carolina is being represented by 22 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.

Columbia is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from South Carolina in the tournament with 4 players.

South Carolina Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Joyce EdwardsSouth Carolina Gamecocks6′3″ForwardCamden
Lyniah KittCoker Cobras5′8″ForwardCharleston
Lucia BaileyCoker Cobras5′2″GuardColumbia
Trinity DelaneyFrancis Marion Patriots6′0″Forward and CenterColumbia
Ashlyn WatkinsSouth Carolina Gamecocks6′3″ForwardColumbia
MiLaysia FulwileySouth Carolina Gamecocks5′10″GuardColumbia
Jykya BellUNC Pembroke Braves5′9″ForwardDillon
Yasmene ClarkNYU Violets6′0″ForwardDuncan
MacKenzie FeaginFrancis Marion Patriots5′3″GuardEffingham
Kelci AdamsUNC Pembroke Braves5′8″GuardFort Mill
Shyrique ParkerCoker Cobras5′10″GuardGaffney
Kamari ThompsonCoker Cobras6′0″ForwardGreenville
Kendahl SpearmanVirginia State Trojans5′6″GuardGreenwood
Lynda YoungCoker Cobras5′8″ForwardHilton Head Island
Yasmine CookCoker Cobras5′9″ForwardLadson
Lindsay GarnerAlabama Huntsville Chargers6′2″ForwardLexington
J'Adore YoungOle Miss Rebels6′4″CenterMauldin
Madison HoffmanFrancis Marion Patriots5′6″GuardMyrtle Beach
Kah'Liyah GeddisCoker Cobras5′5″GuardRidgeville
Dasia FergusonCoker Cobras5′9″GuardRoebuck
Kiara CroskeyFrancis Marion Patriots5′5″GuardSumter
Talaysia CooperTennessee Lady Volunteers6′0″GuardTurbeville

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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