On March 12th, Lourdes High School Forward Ella Hopkins’ 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 Minnesota basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Meyer | Albany | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| Tessa Johnson | Albertville | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 |
| Maren Westin | Becker | Green Bay Phoenix | 11 |
| Josiah Strong | Brooklyn Park | Colorado State Rams | 10 |
| Dain Dainja | Brooklyn Park | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
| Ayoka Lee | Byron | Kansas State Wildcats | 4 |
| Malik Lamin | Champlin | Grambling State Tigers | 16 |
| Tori Tollefson | Chanhassen | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| Kennedy Sanders | Chaska | Colorado Buffaloes | 5 |
| Jenna Guyer | Circle Pines | Green Bay Phoenix | 11 |
| Gianna Kneepkens | Duluth | Utah Utes | 5 |
| Steven Crowl | Eagan | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 |
| Cameron Carr | Eden Prairie | Tennessee Volunteers | 2 |
| Nneka Obiazor | Eden Prairie | UNLV Rebels | 10 |
| Joe Palmer | Faribault | Colorado State Rams | 10 |
| Molly Mogensen | Farmington | Creighton Bluejays | 7 |
| Paige Kindseth | Farmington | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 16 |
| Ellie Colbeck | Fergus Falls | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| Treyton Thompson | Glenwood | Stetson Hatters | 16 |
| Mallory Brake | Hastings | Creighton Bluejays | 7 |
| Kerwin Walton | Hopkins | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6 |
| Paige Bueckers | Hopkins | UConn Huskies | 3 |
| Frannie Hottinger | Inver Grove Heights | Marquette Golden Eagles | 10 |
| Lauren Jensen | Lakeville | Creighton Bluejays | 7 |
| Nolan Winter | Lakeville | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 |
| Tyler Wahl | Lakeville | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 |
| Taylor McAulay | Lino Lakes | Drake Bulldogs | 12 |
| Demarion Watson | Maple Grove | Iowa State Cyclones | 2 |
| Nyamer Diew | Marshall | Iowa State Cyclones | 7 |
| Jenna Johnson | Medina | Utah Utes | 5 |
| Tori Nelson | Mendota Height | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| Kiani Lockett | Minneapolis | Creighton Bluejays | 7 |
| Emeka Nnaji | Minneapolis | Grambling State Tigers | 16 |
| Curtis Jones | Minneapolis | Iowa State Cyclones | 2 |
| Tre Holloman | Minneapolis | Michigan State Spartans | 9 |
| Kendall Coley | Minneapolis | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6 |
| Kierra Wheeler | Minneapolis | Norfolk State Spartans | 15 |
| Vanessa Saidu | Minneapolis | Texas A&M Aggies | 11 |
| Taylor Woodson | Minnetonka | Michigan Wolverines | 9 |
| Nunu Agara | Minnetonka | Stanford Cardinals | 2 |
| Sophie Lahti | Pine City | Green Bay Phoenix | 11 |
| Patrick Bath | Plymouth | Drake Bulldogs | 10 |
| Shannon Fornshell | Plymouth | Drake Bulldogs | 12 |
| Annika Stewart | Plymouth | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6 |
| Kallie Theisen | Plymouth | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| Robert Jones | Prior Lake | Iowa State Cyclones | 2 |
| Anna Miller | Rochester | Drake Bulldogs | 12 |
| Ella Hopkins | Rochester | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 4 |
| Lilly Meister | Rochester | Indiana Hoosiers | 4 |
| Alyssa Ustby | Rochester | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 |
| Madison Mathiowetz | Sleepy Eye | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 12 |
| J’Vonne Hadley | St. Paul | Colorado Buffaloes | 10 |
| Liza Karlen | St. Paul | Marquette Golden Eagles | 10 |
| Sara Scalia | Stillwater | Indiana Hoosiers | 4 |
| Callin Hake | Victoria | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 6 |
| Camden Heide | Wayzata | Purdue Boilermakers | 1 |
| Jack Janicki | White Bear Lake | Wisconsin Badgers | 5 |
| Emily Christenson | Woodbury | Drake Bulldogs | 12 |
