On March 12th, Noblesville High School Guard Evan Wilson’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 Indiana basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Dunn | Carmel | Kent State Golden Flashes | 15 |
| Brian Waddell | Carmel | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Sam King | Columbus | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Taiyanna Jackson | East Chicago | Kansas Jayhawks | 8 |
| Jermaine Couisnard | East Chicago | Oregon Ducks | 11 |
| Khristian Lander | Evansville | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 15 |
| Sydney Parrish | Fishers | Indiana Hoosiers | 4 |
| Jake Heidbreder | Floyds Knobs | Clemson Tigers | 6 |
| Sydney Curry | Fort Wayne | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Luke Goode | Fort Wayne | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
| Caleb Furst | Fort Wayne | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Fletcher Loyer | Fort Wayne | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Josh Furst | Fort Wayne | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Ayanna Patterson | Fort Wayne | UConn Huskies | 3 |
| Connor Essegian | Fort Wayne | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 |
| Mikale Stevenson | Ft. Wayne | Grambling State Tigers | 16 |
| Courtney Blakely | Gary | Arizona Wildcats | 11 |
| Johnell Davis | Gary | Florida Atlantic Owls | 8 |
| Jalen Washington | Gary | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1 |
| Meg Newman | Indianapolis | Alabama Crimson Tide | 8 |
| Ajulu Thatha | Indianapolis | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 12 |
| Jalen Johnson | Indianapolis | Grambling State Tigers | 16 |
| Mike Saunders Jr. | Indianapolis | McNeese State Cowboys | 12 |
| Xavier Booker | Indianapolis | Michigan State Spartans | 9 |
| Jalen Windham | Indianapolis | Morehead State Eagles | 14 |
| Jarron Coleman | Indianapolis | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8 |
| Jayden Taylor | Indianapolis | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 11 |
| Rikki Harris | Indianapolis | Ohio State Buckeyes | 2 |
| Myles Colvin | Indianapolis | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Tré Coleman | Jeffersonville | Nevada Wolf Pack | 10 |
| Ali Ali | Kendallville | Akron Zips | 14 |
| Jace Rayl | Kokomo | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn | Lafayette | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
| Carson Barrett | Lafayette | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Joey Hart | Linton | Kentucky Wildcats | 3 |
| Jalen Blackmon | Marion | Stetson Hatters | 16 |
| Josh Smith | Monrovia | Stetson Hatters | 16 |
| Mason Gillis | New Castle | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Alex Hemenway | Newburgh | Clemson Tigers | 6 |
| Evan Wilson | Noblesville | Akron Zips | 14 |
| Ashlynn Shade | Noblesville | UConn Huskies | 3 |
| Landen Babusiak | Saint John | Stetson Hatters | 16 |
| Trey Kaufman-Renn | Sellersburg | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Brandon Newman | Valparaiso | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 15 |
| Jonah Lucas | West Lafayette | Marquette Golden Eagles | 2 |
| Alyssa Crockett | Westfield | Michigan Wolverines | 9 |
| Braden Smith | Westfield | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Dylan Ritter | Zionsville | Charleston Cougars | 13 |
| Maddie Nolan | Zionsville | Colorado Buffaloes | 5 |
| Laila Hull | Zionsville | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 |
