On March 12th, Saint John Vianney High School Forward Meg Cahalan’s collegiate team the Holy Cross Crusaders were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 16 seed.
The Holy Cross Crusaders ended the regular season with a 20-12 record. They are paired against the UT Martin Skyhawks who are a 16 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 21 in Iowa City, Iowa.
The table below shows other former New Jersey basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Makoye Diawara | Bayonne | Norfolk State Spartans | 15 |
| Faith Masonius | Belmar | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Honesty Scott-Grayson | Brick | Auburn Tigers | 11 |
| D.J. Wagner | Camden | Kentucky Wildcats | 3 |
| Kareem Watkins | Camden | Kentucky Wildcats | 3 |
| Sajada Bonner | Cliffwood | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Dayna Tirado | Closter | Fairfield Stags | 13 |
| Katie Hill | Colts Neck | Richmond Spiders | 10 |
| Jalen Gaffney | Columbus | Florida Atlantic Owls | 8 |
| Tyje Kelton | Dunellen | Wagner Seahawks | 16 |
| Jaheim Tanksley | Edison | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Montana Nicks | Englewood | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Grace Munt | Fair Haven | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Janie Bachmann | Holmdel | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Kylee Watson | Linwood | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2 |
| Faith Pappas | Long Valley | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Mary-Elizabeth Donnelly | Manasquan | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Elmarko Johnson | Marlton | Kansas Jayhawks | 4 |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Merchantville | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2 |
| Meg Cahalan | Middletown | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Elijah Perkins | Middletown | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Luke Kolaja | Montclair | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Darnel Brodie | Newark | Drake Bulldogs | 10 |
| Danielle Robinson | Newark | Norfolk State Spartans | 15 |
| Jack Miller | Ocean Township | Charleston Cougars | 13 |
| Madison St. Rose | Old Bridge | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Di’Andre Howell-South | Paterson | Wagner Seahawks | 16 |
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Pennsauken | UAB Blazers | 12 |
| Mimi Rubino | Pequannock | Fairfield Stags | 13 |
| Olivia Miles | Phillipsburg | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 2 |
| C.J. Wilcher | Plainfield | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8 |
| Jamarques Lawrence | Plainfield | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 8 |
| Zoe Brooks | Plainfield | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 3 |
| Aaron Bradshaw | Rahway | Kentucky Wildcats | 3 |
| Casey Prior | Sea Girt | Fairfield Stags | 13 |
| Jaylen Blakes | Somerset | Duke Blue Devils | 4 |
| Ally Sweeney | Sparta | Richmond Spiders | 10 |
| Ryan Young | Stewartsville | Duke Blue Devils | 4 |
| Paige Morton | Summit | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Justine Pissott | Toms River | Vanderbilt Commodores | 12 |
| Deraje Agbaosi | Union | New Mexico Lobos | 11 |
| Ithiel Horton | Vauxhall | Texas Longhorns | 7 |
| Elliot Cadeau | West Orange | North Carolina Tar Heels | 1 |
| Lexy Linton | Westampton | Kent State Golden Flashes | 15 |
| Ciara Brannon | Westampton | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Latrell Reid | Willingboro | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Marcus Randolph | Willingboro | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Aaron Estrada | Woodbury | Alabama Crimson Tide | 4 |
