The Garden State is represented by 41 players on 24 teams in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. Players included are only those who listed their "hometown" as somewhere in New Jersey. Where you played high school ball doesn't matter, they got a choice of where to put as their hometown on their college bio...and they all chose somewhere in New Jersey.
| Name | Team | Hometown |
| Sterling Gibbs | UCONN | Scotch Plains |
| Jared Nickens | Maryland | Monmouth Junc |
| Wade Baldwin | Vandy | Belle Mead |
| Markis McDuffie | Wichita St | Paterson |
| Davon Reed | Miami | Ewing |
| Josh Brown | Temple | Newark |
| Trey Lowe | Temple | Ewing |
| Quenton DeCosey | Temple | Union |
| Tim Delaney | Villanova | Mulica Hill |
| Karl Charles | Holy Cross | Piscataway |
| Jehyve Floyd | Holy Cross | Sayerville |
| Matt Husek | Holy Cross | Stewartsville |
| Matt Zignorski | Holy Cross | Sparta |
| Grant Ellis | Southern | Newark |
| Kyle Thompson | St. Joes | Mt. Laurel |
| Quadri Moore | Cincy | Linden |
| Shaq Thomas | Cincy | Paterson |
| Justin Sears | Yale | Plainfield |
| DaRon Curry | FDU | Deptford |
| Tyrone O'Garro | FDU | Newark |
| Marques Townes | FDU | Edison |
| Mike Schroback | FDU | Hasbrouck Heights |
| Mike Holloway | FDU | Pittsgrove |
| Dondre Rhoden | FDU | Ridgefield Park |
| Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky | Newark |
| Carson Puriefoy | Stony Brook | Wenonah |
| Jameel Warney | Stony Brook | Plainfield |
| Matt Farrell | Notre Dame | Bridgewater |
| Steve Vasturia | Notre Dame | Medford |
| Chris Jones | Pittsburgh | Teaneck |
| Myles Davis | Xavier | Plainfield |
| David Runcie | Hampton | Maplewood |
| Eugene Marshall | Hampton | Hackensack |
| Hallice Cooke | Iowa State | Union City |
| Isaiah Williams | Iona | Newark |
| Ismael Sanogo | Seton Hall | Newark |
| Derrick Gordon | Seton Hall | Plainfield |
| Charles Cooke | Dayton | Trenton |
| Shaun Belbey | Syracuse | Brick |
| Tyler Roberson | Syracuse | Union |
| Malachi Richardson | Syracuse | Trenton |
List Breakdown
Schools With Multiple NJ Players
FDU- 6
Holy Cross- 4
Temple- 3
Syracuse- 3
Stony Brook- 2
Seton Hall- 2
Notre Dame- 2
Hampton- 2
Cincy- 2
NJ Cities With Multiple Participants
Newark- 6
Plainfield- 4
Trenton- 2
Union- 2
Paterson- 2
Ewing- 2
Power 6 Schools With NJ Player(s) On Roster
Maryland
Vanderbilt
Miami
Villanova
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Xavier
Iowa State
Seton Hall
Syracuse
Best Dancer (Top Seeds)
Tim Delaney- Villanova (2)
Myles Davis- Xavier (2)
Davon Reed- Miami (3)
Isaiah Briscoe- Kentucky (4)
Hallice Cooke- Iowa State (4)
Shot Makers
Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)- 19.8 ppg
Justin Sears (Yale)- 15.8 ppg
Charles Cooke (Dayton)- 15.7 ppg
Quenton Decosey (Temple)- 15.6 ppg
Carson Puriefoy (Stony Brook)- 15.1 ppg
Wade Baldwin (Vanderbilt)- 14.1 ppg
Malachi Richardson (Syracuse)- 13.2 ppg
On The Floor
Steve Vasturia (Notre Dame)- 36.2 mpg
Josh Brown (Temple)- 35.9 mpg
Quenton DeCosey (Temple)- 34.4 mpg
Malachi Richardson (Syracuse)- 34.2 mpg
Carson Puriefoy (Stony Brook)- 33.7 mpg
Jameel Warney (Stony Brook)- 32.9 mpg
Isaiah Williams (Iona)- 32.9 mpg
NJ Teams Dancing
Seton Hall
Fairleigh Dickinson (eliminated during First Four)
Who 2 Root 4
Stony Brook
Team with two New Jersey players in Carson Puriefoy and Jameel Warney who have a chance to upset powerhouse Kentucky in their second (first) round game Thursday night. The game tips at 9:30 on CBS with Nantz and Raftery on the call.
Seton Hall
As a Rutgers fan this one will be tough for some of you. The Pirates are fun to watch, and have multiple players from the Garden State on their roster. SHU closed out the year playing hard defensively as their stud guard Isaiah Whitehead found his groove. They have a solid chance of getting past Gonzaga and then Utah/Fresno St. in their first two games.
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