Forward and Guard Daouda Traore’s collegiate team the St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 5 seed.
The St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans ended the regular season with a 25-9 record. They are paired against the Assumption Greyhounds who are a 6 seed. The game will take place on Tuesday, March 18 in Buffalo, New York.
The table below shows other former Maryland basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2025 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Harris | Annapolis | Saint Francis Red Flash | 16 |
| Derik Queen | Baltimore | Maryland Terrapins | 4 |
| Kyndal Walker | Beltsville | Maryland Terrapins | 4 |
| Mary Hollensteiner | Bethesda | Harvard Crimson | 10 |
| Parker Hill | Bethesda | Princeton Tigers | 11 |
| Kiki Rice | Bethesda | UCLA Bruins | 1 |
| Teo Rice | Bethesda | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Taniya Lawson | Capitol Heights | Southern Lady Jaguars | 16 |
| Katie Lawson | Chevy Chase | Vermont Catamounts | 15 |
| Riley Nelson | Clarksburg | Duke Blue Devils | 2 |
| Ryan Prather Jr. | Clarksburg | Robert Morris Colonials | 15 |
| Alicia Newell | Clinton | Richmond Spiders | 8 |
| Allie Kubek | Elkton | Maryland Terrapins | 4 |
| Qadence Samuels | Forestville | UConn Huskies | 2 |
| Jordan Brathwaite | Fulton | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Olivia Martin | Gaithersburg | Duke Blue Devils | 2 |
| Dante Mayo Jr. | Gaithersburg | North Carolina Tar Heels | 11 |
| Jarvis Wright | Hagerstown | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 1 |
| Jordan Green | Hagerstown | St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans | 5 |
| Madison Scott | Indian Head | Ole Miss Rebels | 5 |
| Del Jones | Landover | Clemson Tigers | 5 |
| Maria Gakdeng | Lanham | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3 |
| Noah Jones | Manchester | American Eagles | 16 |
| Ella Moore | Poolesville | Duke Blue Devils | 2 |
| Bez Mbeng | Potomac | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Langston Bailey | Riverdale | Bryant Bulldogs | 15 |
| Fadima Tall | Silver Spring | Princeton Tigers | 11 |
| Daouda Traore | Silver Spring | St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans | 5 |
| Zania Socka-Nguemen | Silver Spring | UCLA Bruins | 1 |
| Jamal Barnes | Temple Hills | Assumption Greyhounds | 6 |
| Jadyn Donovan | Upper Marlboro | Duke Blue Devils | 2 |
| Maddy McDaniel | Upper Marlboro | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 |
| Brianna Shuttlewood | Urbana | Vermont Catamounts | 15 |
| Toby Nweke | Woodbine | Princeton Tigers | 11 |
