New Yorkers In The Big Dance
As the 2016 NCAA bracket selection was revealed analysts debated about the seeding, the region teams were placed, elite talent and who might make the final four. Many New Yorkers smiled and made note of how well the New York as a whole is represented throughout each region of the bracket.
On March 17th the NCAA tournament will begin here is a list of the New York players and coaching participants.
South Region
No 1 seed Kansas - Coach Norm Roberts, Coach Fred Quartlebaum
No 9 seed UConn - Omar Calhoun, Terry Larrier
No 12 seed South Dakota- Trey Dickerson
No 6 seed Arizona - Coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson No 3 seed Miami - Kamari Murphy, Coach Jim Larranaga, Coach Chris Caputo
No 14 seed Buffalo - Zac DiSalvo, Tyler Moffe, Coach Bryan Hodgson, Director of Player Development Julius Hodge
No 2 seed Villanova- Henry Lowe, Eric Paschall, Patrick Farrell, Coach Kyle Neptune No 7 seed Iowa - Coach Andrew Francis
No 10 seed Temple- Daniel Dingle
East Region
No 16 seed Fairleigh Dickerson- Darnell Edge, Malik Miller,
No 16 seed Florida Gulf Coast University- Kevin Mickle, Coach Tom Abatemarco
No 9 seed Providence - Coach Shammgod Wells No 5 seed Indiana – Thomas Bryant, Coach Chuck Martin
No 13 seed Stony Brook-Lucas Woodhouse, Tim Donohoe, Ahmed Walker, No 10 seed Notre Dame - Matt Ryan, Elijah Burns,
No 3 seed West Virginia - Teyvon Myers, Tarik Philips, Jaysean Paige
No 2 seed Xavier- Coach Luke Murray
West Region
No 16 seed Holy Cross- Thomas Kennedy
No 8 Saint Joseph- Shavar Newkirk
No 16 seed Southern University- Rashad Andrews, Coach Jethro Hillman
No 12 seed Yale- Matt Greene, Thomas Ryan, Coach James Jones, Coach Justin Simon
No 13 seed UNC Wilmington- Dylan Sherwood, Coach Casey Stanley
No 10 seed VCU - Melvin Johnson, Jon Nwankwo, Jordan Riullano, and Coach Rasheen Davis
No 2 seed Oklahoma - Isaiah Cousins, Coach Lew Hill
No 15 seed CSU Bakersfield- Kevin Mays
Midwest Region
No 1 seed University Virginia- Mike Tobey, Coach Ron Sanchez
No 16 seed Hampton University- Branden Aughbums No 8 seed Texas Tech- Coach Joe Esposito
No 13 seed Iona – Ricky McGill, Dayshonee Much, Jordan Washington, Coach Tom Cluess, and Coach Jared Grasso No 6 seed Seton Hall - Isaiah Whitehead, Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez, Angel Delgado, Jevon Thomas, Veer Singh, Coach Kevin Willard, and Coach Shaheen Holloway
No 7 seed Dayton - Scoochie Smith, Coach Allen Griffin, and Coach Kevin Kuwik
No 10 seed Syracuse- Mike Sutton, Tyler Lydon, Adrian Autry, Evan Dourdas, Dajuan Coleman, Doyin Akintobi-Adeyeye, Chinonso Obokoh, Christian White, Coach Jim Boeheim
