Ontario players to watch in 2022 NCAA March Madness Tournaments
The 2022 NCAA March Madness tournaments are set to tip off this week across the US, and 31 Ontario-raised athletes are set to compete. Ontario Basketball wishes the best of luck to all Ontario athletes competing in NCAA basketball tournaments over the next few weeks!
Catch all the NCAA action on TSN – Broadcast schedule available at TSN.ca/NCAA.
Below is a list of all Ontario players competing in the round of 68 for each tournament.
Men’s Tournament
The 83rd edition of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held from March 15 to April 4. The Final Four will be hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Caesars Superdome.
Full Men’s Bracket here: https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket.
Ontario players to watch:
| Name | Current School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Alamutu | University of Vermont | Ajax, ON |
| Keon Ambrose-Hylton | University of Alabama | Toronto, ON |
| Malcolm Bailey | Colgate University | Stratford, ON |
| Eric Beckett | University of Vermont | Ajax, ON |
| Charles Bediako | University of Alabama | Brampton, ON |
| Marcus Carr | University of Texas | Toronto, ON |
| Matteus Case | Providence College | Pickering, ON |
| Zach Edey | Purdue University | Toronto, ON |
| Adham Eleeda | Bryant University | Toronto, ON |
| Matt Grace | University of Richmond | Hamilton, ON |
| Caleb Houstan | University of Michigan | Mississauga, ON |
| Abu Kigab | Boise State University | St. Catharines, ON |
| Emmanuel Miller | Texas Christian University | Scarborough, ON |
| Abdul Mohamed | Montana State University | Ottawa, ON |
| Jahcobi Neath | University of Wisconsin | Toronto, ON |
| Andrew Nembhard | Gonzaga University | Aurora, ON |
| Ryan Nembhard (INJ) | Creighton University | Aurora, ON |
| Jasman Sangha | Texas A&M, Corpus Christi | Brampton, ON |
| Sam Thompson | Colgate University | Kitchener, ON |
Women’s Tournament
The 40th edition of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held from March 16 to April 3. The Final Four will be hosted in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Target Center.
This will be the first women’s tournament to feature 68 teams, expanding from the 64-team field used from 1994 through 2021 and matching the men’s 68-team field in use since 2011. This is also the first year that the “March Madness” branding will be applied to the women’s tournament.
Full Women’s Bracket here: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d1/2022.
Ontario players to watch:
| Name | Current School | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Laeticia Amihere | University of South Carolina | Mississauga, ON |
| Adebola Ayeyeye | University at Buffalo | Brampton, ON |
| Lashae Dwyer | University of Miami | Toronto, ON |
| Aaliyah Edwards | University of Connecticut | Kingston, ON |
| Tineya Hylton | University of Georgia | Toronto, ON |
| Alyssa Jerome | Stanford University | Toronto, ON |
| Latasha Lattimore | University of Texas | Toronto, ON |
| Shaina Pellington | University of Arizona | Pickering, ON |
| Jadaia Reid | University of Delaware | Brampton, ON |
| Merissah Russell | University of Louisville | Ottawa, ON |
| Aerial Wilson | University of South Florida | Dundas, ON |
| Izabella Zingaro | Iowa State University | Bolton, ON |