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On March 12th, Prolific Prep Forward Coleman Hawkins’ collegiate team the Illinois Fighting Illini were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 3 seed.

The Illinois Fighting Illini ended the regular season with a 26-8 record. They are paired against the Morehead State Eagles who are a 14 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 21 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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

Name	Hometown	College Team	Seed in tournament
Jed Miller	Agoura Hills	Montana State Bobcats	16
Talana Lepolo	Alameda	Stanford Cardinals	2
Kyle Evans	Aliso Viejo	Colorado State Rams	10
Anaiyah Tu'ua	Anaheim	California Baptist Lancers	15
Courtney Ogden	Atlanta	Stanford Cardinals	2
Amanda Muse	Brentwood	UCLA Bruins	2
Luke Murphy	Calabasas	Colorado State Rams	10
Gabriela Jaquez	Camarillo	UCLA Bruins	2
Lauren Green	Castro Valley	Stanford Cardinals	2
RJ Smith	Chino	Colorado Buffaloes	10
Erica Collins	Chino Hills	UNLV Rebels	10
Breya Cunningham	Chula Vista	Arizona Wildcats	11
John Flannigan	Concord	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Jayda Curry	Corona	Louisville Cardinals	6
Dawson Baker	Coto De Caza	BYU Cougars	6
Nia Anderson	Dublin	California Baptist Lancers	15
Makayla Timpson	Edison	Florida State Seminoles	9
Varick Lewis	Elk Grove	Long Beach State Beach	15
Warren Washington	Escondido	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6
Lele Tanuvasa	Eureka	Colorado Buffaloes	5
Mason Forbes	Folsom	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
McKenzie Forbes	Folsom	USC Trojans	1
Jahmai Mashack	Fontana	Tennessee Volunteers	2
Brooke Demetre	Foothill Ranch	Stanford Cardinals	2
Amaya Bonner	Fremont	Florida State Seminoles	9
Desai Lopez	Fremont	San Diego State Aztecs	5
AJ George	Fresno	Long Beach State Beach	15
Amari Stroud	Fresno	Long Beach State Beach	15
Jaden Geron	Fresno	Montana State Bobcats	16
Nikki Tom	Fresno	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Macie James	Fresno	UNLV Rebels	10
Meadow Roland	Fresno	UNLV Rebels	10
Tarryn Ross	Garden Grove	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Alexis Pettis	Gardena	Eastern Washington Eagles	14
Jarod Lucas	Hacienda Heights	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Atin Wright	Hawthorne	Drake Bulldogs	10
Alexis Tucker	Hawthorne	Florida State Seminoles	9
Roddie Anderson III	Huntington Beach	Boise State Broncos	10
Chris Carter	Indio	Kansas Jayhawks	4
Clarice Akunwafo	Inglewood	USC Trojans	1
Lani White	Irvine	Utah Utes	5
Aidan Mahaney	Lafayette	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Max Agbonkpolo	Laguna Niguel	Utah State Aggies	8
Andrew McKeever	Livermore	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Kevin Gad	Livermore	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Elijah Price	Long Beach	Drake Bulldogs	10
Jadon Jones	Long Beach	Long Beach State Beach	15
Ramel Lloyd Jr.	Long Beach	Nebraska Cornhuskers	8
Reese Waters	Long Beach	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Maddox Monson	Los Alamitos	Long Beach State Beach	15
Austin Sacks	Los Angeles	Baylor Bears	3
Jalen Cox	Los Angeles	Colgate Raiders	14
Spencer Hubbard	Los Angeles	Duke Blue Devils	4
Colby Brooks	Los Angeles	Gonzaga Bulldogs	5
Jason Hart Jr.	Los Angeles	Long Beach State Beach	15
Jaqari Miles	Los Angeles	Montana State Bobcats	16
Snookey Wigington	Los Angeles	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Tyler Powell	Los Angeles	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Tyler Rolison	Los Angeles	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Jack Farnham	Los Angeles	Oregon Ducks	11
Skye Belker	Los Angeles	Princeton Tigers	9
Ryan Raad	Los Angeles	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Kiki Iriafen	Los Angeles	Stanford Cardinals	2
Naeem Lewis	Los Angeles	Stetson Hatters	16
India Otto	Los Angeles	USC Trojans	1
JuJu Watkins	Los Angeles	USC Trojans	1
Kayla Williams	Los Angeles	USC Trojans	1
Rayah Marshall	Los Angeles	USC Trojans	1
Leo Beath	Malibu	Florida Atlantic Owls	8
Darrion Trammell	Marin City	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Jemarl Baker, Jr.	Menifee	New Mexico Lobos	11
Becky Obinma	Menifee	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2
Harrison Carrington	Menlo Park	Colorado Buffaloes	10
Nick Davidson	Mission Viejo	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
BJ Davis	Modesto	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Ashley Chea	Montebello	Princeton Tigers	9
Cade Bennett	Moraga	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Lamont Butler	Moreno Valley	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Charisma Osborne	Moreno Valley	UCLA Bruins	2
Alyssa Durazo-Frescas	Newport Beach	UNLV Rebels	10
Cade Alger	Oakdale	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Jovan Blacksher Jr.	Oakland	Grand Canyon Antelopes	12
Zakiya Mahoney	Oakland	Jackson State Lady Tigers	14
Demarshay Johnson Jr.	Oakland	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Te-Hina Paopao	Oceanside	South Carolina Gamecocks	1
Ryan Schwarz	Orinda	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Michael Mora	Palo Alto	Vermont Catamounts	13
Jazz Gardner	Pasadena	Nevada Wolf Pack	10
Darius Brown II	Pasadena	Utah State Aggies	8
Luke Barrett	Piedmont	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Charlie McCarthy	Rancho Mirage	Kansas Jayhawks	4
Calli Stokes	Redondo Beach	Gonzaga Bulldogs	4
Angel Jackson	Richmond	Jackson State Lady Tigers	14
Nae Nae Calhoun	Riverside	California Baptist Lancers	15
Donovan Dent	Riverside	New Mexico Lobos	11
Londynn Jones	Riverside	UCLA Bruins	2
Joaquim ArauzMoore	Ross	Gonzaga Bulldogs	5
Jared McCain	Sacramento	Duke Blue Devils	4
Coleman Hawkins	Sacramento	Illinois Fighting Illini	3
Andriana Avent	Sacramento	Jackson State Lady Tigers	14
Isa Silva	Sacramento	Long Beach State Beach	15
Jzaniya Harriel	Sacramento	Stanford Cardinals	2
Darrion Williams	Sacramento	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6
Marquis Hargrove	Sacramento	UAB Blazers	12
Jaylen Wells	Sacramento	Washington State Cougars	7
AJ Rohosy	San Anselmo	Washington State Cougars	7
Quinton Webb	San Bernardino	New Mexico Lobos	11
Vince Barringer	San Carlos	Boise State Broncos	10
Chibuzo Agbo	San Diego	Boise State Broncos	10
Chloe Webb	San Diego	California Baptist Lancers	15
Dillon Wilhite	San Diego	Kansas Jayhawks	4
Chris Howell	San Diego	Saint Mary's Gaels	5
Ice Brady	San Diego	UConn Huskies	3
Yassine Gharram	San Diego	Yale Bulldogs	13
Neal Begovich	San Francisco	Duke Blue Devils	4
Nigel Burris	San Francisco	Utah State Aggies	8
Hannah Jump	San Jose	Stanford Cardinals	2
Cole Despie	San Jose	TCU Horned Frogs	9
Amelia Scharpf	San Jose	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Haley Hernandez	San Jose	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Hunter Hernandez	San Jose	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Devon Arlington	San Marcos	Yale Bulldogs	13
Kaitlyn Chen	San Marino	Princeton Tigers	9
Andrew Meadow	Santa Clarita	Boise State Broncos	10
Caedin Hamilton	Santa Maria	Marquette Golden Eagles	2
Charlie Moore	Santa Monica	Vermont Catamounts	13
Calum Rutherfurd	Sebastopol	Montana State Bobcats	16
Parker Jones	Sherman Oaks	Colgate Raiders	14
Dusty Stromer	Sherman Oaks	Gonzaga Bulldogs	5
Ashlyn Zhang	South Pasadena	Rice Owls	14
Olivia Williams	South San Francisco	UC Irvine Anteaters	13
Miles Byrd	Stockton	San Diego State Aztecs	5
Marcus Adams Jr.	Torrance	BYU Cougars	6
Kayla Padilla	Torrance	USC Trojans	1
Vanessa de Jesus	Valencia	Duke Blue Devils	7
Courtney Anderson, Jr.	Vallejo	Colorado Buffaloes	10
Tameiya Sadler	Vallejo	Colorado Buffaloes	5
Chance McMillian	Vallejo	Texas Tech Red Raiders	6
Chayce Polynice	Van Nuys	Long Beach State Beach	15
KJ Simpson	West Hills	Colorado Buffaloes	10
Caia Elisaldez	Whittier	Chattanooga Mocs	14
Kianna Hamilton	Woodland Hills	Portland Pilots	13