Map: Which Final Four team should you root for?

By Colin Ward-Henninger Apr 1, 2015, 12:15pm

Based on high schools and hometowns, MaxPreps reveals whether you should become a fan of Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin or Michigan St. this weekend.

Graphic by Ryan Escobar
If you're not an alum of Kentucky, Duke, Wisconsin or Michigan St., it might be hard to figure out who you should be rooting for in this weekend's Final Four.

We here at MaxPreps have made that decision a little easier for you, since we've determined which Final Four schools have the most players from each state.

So if you're a California resident, welcome to Big Blue Nation — the Wildcats have two players from the Golden State.

You're an Illinois native not sure whether to pull for Michigan St. or Wisconsin? That's easy — the Badgers have three Illinois players (including Frank Kaminsky), while the Spartans only have two — start partying with Aaron Rodgers.



New Yorkers, are you worried there are no New York high school basketball products in the Final Four? Don't fret — Dakari Johnson, who attended Montverde Academy in Florida, is a Brooklyn native.

And for the 20 or so states that can't lay claim to any Final Four participants — just go with the team that's winning.

Below is a full list of all the players in the Final Four and their high schools. For those students who went to high school outside their home state, we've also included their hometown.

Where Final Four Players Went to High School

California
Kentucky - Marcus Lee, Deer Valley (Antioch)
Kentucky - E.J. Floreal, Palo Alto
Wisconsin - Jordan Hill, Pasadena (hometown)

Connecticut
Duke - Sean Obi, Greens Farms Academy

Florida
Kentucky - Dakari Johnson, Montverde Academy
Duke - Grayson Allen, Providence (Jacksonville)



Illinois
Wisconsin - Frank Kaminsky, Benet Academy (Lisle)
Wisconsin - Duje Dukan, Deerfield
Wisconsin - Ethan Happ, Rockridge (Taylor Ridge)
Michigan St. - Alvin Ellis III, De La Salle (Chicago)
Michigan St. - Gavin Schilling, Chicago (hometown)
Kentucky - Tyler Ulis, Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights)
Duke - Jahlil Okafor, Whitney Young (Chicago)

Indiana
Michigan St. - Eron Harris, Lawrence North (Indianapolis)
Michigan St. - Branden Dawson, Lew Wallace (Gary) [closed in 2014]
Kentucky - Trey Lyles, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical

Kansas
Michigan St. - Marvin Clark Jr., Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Aire)
Michigan St. - Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr.,  Sunrise Christian Academy
Kentucky - Willie Cauley-Stein, Northwest (Olathe)

Kentucky
Kentucky - Derek Willis, Bullitt East (Mt. Washington)
Kentucky - Tod Lanter, Paul Laurence Dunbar (Lexington)
Kentucky - Dominique Hawkins, Madison Central (Richmond)

Massachusetts
Duke - Nick Pagliuca Milton Academy
Kentucky - Sam Malone Scituate

Michigan
Michigan St. - Matt Costello, Bay City Western (Auburn)
Michigan St. - Matt Van Dyk, Imlay City
Michigan St. - Kenny Goins, Mott (Warren)
Michigan St. - Trevor Bohnhoff, Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw)
Michigan St. - Bryn Forbes, Sexton (Lansing)
Michigan St. - Denzel Valentine, Sexton
Michigan St. - Keenan Wetzel, St. Mary Catholic Central (Monroe)
Kentucky - Devin Booker, Grand Rapids (hometown)



Minnesota
Wisconsin - Riley Dearring, Hopkins (Minnetonka)
Wisconsin - Jordan Smith, Orono (Long Lake)
Duke - Tyus Jones, Apple Valley

Mississippi
Kentucky - Devin Booker, Moss Point

Missouri
Michigan St. - Marvin Clark Jr., Kansas City (hometown)

New York
Kentucky - Dakari Johnson, Brooklyn (hometown)

North Carolina
Duke - Marshall Plumlee, Christ School (Arden)
Duke - Sean Kelly, Ravenscroft (Raleigh)

New Hampshire
Wisconsin - Jordan Hill, Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter)



New Jersey
Kentucky - Brian Long, River Dell (Oradell)
Kentucky - Karl-Anthony Towns, St. Joseph (Metuchen)

Nevada
Michigan St. - Gavin Schilling, Findlay Prep (Henderson)

Ohio
Wisconsin - Vitto Brown, Bowling Green
Wisconsin - Traevon Jackson, Westerville South
Wisconsin - Nigel Hayes, Whitmer (Toledo)
Michigan St. - Javon Bess, Lincoln (Gahanna)
Michigan St. - Travis Trice, Wayne (Huber Heights)
Kentucky - Tyler Ulis, Lima (hometown)

Pennsylvania
Duke - Amile Jefferson, Friends' Central (Wynnewoode)

Tennessee
Kentucky - Alex Poythress, Northeast (Clarksville)

Texas
Kentucky - Aaron Harrison, Fort Bend Travis (Richmond)
Kentucky - Andrew Harrison, Fort Bend Travis
Duke - Matt Jones, DeSoto
Duke - Justise Winslow, St. John's (Houston)



Virginia
Duke - Quinn Cook, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson)

Washington, D.C.
Duke - Quinn Cook (hometown)

Wisconsin
Wisconsin - Bronson Koenig, Aquinas (La Crosse)
Wisconsin - Zak Showalter, Germantown
Wisconsin - T.J. Schlundt, Oconomowoc
Wisconsin - Josh Gasser, Port Washington
Wisconsin - Sam Dekker, Sheboygan Area Lutheran
Wisconsin - Aaron Moesch, Southwest (Green Bay)
Wisconsin - Matt Ferris, Xavier (Appleton)

Wyoming
Michigan St. - Colby Wollenman,  Big Horn