Rushmore State News

South Dakota is being represented by 12 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.

Sioux Falls is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from South Dakota in the tournament with 3 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Hilary Behrens	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′0″	Small Forward and Shooting Guard	Brandon
Claire Sheppard	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Small Forward and Shooting Guard	Egan
Jordyn Williams	Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	5′9″	Guard	Garretson
Madysen Vlastuin	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Forward	Lennox
Emilee Fox	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′8″	Guard	Mount Vernon
Reese Ross	Utah Utes	6′1″	Forward	Rapid City
Jaidyn Dunn	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′1″	Forward	Sioux Falls
Mahli Abdouch	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	5′7″	Guard	Sioux Falls
Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	Texas Longhorns	6′2″	Guard	Sioux Falls
Hannah Leverson	Minnesota State Mankato Mavericks	5′5″	Guard	Sisseton
Katie Vasecka	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	6′2″	Guard	Tea
Lexi Plitzuweit	Grand Valley State Lakers	5′9″	Guard	Vermillion

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