It’s officially March Madness and this is the last chance for Hopkins graduate Paige Bueckers to win that elusive national championship. She’s done pretty much everything else during her time at UConn.

Though she’s by far the biggest name of the bunch, Bueckers isn’t the only player from Minnesota that will be competing in March Madness.

Not by a long shot.

Here are all the Minnesotans competing in this year’s NCAA women’s basketball tournament:

Tessa Johnson, No. 1 seed South Carolina, St. Michael-Albertville: She is a very important piece off the bench for the defending national champion Gamecocks.

Paige Bueckers, No. 2 seed UConn, Hopkins: As the straw that stirs the drink for the Huskies, she has been stuffing the stat sheet, averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.9 assists.

Natalie Mazurek, No. 2 seed TCU, Eden Prairie: She has only appeared in 13 games so far for the Horned Frogs.

Alyssa Ustby, No. 3 seed North Carolina, Rochester Lourdes: She has been very effective in the paint for the Tar Heels, averaging 10.6 points and 9.5 rebounds.

Jordan Zubich, No. 3 seed North Carolina, Mountain Iron-Buhl: She is not a part of the rotation for the Tar Heels at this point in her career.

Liza Karlen, No. 3 seed Notre Dame, Stillwater: After transferring to the Fighting Irish, she has earned her playing time on a team capable of making noise.

Ayoka Lee, No. 5 seed Kansas State, Byron: As the leader of the Wildcats, she is averaging 15.5 points and 6.1 rebounds.

Finley Ohnstad, No. 5 seed Kansas State, Lakeville South: She appears to be redshirting for the Wildcats.

Olivia Olson, No. 6 seed Michigan, Benilde St. Margaret’s: In her first year on campus, she has been a godsend for the Wolverines, averaging 16.2 points to lead all scorers.

Trinity Wilson, No. 7 seed Vanderbilt, Lakeville North: She has played sparingly for the Commodores.

Gianna Kneepkens, No. 8 seed Utah, Duluth Marshall: The leading scorer for the Utes is averaging 19.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.

Jenna Johnson, No. 8 seed Utah, Wayzata: She has started every game for the Utes and has found a variety of ways to contribute.

Adalia McKenzie, No. 8 seed Illinois, Park Center: She is a veteran presence for the Illini in the backcourt, which is always crucial when the pressure gets ramped up.

Lilly Meister, No. 9 seed Indiana, Rochester John Marshall: Since stepping into the starting lineup for the Hoosiers, she has carved out a niche for herself.

Lauren Jensen, No. 9 seed Creighton, Lakeville North: As the leader for the Blue Jays both on and off the court, she is as valuable to her team as anybody in the nation.

Molly Mogensen, No. 9 seed Creighton, Farmington: She is averaging 9.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 3.9 assists for the Blue Jays.

Mallory Brake, No. 9 seed Creighton, Hastings: She has started every game for the Blue Jays and has done all the dirty work down low.

Kiani Lockett, No. 9 seed Creighton, Minnetonka: After seeing her playing time steadily increase throughout her career, she has stepped into the starting lineup for the Blue Jays.

Paige Meyer, No. 10 seed South Dakota State, Albany: She is the engine for the Jackrabbits on offense, averaging 12.0 points and 5.3 assists.

Kallie Theisen, No. 10 seed South Dakota State, Wayzata: She contributes with some useful minutes off the bench for the Jackrabbits.

Madison Mathiowetz, No. 10 seed South Dakota State, St. Mary’s: She has started every game for the Jackrabbits and has averaged 8.7 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Ellie Colbeck, No. 10 seed South Dakota State, Fergus Falls: There has not been much playing time for her so far with the Jackrabbits.

Callin Hake, No. 10 seed Nebraska, Chanhassen: She does a little bit of everything for the Cornhuskers, averaging 6.6 points 3.0 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.

Kendall Coley, No. 10 seed Nebraska, St. Louis Park: She enters the tournament tied for second in Nebraska women’s basketball history with 136 career games played.

Jenna Guyer, No. 12 seed Green Bay, Centennial: She has been a spark plug off the bench throughout her career with the Phoenix.

Miah Meyer, No. 12 seed Green Bay, Glencoe-Silver Lake: After transferring to the Phoenix, she has established herself as a part of the rotation.

Maren Westin, No. 12 seed Green Bay, Becker: As she gains more experience at the next level, she has been exclusively used as a reserve for the Phoenix.

Ellie Buzzelle, No. 12 seed Green Bay, Rogers: After transferring to the Phoenix, she has yet to find a role on the court.

Sophie Lahti, No. 12 seed Green Bay, Pine City: She has played sparingly during her first year on campus.

Amy Thompson, No. 12 seed South Florida, Stillwater: She is still in the development phase of her career with the Bulls.

Nneka Obiazor, No. 13 seed Grand Canyon, Eden Prairie: She has not played for the Lopes in a couple of months.

Kierra Wheeler, No. 13 seed Norfolk State, Robbinsdale Cooper: She is a leader for the Spartans, averaging 15.6 points and 9.0 rebounds.

Taylor Janssen, No. 13 seed Montana State, Rosemount: As a reserve for the Bobcats, she has chipped here and there while averaging 11.8 minutes.

Ella Johnson, No. 13 seed Montana State, Elk River: As a starter for the Bobcats, she has made her presence felt mostly on the defensive end.

Anna Olson, No. 15 seed Vermont, Monticello: She is the leading scorer for the Catamounts, averaging 12.8 points to go along with 5.2 rebounds.

Lily Fandre, No. 15 seed Lehigh, Eagan: As a starter for the Mountain Hawks, she has averaged 10.1 points and 3.9 rebounds.

Kaylee Van Eps, No. 15 seed Lehigh, Chaska: She has only appeared in 17 games for the Mountain Hawks.

Katie Hurt, No. 15 seed Lehigh, Rochester John Marshall: She has only appeared in 13 games for the Mountain Hawks.

Kelly Boyle, No. 16 seed UNC Greensboro, Hopkins: She has worked herself into a spot where she’s now a part of the Spartans’ rotation.

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Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn, R-Grand Rapids, has resigned after being charged by federal authorities for allegedly seeking to pay for sex from someone he believed was a minor.

The third-term state senator sent his letter of resignation to Gov. Tim Walz Thursday as the Senate prepared to take up an expulsion vote, according to the Senate Republican Caucus.

“This is the right thing to do for his family and the Senate,” said Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks. “We are ready to move on and do the important work that needs to be done at the Capitol.”

Johnson said he confirmed with Walz by phone that the governor had received and accepted the letter.

Eichorn was arrested Monday after allegedly trying to meet with a 17-year-old girl who turned out to be a detective with the Bloomington Police Department. He was initially arrested on a state charge, but the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office has taken up the case.

Eichorn is scheduled to appear on a federal charge of coercion and enticement of a minor Thursday afternoon.

Senate Democrats and Republicans were poised to vote to expel Eichorn during a Thursday floor session.

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By OLIVIA DIAZ and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Georgetown University researcher who is married to a Palestinian American was detained by immigration agents who told him his visa had been revoked, prompting another high-profile legal fight over deportation proceedings against foreign-born visa holders authorized to live in the U.S.

Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral scholar at Georgetown University and citizen of India, was arrested Monday night outside of his Virginia home by officers who identified themselves as Department of Homeland Security agents, according to a legal filing by Suri’s lawyer.

Hassan Ahmad, Suri’s Virginia-based attorney, wrote in a court filing that Suri was targeted because of his wife’s “identity as a Palestinian and her constitutionally protected speech.”

Suri and his wife, Mapheze Saleh, “have long been doxxed and smeared,” the court filing stated. Critics have published Saleh’s photograph online along with information that includes her former employment with Al Jazeera and her birthplace in Gaza City “as support for her alleged ties with Hamas.”

Suri was later taken to a detention facility in Louisiana, according to a government website. His lawyers are seeking his immediate release and to halt deportation proceedings through their habeas motion filed Tuesday against the Trump administration.

“The Trump Administration has openly expressed its intention to weaponize immigration law to punish noncitizens whose views are deemed critical of U.S. policy as it relates to Israel,” Suri’s attorney wrote.

Suri’s detention more than 1,000 miles (about 1,600 kilometers) away from his family and attorney is “plainly intended as retaliation and punishment for Mr. Suri’s protected speech,” his attorney added.

The deportation effort comes amid legal fights over cases involving a Columbia University international affairs graduate student and a doctor from Lebanon.

Suri was accused of “spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media” and determined to be deportable by the Secretary of State’s office, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said late Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. Suri’s case was first reported by Politico.

Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.

The filing by Suri’s lawyer said that federal authorities have provided no evidence that he’s committed any crimes and that his detention violates his free speech and due process rights. Suri, who has no criminal record, holds a visa authorizing him to be in the U.S. as a visiting scholar, and his wife is a U.S. citizen, according to the motion.

His lawyer didn’t immediately respond to an messages seeking further comment Thursday.

Suri’s lawyers say he’s currently teaching a course at Georgetown and hopes to become a university professor. A Georgetown webpage identifies Suri as a postdoctoral fellow at Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at the university. The university said his areas of interest include religion, violence and peace processes in the Middle East and South Asia. The bio said that he earned a doctorate in India while studying efforts to introduce democracy to Afghanistan and Iraq, and he has traveled extensively in conflict zones in several countries.

The university said in a statement Thursday that Suri is an Indian national who was “duly granted a visa to enter the United States to continue his doctoral research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

“We are not aware of him engaging in any illegal activity, and we have not received a reason for his detention,” the school said. “We support our community members’ rights to free and open inquiry, deliberation and debate, even if the underlying ideas may be difficult, controversial or objectionable. We expect the legal system to adjudicate this case fairly.”

The U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement detainee locator website lists Suri as being in the custody of immigration officials at the Alexandria Staging Facility in Louisiana.

Separately, Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained earlier this month over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations and is fighting deportation efforts in federal court. And Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist who previously worked and lived in Rhode Island, was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa.

Finley reported from Norfolk, Va.