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18 basketball players from Alabama to play in NCAA men’s tournament

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Alabama is being represented by 18 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.

Birmingham is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Alabama in the tournament with 6 players.

Alabama Players in 2023 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Chandler LeopardAuburn Tigers6′3″GuardAthens
Carter SoberaAuburn Tigers6′5″GuardBirmingham
Lior BermanAuburn Tigers6′4″GuardBirmingham
Wilder EversKansas Jayhawks6′3″GuardBirmingham
Justin RumphMississippi State Bulldogs6′5″GuardBirmingham
KeShawn MurphyMississippi State Bulldogs6′10″ForwardBirmingham
Colby JonesXavier Musketeers6′6″GuardBirmingham
Martavious RussellMississippi State Bulldogs6′2″GuardCoker
Kareem ThompsonOral Roberts Golden Eagles6′5″GuardFlorence
Kaleb BrownMissouri Tigers6′7″GuardHuntsville
Kobe BrownMissouri Tigers6′8″Guard, ForwardHuntsville
Barry Dunning Jr.Arkansas Razorbacks6′6″GuardMobile
Cole LaRueKennesaw State Owls6′9″ForwardMobile
Demond RobinsonKennesaw State Owls6′8″ForwardMontgomery
Mark SearsAlabama Crimson Tide6′1″GuardMuscle Shoals
Chris YoungbloodKennesaw State Owls6′4″GuardTuscaloosa
Haston AlexanderAuburn Tigers6′10″CenterTuscumbia
Jamel KingWest Virginia Mountaineers6′7″ForwardUniontown

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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