Former Desert Mountain High School guard Sophie Gerber’s collegiate team has been invited to the NCAA tournament.
On March 12th, Desert Mountain High School Guard Sophie Gerber’s collegiate team the Colorado Buffaloes were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 5 seed.
The Colorado Buffaloes ended the regular season with a 22-9 record. They are paired against the Drake Bulldogs who are a 12 seed. The game will take place on Friday, March 22 in Manhattan, Kansas.
The table below shows other former Arizona basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Brennan | Chandler | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Chandler | Marquette Golden Eagles | 2 |
| Lexi McNabb | Chandler | Syracuse Orange | 6 |
| Cody Williams | Gilbert | Colorado Buffaloes | 10 |
| Gabe McGlothan | Gilbert | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Shaylee Gonzales | Gilbert | Texas Longhorns | 1 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Goodyear | Dayton Flyers | 7 |
| Noah Amenhauser | Goodyear | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Alexandra Zelaya | Goodyear | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 |
| Bryanna Brady | Goodyear | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 16 |
| John Olmsted | Morenci | Montana State Bobcats | 16 |
| Caleb Shaw | Phoenix | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Josh Baker | Phoenix | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Heavenly Greer | Phoenix | Kansas State Wildcats | 4 |
| Isaac Hymes | Phoenix | Nevada Wolf Pack | 10 |
| K.J. Hymes | Phoenix | Nevada Wolf Pack | 10 |
| Jaelen House | Phoenix | New Mexico Lobos | 11 |
| Tru Washington | Phoenix | New Mexico Lobos | 11 |
| Elijah Saunders | Phoenix | San Diego State Aztecs | 5 |
| D'Maurian Williams | Phoenix | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 6 |
| Garrison Phelps | Phoenix | Utah State Aggies | 8 |
| Khamil Pierre | Queen Creek | Vanderbilt Commodores | 12 |
| Sophie Gerber | Scottsdale | Colorado Buffaloes | 5 |
| Tyler Olden | Scottsdale | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 15 |
| Malcolm Flaggs | Tuba City | Grand Canyon Antelopes | 12 |
| Jordan Gainey | Tucson | Tennessee Volunteers | 2 |
| Alyssa Brown | Tucson | UNLV Rebels | 10 |
| Kiya Dorroh | Tucson | UT Martin Skyhawks | 16 |
Related Organizations:
Texas Christian University
The University of Oklahoma
Drake University
Rice University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Texas Tech University
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
North Carolina State University
Baylor University
Yale University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Ohio State University
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Dayton
Kent State University
Grand Canyon University
Clemson University
Gonzaga University
University of New Mexico
Purdue University West Lafayette
Oakland University
The University of Texas at Austin
Grambling State University
Texas A & M University-College Station
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
McNeese State University
University of Akron
Florida Atlantic University
Iowa State University
Duke University
Stetson University