Ontario Players to Watch in 2023 NCAA March Madness Tournaments
The 2023 NCAA March Madness tournaments are set to tip off this week across the US, and 37 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 84th edition of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held from March 14 to April 3. The Final Four will be hosted in Houston, TX at NRG Stadium.
Full Men’s Bracket here: ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket.
Ontario players to watch:
| Name | Hometown | Current School | Former |
| Jasman Sangha* | Brampton | Texas A&M Corpus Christi | Vaughan SS (OSBA) |
| Enoch Boakye | Brampton | Arizona State | George Harris Prep |
| Patrick Emilien | Toronto | Maryland | Toronto Basketball Academy |
| Josiah Davis | Kichener | West Virginia | Teays Valley Christian |
| Ose Okojie | Brampton | Howard | J. Addison / United Scholastic Academy (OSBA) |
| Charles Bediako | Brampton | Alabama | Ridley College (OSBA) |
| Xaivian Lee | Toronto | Princeton | Perkiomen School |
| Marcus Carr | Toronto | Texas | St.Michaels College |
| Malcolm Bailey | Stratford | Colgate | Ridley College (OSBA) |
| Sam Thomson | Kitchener | Colgate | King’s Christian College (OSBA) |
| Javonte Brown-Ferguson | Toronto | Texas A&M | Thornlea S.S (OSBA) |
| TJ Hurley | Pelham | Vermont | Team Ontario 2018 (U14 Boys) |
| Sam Alamutu | Ajax | Vermont | Bill Crothers S.S (OSBA) |
| Ryan Nembhard | Aurora | Creighton | Vaughan S.S (OSBA) |
| Zach Edey | Toronto | Purdue | North Toronto Basketball Association |
| Scott Morozov | Toronto | Providence | North Toronto Basketball Association |
| Okay Djamgouz | Toronto | Drake | London Basketball Academy |
| Emanuel Miller | Toronto | Texas Christian | Bill Crothers S.S (OSBA) |
Women’s Tournament
The 41st edition of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament will be held from March 15 to April 2. The Final Four will be hosted in Dallas, TX at the American Airlines Center.
Full Women’s Bracket here: ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-women/d1/2023.
Ontario players to watch:
| Name | Hometown | Current School | Former |
| Ella Farrelly | Guelph | Monmouth | King’s Christian (OSBA) |
| Aerial Wilson* | Dundas | USF | TRC Academy (OSBA) |
| Lemyah Hylton | Mississauga | Arizona | Southwest Academy (OSBA) |
| Shaina Pellington | Pickering | Arizona | Dunbarton HS |
| Laeticia Amihere | Mississauga | South Carolina | King’s Christian (OSBA) |
| Summer Bostock* | Toronto | Maryland | King’s Christian (OSBA) |
| Callie Wright | Markham | Holy Cross | Bill Crothers (OSBA) |
| Cheyenne Rowe | Ajax | James Madison | Bill Crothers (OSBA) |
| Lashae Dwyer | Toronto | Miami | Webb School |
| Latasha Lattimore | Toronto | Miami | Crestwood (OSBA) |
| Aaliyah Edwards | Kingston | UCONN | Crestwood (OSBA) |
| Justina King | Scarborough | Toledo | Ribet Academy |
| Izabella Zingaro | Bolton | Iowa State | Caledon (OSBA) |
| Shantavia Dawkins | Brampton | Iowa State | Southwest Academy (OSBA) |
| Abigail Jegede | Toronto | Villanova | King’s Christian (OSBA) |
| Jada Grannum | Mississauga | Middle Tennessee | Lincoln Prep (OSBA) |
| Brianna McLeod | Brampton | Colorado | King’s Christian (OSBA) |
| Merissah Russell | Ottawa | Louisville | Capital Courts (OSBA) |
| Shayeann Day-Wilson | Toronto | Duke | Crestwood (OSBA) |
| Emma Koabel | Port Colborne | Duke | Niagara Prep (OSBA) |
| Micah Dennis | Toronto | East Carolina | Capital Courts (OSBA) |
| Xianna Josephs | Brampton | East Carolina | TRC Academy (OSBA) |
*indicates redshirt