Little Apple Times

On March 12th, Wichita Heights High School Guard Zyanna Walker’s collegiate team the Kansas State Wildcats were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 4 seed.

The Kansas State Wildcats ended the regular season with a 25-8 record. They are paired against the Portland Pilots who are a 13 seed. The game will take place on Friday, March 22 in Manhattan, Kansas.

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

Name	Hometown	College Team	Seed in tournament
Brittany Harshaw	Andover	Creighton Bluejays	7
Abby Ogle	Baldwin City	Kent State Golden Flashes	15
Parker Braun	Burlington	Kansas Jayhawks	4
McKayla Miller	Cimarron	Creighton Bluejays	7
Emily Ryan	Claflin	Iowa State Cyclones	7
Patrick Cassidy	Columbus	Kansas Jayhawks	4
Payton Verhulst	De Soto	Oklahoma Sooners	5
Kennedy Brown	Derby	Duke Blue Devils	7
Addy Brown	Derby	Iowa State Cyclones	7
Mariyah Noel	Kansas Ciity	Ole Miss Rebels	7
Mark Mitchell	Kansas City	Duke Blue Devils	4
Tyon Grant-Foster	Kansas City	Grand Canyon Antelopes	12
Ryan Cobbins	Kansas City	Kansas Jayhawks	8
Eylia Love	Kansas City	Louisville Cardinals	6
Zeke Mayo	Lawrence	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	15
Taedyn Gray	Lenexa	Drake Bulldogs	12
Nate Barnhart	Lenexa	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	15
Ashley Carrillo	Liberal	Presbyterian Blue Hose	16
Ava Jones	Nickerson	Iowa Hawkeyes	1
O'Mar Stanley	Overland Park	Boise State Broncos	10
S'Mya Nichols	Overland Park	Kansas Jayhawks	8
Beatrice Culliton	Overland Park	Oklahoma Sooners	5
Taryn Sides	Phillipsburg	Kansas State Wildcats	4
Aubrie Kierscht	Salina	Presbyterian Blue Hose	16
Claire Kaifes	Shawnee	Marquette Golden Eagles	10
Destiny Burton	Wichita	Gonzaga Bulldogs	4
Skyler Gill	Wichita	Kansas Jayhawks	8
Zyanna Walker	Wichita	Kansas State Wildcats	4