The Seattle Seahawks will likely join the rest of the world by taking in some college basketball this weekend as the NCAA tournament gets set to begin.
The field features 64 different college hoops teams battling to be number one in a multi-week extravaganza.
The Seahawks are well-represented in this year’s tournament, with 27 players on the roster getting a chance to watch their alma mater.
Here are the 18 teams that the 27 Seahawks players represent:
Kansas (1) Bradley McDougald
Kansas State (1) Tyler Lockett
LSU (2) Barkevious Mingo, Ethan Pocic
Maryland (1) Quinton Jefferson
Michigan (3) Frank Clark, Amara Darboh, Delano Hill
Mississippi State (1) K.J. Wright
North Carolina (1) Nazair Jones
Ohio State (2) Jamarco Jones, Nick Vannett
Oklahoma (1) Emmanuel Beal
Oregon (1) Ed Dickson
Purdue (1) Jordan Roos
Texas Tech (1) Branden Jackson
UCF (3) Jeremy Boykins, Shaquill Griffin, Shaquem Griffin
Utah State (2) Marwin Evans, Bobby Wagner
Villanova (1) Austin Calitro
Virginia Tech (2) Duane Brown, Kam Chancellor
Washington (1) Will Dissly
Wisconsin (2) Russell Wilson
With the tournament just getting started, will any Seahawks player get bragging rights in the end? Perhaps Nazair Jones and North Carolina will win another one, or maybe Bradley McDougald’s Kansas squad will upset them in the Sweet 16 – that’s assuming UNC can get by either Wagner’s Utah State squad or Dissly’s UW team, who are facing off in an 8-9 matchup for the chance to play UNC in round two.
Tune in on CBS, TruTV and TBS this weekend to catch all the action and root for your favorite Seahawks alma mater.
