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High schools with the most players on college basketball rosters

40,121 college players in our data have a high school recorded; 33,415 could be matched to one of the 8,562 schools in this leaderboard (the rest name a school we could not place in a state). IMG Academy (Florida) accounts for 178 — more than any other school. The top 50 together hold 7% of matched players; the other 8,512 schools hold 93%.

Computed from 33,415 players · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · updated Oct 13, 2026

178

players from IMG Academy

33,415

matched players

8,562

high schools represented

of matched players came from the top 50

The other 8,512 schools matter more collectively.

The top 50 account for 7% of the 33,415 matched players; 93% came from somewhere else. These pipelines are real, and college basketball is not limited to them.

68% of players whose recorded high school is in the top 50 reached D1, versus 35% across the full sample.

That is what the data measures. These schools select elite players in as well as develop them, so the rate describes who enrolls, not what enrolling does.

The top of the leaderboard is dominated by national programs.

All 10 of the top 10 draw a majority of their recorded players from outside their home state: IMG Academy is 82% out of state; Montverde Academy 73%; Sunrise Christian Academy 95%.

The 25 high schools with the most players on college rosters

Roster volume, not school quality: national prep and boarding programs appear high because they enroll players from across the country · 2020–21 to 2026–27 · each player counted once, at the highest level reached

IMG Academy178

Montverde Academy91

Sunrise Christian Academy85

Putnam Science Academy79

Brewster Academy70

Link Academy65

Hargrave Military Academy63

Oak Hill Academy59

Combine Academy59

South Kent58

Northfield Mount Hermon55

DME Academy51

Prolific Prep49

The Patrick School47

Woodstock Academy47

Perkiomen School47

SPIRE Academy46

Long Island Lutheran45

Moravian Prep44

La Lumiere43

Cushing Academy42

The Phelps School41

Don Bosco Prep40

Bridgton Academy40

Hillcrest Prep39

The scale starts at zero. Every school and exact count is in the tables below.

Where the matched players come from

The pipeline

Schools	Players	Share
Top 50 schools	2,312	7%
Other 8,512 schools	31,103	93%

The 10 high schools with the most players at each level

By level

#	High school	State	Players at this level	Share of the school's players reaching this level
1	IMG Academy	Florida	122	69%
2	Sunrise Christian Academy	Kansas	74	87%
3	Montverde Academy	Florida	73	80%
4	Link Academy	Missouri	60	92%
5	Putnam Science Academy	Connecticut	58	73%
6	Brewster Academy	New Hampshire	56	80%
7	Prolific Prep	Florida	44	90%
8	Hargrave Military Academy	Virginia	42	67%
9	Oak Hill Academy	Virginia	42	71%
10	Combine Academy	North Carolina	41	69%

#	High school	State	Players at this level	Share of the school's players reaching this level
1	IMG Academy	Florida	19	11%
2	Woodstock Academy	Connecticut	15	32%
3	Dublin HS	California	15	65%
4	Moravian Prep	North Carolina	13	30%
5	ThunderRidge	Colorado	12	71%
6	DME Academy	Florida	11	22%
7	The Phelps School	Pennsylvania	11	27%
8	Bridgton Academy	Maine	11	28%
9	Winchendon	Massachusetts	11	33%
10	Hargrave Military Academy	Virginia	10	16%

#	High school	State	Players at this level	Share of the school's players reaching this level
1	IMG Academy	Florida	37	21%
2	Bridgton Academy	Maine	21	53%
3	South Kent	Connecticut	18	31%
4	The Phelps School	Pennsylvania	18	44%
5	Don Bosco Prep	New Jersey	18	45%
6	Union HS	New Jersey	18	90%
7	New Trier	Illinois	17	68%
8	Archbishop Molloy	New York	17	81%
9	Salem	Virginia	16	64%
10	The Kiski School	Pennsylvania	16	64%

The full top 50, with each school's level split

The reference table

#	High school	State	Players	D1	D2	D3
1	IMG Academy	Florida	178	122	19	37
2	Montverde Academy	Florida	91	73	6	12
3	Sunrise Christian Academy	Kansas	85	74	9	2
4	Putnam Science Academy	Connecticut	79	58	7	14
5	Brewster Academy	New Hampshire	70	56	3	11
6	Link Academy	Missouri	65	60	4	1
7	Hargrave Military Academy	Virginia	63	42	10	11
8	Oak Hill Academy	Virginia	59	42	5	12
9	Combine Academy	North Carolina	59	41	10	8
10	South Kent	Connecticut	58	32	8	18
11	Northfield Mount Hermon	Massachusetts	55	41	1	13
12	DME Academy	Florida	51	30	11	10
13	Prolific Prep	Florida	49	44	1	4
14	The Patrick School	New Jersey	47	31	7	9
15	Woodstock Academy	Connecticut	47	26	15	6
16	Perkiomen School	Pennsylvania	47	25	7	15
17	SPIRE Academy	Ohio	46	31	8	7
18	Long Island Lutheran	New York	45	38	4	3
19	Moravian Prep	North Carolina	44	26	13	5
20	La Lumiere	Indiana	43	39	0	4
21	Cushing Academy	Massachusetts	42	21	6	15
22	The Phelps School	Pennsylvania	41	12	11	18
23	Don Bosco Prep	New Jersey	40	16	6	18
24	Bridgton Academy	Maine	40	8	11	21
25	Hillcrest Prep	Arizona	39	33	3	3
26	Blair Academy	New Jersey	39	26	2	11
27	Sierra Canyon	California	38	34	2	2
28	New Hampton School	New Hampshire	38	20	3	15
29	Vermont Academy	Vermont	38	18	5	15
30	Bella Vista Prep	Arizona	37	33	3	1
31	Hoosac School	New York	37	23	8	6
32	Mt. Zion Prep	Maryland	36	28	4	4
33	Dream City Christian	Arizona	35	33	2	0
34	Grace Christian School	Virginia	35	13	7	15
35	AZ Compass Prep	Arizona	34	33	0	1
36	Mater Dei	California	34	22	5	7
37	Winchendon	Massachusetts	33	9	11	13
38	Wasatch Academy	Utah	32	30	2	0
39	Our Saviour Lutheran	New York	32	24	5	3
40	Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Massachusetts	32	16	3	13
41	MacDuffie	Massachusetts	32	14	6	12
42	DeMatha Catholic	Maryland	31	23	5	3
43	Canterbury School	Connecticut	31	16	4	11
44	Wheeler	Georgia	30	23	3	4
45	Worcester Academy	Massachusetts	30	17	7	6
46	Overtime Elite	Georgia	29	29	0	0
47	Grayson	Georgia	29	23	2	4
48	Archbishop Stepinac	New York	29	16	1	12
49	Kimball Union Academy	New Hampshire	29	12	4	13
50	Cheshire Academy	Connecticut	29	6	8	15

How to read this list

Each row counts distinct players on a college roster in our data whose record names that high school — each player once, at the highest level they reached across the seasons we hold (2020–21 to 2026–27). A player who attended two high schools counts for the one on record, usually the last.

Post-graduate and boarding academies appear high because they enroll players from across the country for a season; the out-of-state finding above measures that directly. A place on this list says how many players a school sent, not how good its program is.

Massachusetts has 6 of the top 50; 20 states are represented. The list is national, not regional.

What this means for a recruit

How to read it

Volume is not the same as fit.

A school on this list has put many players on college rosters; the level split says where. IMG Academy's 178 players reached D1 at 69%; a school lower down may send most of its players to D3.

High-school history is a meaningful signal, not a verdict.

Players from different high schools have historically landed at very different college levels — even among the top 50, the share reaching D1 runs from 20% to 100%. Depth Chart uses a school's prior landing pattern as one signal alongside the player's own size, position, production and recruiting context.

A school off this list is not a dead end.

93% of matched players came from the 8,512 schools that are not on it. The leaderboard says where volume concentrates, not where the door is.

Your high school is one signal. Your actual fit depends on the whole profile.

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Methodology

Source · sample · scope

33,415 players · 1,060 programs · 2020–21 to 2026–27

Definitions and scope

Source: Official rosters and player bios published by the athletics sites of 1,060 NCAA D1, D2 and D3 men's programs, collected by Depth Chart.
High school: The high school on the player's record, as the college listed it. Records that could not be placed in a state are not ranked (see below).
Matching: 40,121 players have a high school recorded; 33,415 could be matched to one of the 8,562 schools placed in a state. The leaderboard counts matched players only.
Level: Each player counts once, at the highest level they reached across the seasons we hold (D1 over D2 over D3) — the same rule the state pages and the Level Calculator use.
Not ranked: 3,943 high-school records (6,706 players) are counted in the 40,121 total but not ranked: 3,941 carry no state on file, and several of those are different schools sharing one name; 2 are "homeschool" placeholders, not schools. 6 of the no-state records (15 players) share a ranked school's name and may belong to it; they are not counted until placed.
Sample: 33,415 matched players at 8,562 high schools; roster coverage runs 2020–21 to 2026–27. A school with fewer than 10 players is not listed.
Computed: Oct 13, 2026 · methodology 2026-08-28.1

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High schools with the most players on college basketball rosters

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Where the matched players come from

The 10 high schools with the most players at each level

The full top 50, with each school's level split

How to read this list

What this means for a recruit

Your high school is one signal. Your actual fit depends on the whole profile.

Methodology

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