March Madness 2024: Meet the 2 players from Illinois who are part of the Final Four
The NCAA men's basketball tournament continues this week with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona.
The March Madness field of 68 included two teams from the state of Illinois: the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, both of the Big Ten Conference.
But what about those athletes who list hometowns from Illinois? We have you covered.
Below are the at least 37 NCAA Tournament players who are from Illinois, with the two players still in the Final Four listed first, followed by those in the Sweet 16 and the rest listed by conference starting with the Big Ten and the Missouri Valley, followed by other major conferences and mid-majors.
Final Four
Lance Jones, Purdue: 6-1 senior guard from Evanston. Final Four vs. NC State
Max Scharnowski, Alabama: 6-6 senior forward from Elgin and West Chicago Wheaton Academy. Final Four vs. UConn
Sweet 16
Justin Harmon, Illinois: 6-4 senior guard from Chicago Curie. Lost in Elite Eight
AJ Redd, Illinois: 6-3 sophomore guard from Chicago St. Ignatius. Lost in Elite Eight
Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois: 6-6 senior guard from Chicago Lincoln Park. Lost in Elite Eight
Max Williams, Illinois: 6-2 senior guard from Chicago Latin. Lost in Elite Eight
Jaden Schutt, Duke: 6-5 sophomore guard from Yorkville Christian. Lost in Elite Eight
Asa Thomas, Clemson: 6-7 freshman forward from Lake Forest. Lost in Elite Eight
Sami Osmani, Creighton: 6-4 senior guard from Oak Lawn. Lost in Sweet 16
RJ Walson, Marquette: 6-0 junior guard from Chicago Perspectives. Lost in Sweet 16
Kylan Boswell, Arizona: 6-2 sophomore guard played at Compass Prep in Arizona and grew up in Champaign. Lost in Sweet 16
Cam Lawin, San Diego State: 6-3 freshman guard from Chicago Orr. Lost in Sweet 16
Braden Huff, Gonzaga: 6-10 freshman forward from Glen Ellyn Glenbard West. Lost in Sweet 16
Big Ten Conference
Malik Hall, Michigan State: 6-8 senior forward from Aurora Matea Valley. Lost in second round
Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State: 6-2 freshman guard from Joliet West. Lost in second round
Chris Hodges, Wisconsin: 6-9 sophomore forward from Schaumburg. Lost in second round
AJ Storr, Wisconsin: 6-7 sophomore guard from Rockford played at Kankakee. Lost in second round
Nick Martinelli, Northwestern: 6-7 sophomore forward from Glenview Glenbrook South. Lost in second round
Justin Mullins, Northwestern: 6-6 sophomore guard from Oak Park-River Forest. Lost in second round
Jeffrey Grace III, Nebraska: 6-3 sophomore guard from Elmhurst York. Lost in first round
Ahron Ulis, Nebraska: 6-3 junior guard from Chicago Heights Marian. Lost in first round
Missouri Valley Conference
Nate Ferguson, Drake: 6-8 senior forward from Lemont. Lost in first round
Conor Enright, Drake: 6-foot sophomore guard from Mundelein. Lost in first round
Ethan Roberts, Drake: 6-5 sophomore guard from Arlington Heights Hersey. Lost in first round
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Big 12 Conference
Justin Cross, Kansas: 6-8 junior guard from Oak Park-River Forest. Lost in second round
RayJ Dennis, Baylor: 6-2 senior guard from Oswego East. Lost in second round
Pac-12 Conference
Joseph Yesufu, Washington State: 6-0 senior guard from Bolingbrook. Lost in second round
Southeastern Conference
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky: 6-6 senior guard from Chicago Simeon and Illinois State. Lost in first round
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Mid-majors
Chris Conway, Oakland (Mich.): 6-9 junior forward from Naperville Central. Lost in second round
Darrion Baker, Akron: 6-8 freshman forward from Country Club Hills Hillcrest. Lost in first round
Tavari Johnson, Akron: 5-11 sophomore guard from LaGrange Lyons. Lost in first round
Kaleb Thornton, Akron: 6-0 senior guard from Bolingbrook. Lost in first round
Christian Shumate, McNeese: 6-6 junior forward from Chicago Heights Bloom. Lost in first round
Nate Santos, Dayton: 6-7 junior forward from Geneva. Lost in second round
Terrion Murdix, Western Kentucky: 6-1 senior guard from Springfield Southeast. Lost in first round
Danny Wolf, Yale: 7-0 sophomore center from Glencoe. Lost in second round
John Poulakidas, Yale: 6-6 junior guard from Naperville Neuqua Valley. Lost in second round
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: March Madness 2024: High school players from Illinois in NCAA Tournament