Gem State Wire

Idaho is being represented by five 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.

Post Falls is the most popular hometown for NCAA players from Idaho in the tournament with 2 players.

Name	Team	Height	Position	Hometown
Avery Howell	USC Trojans	6′0″	Guard	Boise,
Macy Larsen	Colorado Mesa Mavericks	5′7″	Guard	Idaho Falls
Jaleesa Lawrence	High Point Panthers	5′10″	Guard	Meridian
Capri Sims	Central Washington Wildcats	6′0″	Forward	Post Falls
Brooklynn Brennan	Montana State Billings Yellowjackets	5′7″	Guard	Post Falls

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