West Contra Costa News

Ingraham High School Center Mitchell Saxen’s collegiate team the Saint Mary's Gaels were invited to the NCAA tournament as a 7 seed.

The Saint Mary's Gaels ended the regular season with a 28-5 record. They are paired against the Vanderbilt Commodores who are a 10 seed. The game will take place on Friday, March 21 in Cleveland, Ohio.

The table below shows other former Washington basketball players currently on rosters competing for the 2025 National Championship.

Name	Hometown	College Team	Seed in tournament
Steele Venters	Ellensburg	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Olivia Anderson	Ellensburg	Washington Huskies	11
Ella Sylvester	Everett	Smith Pioneers
Devin Coppinger	Everson	Washington Huskies	11
Michael Ajayi	Kent	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Mjracle Sheppard	Kent	LSU Lady Tigers	3
Rosa Smith	Kirkland	UC San Diego Tritons	16
Sela Heide	North Bend	Oregon State Beavers	14
Miles Heide	North Bend	San Diego State Aztecs	11
Cade Orness	Poulsbo	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Mia Broom	Seattle	Columbia Lions	11
Braeden Smith	Seattle	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Nolan Hickman	Seattle	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Katie Fiso	Seattle	Oregon Ducks	10
Katie Thiers	Seattle	Princeton Tigers	11
Mitchell Saxen	Seattle	Saint Mary's Gaels	7
Jaylin Stewart	Seattle	UConn Huskies	7
Malia Samuels	Seattle	USC Trojans	1
Quin Patterson	Snoqualmie	UC San Diego Tritons	8
Joe Few	Spokane	Gonzaga Bulldogs	8
Javon Ervin	Tacoma	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers	16
Talia von Oelhoffen	Tri-Cities	USC Trojans	1