By this point in the NCAA tournament, your
bracket is probably severely busted and you\'re
dead last in your office pool. Still, there are
reasons for you to cheer as the tourney moves
on, with plenty of players (and coaches) with
ties to D.C., Maryland and Virginia taking the
court in the Sweet 16. Here\'s a brief look at
them,
and feel free to let us
know if we\'re
missing anyone.
Kevin Ware Louisville players talk to guard Kevin Ware after Ware's injury during the first half of the Midwest Regional final against Duke in the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AP Photo/Darron Cummings
Victor Oladipo - Indiana The junior guard from Upper Marlboro, Md., went
to DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville
and is
the
current Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
(Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport)
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Victor Oladipo of the Indiana Hoosiers holds
his
hand up in the air after making a three-pointer
late in the game against the Temple Owls during
the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's
Basketball
Tournament at UD Arena on March 24, 2013 in
Dayton, Ohio.
(Photo by Jason Miller/Getty
Images)
Maurice Creek - Indiana The redshirt junior guard from Oxon Hill, Md.,
played at both Oxon Hill High School and
Hargrave
Military Academy in Chatham, Va.
(Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
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Jerami Grant - Syracuse The freshman forward is another player from
DeMatha in Hyattsville. He's the son of Harvey
Grant, who played for the Washington
Bullets/Wizards, and the nephew of former
Chicago Bull Horace Grant.
(Joe Robbins/Getty Images Sport)
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C.J. Fair - Syracuse The junior forward calls Baltimore home and
spent
three years at Baltimore City College high
school.
(Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Sport)
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C.J. Fair of the Syracuse Orange reacts after
he dunked the ball against the Georgetown Hoyas
during the semifinals of the Big East Men's
Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on
March 15, 2013 in New York City.
(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images
Davante Gardner - Marquette The junior forward was born in Suffolk, Va.,
and
played at King's Fork High School. He received
this season's Big East Sixth Man Award.
(Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Sport)
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Davante Gardner of the Marquette Golden Eagles
celebrates his basket alongside teammate Juan
Anderson in the first half against the Davidson
Wildcats during the second round of the 2013 NCAA
Men's Basketball Tournament at the Rupp Arena on
March 21, 2013 in Lexington, Ky. (Photo by
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Jamal Ferguson - Marquette The freshman guard is from Norfolk, Va., and
attended Maury High School.
(Photo courtesy of Marquette University)
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Jamal Ferguson - Marquette University.
(Photo courtesy of Marquette University)
Photo courtesy of Marquette University
O.J. Lewis - La Salle The freshman guard from Mitchellville, Md.,
attended Riverdale Baptist and walked on to the
La Salle team in the fall of last year.
(AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Ed.'s note: That's Lewis on the right.
Get a better look in the next slide.
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O.J. Lewis, La Salle.
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Andrew White III - Kansas From the Richmond area, White attended the
Miller
School of Albemarle in Charlottesville, Va.
(Jamie Squire/Getty Images Sport)
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Andrew White III of the Kansas Jayhawks in action
during the CBE Hall of Fame Classic against the
Washington State Cougars at the Sprint Center on
November 19, 2012 in Kansas City, Mo.
(Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Luke Hancock - Louisville From Roanoke, Va., the junior forward attended
Hidden Valley High School. He transferred to
Louisville from George Mason after the 2010-
2011
season.
(Elsa/Getty Images Sport)
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Athletics.
Luke Hancock of the Louisville Cardinals
celebrates with the conference championship
trophy after they won 78-61 against the Syracuse
Orange during the final of the Big East Men's
Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on
March 16, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by
Elsa/Getty Images)
Coach Jim Larranaga - Miami Speaking of George Mason, Patriots fans won't
soon forget this guy. Before being named head
coach of the Hurricanes in 2011, Larranaga led
Mason to five NCAA tournament appearances,
including the program's fabled run to the 2006
Final Four.
(Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Sport)
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of Miami.
Head coach Jim Larranaga of the George Mason
Patriots celebrate their win over the Connecticut
Huskies during the Regional Finals of the NCAA
Men's Basketball Tournament on March 26, 2006 at
the Verizon Center in D.C. The George
Mason Patriots defeated the Connecticut Huskies
86-84. (Photo by Travis Lindquist/Getty Images)
Photo by Travis Lindquist/Getty Images
Waverly Austin - Oregon The junior center hails from Fredericksburg,
Va., and went to Progressive Christian Academy
in Temple Hills, Md. He previously attended
Palm Beach State College.
(Jeff Gross/Getty Images Sport)
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Waverly Austin of the Oregon Ducks and Marcus
Smart of the Oklahoma State Cowboys vie for
posession in the first half during the second
round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournament at HP Pavilion on March 21, 2013 in
San Jose, Calif. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty
Images)
Quinn Cook - Duke Born in D.C., the sophomore guard attended
DeMatha before transferring to Virginia's Oak
Hill Academy for his senior high school season.
(Rob Carr/Getty Images Sport)
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Quinn Cook of the Duke Blue Devils goes up for
the layup in the second half against the
Creighton Bluejays during the Third Round of the
2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on March
24, 2013 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,
Penn. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Photo by Elsa/Getty Images
Tyler Thornton - Duke Born in Silver Spring, Md., Thornton -- a
junior
guard -- attended Gonzaga College High School
in
D.C.
(Rob Carr/Getty Images Sport)
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Doug McDermott of the Creighton Bluejays is
called for a charge against Tyler Thornton of the
Duke Blue Devils in the second half during the
third round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball
Tournament at Wells Fargo Center on March 24,
2013 in Philadelphia, Penn. (Photo by Rob
Carr/Getty Images)
Josh Hairston - Duke Born in Alexandria, Va., the junior forward
played at Courtland High School in Virginia's
Spotsylvania County before transferring to
Montrose Christian in Rockville, Md., for his
senior season.
(Lance King/Getty Images Sport)
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Josh Hairston of the Duke Blue Devils dives into
the stands to save a loose ball against the Wake
Forest Demon Deacons during play at Cameron
Indoor Stadium on January 5, 2013 in Durham, N.C.
(Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images
Leonard Livingston Jr. - Florida Gulf Coast A freshman member of the tournament's
Cinderella squad, Livingston is a center who
attended Baltimore's Patterson High School,
where he won a state championship.
(Photo courtesy of FGCU/Dennis Snyder)
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Coach Andy Enfield - Florida Gulf Coast Enfield is the second coach ever at Florida
Gulf Coast. He holds
numerous school records from his playing
days
at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and
is the school's career scoring leader.
(Rob Carr/Getty Images Sport)
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By this point in the NCAA tournament, your bracket is probably severely busted and you’re dead last in your office pool. Still, there are reasons for you to cheer as the tourney moves on, with plenty of players (and coaches) with ties to D.C., Maryland and Virginia taking the court in the Sweet 16. Here’s a brief look at them, and feel free to let us know if we’re missing anyone.