Ray'Sean Taylor
Ray'Sean Taylor
The SIU Edwardsville Cougars ended the regular season with a 23-10 record. They are paired against the Houston Cougars who are a 1 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 20 in Wichita, Kansas.
The table below shows other former Illinois basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2025 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie Ozzauto | Algonquin | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | 15 |
| Mary Kate Fahey | Arlington Heights | NYU Violets | |
| Annika Manthy | Arlington Heights | Richmond Spiders | 8 |
| James Brown | Aurora | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11 |
| Kenzie Hare | Bartlett | Iowa State Cyclones | 11 |
| Conrad Luczynski | Bartlett | Lenoir-Rhyne Bears | 3 |
| Tessa Towers | Batavia | Ball State Cardinals | 12 |
| Allison Forney | Batavia | UW - Oshkosh Titans | |
| Jordan Pickett | Belleville | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 16 |
| Danny Stephens | Bowen | Missouri Tigers | 6 |
| Maliyah Johnson | Chicago | Ball State Cardinals | 12 |
| Jordan Wood | Chicago | Duke Blue Devils | 2 |
| Aneesah Morrow | Chicago | LSU Lady Tigers | 3 |
| Bri McDaniel | Chicago | Maryland Terrapins | 4 |
| Christian Shumate | Chicago | McNeese State Cowboys | 12 |
| Kamryn Thomas | Chicago | Omaha Mavericks | 15 |
| Daniel Jacobsen | Chicago | Purdue Boilermakers | 4 |
| Darrion Baker | Chicago | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 16 |
| Cam Lawin | Chicago | San Diego State Aztecs | 11 |
| Ayanna Jackson | Chicago | UNC Greensboro Spartans | 16 |
| Matt Moore | Chicago | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 14 |
| Xavier Amos | Chicago | Wisconsin Badgers | 3 |
| Amiah Hargrove | Christopher | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 10 |
| Ray'Sean Taylor | Collinsville | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 16 |
| Mckaylee Allen | Danville | Coker Cobras | 2 |
| Quincenia Jackson | Decatur | Arkansas State Red Wolves | 15 |
| Angela Dugalić | Des Plaines | UCLA Bruins | 1 |
| Maggie Fleming | Downers Grove | Smith Pioneers | |
| Lorena Awou | East Moline | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 2 |
| Brennan Weller | Edwardsville | UMSL Tritons | 4 |
| Max Scharnowski | Elgin | Alabama Crimson Tide | 2 |
| Taylor Charles | Elgin | Princeton Tigers | 11 |
| Zuri Ransom | Evanston | Ball State Cardinals | 12 |
| Mitch Mascari | Geneva | Drake Bulldogs | 11 |
| Lauren Slagle | Geneva | Grand Valley State Lakers | 1 |
| Braden Huff | Glen Ellyn | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 8 |
| Braden Huff | Glen Ellyn | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 8 |
| Danny Wolf | Glencoe | Michigan Wolverines | 5 |
| Alyssa Latham | Glenwood | Tennessee Lady Volunteers | 5 |
| Kathryn Schmidt | Hampshire | Grand Valley State Lakers | 1 |
| Addie Budnik | Highland Park | Richmond Spiders | 8 |
| Jeremy Fears Jr. | Joliet | Michigan State Spartans | 2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | Joliet | Oklahoma Sooners | 9 |
| Kaleb Jackson | Lake Forest | Baylor Bears | 9 |
| Asa Thomas | Lake Forest | Clemson Tigers | 5 |
| Nate Ferguson | Lemont | Drake Bulldogs | 11 |
| Emily Fisher | Libertyville | Maryland Terrapins | 4 |
| Jamie Qualley | Lincolnshire | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 1 |
| Greta Kampschroeder | Naperville | Michigan Wolverines | 6 |
| John Poulakidas | Naperville | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Jayson Kent | Oak Forest | Texas Longhorns | 11 |
| Justin Cross | Oak Park | Kansas Jayhawks | 7 |
| Haleigh Timmer | Rapids City | South Dakota State Jackrabbits | 10 |
| JaMir Price | Rock Island | Minnesota State–Moorhead Dragons | 2 |
| AJ Storr | Rockford | Kansas Jayhawks | 7 |
| Chris Hodges | Schaumburg | Wisconsin Badgers | 3 |
| Arnas Sakenis | Tinley Park | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 16 |
| Sarah Cernugel | Westmont | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 3 |
| Kendall Moriarty | Wheaton | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 10 |
| Troy Glover II | Wheaton | UMSL Tritons | 4 |
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