March Madness 2024 will include these 18 former Kentucky high school basketball players
Four Kentucky teams and at least 18 players who attended high school in the commonwealth will participate in the NCAA Tournament this year.
Three teams are on the men's side: third-seeded Kentucky, 14th-seeded Morehead State (the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament champion) and 15th-seeded Western Kentucky (the Conference USA Tournament champion).
On the women's side, sixth-seeded Louisville is the lone representative from the commonwealth.
You can find the 13 men and five women who will help their teams battle for an NCAA championship below.
The list of players includes former Mr. and Miss Basketball award winners.
Did we miss anyone? Please email: pstory@gannett.com with additional players from the commonwealth to follow.
Former KHSAA basketball players in men's 2024 NCAA Tournament
Name | College | High School(s) |
Brennan Canada | Kentucky | George Rogers Clark |
Kentucky | North Laurel | |
Walker Horn | Kentucky | Covington Catholic/Westlake |
Isaac Stansbury | Mississippi State | Greenwood |
Dieonte Miles | Morehead State | Walton-Verona |
Jerone Morton | Morehead State | George Rogers Clark |
Brady Dingess | Morehead State | Martin County |
Dontaie Allen | Western Kentucky | Pendleton County |
Jack Edelen | Western Kentucky | Male |
Jaylen Dorsey | Western Kentucky | Berea |
Teagan Moore | Western Kentucky | Owen County |
Iowa State | Lexington Christian/Hargrave Academy | |
Trey Hicks | Longwood | South Oldham/The Hill School |
Former KHSAA basketball players in women's 2024 March Madness
Name | College | High School |
Savannah Wheeler | Middle Tennessee | Boyd County |
Timberlynn Yeast | Marshall | Mercer County |
Anaya Brown | UT Martin | Lafayette |
Ally Collett | UT Martin | South Laurel |
Love Mays | UT Martin | Danville |
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: March Madness 2024: Former KHSAA basketball players in NCAA Tournament
