Local college hoops players in NCAA tournament
There are exactly zero Division I men's basketball programs in Maryland competing in this year's NCAA tournament, but that doesn't mean local hoops fans will be completely deprived of rooting interests.
Seventeen players from the Baltimore area are suiting up for the Big Dance. Thanks go out to ace intern Jon Meoli for tracking down those names. Check out the list after the jump.
| Player | School | Region, Seed | Hometown | High school / prep school |
| Isaiah Armwood | Villanova | East, 9 | Baltimore | Montrose Christian |
| Eric Atkins | Notre Dame | Southwest, 2 | Columbia | Mount St. Joseph |
| Antonio Barton | Memphis | West, 12 | Baltimore | Lake Clifton / Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) |
| Will Barton | Memphis | West, 12 | Baltimore | Lake Clifton / Brewster Academy (N.H.) |
| Kim English | West, 11 | Baltimore | Randallstown / Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) | |
| C.J. Fair | Syracuse | East, 3 | Baltimore | City / Brewster Academy (N.H.) |
| Chauncey Gilliam | Akron | Southwest, 15 | Columbia | Hammond / Brewster Academy (N.H.) |
| Jonathan Graham | Penn State | West, 10 | Baltimore | Calvert Hall |
| Naji Hibbert | Texas A&M | Southwest, 7 | Baltimore | DeMatha |
| Jordan Latham | Xavier | East, 6 | Baltimore | City |
| Aron Nwankwo | Pittsburgh | Southeast, 1 | Baltimore | City |
| Josh Selby | Southwest, 1 | Baltimore | Lake Clifton | |
| Kerwin Selby | East, 5 | Bel Air | C. Milton Wright | |
| Henry Sims | Southwest, 6 | Baltimore | Mount St. Joseph | |
| Roscoe Smith | West, 3 | Baltimore | Walbrook / Oak Hill (Va.) | |
| Wayne Sparrow | Richmond | Southwest, 12 | Baltimore | St. Frances |
| Cammeron Woodyard | Penn State | West, 10 | Westminster | Winters Mill |
Comments
What about the women?
Posted by: Scott | March 17, 2011 7:09 PM
How about some love for Princeton Head Coach Sydney Johnson? He is an Alum of Towson Catholic
Posted by: Greg | March 18, 2011 3:21 PM
BJ Williams Temple Dayton / 10 Seton Keough H.S.
Janay Brinkley Middle Tennessee Dallas / 11 Digital Harbor HS
Asya Bussie West Virginia Dallas / 9 Seton Keough H.S.
BRIANA HUTCHEN Rutgers Dallas/ 7 St. Frances Academy
Brittany Mallory Notre Dame Dayton / 2 McDonogh School
Shatyra Hawkes Xavier Spokane / 2 St. Frances Academy
Scott: Thanks very much for posting this. -- Matt
Posted by: Scott | March 18, 2011 7:22 PM