Depth Chart Resources
Tools, Data Studies, Guides and Articles that give you insights into the college basketball recruiting process
Enter your high school and your size, and see where players like you have actually ended up — Division I, II or III — from 36,095 real landings.
Data studyHow tall are college basketball players? Average height by position and divisionD1 guards average 6'3", forwards 6'8", centers 6'11" — and every level down is about an inch shorter at each position. Computed from 15,562 player-seasons on 2025–26 rosters.
ToolWhere do college basketball players from my state actually go?Recruiting is more local than families expect — 64% of New York's players stay in New York, and only 17% of Florida's do. From 29,258 real landings.
Data studyWhere 6'0"–6'2" guards actually land: D1, D2 or D3, by the numbers25% D1 · 27% D2 · 48% D3 — the level distribution of 8,176 guards in the most common height band, and the whole ladder from 5'9" to 6'8". Five seasons of rosters.
Data studyWhat a college basketball roster looks like: size and position mix by levelD1 rosters list 15 players on average, D2 16, D3 17 — and guards are about two-thirds of every roster. From 1,017 programs' 2025–26 rosters, with the walk-on and redshirt caveat every parent should know.
IMG Academy has 165 players on college rosters in our data, ahead of Sunrise Christian Academy (81) and Montverde Academy (81). The 50 biggest feeders by level.
Data studyAre college basketball players getting taller? Six seasons of rosters, measuredMostly yes: from 2020–21 to 2025–26, D1 went from 6'5" (77.1") to 6'5" (77.5") — about 0.4" taller; D2 went from 6'4" (75.8") to 6'4" (76.1") — about 0.3" taller; D3 went from 6'3" (74.8") to 6'3" (74.9") — essentially unchanged. Computed from 83,239 player-seasons with a listed height.
Data studyHow many college basketball players come from outside the US? The international pipeline, by level7.2% of D1 players list a home outside the US; 4.0% of D2 players list a home outside the US; 2.0% of D3 players list a home outside the US (2025–26 rosters, among players with a home on record). The international pipeline concentrates at D1. Computed from 77,669 player-seasons with a home on record.
Data studyAverage basketball player height by college conferenceD1 conference average heights run from 6'4" (Northeast Conference) to 6'6" (Big East Conference), a 2.1" spread against a 2.5" average gap between D1 and D3. Computed from 16,149 player-seasons on 2025–26 rosters.
Data studyHow far from home do college basketball players go?D1: 24.9% in-state, 44.4% within one state line · D2: 45.4% in-state, 67.9% within one state line · D3: 53.6% in-state, 74.8% within one state line. Computed from 13,244 player-seasons with a home on record, 2025–26 rosters.
Data studyWhere Wisconsin High School Basketball Players Go to College58% of the 945 Wisconsin high-school players in our data stayed in Wisconsin for college; 18% reached Division I. Destinations, levels and the programs that take them most, from every season we hold.
To compete at an NCAA Division I or II school, your player must complete a set number of core courses in specific subjects and earn a qualifying core-course GPA; standardized test scores are no longer required by the NCAA for either division.
GuideWhat do official visit, unofficial visit, verbal commitment, and walk-on actually mean?These four terms have specific NCAA definitions that affect what a school can pay for, what promises are binding, and what roster spot your child actually holds.
GuideHow does the NCAA transfer portal work, and what happens to players who enter it?When a college player notifies their school that they want to transfer, the school enters the player's name in the NCAA's centralized transfer portal database, which signals their availability and allows coaches at other schools to make contact — but entering the portal does not guarantee landing at a new school.
GuideWhen can a college basketball coach contact my child, and what do the recruiting periods mean?Division I men's basketball has four named recruiting periods — recruiting, evaluation, quiet, and dead — and each one sets different limits on when and how a coach may make in-person contact with your player.
Wheeling (D2, Mountain East Conference) lists 24 players on the 2025–26 roster; 13 are new this season.
School guideWalsh Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & OpeningsWalsh (D2, Great Midwest Athletic Conference) lists 22 players on the 2026–27 roster; 7 are new this season.
School guideRollins Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & OpeningsRollins (D2, Sunshine State Conference) lists 15 players on the 2025–26 roster; 5 are new this season.
School guidePitt-Johnstown Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & OpeningsPitt-Johnstown (D2, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) lists 17 players on the 2026–27 roster; 4 are new this season.
School guideLoras Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & OpeningsLoras (D3, American Rivers Conference) lists 23 players on the 2025–26 roster; 12 are new this season.
School guideLivingstone Men's Basketball Recruiting: Roster & OpeningsLivingstone (D2, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) lists 23 players on the 2025–26 roster; 11 are new this season.