How Many San Diego County Players Are in the NCAA Tournament?

Several San Diego area athletes will be playing on teams in the NCAA Tournament, which starts Tuesday and Wednesday. The "Round of 64" games kick off at 9:15 a.m. Thursday.

See which players who call San Diego County home will be helping their teams survive and advance. San Diego State University, quite naturally, has the most local talent.

San Diego

Aaron Douglas, senior
San Diego State University
Charter High School of San Diego
1.3 ppg

James Rahon, senior
San Diego State University
Torrey Pines High School
6.6 ppg

Angelo Chol, sophomore
University of Arizona
Hoover High School
1.9 ppg

Jeff Withey, senior
Kansas University
Horizon High School
13.5 ppg, 4.0 blocks pg

Norman Powell, sophomore
UCLA
Lincoln High School
5.8 ppg

Carlsbad

Geoffrey Frid, freshman
University of California (Berkeley)
(Attended Impact Academy in Las Vegas)

Matt Shrigley, freshman
San Diego State University
La Costa Canyon High School

Del Mar
Garret Galvin, freshman
University of California (Berkeley)
Torrey Pines High School

Here's a list of tournament-bound players from other California towns:

Dana Point
Katin Reinhardt, freshman
UNLV
9.8 ppg

Woodland Hills
Spencer Dinwiddie, sophomore
University of Colorado
15.6 ppg

Riverside
Tony Snell, junior
University of New Mexico
12.2 ppg

Temecula
LaBradford Franklin, junior
San Diego State University
3.0 ppg

Wildomar
James Johnson, sophomore
San Diego State University
1.2 ppg

Moreno Valley
Gary Johnson, junior
Albany University

Merv Lindsay, sophomore
University of New Mexico
(transfer from Kansas University)

Rancho Cucamonga
Kendall Williams, junior
University of New Mexico
13.7 ppg

J.J. O’Brien, sophomore
San Diego State University
7.6 ppg

Corona
Chris Perez, junior
University of New Mexico