Let The Madness Begin: Latinos in 2025 NCAA March Madness Tournament

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Basketball Let The Madness Begin: Latinos in 2025 NCAA March Madness Tournament by Robert Rizzo March 19, 2025 Image Credit: Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images NEW YORK, NY — As the 2025 NCAA March Madness Tournament opens up this week, Latino Sports, along with the assistance from Orlando Del Hoyo Muñiz, providing well-informed details on his X account, formerly known as Twitter, formulated a list of each NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball player participating in this year’s March Madness Tournament — who is of Latin family ancestry or was born in a country/territory of Latin America. Image Credit: NCAA The twenty-seven players (27) listed below are student-athletes representing all Latinos on the grand stage of the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Puerto Rico: Eleven (11) — RJ Meléndez (Miss St.), Rafael Pinzon (Bryant), Carmelo Pacheco (Mount St. Mary’s), Elijas Espinosa (Mount St. Mary’s), Zakai Zeigler (Tennessee), Isaiah Brown (Florida), Aaron Davis (Bryant), Eddiean Tirado (SIU Edwardsville), Daniel Abreu (Drake), Tre Norman (Marquette), Jaiden Glover (St. John’s, injured) Dominican Republic: Nine (9) — Chad Baker-Mazara (Auburn), RJ Luis Jr. (St. John’s), Boogie Fland (Arkansas), Koby Brea (Kentucky), Andersson García (Texas A&M), Owen Aquino (Liberty), Jordan Gerónimo (Maryland), Chris Mañon (Vanderbilt), Christian Fermin (VCU) Mexico: Three (3) — Melo Sanchez (Arkansas), Victor Valdez (Troy), GiCarri Harris (Purdue) Nicaragua: One (1) — Norchad Omier (Baylor) Costa Rica : One (1) — Ian Martinez (Utah State) Argentina: One (1) — Maximo Milovich (UC San Diego) Brazil: One (1) — Eduardo Klafke (Ole Miss) From all of us here at Latino Sports, we wish each player and their respective team the best of luck throughout the Madness! If there are additional players currently missing, please feel free to inform us in the comment section below, so we can properly add them to this prestigious list. Information courtesy of Orlando Del Hoyo Muñiz. You can follow Orlando on X, formerly known as Twitter, @ScoutODHM , for great insights and more on Latinos making an impact in the sport of basketball. Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino Sports Twitter: @latinosports Related Topics Argentina Brazil College Basketball College Hoops College Men’s Basketball Costa Rica Dominican Republic featured Latinos in NCAA Tournament Mexico NCAA NCAA Basketball NCAA Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament Nicaragua Puerto Rico 1 Comment 1 Comment Julio Pabón March 19, 2025 at 3:47 pm Excellent information. Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Advertisement Facebook Latest Article Baseball / 1 month ago 35TH ANNUAL LATINO MVP AWARDS – 2024 OFFICIAL BALLOT ANNOUNCED BRONX, NY (February 10th, 2025) — It has been thirty five (35) years since… By Press Release Baseball / 1 hour ago Altuve Will Hit .290; Julio Rodríguez Will Hit .275 – Altuve Bateará Para .290; Julio Rodríguez Para .275 “Respect for baseball and the players is the soul of the show”… Carlos Mendoza…. By Juan Vené Baseball / 9 hours ago 📸 LATINO SPORTS GALLERY: Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees – 2025 Spring Training ☀️ 2025 Spring Training ⚾️ Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees (Exhibition) 📍George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa,… By Bill Menzel Baseball / 9 hours ago 📸 LATINO SPORTS GALLERY: New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies – 2025 Spring Training ☀️ 2025 Spring Training ⚾️ New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies (Exhibition) 📍BayCare Ballpark, Clearwater,… By Bill Menzel Baseball / 14 hours ago ‘To be nominated for this award is something special’ – Emmanuel Clase, a nominee for 2024 AL LatinoMVP Closer of the Year award PHOENIX, AZ — Trying to interview sixteen players who are on the 35th annual… By Julio Pabón More in Basketball Off To Providence: St. John’s Awaits March Madness NEW YORK, NY — They are big time now. Front page news, back page… Latino Power: 🇵🇷 Zakai Zeigler and 🇩🇴🇪🇨 RJ Luis Jr. named to 2024-25 U.S. Basketball Writers Association Men’s All-America Team Press Release Courtesy of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association — The Southeastern Conference boasts… All-America Honors: St. John’s RJ Luis Jr. named an AP Second Team All-American NEW YORK, NY — The Dominican-Ecuadorian kid from Miami, Florida, is an All-American. On… 🎥 WATCH: Knicks’ superstar Karl-Anthony Towns goes on his own 15-0 run vs. Heat Follow us on Social Media for updates and exclusive content Instagram: @latinosportsoficial Facebook: Latino… Off To Providence: St. John’s Awaits March Madness