Below is the full list of competitors for the 2016 Academy Sports + Outdoors B.A.S.S. Nation Championship presented by Magellan Outdoors, Nov. 17-19. Click here for bios of each angler.
Defending Champion
Albert Collins
Alabama
Danny Grantham
Justin Barnes
Arizona
Kalib Lund
Loren Bryant
Arkansas
Josh Ray
Creighton Sawyer
Australia
Mitchell Cone
Garry Harman
California
Mark Lassagne
Michael Coleman
Colorado
Nate Caldwell
John Santos
Connecticut
Nicholas Papotto
Kevin Noel
Delaware
Jason Vaughn
Amos Dixon
Florida
Arnie Lane
Daniel Carrigan
Georgia
Tony Beck
Bradley Rilling
Idaho
Darrell Ocamica
Jon Hickey
Illinois
Michael Kazmierczak
Kevin Voss
Indiana
Mark Nies
Curt Hughes
Iowa
Greg Vance
Kyle Coffman
Italy
Luca Salvato
Mauro Salvato
Japan
Yuya Wakebe
Naoaki Ishikawa
Kansas
Chris Brimager
Justin Harris
Kentucky
Michael Boggs
Timothy Frohlich Jr.
Louisiana
David Cavell
Ryan Lavigne
Maine
Mark Lodge
Christopher Brewer
Maryland
Andrew Sams
Michael Duarte
Massachusetts
Joe Burchill
Josh Cotier
Mexico
Edgar Romero
Stefan Adamchick
Michigan
Tom Kiefer
Jarrod Sherwood
Minnesota
Josh Nelson
Michael Lebsack
Mississippi
Danny Carter
Michael Valentine
Missouri
John Plumlee
Mitch Selsor
Montana
Jay Evans
Jacob Weaver
Namibia
Neil Engelbrecht
Alec Williams
Nebraska
Dave McCoy
Lee Wubbels
Nevada
Tim Klinger
Scott Hausman
New Hampshire
Mark DiMarzio
Jeremy Arnold
New Jersey
Brian Brooks
David Frost
New Mexico
Randy Campbell
Danny Fourr
New York
William Lortz
Jonathan Robla
North Carolina
Rob Digh
Jeff Hager
Ohio
Brian Mailot
Jody Adkins
Oklahoma
Matt Pangrac
Brock Enmeier
Ontario
Mark Cavanaugh
Chris Barrett
Oregon
David Mays
Addam Gross
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Kurt Glass
Pennsylvania
Ryan Buttermore
John Bernard
Portugal
Filipe Almeida
Agostinho Almeida
Rhode Island
Mike Wolfenden
Steven Conde
South Africa
Adrian Luff
South Carolina
Brent Long
Edward Owens
South Dakota
Brett Logue
Shane Stiehl
Tennessee
Grayson Smith
Bert Cooper
Texas
Jon Harshbarger
David Porter
Utah
Bill Brown
Riley Hansen
Vermont
Scott Green
Bob Wetzler
Virginia
Ivan Morris
Larry Witt
Washington
Ron Mace
Zackery Shaff
West Virginia
JJ Dickens
Rich Hamer
Wisconsin
Ted Heitschmidt
Daniel Elsner
Wyoming
Bubba O’Neill
Becca Golightly
Zimbabwe
Strati Orphanides
Ronald Hanhart
