KC-area players in the NCAA Tournament
Twelve players with ties to high schools in the Kansas City area, or just outside, are on teams that made the NCAA Tournament field.
| Player | College | High school |
| Will Spradling | Kansas State | Shawnee Mission South |
| Nino Williams | Kansas State | Leavenworth |
| Evan Manning | Kansas | Lawrence Free State |
| Tyler Self | Kansas | Lawrence Free State |
| Michael Dixon | Memphis | Lee’s Summit West |
| Shavon Shields | Nebraska | Olathe Northwest |
| Benny Parker | Nebraska | Sumner Academy |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky | Olathe Northwest |
| Ish Wainright | Baylor | Raytown South |
| Semi Ojeleye | Duke | Ottawa (Kan.) |
| JeVon Lyle | Milwaukee | O’Hara |
| Shaquille Harrison | Tulsa | Lee’s Summit West |
This story was originally published March 16, 2014 at 8:03 PM with the headline "KC-area players in the NCAA Tournament."