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On March 12th, Central Catholic High School Guard Chico Johnson’s collegiate team the Drake Bulldogs were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 10 seed.

The Drake Bulldogs ended the regular season with a 28-6 record. They are paired against the Washington State Cougars who are a 7 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 21 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Drake Bulldogs Coach Darian DeVries (2024) | Drake Bulldogs

The table below shows other former Ohio basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.

Name	Hometown	College Team	Seed in tournament
Amire Robinson	Akron	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Mari Bickley	Akron	Princeton Tigers	9
Shyanne Sellers	Aurora	Maryland Terrapins	10
Casey Santoro	Bellevue	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	12
Sencire Harris	Canton	Illinois Fighting Illini	3
Cotie McMahon	Centerville	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Kendal George	Centerville	UT Martin Skyhawks	16
Greg Tribble	Cincinnati	Akron Zips	14
Kobe Rodgers	Cincinnati	Charleston Cougars	13
Maddie Antenucci	Cincinnati	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	12
Gabbie Marshall	Cincinnati	Iowa Hawkeyes	1
Madison Roshelle	Cincinnati	Jackson State Lady Tigers	14
Grant Darbyshire	Cincinnati	Kentucky Wildcats	3
Ashley Tudor	Cincinnati	Marshall Thundering Herd	13
Laila Phelia	Cincinnati	Michigan Wolverines	9
KK Bransford	Cincinnati	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2
Solè Williams	Cincinnati	Texas A&M Aggies	11
Enrique Freeman	Cleveland	Akron Zips	14
Shammah Scott	Cleveland	Akron Zips	14
Andy Barba	Cleveland	Duquesne Dukes	11
Taiyier Parks	Cleveland	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Taylor Thierry	Cleveland	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Danny Grajzl	Cleveland	South Carolina Gamecocks	6
Meechie Johnson	Cleveland	South Carolina Gamecocks	6
Amani Lyles	Columbus	Akron Zips	14
Charia Smith	Columbus	Marquette Golden Eagles	10
Sean Jones	Columbus	Marquette Golden Eagles	2
Javohn Garcia	Columbus	McNeese State Cowboys	12
Nevaeh Tot	Columbus	Oklahoma Sooners	5
Sakima Walker	Columbus	South Carolina Gamecocks	1
Madison Greene	Columbus	Vanderbilt Commodores	12
Daniel Nauseef	Dayton	Clemson Tigers	6
Brady Uhl	Dayton	Dayton Flyers	7
Evan Dickey	Dayton	Dayton Flyers	7
Makai Grant	Dayton	Dayton Flyers	7
Bree Hall	Dayton	South Carolina Gamecocks	1
Dominique Camp	Dayton	Syracuse Orange	6
Emma Shumate	Dresden	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Jacy Sheldon	Dublin	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Zach Loveday	Gallipolis	Samford Bulldogs	13
Mary Meng	Grafton	Michigan State Spartans	9
Nevaeh Dean	Hamilton	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Madison Bartley	Kettering	Baylor Lady Bears	5
Maddy Westbeld	Kettering	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2
Nate Johnson	Liberty Township	Akron Zips	14
Dae Dae Grant	Lorain	Duquesne Dukes	11
Jenna Batsch	Loveland	Kent State Golden Flashes	15
CJ Napier	Miamisburg	Dayton Flyers	7
Terah Harness	New Carlisle	Marshall Thundering Herd	13
Katie Shumate	Newark	Kent State Golden Flashes	15
Will Maxwell	Oakwood	Dayton Flyers	7
Nicole Stephens	Pickerington	Columbia Lions	12
Aarionna Redman	Pickerington	Marshall Thundering Herd	13
Jocelyn Tate	Pickerington	Michigan State Spartans	9
Madison Greene	Pickerington	Ohio State Buckeyes	2
Tre Williams	Reynoldsburg	Duquesne Dukes	11
Uju Ezeudu	Reynoldsburg	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles	12
Alexia Mobley	Reynoldsburg	Louisville Cardinals	6
Jordan Hobbs	Springboro	Michigan Wolverines	9
Mikala Morris	Springfield	Kent State Golden Flashes	15
Chico Johnson	Toledo	Drake Bulldogs	10
Zach Halligan	Uniontown	Akron Zips	14
Atticus Schuler	Westerville	Dayton Flyers	7
Lucas Perusek	Willoughby Hills	Duquesne Dukes	11