Ocean State Today

Rhode Island is being represented by nine players in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

California will have the most players on the hard court during this year's tournament with 206 players, followed by Texas with 178.

Pawtucket is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Rhode Island in the tournament with 3 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Jason Sepe	Bryant Bulldogs	6′3″	Guard	Foster
Derek Salvatore	Saint Joseph's Monks	6′0″	Guard	Johnston
NeAri Vasquez	Saint Joseph's Monks	6′2″	Guard	Johnston
Octavio Brito	Keene State Owls	6′4″	Guard	Lincoln
Owen Moynihan	Catholic Cardinals	6′2″	Guard	North Kingstown
Malik Matanmi	Clark Cougars	6′7″	Forward	Pawtucket
Erickson Bans	Florida Southern Moccasins	5′11″	Guard	Pawtucket
Isaac Ogutuga	Keene State Owls	6′9″	Center	Pawtucket
Alex Berry	Franklin & Marshall Diplomats	6′4″		Rumford

State	Total Tournament Players	Total Tournament Teams
California	206	12
Texas	178	13
New York	142	13
North Carolina	122	10
Illinois	115	5
New Jersey	105	5
Florida	100	5
Wisconsin	95	7
Ohio	94	5
Georgia	92	7
Minnesota	86	6
Virginia	86	9
Pennsylvania	75	13
Michigan	71	7
Massachusetts	56	6
Alabama	55	7
Tennessee	51	6
Indiana	48	2
Washington	45	3
Missouri	42	5
Iowa	39	4
Maryland	37	2
Connecticut	32	5
Arizona	27	2
Colorado	25	3
Arkansas	24	2
Kansas	23	3
South Carolina	21	3
Nebraska	20	2
Utah	18	2
Oklahoma	18	1
Nevada	16	0
Oregon	14	2
Kentucky	13	2
New Hampshire	12	2
Maine	12	2
Louisiana	12	1
West Virginia	11	3
Mississippi	11	2
Idaho	9	1
Rhode Island	9	1
Delaware	8	0
Hawaii	5	0
New Mexico	5	1
South Dakota	3	0
North Dakota	2	1
Vermont	2	0
Alaska	1	0
Montana	1	1
Wyoming	1	0