NCAA Tournament 2024: Jared McCain, KJ Simpson lead nearly 100 former California standouts in March Madness
The 2024 Men's NCAA basketball tournament gets underway on Tuesday night with two first round play-in games and California is well represented. There are 97 former California high school standouts among the 68 teams in the tournament.
Here's a look at the nearly 100 participants from California listed on 2024 tournament rosters.
HOWARD
Talin Lewis, graduate student, Oaks Christian High School
Freedom Rhames, sophomore, Brentwood School
Shy Odom, sophomore, Sierra Canyon High School
COLORADO STATE
Luke Murphy, redshirt freshman, Calabasas High School/Southern California Academy
Kyle Evans, sophomore, Santa Margarita High School
MONTANA STATE
Jaqari Miles, freshman, West Ranch High School
Jaden Geron, junior, San Joaquin Memorial High School
Calum Rutherford, freshman, Analy High School
Jed Miller, sophomore, Agoura High School/Southern California Academy
COLORADO
KJ Simpson, junior, Chaminade College Prep
Colorado's KJ Simpson played four seasons of varsity basketball at Chaminade College Prep in West Hills, California
Photo by Connor Morrissette
RJ Smith, redshirt freshman, Damien High School
Courtney Anderson Jr., freshman, Dublin High School
Harrison Carrington, redshirt freshman, Sacred Heart Prep
BOISE STATE
Roddie Anderson III, sophomore, Fountain Valley High School
Chibuzo Agbo, senior, St. Augustine High School
Andrew Meadow, freshman, West Ranch High School
Vince Barringer, redshirt freshman, Saint Francis High School
BYU
Marcus Adams Jr., freshman, Narbonne High School
Dawson Baker, junior, Capistrano Valley High School
ARIZONA
Will Kuykendall, freshman, St. Joseph High School (Santa Maria)
Keshad Johnson, graduate student, San Leandro High School
LONG BEACH STATE
Amari Stroud, senior, Sunnyside High School
Isa Silva, junior, Jesuit High School (Sacramento)
Maddox Monson, sophomore, Los Alamitos High School
Jason Hart Jr., redshirt freshman, St. Bernard High School
AJ George, sophomore, Hoover High School (Fresno)
Varick Lewis, freshman, Monterey Trail High School
Jason Jones, junior, St. Anthony High School
Chayce Polynice, senior, Grant High School (Van Nuys)
Jeffrey Yan, senior, Capistrano Valley High School
ILLINOIS
Coleman Hawkins, senior, Antelope High School/Prolific Prep
OREGON
Jack Farnham, freshman, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School
NEVADA
Tyler Powell, junior, Ribet Academy
Jarod Lucas, graduate student, Los Altos High School
Tyler Rolison, freshman, St. Bernard High School
Snookey Wigington, sophomore, Ribet Academy
Nick Davidson, redshirt sophomore, Mater Dei High School
Jazz Gardner, freshman, West Ranch High School
John Flannigan, sophomore, De La Salle High School
GONZAGA
Dusty Stromer, freshman, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School
Joaquim ArauzMoore, freshman, Branson School
Colby Brooks, redshirt junior, Loyola High School
TENNESSEE
Jahmai Mashack, junior, Etiwanda High School
TEXAS TECH
Chance McMillian, senior, Jesse Bethel High School
Warren Washington, graduate student, Mission Hills High School
KANSAS
Charlie McCarthy, redshirt sophomore, Shadow Hills High School
Chris Carter, redshirt freshman, Shadow Hills High School
Dillon Wilhite, redshirt sophomore, Cathedral Catholic High School
WASHINGTON STATE
Jaylen Wells, junior, Folsom High School
AJ Rohosy, sophomore, Marin Catholic High School
DRAKE
Atin Wright, junior, Fairmont Prep
Elijah Price, freshman, St. Anthony High School
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Leo Beath, redshirt freshman, Oak Park High School
NORTHWESTERN
Ryan Langborg, graduate student, La Jolla Country Day School
Parker Strauss, freshman, Pacifica Christian High School
BAYLOR
Austin Sacks, senior, Oakwood School
COLGATE
Jalen Cox, freshman, Loyola High School
Parker Jones, freshman, Loyola High School
SAN DIEGO STATE
Cade Alger, senior, Ripon Christian High School
Lamont Butler, senior, Riverside Poly High School
BJ Davis, freshman, Modesto Christian High School
Darrion Trammell, senior, St. Ignatius College Prep
Demarshay Johnson Jr., sophomore, Salesian College Prep
Reese Waters, St. Bernard High School
Miles Byrd, sophomore, Lincoln High School (Stockton)
Ryan Schwarz, junior, Miramonte High School
Desai Lopez, junior, Saint Francis High School
Ryan Read, freshman, Crescenta Valley High School
UAB
Marquis Hargrove, junior, Franklin High School (Sacramento)
MARQUETTE
Caedin Hamilton, freshman, St. Joseph High School (Santa Maria)
STETSON
Naeem Lewis, junior, La Salle High School
NEW MEXICO
Jemarl Baker Jr., graduate student, Roosevelt High School (Eastvale)
Donovan Dent, sophomore, Corona Centennial High School
Quinton Webb, redshirt freshman, Etiwanda High School
YALE
Yassine Gharram, junior, Foothills Christian High School
Devon Arlington, sophomore, San Marcos High School
FLORIDA
Zyon Pullin, graduate student, College Park High School
Julian Rishwain, graduate student, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School
NEBRASKA
Ramel Lloyd Jr., redshirt freshman, Sierra Canyon High School
DUKE
Jared McCain, freshman, Corona Centennial High School
Caleb Foster, freshman, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High School
Neal Begovich, graduate student, St. Ignatius College Prep
Spencer Hubbard, senior, Harvard-Westlake School
VERMONT
Charlie Moore, freshman, Palisades Charter High School
HOUSTON
Jacob McFarland, freshman, Rancho Verde High School
UTAH STATE
Ian Martinez, senior, JSerra Catholic High School
Darius Brown II, graduate student, Pasadena High School
Max Agbonkpolo, graduate student, Santa Margarita High School
Nigel Burris, sophomore, Archbishop Mitty High School
TCU
Cole Despie, junior, Bellarmine College Prep
SAINT MARY’S
Chris Howell, redshirt sophomore, Torrey Pines High School
Aidan Mahaney, sophomore, Campolindo High School
Cade Bennett, redshirt freshman, Campolindo High School
Kevin Gad, redshirt freshman, Granada High School
Mason Forbes, redshirt senior, Folsom High School
Luke Barrett, redshirt junior, Piedmont High School
Andrew McKeever, freshman, Granada High School
