March Madness: Ohio represented by 94 basketball players in men’s NCAA tournament

John Carroll Blue Streaks' Will Yontek and Denison Big Red's Cameron Smith

By Buckeye Reporter

Mar 18, 2025

Ohio is being represented by 94 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.

Columbus is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Ohio in the tournament with 12 players.

Ohio Players in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Kyler D'Augustino	West Liberty Hilltoppers	6′1″	Guard	Albany
Blake Krznaric	Pittsburgh Bradford Panthers	6′4″	Forward	Andover
Jacob Ernst	Malone Pioneers	6′3″	Guard and Forward	Ashtabula
Grant Huffman	Vanderbilt Commodores	6′4″	Point Guard	Aurora
Mike Lamirand	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′4″	Forward	Avon Lake
Jack Zapolnik	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′0″	Guard	Bay Village
Julius Kimbrough	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′5″	Forward	Canton
Jayvon Maughmer	Liberty Flames	6′6″	Guard	Chillicothe
Bowen Hardman	Akron Zips	6′3″	Guard	Cincinnati
Eric Mahaffey	Akron Zips	6′4″	Guard	Cincinnati
Ibra Athie	Catawba Indians	6′6″	Forward	Cincinnati
Gates Flynn	Denison Big Red	6′2″	Guard	Cincinnati
Lebron Bennie-Powell	Franklin Grizzlies	6′3″	Guard	Cincinnati
Grant Darbyshire	Kentucky Wildcats	6′2″	Guard	Cincinnati
Alex Mangold	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′8″	Forward	Cincinnati
Raleigh Burgess	Purdue Boilermakers	6′11″	Forward	Cincinnati
Zachary Jones	Saint Francis Red Flash	6′0″	Guard	Cincinnati
Deshawne Crim	St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans	6′2″	Guard	Cincinnati
Cameron Smith	Denison Big Red	6′2″	Guard	Cleveland
Kellon Smith	Denison Big Red	6′3″	Guard	Cleveland
Henry Raynor	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′7″	Forward	Cleveland
Jesse McCulloch	Michigan State Spartans	6′10″	Forward	Cleveland
Samuel Brown	Pittsburgh Bradford Panthers	6′6″	Forward	Cleveland
Amarion Dickerson	Robert Morris Colonials	6′7″	Guard and Forward	Cleveland
Chase Toppin	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′1″	Guard	Cleveland Heights
George Wilson	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′2″	Forward	Columbia Station
Amani Lyles	Akron Zips	6′7″	Forward	Columbus
Jay Jackson	Denison Big Red	6′1″	Guard	Columbus
Mitch Priest	Grinnell Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Columbus
Josh Smith	Malone Pioneers	6′2″	Forward and Guard	Columbus
Juwa Turner	Malone Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Columbus
Malik Frederick	Malone Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Columbus
Tre Baumgardner III	Malone Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Columbus
Sean Jones	Marquette Golden Eagles	5′10″		Columbus
Javohn Garcia	McNeese State Cowboys	6′3″	Shooting Guard	Columbus
Derrick James	St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans	5′10″	Guard	Columbus
Dailyn Swain	Xavier Musketeers	6′8″	Forward and Guard	Columbus
Jerome Hunter	Xavier Musketeers	6′8″	Forward	Columbus
Peyton Budrys-Rini	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′3″	Shooting Guard	Concord Township
Wes Enis	Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters	6′2″	Guard	Conover
Sam Emich	Fairmont State Fighting Falcons	6′6″	Forward	Copley
Daniel Nauseef	Clemson Tigers	6′7″	Forward	Dayton
Darren Rubin	Denison Big Red	6′2″	Guard	Dayton
Juan Cranford Jr.	Saint Francis Red Flash	6′3″	Guard	Dayton
Brandon Rose	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′3″	Guard and Forward	East Cleveland
Zavea Green	Chatham Cougars	6′5″	Forward	East Liverpool
Will Cordonnier	Colorado Mines Orediggers	6′6″	Forward	Findlay
Joshua Corbin	UNC Wilmington Seahawks	6′3″	Guard	Gahanna
Cooper Kent	West Liberty Hilltoppers	6′2″	Guard	Galion
CJ Little	Fairmont State Fighting Falcons	6′3″	Guard	Garfield Heights
Ryan Walsh	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′0″	Guard	Grafton
Simon Blair	Malone Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Greenwich
Cooper Matthews	Franklin Grizzlies	6′2″	Guard	Hamilton
K.J. Swain Jr.	Saint Francis Red Flash	6′0″	Guard	Hamilton
Ian Sabourin	Xavier Musketeers	6′4″	Forward	Hamilton
Tyler Miller	Denison Big Red	6′5″	Forward and Guard	Hudson
David Gentry	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′6″	Power Forward and Center	Hudson
Will Yontek	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′7″	Forward	Independence
Joey DeGeorge	Malone Pioneers	6′4″	Forward	Jefferson
Aidan Fitzgerald	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′4″	Guard	Kirtland
Tommy Sala	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′8″	Forward	Lakewood
Trey Hicks	Franklin Grizzlies	6′1″	Guard	Lebanon
Nate Johnson	Akron Zips	6′3″	Guard	Liberty Township
Biggz Johnson	Malone Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Lima
Logan Forbes	Malone Pioneers	6′8″	Center and Forward	Lodi
Edward Wright II	Malone Pioneers	6′1″	Guard	Lorain
Jake Bruns	Malone Pioneers	6′4″	Forward	Loveland
John Dragas	West Liberty Hilltoppers	6′0″	Guard	Madison
Kyle Irwin	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′6″	Forward	Mayfield Heights
Luke Chicone	John Carroll Blue Streaks	5′11″	Point Guard	Mentor
Luke Frazier	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′6″	Guard	Mentor
Ryan Ioppolo	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′4″	Guard	Mentor
Sean Collins	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′5″	Forward	Mentor
Gavin Dalen	West Chester Golden Rams	6′9″	Forward	Milford
Layne Sarver	Gannon Golden Knights	6′6″	Guard	New Madison
Omar Abuhamdeh	John Carroll Blue Streaks	5′10″	Point Guard	North Royalton
Andrew Taggert	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′1″	Guard	Painesville
Braylon Harrison	Malone Pioneers	6′4″	Forward	Pomeroy
Conner Groce	Akron Zips	6′0″	Guard	Richfield
Braylen Salters	Pittsburgh Bradford Panthers	6′0″	Guard	Richmond Heights
Dre Rodgers	Denison Big Red	6′3″	Guard	South Euclid
Caleb Lovely	Malone Pioneers	6′3″	Forward and Guard	South Point
Tyler Eberhart	Nova Southeastern Sharks	6′7″	Forward	Springfield
Ra'Heim Moss	Oregon Ducks	6′3″	Guard	Springfield
Caleb Conard	Malone Pioneers	6′7″	Center and Forward	Sunbury
Jamiya Neal	Creighton Bluejays	6′5″	Guard and Forward	Toledo
Zach Halligan	Akron Zips	6′4″	Forward and Guard	Uniontown
Nick Heath	Denison Big Red	6′4″	Guard	Upper Arlington
Maxx Bosley	Malone Pioneers	5′10″	Guard	Wadsworth
Michael Condoleon	John Carroll Blue Streaks	6′0″	Guard	Warren
Aidan King	Denison Big Red	6′7″	Forward	Westerville
Ricky Radtke	Denison Big Red	6′8″	Forward	Willoughby
Aidan Gallogly	Denison Big Red	6′4″	Guard and Forward	Worthington
Jaden Payne	Malone Pioneers	6′6″	Forward	Youngstown

Total Tournament Teams and Players by State

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