New Yorkers in the NCAA Tournament
As the 2017 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 16th, the NCAA Tournament will begin here is a list of the New York players and coaching participants.
East
No 1 seed Villanova: Player Eric Paschall, Assistant Coach Kyle Neptune
No 5 seed Virginia: Player Ty Jerome
No 7 seed South Carolina: Player Rakym Felder
No 12 seed UNC Wilmington: Assistant Coach Casey Stanley
No 14 seed New Mexico State: Players Chancellor Ellis
West
No 2 Arizona: Player Rawle Alkins, Assistant Coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson
No 4 seed West Virginia: Player Teyvon Myers, Tarik Phillip
No 6 seed Maryland: Player Kevin Huerter
No 5 seed Notre Dame: Player Matt Ryan, Elijah Burns
No 10 seed VCU Player Assistant Coach Rasheen Davis
No 11 seed Xavier: Assistant Coach Luke Murray
No 14 seed Florida Gulf Coast Player Kevin Mickle, Assistant Coach Tom Abatemarco
Midwest
No 1 seed Kansas: Assistant Coach Norm Roberts
No 2 seed Louisville: Coach Rick Pitino
No 8 seed Miami Player Rodney Miller, Kamari Murphy, Coach Jim Larranga, Assistant Coach Chris Caputo
No 10 seed Oklahoma State: Assistant Coach Mike Boynton Jr
No 11 seed Rhode Island: Player Hassan Martin, Andre Berry
No 13 seed Vermont: Player Anthony Lamb, Kian Dalyrimple, Assistant Coach Hamlet Tibbs
No 14 seed Iona: Player Jordan Washington, Rickey McGill, Deyshonee Much, Jon Severe, Coach Tom Cluess, Assistant Coach Jared Grasso
South
No 2 seed Kentucky: Player Hamidou Diallo
No 4 seed Butler: Player Paul Jorgenson
No 7 seed Dayton: Player Scoochie Smith, Assistant Coach Kevin Kuwik, Assistant Coach Allen Griffin
No 5 seed Minnesota: Player Dupree McBrayer, Coach Richard Pitino, Assistant Coach Kimani Murphy
No 9 seed Seton Hall: Player Khadeen Carrington, Desi Rodriguez, Angel, Delgado, Coach Kevin Willard, Assistant Coach Shaheen Holloway
No 14 seed Kent State: Player Adonis De La Rosa, Jimmy Hall, Coach Rob Senderoff
