Connecticut has 33 basketball players on the court in this year’s women’s NCAA March Madness tournament

Saint Joseph Blue Jays' Trinity Cruz and Vassar Brewers' Maddie Hooper
Saint Joseph Blue Jays' Trinity Cruz and Vassar Brewers' Maddie Hooper
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Connecticut is being represented by 33 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.

Norwalk is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Connecticut in the tournament with 3 players.

Connecticut Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

Name Team Height Position Hometown
Sequoia Turcotte Briggs Saint Joseph Blue Jays 5′10″ Guard Andover
Adeline Standish Gettysburg Bullets 6′1″ Forward Avon
Indi DelRocco Trinity Bantams 5′7″ Guard Branford
Taigan Parent Saint Joseph Blue Jays 5′6″ Guard Bristol
Avery Brown Endicott Gulls 5′8″ Guard Canton
Callie Godfrey Bowdoin Polar Bears 6′0″ Forward Cheshire
Ella Kulas Saint Joseph Blue Jays 5′8″ Guard Cheshire
Sarah Bertolette Gettysburg Bullets 6′0″ Forward Farmington
Emma Novajasky Western New England Golden Bears 5′8″ Guard Farmington
Maddie Hooper Vassar Brewers 6′0″ Forward Greenwich
Lilly Hedge Western New England Golden Bears 5′9″ Forward Guilford
Sophie Hedge Western New England Golden Bears 5′8″ Guard Guilford
Gianna Donnarummo Southern Connecticut State Owls 5′5″ Guard Hamden
Sarah West Western New England Golden Bears 5′11″ Guard Marlborough
Aniya McDonald-Perry New Haven Chargers 5′9″ Forward Middletown
Janessa Yaconiello Western New England Golden Bears 5′10″ Guard and Forward New Britain
Eveani Okwuosa New Haven Chargers 5′9″ Guard North Haven
Brielle Renwick Amherst Mammoths 5′11″ Forward Norwalk
Samantha Philipp Montclair State Red Hawks 5′8″ Guard Norwalk
Erin Lovett Vassar Brewers 5′11″ Forward Norwalk
Nevaeh Yorke Saint Joseph Blue Jays 5′2″ Guard Norwich
Madison GIbbs Western New England Golden Bears 5′11″ Guard Oakville
Mia McGarrity Endicott Gulls 5′9″ Forward Ridgefield
Norah Saluja Bentley Falcons 5′10″ Guard Rocky Hill
Kenzie Sirowich Alaska Anchorage Seawolves 5′10″ Forward Seymour
Bella Tawney Vassar Brewers 6′3″ Center Simsbury
Lauryn Wright Assumption Greyhounds 5′6″ Guard Stratford
Emma Kahn Western New England Golden Bears 5′11″ Guard Thomaston
Caitlyn Hunt Western New England Golden Bears 5′10″ Forward Wallingford
Abby Magendantz Bates Bobcats 5′10″ Forward West Hartford
Esther Bernstein Kutztown Golden Bears 5′5″ Guard and Point Guard Westport
Molly McLaughlin Catholic Cardinals 5′7″ Guard Wilton
Trinity Cruz Saint Joseph Blue Jays 5′2″ Guard Windsor Locks

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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