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Men's basketball: Locals in the NCAA tournament

March 24--Arkansas-Little Rock

Maurius Hill, Jr., 6-5, F, Homewood-Flossmoor

First round: Had 7 points, 6 rebounds in 21 minutes in 85-83 win over Purdue.

Second round: Had 2 points, 2 rebounds in 14 minutes in 78-61 loss to Iowa State.

Butler

Roosevelt Jones, R-Sr., 6-4, G, O'Fallon

First round: Had 4 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals in 71-61 win over Texas Tech.

Second round: Had 18 points, 5 rebounds in 77-69 loss to Virginia.

Dayton

Josh Cunningham, So., 6-7, F, Morgan Park

Kyle Davis, Jr., 6-0, G, Morgan Park

Kendall Pollard, Jr., 6-6, F, Simeon

Bobby Wehrli, Sr., 6-6, F, Benet

Duke

Brennan Besser, Fr., 6-5, G, Latin

First round: Did not play in 93-85 win vs. UNC Wilmington.

Second round: Did not play in 71-64 win over Yale.

Florida Gulf Coast

Brian Greene Jr., R-Jr., 6-3, G, Thornton

First Four: Scored 3 points in 2 minutes in 96-65 win vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.

First round: Scored 5 points in 1 minute in 83-67 loss to North Carolina.

Green Bay

Khalil Small, So., 6-2, G, Providence-St. Mel

Warren Jones, R-Jr., G, 6-3, Sandoval

Hampton

Quinton Chievous, Gr., 6-6, G, Notre Dame

First round: Scored 17 points in 31 minutes in 81-45 loss to Virginia.

Kalin Fisher, Fr., 6-2, G., Proviso East

First round: Played 5 minutes in 81-45 loss to Virginia.

Reginald Johnson Jr., Sr., 6-2, G, St. Joseph

First round: Scored 10 points in 37 minutes in 81-45 loss to Virginia.

Kansas

Jamari Traylor, Sr., 6-8, F, Thornridge, Fenger, IMG Academy (Fla.)

First round: Had 0 points, 9 rebounds in 105-79 win over Austin Peay.

Second round: Had 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 blocks in 73-61 win over UConn.

Kentucky

Charles Matthews, Fr., 6-6, G, St. Rita

First round: Scored 2 points in 8 minutes in 85-57 win over Stony Brook.

Second round: Played 1 minute in 73-67 loss to Indiana.

Tyler Ulis, So., 5-9, G, Marian Catholic

First round: Had 10 points, 7 assists in 30 minutes in 85-57 win over Stony Brook.

Second round: Had 27 points in 39 minutes in 73-67 loss to Indiana.

Indiana

Harrison Niego, Fr., 6-2, G, Lyons

First round: Played 1 minute in 99-74 win over Chattanooga.

Second round: Did not play in 73-67 win over Kentucky.

Nick Zeisloft, R-Sr., 6-4, G, Lyons

First round: Scored 9 points in 23 minutes in 99-74 win over Chattanooga.

Second round: Scored 3 points in 26 minutes in 73-67 win over Kentucky.

Iowa

Brandon Hutton, Fr., 6-5, F, De La Salle

Isaiah Moss, Fr., 6-5, G, Simeon

Christian Williams, Fr., 6-6, G, Decatur St. Teresa

Iowa State

Abdel Nader, R-Sr., 6-6, F, Niles North

First round: Had 19 points in 25 minutes in 94-81 win over Iona.

Second round: Had 9 points, 4 rebounds in 31 minutes in 78-61 win over Arkansas-Little Rock.

Stuart Nezlek, Jr., 6-10, C, Fenwick

First round: Played 1 minute in 94-81 win over Iona.

Second round: Played 1 minute in 78-61 win over Arkansas-Little Rock.

Michigan State

Alvin Ellis III, Jr., 6-4, G, De La Salle

Gavin Schilling, Jr., 6-9, F, De La Salle, Findlay Prep (Nev.)

Middle Tennessee

Aldonis Foote, Jr., 6-6, G, Peoria (Trinity Valley CC)

Northern Iowa

Robert Knar, So., 6-1, G, Mundelein

Oklahoma

Jamuni McNeace, R-Fr., 6-10, C, Kankakee (Allen, Texas)

Providence

Tom Planek, So., 6-6, F, Fenwick

First round: Did not play in 70-69 win over USC.

Second round: Played 1 minute in 85-66 loss to North Carolina.

Purdue

Johnny Hill, Sr., 6-3, G, Glenbard East

First round: Had 4 points, 2 assists in 14 minutes in 85-83 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock.

Kendall Stephens, Jr., 6-7, G, St. Charles East

First round: Did not player in 85-83 loss to Arkansas-Little Rock.

Seton Hall

Michael Dowdy Jr., Jr., 5-10, G, U-High

First round: Played 1 minute in 68-52 loss to Gonzaga.

Myles Carter, Fr., 6-9, F, St. Rita

First round: Did not play in 68-52 loss to Gonzaga.

South Dakota State

Tevin King, Fr., 6-1, G, Providence-St. Mel, St. John's Northwestern (Wis.)

Cole Gentry, Fr., 5-10, G, St. Charles East

George Marshall, Sr., 6-1, G, Brooks

Stony Brook

Rayshaun McGrew, Sr., 6-7, F, Vocational

First round: Had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in 31 minutes in 85-57 loss to Kentucky.

USC

Kurt Karis, Jr., 6-1, G, Glenbrook North

First round: Did not play in 70-69 loss to Providence.

Vanderbilt

Joe Toye, Fr., 6-7, G/F, Young

First Four: Had 10 points, 3 rebounds in 70-50 loss to Wichita State.

Villanova

Jalen Brunson, Fr., 6-2, G, Stevenson

West Virginia

Jevon Carter, So., 6-2, G, Proviso East

Wichita State

Peyton Allen, So., 6-5, G, Chatham Glenwood

First Four: Did not play in 70-50 win vs. Vanderbilt.

First round: Did not play in 65-55 win over Arizona.

Second round: Did not play in 65-57 loss to Miami.

Fred VanVleet, Sr., 6-0, G., Rockford Auburn

First Four: Had 14 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals in 70-50 win vs. Vanderbilt.

First round: Had 16 points, 5 steals, 4 rebounds in 65-55 win over Arizona.

Second round: Had 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals in 65-57 loss to Miami.

Wisconsin

Jackson Bax, Fr., 5-11, G, Lincoln-Way East

Ethan Happ, R-Fr., 6-9, F, Taylor Ridge Rockridge

Xavier

Larry Austin Jr., So., 6-2, F, Springfield Lanphier

James Farr, Sr., 6-10, F, Evanston, Maine Central Institute

Kevin Coker, Sr., 6-6, F, Plainfield South

Sean O'Mara, So., 6-10, F/C, Benet

Yale

Sam Downey, Fr., 6-9, F, Lake Forest

First round: Had 8 points, 7 rebounds in 16 minutes in 79-75 win over Baylor.

Second round: Had 5 points in 10 minutes in 71-64 loss to Duke.

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