Akron Reporter

On March 12th, East Noble High School Guard Ali Ali’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.

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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