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36 basketball players from Iowa to play in NCAA women’s tournament

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South Dakota State Jackrabbits' Jenna Hopp and Wartburg Knights' Tatum Grubbs

South Dakota State Jackrabbits' Jenna Hopp and Wartburg Knights' Tatum Grubbs

Iowa is being represented by 36 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.

Iowa City is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Iowa in the tournament with 4 players.

Iowa Players in 2024 NCAA Tournament

NameTeamHeightPositionHometown
Natalie NielsenSouthwest Minnesota State Mustangs6′3″ForwardAkron
Audi CrooksIowa State Cyclones6′3″CenterAlgona
Jaedon MurphyWartburg Knights6′0″ForwardAlleman
Lauren WoesteWartburg Knights6′1″ForwardAtkins
Tatum GrubbsWartburg Knights5′7″GuardCasey
Hannah StuelkeIowa Hawkeyes6′2″ForwardCedar Rapids
Sara FaberWartburg Knights5′7″GuardClear Lake
Megan EarneyFort Hays State Tigers5′10″GuardClive
Grace HennessyWartburg Knights5′11″GuardDenver
LeAire NicksGeorge Mason Patriots6′2″CenterDes Moines
Arianna JacksonIowa State Cyclones5′9″GuardDes Moines
Lauren GolinghorstWartburg Knights5′11″ForwardEldridge
Jenna HoppSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits5′11″GuardGlenwood
Brooke LoeweFort Hays State Tigers5′8″GuardHuxley
Anna ProutyCarnegie Mellon Tartans6′0″ForwardIowa City
Kelsey JoensIowa State Cyclones5′10″GuardIowa City
Madelyn GreveMerchant Marine Mariners5′7″GuardIowa City
Delaynie LuneckasMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks6′2″ForwardIowa City
Jada GyamfiIowa Hawkeyes6′1″ForwardJohnston
Aili TankeIowa State Cyclones5′11″GuardJohnston
Maggie WilkinsWartburg Knights5′7″GuardKnoxville
Brooklyn MeyerSouth Dakota State Jackrabbits6′2″ForwardLarchwood
Emily DreckmanMinnesota State Mankato Mavericks5′10″GuardMarcus
Brylee SeamanWartburg Knights5′10″ForwardMuscatine
Jenna SaundersWartburg Knights5′5″GuardNorth Liberty
Callie LevinIowa Hawkeyes5′9″GuardSolon
Emma TownsleyWartburg Knights5′6″GuardVan Horne
Halli PoockMurray State Racers5′6″GuardWaterloo
Sahara WilliamsOklahoma Sooners5′11″ForwardWaterloo
Faith TrelkaWartburg Knights5′8″GuardWaterloo
Brenna BodensteinerWartburg Knights5′7″GuardWaverly
Britney YoungWartburg Knights5′9″GuardWaverly
Sasha KoenigFort Hays State Tigers5′7″GuardWest Branch
Meredith RiekerMissouri Western Griffons5′10″West Des Moines
Lauren DonleaWartburg Knights5′5″GuardWinthrop
Finley FitzgeraldWartburg Knights5′8″GuardWoodward

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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