On March 12th, Clarksburg High School Guard Ryan Prather Jr.’s collegiate team the Akron Zips were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 14 seed.
The Akron Zips ended the regular season with a 24-10 record. They are paired against the Creighton Bluejays who are a 3 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The table below shows other former Maryland basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Reese | Baltimore | LSU Lady Tigers | 3 |
| Da’Brya Clark | Baltimore | Norfolk State Spartans | 15 |
| Kwame Evans Jr. | Baltimore | Oregon Ducks | 11 |
| Ny’Ceara Pryor | Baltimore | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Bryce Lindsay | Baltimore | Texas A&M Aggies | 9 |
| Churchill Bounds | Berlin | Wagner Seahawks | 16 |
| Parker Hill | Bethesda | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Kiki Rice | Bethesda | UCLA Bruins | 2 |
| Teo Rice | Bethesda | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Zen Nuako | Bowie | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Ellie Mitchell | Chevy Chase | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Ryan Prather Jr. | Clarksburg | Akron Zips | 14 |
| Riley Nelson | Clarksburg | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Jalyn McNeill | Damascus | Drexel Dragons | 16 |
| Cam Spencer | Davidsonville | UConn Huskies | 1 |
| Laila Grant | Derwood | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 16 |
| Allie Kubek | Elkton | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Qadence Samuels | Forestville | UConn Huskies | 3 |
| Casey Morsell | Ft. Washington | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 11 |
| Olivia Martin | Gaithersburg | Duke Blue Devils | 7 |
| Afia Owusu-Mensah | Glenn Dale | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Madison Scott | Indian Head | Ole Miss Rebels | 7 |
| Simone Lewis | Lanham | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Maria Gakdeng | Lanham | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 |
| Devin Vanterpool | Laurel | Florida Atlantic Owls | 8 |
| Jasmine Valentine | Odenton | Drexel Dragons | 16 |
| Simone Foreman | Odenton | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Jakia Brown-Turner | Oxon Hill | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Bez Mbeng | Potomac | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Amani Hansberry | Silver Spring | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
| Quincy Allen | Silver Spring | James Madison Dukes | 12 |
| Fadima Tall | Silver Spring | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Elijah Wood | Silver Springs | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Jadyn Donovan | Upper Marlboro | Duke Blue Devils | 7 |
| Jerrell Roberson | Upper Marlboro | James Madison Dukes | 12 |
| Osei Price | Upper Marlboro | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 14 |
| Kennedy Clifton | Upper Marlboro | Rice Owls | 14 |
| Chet Nweke | Woodbine | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
