On March 12th, Lakeside High School Guard Claire O’Connor’s collegiate team the Gonzaga Bulldogs were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 4 seed.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs ended the regular season with a 30-3 record. They are paired against the UC Irvine Anteaters who are a 13 seed. The game will take place on Saturday, March 23 in Spokane, Washington.
The table below shows other former Washington basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire O’Connor | Bellevue | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 4 |
| Steele Venters | Ellensburg | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 5 |
| Aaliyah Alexander | Federal Way | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Brynna Maxwell | Gig Harbor | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 4 |
| Erin Tack | Kelso | Arizona Wildcats | 11 |
| Natalie Fraley | Kelso | Portland Pilots | 13 |
| Camille Jentzsch | Lake Stevens | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Cori Wilcox | Lake Stevens | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Ben Olesen | Mill Creek | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Sam Winter | Montesano | Boise State Broncos | 10 |
| Jamie Loera | Moses Lake | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Sela Heide | North Bend | Oregon State Beavers | 3 |
| Miles Heide | North Bend | San Diego State Aztecs | 5 |
| Jackson Grant | Olympia | Utah State Aggies | 8 |
| Parker Gerrits | Olympia | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Kobe Young | Pasco | Boise State Broncos | 10 |
| Quay Miller | Renton | Colorado Buffaloes | 5 |
| Devynn Warns | Renton | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Braeden Smith | Seattle | Colgate Raiders | 14 |
| Kyle Carlesimo | Seattle | Colgate Raiders | 14 |
| Nolan Hickman | Seattle | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 5 |
| Nadira Eltayeb | Seattle | Kansas Jayhawks | 8 |
| Chika Nduka | Seattle | Montana State Bobcats | 16 |
| Eddie Turner III | Seattle | Montana State Bobcats | 16 |
| Katie Thiers | Seattle | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Mitchell Saxen | Seattle | Saint Mary’s Gaels | 5 |
| Jaylin Stewart | Seattle | UConn Huskies | 1 |
| Malia Samuels | Seattle | USC Trojans | 1 |
| Ella Gallatin | Snohomish | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Tyler Patterson | Snoqualmie | Montana State Bobcats | 16 |
| Jabe Mullins | Snoqualmie | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Isaac Jones | Spanaway | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Maisie Burnham | Spangle | Portland Pilots | 13 |
| Tyson Degenhart | Spokane | Boise State Broncos | 10 |
| Kinsley Barrington | Spokane | California Baptist Lancers | 15 |
| Andie Zylak | Spokane | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Jacinta Buckley | Spokane | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Anton Watson | Spokane | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 5 |
| Joe Few | Spokane | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 5 |
| Dylan Darling | Spokane | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Ellie Boni | Spokane Valley | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Talia von Oelhoffen | Tri-Cities | Oregon State Beavers | 3 |
| Jaydia Martin | Vancouver | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
| Kierra Adams | Vancouver | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles | 12 |
| Katie Peneueta | Vancouver | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 3 |
| Hailey Van Lith | Wenatchee | LSU Lady Tigers | 3 |
| Isaiah Watts | West Seattle | Washington State Cougars | 7 |
| Addison Hall | Winlock | Eastern Washington Eagles | 14 |
