Sixteen Baltimore-area players will participate in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Check out the list below.
| School | Name | Year | Position | Hometown | High School | Prep School or JUCO or Previous college | First matchup |
| Connecticut (9) | Roscoe Smith | Sophomore | Forward | Baltimore | Walbrook | Oak Hill (Va.) Academy | Iowa State |
| Georgetown (3) | Greg Whittington | Freshman | Forward | Columbia | Oakland Mills | Belmont | |
| Georgetown (3) | Henry Sims | Senior | Center | Baltimore | Mount St. Joseph | Belmont | |
| Loyola (15) | Dylon Cormier | Sophomore | Guard | Baltimore | Cardinal Gibbons | Ohio State | |
| Loyola (15) | Jordan Latham | Sophomore | Forward | Baltimore | City | Xavier | Ohio State |
| Loyola (15) | R.J. Williams | Freshman | Guard | Baltimore | St. Frances | Ohio State | |
| Memphis (8) | Antonio Barton | Sophomore | Guard | Baltimore | Lake Clifton | Notre Dame Prep (Mass) | Saint Louis |
| Memphis (8) | Will Barton | Sophomore | Guard | Baltimore | Lake Clifton | Brewster (N.H.) Academy | Saint Louis |
| Mississippi Valley State (16) | Brent Arrington | Freshman | Guard | Baltimore | Lansdowne | Southern Sports Academy (Miss.) | Western Kentucky (First Four) |
| Missouri (2) | Kim English | Senior | Guard | Baltimore | Randallstown | Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) | Norfolk State |
| Montana (13) | Keron Deshields | Freshman | Guard | Baltimore | Pallotti | Vermont Academy | Wisconsin |
| Notre Dame (7) | Eric Atkins | Sophomore | Guard | Columbia | Mount St. Joseph | Xavier | |
| Syracuse (1) | C.J. Fair | Sophomore | Forward | Baltimore | City | Brewster (N.H.) Academy | UNC-Asheville |
| Temple (5) | Anthony Lee | Redshirt Freshman | Forward | Columbia | West Oak Academy (Fla.) | Cal-South Florida winner | |
| Vermont (16) | Brendan Bald | Junior | Guard | Millersville | Severna Park | Lamar (First Four) | |
| Xavier (10) | Isaiah Philmore | Junior | Forward | Bel Air | John Carroll | Towson | Notre Dame |
Eight of the 16 local players were named to The Sun's inaugural Sweet 16 last year: Cormier (16), Bald (14), Atkins (13), Antonio Barton (9), Smith (6), Fair (5), English (4) and Will Barton (1).