It’s yet again time for the Big Dance! March Madness begins today, and as Canada continues to develop world-class basketball talent, 43 Canadians are getting ready to play in the tournament.
They aren’t just suiting up either, they are making an impact. Here are the lists of Canadian players on both the men’s and women’s tournament teams:
Men’s:
- Aden Holloway (Alabama)
- Kevin Alabi (Alabama State)
- Jalen Celestine (Baylor)
- Olivier Rioux (Florida)
- Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga)
- Simon Hildebrant (High Point)
- Liam McChesney (High Point)
- Emanuel Sharp (Houston)
- Will Riley (Illinois)
- Bryant Selebangue (McNeese State)
- Baraka Okojie (Memphis)
- Michael Nwoko (Mississippi State)
- Jeremy Founema (Mississippi State)
- Jovan Milicevic (New Mexico)
- Kobe Elvis (Oklahoma)
- Keeshawn Barthelemy (Oregon)
- Josh Omojafo (Robert Morris)
- Oliver Faubert (Saint Mary’s)
- Justin Rochelle (UC San Diego)
- Kyler Filewich (Wofford)
Women’s
- Shaunae Brown (Arkansas State)
- Emma Koabel (Duke)
- Toby Fournier (Duke)
- Cyanne Coe (Fairfield)
- Keyarah Gregory (Fairfield)
- Cearah Parchment (Illinois)
- Tanah Becker (Kentucky)
- Emily Howard (Liberty)
- Ify Nwaobi (Liberty)
- Merissah Russell (Louisville)
- Shayeann Day-Wilson (LSU)
- Sarah Te-Biasu (Maryland)
- Mila Holloway (Michigan)
- Syla Swords (Michigan)
- Isaline Alexander (Michigan State)
- Marah Dykstra (Montana State)
- Natalie Picton (Montana State)
- Bella Tehrani (Notre Dame)
- Cassandre Prosper (Notre Dame)
- Phillipina Kyei (Oregon)
- Izzy Forsyth (UC San Diego)
- Avery Howell (USC)
- Malia Lenz (Vermont)
Teams that could go far
Olivier Rioux’s Florida and Emanuel Sharp’s Houston are both listed as no.