On March 12th, Berkmar High School Guard Elijah Wood’s collegiate team the Saint Peter’s Peacocks were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 15 seed.
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks ended the regular season with a 19-13 record. They are paired against the Tennessee Volunteers who are a 2 seed. The game will take place on Thursday, March 21 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The table below shows other former Maryland basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2024 National Championship.
| Name | Hometown | College Team | Seed in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Reese | Baltimore | LSU Lady Tigers | 3 |
| Da’Brya Clark | Baltimore | Norfolk State Spartans | 15 |
| Kwame Evans Jr. | Baltimore | Oregon Ducks | 11 |
| Ny’Ceara Pryor | Baltimore | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Bryce Lindsay | Baltimore | Texas A&M Aggies | 9 |
| Churchill Bounds | Berlin | Wagner Seahawks | 16 |
| Parker Hill | Bethesda | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Kiki Rice | Bethesda | UCLA Bruins | 2 |
| Teo Rice | Bethesda | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Zen Nuako | Bowie | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Ellie Mitchell | Chevy Chase | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Ryan Prather Jr. | Clarksburg | Akron Zips | 14 |
| Riley Nelson | Clarksburg | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Jalyn McNeill | Damascus | Drexel Dragons | 16 |
| Cam Spencer | Davidsonville | UConn Huskies | 1 |
| Laila Grant | Derwood | Presbyterian Blue Hose | 16 |
| Allie Kubek | Elkton | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Qadence Samuels | Forestville | UConn Huskies | 3 |
| Casey Morsell | Ft. Washington | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 11 |
| Olivia Martin | Gaithersburg | Duke Blue Devils | 7 |
| Afia Owusu-Mensah | Glenn Dale | Sacred Heart Pioneers | 16 |
| Madison Scott | Indian Head | Ole Miss Rebels | 7 |
| Simone Lewis | Lanham | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Maria Gakdeng | Lanham | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 |
| Devin Vanterpool | Laurel | Florida Atlantic Owls | 8 |
| Jasmine Valentine | Odenton | Drexel Dragons | 16 |
| Simone Foreman | Odenton | Holy Cross Crusaders | 16 |
| Jakia Brown-Turner | Oxon Hill | Maryland Terrapins | 10 |
| Bez Mbeng | Potomac | Yale Bulldogs | 13 |
| Amani Hansberry | Silver Spring | Illinois Fighting Illini | 3 |
| Quincy Allen | Silver Spring | James Madison Dukes | 12 |
| Fadima Tall | Silver Spring | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
| Elijah Wood | Silver Springs | Saint Peter’s Peacocks | 15 |
| Jadyn Donovan | Upper Marlboro | Duke Blue Devils | 7 |
| Jerrell Roberson | Upper Marlboro | James Madison Dukes | 12 |
| Osei Price | Upper Marlboro | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | 14 |
| Kennedy Clifton | Upper Marlboro | Rice Owls | 14 |
| Chet Nweke | Woodbine | Princeton Tigers | 9 |
