Mill Valley High School Forward Mason Kemp’s collegiate team the Gannon Golden Knights were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 2 seed.
The Gannon Golden Knights ended the regular season with a 27-6 record. They are paired against the West Liberty Hilltoppers who are a 1 seed. The game will take place on Tuesday, March 18 in West Liberty, West Virginia.
The table below shows other former Kansas basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2025 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Ruud | Basehor | Washburn Ichabods | 1 |
| Emily Ryan | Claflin | Iowa State Cyclones | 11 |
| Patrick Cassidy | Columbus | Kansas Jayhawks | 7 |
| Payton Verhulst | De Soto | Oklahoma Sooners | 3 |
| Addy Brown | Derby | Iowa State Cyclones | 11 |
| Harper Schreiner | Eudora | Pittsburg State Gorillas | 1 |
| Cole Parker | Eudora | Washburn Ichabods | 1 |
| Maycee James | Goddard | Pittsburg State Gorillas | 1 |
| Karenna Gerber | Halstead | Pittsburg State Gorillas | 1 |
| Myles Thompson | Hutchinson | SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 16 |
| Mark Mitchell | Kansas City | Missouri Tigers | 6 |
| Mariyah Noel | Kansas City | Ole Miss Rebels | 5 |
| Zeke Mayo | Lawrence | Kansas Jayhawks | 7 |
| Sydney Holmes | Maize | Pittsburg State Gorillas | 1 |
| Grace Pyle | McPherson | Pittsburg State Gorillas | 1 |
| Joey Matteoni | Overland Park | Drake Bulldogs | 11 |
| Beatrice Culliton | Overland Park | Oklahoma Sooners | 3 |
| Jadyn Wooten | Overland Park | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 7 |
| Grant Stubblefield | Overland Park | Omaha Mavericks | 15 |
| Wyatt Lewis | Overland Park | Washburn Ichabods | 1 |
| Taryn Sides | Phillipsburg | Kansas State Wildcats | 5 |
| Mason Kemp | Shawnee | Gannon Golden Knights | 2 |
| Jack Bachelor | Topeka | Washburn Ichabods | 1 |
| Cayanna Stanley | Wichita | Coker Cobras | 2 |
| Eli Shetlar | Wichita | Drake Bulldogs | 11 |
| Will Thengvall | Wichita | Kansas Jayhawks | 7 |
| Zyanna Walker | Wichita | Kansas State Wildcats | 5 |
| Jacob Hanna | Wichita | Washburn Ichabods | 1 |
